Hispanic-American Poverty

Abstract

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin: 0in 0.6in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">Since 1970, the Hispanic-American population has grown rapidly and has become a progressively larger proportion of the overall American population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Over the same time period, the Hispanic share of total American poverty has grown at an even more rapid pace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Hispanic-Americans, however, are not a homogeneous cultural or economic segment of the population.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Although Hispanics in general have experienced poverty rates which far exceed the national rates, there are large differences among various Hispanic ethnic groups.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>The purpose of this article is to examine the patterns of poverty within the Hispanic-American community.</span></span></p>