Black and minority ethnic people are much more likely to be in deep poverty than white people

% living in degree of poverty by ethnicity, 2022

Relative poverty - 60% and below of median incomes

Deep poverty - 50%+ below relative poverty

0

10

20

30

40

50

White

BME

Mixed

Asian

Black

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Other

ethnicity

% living in degree of poverty by ethnicity, 2022

Relative poverty - 60% and below of median incomes

Deep poverty - 50%+ below relative poverty

0

10

20

30

40

50

White

BME

Mixed

Asian

Black

Pakistani

Bangladeshi

Other ethnicity

Guardian graphic. Source: Runnymede Trust analysis of ‘Households Below Average Income’ data from the Family Resources Survey, Department of Work and Pensions