Roughly half (45.2%) of NYC’s population was living below the NYCgov poverty line in 2014. Employment is considered the best buffer against poverty, but even those who are employed are vulnerable to poverty.

To understand Poverty as a function of inequality, we used four indicators:

• Race & Poverty
• Race & Food Security
• Citizenship Status & Poverty
• Family Composition & Poverty

Take a look at the chart to your right for an overall picture of this topic, and then look at each indicator and the scores in context for more detail and additional findings.