Income pinch transcends racial barriers

Blacks had the highest poverty rate 22.7 percent, up from 22.5 percent and income fell from $30,495 to $29,470, the first decline in 19 years.

The poverty rate for whites increased from 7.4 percent to 7.8 percent, while income fell 1.3 percent, to $46,305.

Hispanics, which the Census Bureau classifies as an ethnic group rather than a racial category, had a slight decline in poverty 21.5 percent to 21.4 percent but the group’s income also fell, from $34,094 to $33,565.