PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE IN POVERTY, 20 10
Together, these maps show that the poverty rate in the United States is closely related to
the minority population. How do you think these patterns might aff ect the politics of civil
rights policies that are aimed at reducing discrimination in the workplace or housing?FIGURE » 13.1A
AKCAAZ
NMTXOKKSCOUTNVOR
ID
WY SDNDNEMN
WI MIIN
KYOH
WV
NCVAPANYVT NHME
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MDSC
16.0 or more
13.0–15.9
11.0–12.9
Less than 11.0PercentILIAMOARLAMS ALTN
GAFLMTWAHIDCSource: Poverty data from U.S. Census Bureau, “Poverty: 2010 and 2011 American Community Surveys,” Sep-
tember 2010, http://www.census.gov/acs; race data from U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 Statistical Abstract, Population
Table 18, "Resident Population by Hispanic Origin and State; 2010," http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012
/tables/12s0018.pdf (accessed 11/3/12).PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION THAT IS WHITE, 20 10
FIGURE » 13.1B
AKAZ
NMTXOKKSCOUTNVOR
ID
WY SDNDNEMN
WI MIIN
KYOH
WVNCVAPANYVTNHME
MA
RI
CT
NJ
DE
MD22.7–44.9
45–69.9
70–79.9
80–89.9
90–94.4SC PercentILIAMOARLAMS ALTN
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