Dip in Black poverty draws skepticism
“A drop in the poverty rate for Black Philadelphians reported in recent census estimates has been met with skepticism by some who say the numbers are moving in the opposite direction. The poverty rate for Blacks and African-Americans was estimated to decrease from 30.8 percent in 2016 to 27.1 percent in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s annual American Community Survey. The margin of error was 1.9 percent.”