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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 23
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 38,412 13,494 35.1 23,773 7,296 30.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 31,663 10,703 33.8 19,058 5,646 29.6
Central City........... 16,322 6,504 39.8 7,637 2,836 37.1
Not Central City....... 15,341 4,199 27.4 11,421 2,810 24.6
Not Metropolitan.......... 6,749 2,791 41.4 4,715 1,650 35.0
Northeast................... 7,861 2,741 34.9 5,099 1,566 30.7
Metropolitan.............. 7,251 2,555 35.2 4,534 1,408 31.0
Central City........... 4,089 1,815 44.4 1,968 890 45.2
Not Central City....... 3,162 739 23.4 2,566 517 20.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 610 186 30.5 565 159 28.1
Midwest..................... 7,994 2,582 32.3 5,302 1,376 26.0
Metropolitan.............. 6,305 2,011 31.9 3,754 901 24.0
Central City........... 3,385 1,370 40.5 1,352 439 32.5
Not Central City....... 2,921 641 21.9 2,402 462 19.2
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,689 571 33.8 1,548 475 30.7
South....................... 14,705 5,353 36.4 7,328 2,193 29.9
Metropolitan.............. 11,188 3,741 33.4 5,505 1,504 27.3
Central City........... 5,372 1,984 36.9 1,931 546 28.3
Not Central City....... 5,816 1,756 30.2 3,574 959 26.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 3,517 1,612 45.8 1,823 689 37.8
West........................ 7,851 2,819 35.9 6,044 2,160 35.7
Metropolitan.............. 6,918 2,397 34.7 5,265 1,834 34.8
Central City........... 3,476 1,335 38.4 2,386 961 40.3
Not Central City....... 3,442 1,062 30.9 2,879 872 30.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 933 422 45.2 779 327 41.9
Division
New England............... 1,794 569 31.7 1,531 458 29.9
Middle Atlantic........... 6,067 2,172 35.8 3,568 1,108 31.1
East North Central........ 5,845 1,814 31.0 3,795 942 24.8
West North Central........ 2,149 768 35.7 1,507 434 28.8
South Atlantic............ 7,250 2,541 35.0 3,266 828 25.3
East South Central........ 2,783 1,079 38.8 1,313 469 35.7
West South Central........ 4,673 1,733 37.1 2,748 896 32.6
Mountain.................. 1,922 610 31.7 1,536 426 27.8
Pacific................... 5,929 2,209 37.3 4,508 1,734 38.5
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status of Families and People in 1997 24
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 13,218 5,654 42.8 5,718 2,911 50.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan.............. 11,473 4,665 40.7 5,287 2,657 50.3
Central City........... 8,109 3,447 42.5 3,344 1,787 53.4
Not Central City....... 3,364 1,218 36.2 1,944 871 44.8
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,745 989 56.7 431 254 58.9
Northeast................... 2,505 1,057 42.2 1,524 873 57.3
Metropolitan.............. 2,479 1,045 42.2 1,508 861 57.1
Central City........... 1,962 849 43.3 1,141 705 61.8
Not Central City....... 516 196 37.9 367 155 42.3
Not Metropolitan.......... 27 12 (B) 17 13 (B)
Midwest..................... 2,498 1,118 44.8 315 174 55.0
Metropolitan.............. 2,415 1,046 43.3 290 152 52.5
Central City........... 1,970 894 45.4 227 123 54.2
Not Central City....... 445 152 34.2 63 29 (B)
Not Metropolitan.......... 83 72 86.8 25 21 (B)
South....................... 7,175 3,068 42.8 1,587 709 44.7
Metropolitan.............. 5,558 2,180 39.2 1,379 589 42.7
Central City........... 3,375 1,398 41.4 813 357 43.9
Not Central City....... 2,182 782 35.8 566 232 41.0
Not Metropolitan.......... 1,617 888 54.9 208 120 57.9
West........................ 1,041 411 39.5 2,292 1,155 50.4
Metropolitan.............. 1,022 394 38.5 2,110 1,056 50.0
Central City........... 801 306 38.2 1,163 601 51.7
Not Central City....... 221 88 39.9 948 454 47.9
Not Metropolitan.......... 18 17 (B) 182 100 54.9
Division
New England............... 236 94 39.8 292 162 55.4
Middle Atlantic........... 2,269 963 42.4 1,232 712 57.8
East North Central........ 1,966 851 43.3 239 131 54.7
West North Central........ 532 267 50.3 77 43 56.2
South Atlantic............ 3,902 1,694 43.4 477 187 39.1
East South Central........ 1,453 605 41.7 34 18 (B)
West South Central........ 1,819 768 42.2 1,075 504 46.9
Mountain.................. 184 94 51.0 489 231 47.1
Pacific................... 857 317 37.0 1,803 924 51.3
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_012.htm