Indigenous children Statistics Canada, Canada’s national statistics agency, provides a breakdown of child poverty for children in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities compared with poverty for non-indigenous children (Figure 8). Figure 8. Child poverty in First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and among non-indigenous children, Canada, 2020 40 Sources: See Technical Appendix 37.4 35 Child poverty (%) 30 24 25 19.4 20 15.2 15 10.8 10 5 0 First Nations on reserve First Nations off reserve Inuit Métis Non-indigenous Similarly, an annual government monitor on child poverty in New Zealand highlights the material hardship of Maori and Pacific children (around 20 and 24 per cent, respectively) compared with children of European descent (around 8 per cent).20 Race and ethnicity21 Where data exist, there are also marked differences in child poverty rates according to race and ethnicity. For example: → In the United States, child poverty rates (based on a national threshold) in 2022 for different groups were as follows: Black or African American (30 per cent), American Indian (29 per cent), Hispanic or Latino (22 per cent), two or more races (18 per cent), Asian and Pacific Islander (11 per cent) and Non-Hispanic White (10 per cent).22 → In the United Kingdom, child income poverty rates among many minority ethnic groups (Bangladeshi, Black, Chinese, Mixed, Pakistani and other) are more than twice as high as for children defined as White British.23 Children with disabilities A report by the New Zealand government highlights the high poverty risks for children with disabilities, who had more than double the likelihood of living in material hardship as children without disabilities (Figure 9). 20 Child Poverty in the Midst of Wealth Innocenti Report Card 18