What does poverty look like in the United States? Poverty rates for racial minorities are much higher than those for Whites. Rural poverty is increasing and is more difficult to emerge from as jobs,...

What does poverty look like in the United States? Poverty rates for racial minorities are much higher than those for Whites. Rural poverty is increasing and is more difficult to emerge from as jobs, transportation, and the economy in general are depressed in rural areas. Many poor Americans work, and many work full time.