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Economic well-being - District of Columbia
Extreme poverty rate
0.2
Food insecurity
0.1
Minimum wage
18.0
Percent of working families under 200% of the poverty line
0.2
Poverty rate
17.3%
Unemployment rate
6.0
Number of Black or African American children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Number of Hispanic or Latino children living in families where no parent has full-time, year-round employment
Percent of individuals who are uninsured
4.5
Poverty by demographic - District of Columbia
Child poverty rate
0.3
Number of Asian and Pacific Islander children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Black or African American children below 200% poverty
N/A
Number of Hispanic or Latino children below 200% poverty
N/A
Senior poverty rate
17.7 %
Women in poverty
354,187
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