The 2013 poverty rate for the nations black population was 27.2 percent, compared to 9.6 percent for white (non-Hispanic) people, yet we know that:
a) The poverty rates for children are decreasing
b) Older Americans have the highest poverty rates regardless of ethnicity
c) Poor whites outnumber poor blacks
d) Hispanics have higher rates of poverty
Answer: D
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