Answer
The four top groups likely to be in poverty are female households with no spouse present, children under the age of 18, black people, and Hispanic people.
Work Step by Step
According to 2011 census data, 31.2 percent of female households with no spouse present were in poverty. With the same data, 21.9 percent of children under the age of 18, 27.6 percent of black people, and 25.3 percent of Hispanic people were in poverty.
