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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 3
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 37,427 5,884 15.7 30,060 3,895 13.0
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 30,003 4,482 14.9 23,655 2,848 12.0
Central City........... 10,950 2,554 23.3 7,244 1,373 19.0
Not Central City....... 19,052 1,928 10.1 16,411 1,475 9.0
Not Metropolitan.......... 7,424 1,402 18.9 6,405 1,047 16.4
Northeast................... 6,782 1,047 15.4 5,575 667 12.0
Metropolitan.............. 6,043 944 15.6 4,850 569 11.7
Central City........... 2,016 630 31.2 1,178 323 27.4
Not Central City....... 4,027 314 7.8 3,672 246 6.7
Not Metropolitan.......... 739 103 13.9 726 99 13.6
Midwest..................... 8,782 1,091 12.4 7,514 722 9.6
Metropolitan.............. 6,540 772 11.8 5,362 429 8.0
Central City........... 2,294 498 21.7 1,494 213 14.3
Not Central City....... 4,247 275 6.5 3,868 216 5.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 2,242 319 14.2 2,152 293 13.6
South....................... 13,457 2,352 17.5 9,891 1,359 13.7
Metropolitan.............. 10,090 1,596 15.8 7,344 897 12.2
Central City........... 3,648 814 22.3 2,173 355 16.4
Not Central City....... 6,442 781 12.1 5,171 542 10.5
Not Metropolitan.......... 3,367 756 22.5 2,547 462 18.1
West........................ 8,406 1,394 16.6 7,080 1,146 16.2
Metropolitan.............. 7,330 1,171 16.0 6,099 953 15.6
Central City........... 2,993 612 20.5 2,399 482 20.1
Not Central City....... 4,337 558 12.9 3,700 471 12.7
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,076 224 20.8 980 193 19.7
Division
New England............... 1,689 208 12.3 1,561 173 11.1
Middle Atlantic........... 5,093 838 16.5 4,015 495 12.3
East North Central........ 6,196 766 12.4 5,227 504 9.6
West North Central........ 2,586 325 12.6 2,287 218 9.6
South Atlantic............ 6,499 1,007 15.5 4,554 519 11.4
East South Central........ 2,422 469 19.4 1,744 269 15.4
West South Central........ 4,537 876 19.3 3,593 571 15.9
Mountain.................. 2,386 359 15.0 2,177 293 13.5
Pacific................... 6,020 1,036 17.2 4,903 853 17.4
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 4
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 5,647 1,721 30.5 4,910 1,492 30.4
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 4,804 1,420 29.6 4,440 1,336 30.1
Central City........... 3,083 1,044 33.9 2,355 859 36.5
Not Central City....... 1,721 376 21.8 2,085 478 22.9
Not Metropolitan.......... 844 302 35.8 469 156 33.1
Northeast................... 939 329 35.1 790 302 38.3
Metropolitan.............. 930 327 35.2 779 299 38.4
Central City........... 703 268 38.2 525 244 46.4
Not Central City....... 227 59 26.1 253 55 21.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 9 2 (B) 11 3 (B)
Midwest..................... 1,045 339 32.5 394 95 24.2
Metropolitan.............. 987 323 32.7 356 84 23.7
Central City........... 724 271 37.5 220 68 30.9
Not Central City....... 263 52 19.8 136 16 11.9
Not Metropolitan.......... 58 16 (B) 38 11 (B)
South....................... 3,200 933 29.2 1,541 433 28.1
Metropolitan.............. 2,431 655 26.9 1,305 357 27.3
Central City........... 1,379 431 31.3 662 221 33.4
Not Central City....... 1,052 224 21.3 643 136 21.1
Not Metropolitan.......... 769 279 36.2 236 76 32.4
West........................ 463 120 25.8 2,185 661 30.3
Metropolitan.............. 455 114 25.1 2,001 596 29.8
Central City........... 277 73 26.5 948 326 34.4
Not Central City....... 178 41 23.0 1,053 271 25.7
Not Metropolitan.......... 8 5 (B) 185 65 35.0
Division
New England............... 99 31 31.4 147 58 39.4
Middle Atlantic........... 840 298 35.5 642 244 38.0
East North Central........ 813 250 30.8 315 79 24.9
West North Central........ 232 89 38.4 78 17 21.4
South Atlantic............ 1,760 471 26.8 460 109 23.7
East South Central........ 655 196 30.0 23 7 (B)
West South Central........ 784 266 33.9 1,059 318 30.0
Mountain.................. 80 28 34.6 502 166 33.1
Pacific................... 383 92 24.0 1,683 495 29.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031998/pov/new19_002.htm