The data displays the prevalence of total dental caries and untreated dental caries in permanent teeth among youth in the United States in 2015-2016, by federal poverty level. In that period, almost 51.8% of youth living at less than 100% of the federal poverty level suffered from dental caries.
Less than 100% | 51.8 | 18.6 |
100%-199% | 48.2 | 16.4 |
200%-299% | 39.9 | 12.9 |
300% or more | 34.2 | 7 |