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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 1
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 71,551 7,186 10.0 60,077 4,829 8.0
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 56,993 5,552 9.7 46,962 3,565 7.6
Central City........ 19,613 3,035 15.5 13,803 1,609 11.7
Not Central City.... 37,380 2,518 6.7 33,159 1,956 5.9
Not Metropolitan....... 14,558 1,634 11.2 13,115 1,263 9.6
Northeast................ 13,384 1,297 9.7 11,374 784 6.9
Metropolitan........... 11,854 1,186 10.0 9,874 678 6.9
Central City........ 3,776 764 20.2 2,437 357 14.6
Not Central City.... 8,079 422 5.2 7,437 321 4.3
Not Metropolitan....... 1,530 111 7.3 1,500 107 7.1
Midwest.................. 16,875 1,360 8.1 15,022 948 6.3
Metropolitan........... 12,424 982 7.9 10,695 614 5.7
Central City........ 4,124 581 14.1 2,951 272 9.2
Not Central City.... 8,300 401 4.8 7,744 342 4.4
Not Metropolitan....... 4,451 378 8.5 4,327 334 7.7
South.................... 25,894 2,802 10.8 20,540 1,667 8.1
Metropolitan........... 19,399 1,906 9.8 15,171 1,065 7.0
Central City........ 6,571 967 14.7 4,308 431 10.0
Not Central City.... 12,829 939 7.3 10,863 634 5.8
Not Metropolitan....... 6,495 896 13.8 5,370 602 11.2
West..................... 15,398 1,727 11.2 13,140 1,429 10.9
Metropolitan........... 13,315 1,479 11.1 11,222 1,208 10.8
Central City........ 5,143 723 14.1 4,107 549 13.4
Not Central City.... 8,173 755 9.2 7,115 659 9.3
Not Metropolitan....... 2,082 249 11.9 1,918 221 11.5
Division
New England............ 3,507 254 7.2 3,201 182 5.7
Middle Atlantic........ 9,877 1,043 10.6 8,174 603 7.4
East North Central..... 11,755 947 8.1 10,312 662 6.4
West North Central..... 5,120 413 8.1 4,710 287 6.1
South Atlantic......... 13,207 1,254 9.5 10,211 657 6.4
East South Central..... 4,638 526 11.3 3,744 333 8.9
West South Central..... 8,048 1,022 12.7 6,585 677 10.3
Mountain............... 4,388 456 10.4 4,098 399 9.7
Pacific................ 11,010 1,271 11.5 9,041 1,030 11.4
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 2
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 8,452 1,981 23.4 7,273 1,648 22.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,314 1,685 23.0 6,677 1,502 22.5
Central City........ 4,624 1,250 27.0 3,447 923 26.8
Not Central City.... 2,690 436 16.2 3,230 579 17.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,138 296 26.0 596 146 24.5
Northeast................ 1,553 436 28.1 1,149 309 26.9
Metropolitan........... 1,537 435 28.3 1,130 303 26.8
Central City........ 1,091 351 32.2 760 249 32.8
Not Central City.... 446 84 18.9 370 54 14.6
Not Metropolitan....... 17 1 0.0 20 6 0.0
Midwest.................. 1,494 356 23.8 525 91 17.3
Metropolitan........... 1,430 339 23.7 484 79 16.3
Central City........ 1,060 290 27.3 289 60 20.6
Not Central City.... 370 49 13.2 195 19 9.9
Not Metropolitan....... 64 17 0.0 41 12 0.0
South.................... 4,723 1,053 22.3 2,538 522 20.6
Metropolitan........... 3,677 775 21.1 2,224 445 20.0
Central City........ 2,079 514 24.7 1,121 254 22.6
Not Central City.... 1,598 261 16.3 1,103 192 17.4
Not Metropolitan....... 1,045 278 26.6 314 76 24.3
West..................... 682 136 20.0 3,061 727 23.7
Metropolitan........... 670 136 20.3 2,839 675 23.8
Central City........ 393 94 24.0 1,277 361 28.2
Not Central City.... 277 42 15.2 1,562 314 20.1
Not Metropolitan....... 12 0 0.0 222 52 23.5
Division
New England............ 222 53 23.9 180 46 25.8
Middle Atlantic........ 1,331 383 28.8 970 262 27.1
East North Central..... 1,222 267 21.8 415 69 16.7
West North Central..... 272 89 32.8 110 21 19.5
South Atlantic......... 2,672 564 21.1 887 144 16.3
East South Central..... 858 186 21.7 40 8 0.0
West South Central..... 1,192 303 25.4 1,611 369 22.9
Mountain............... 96 23 24.2 762 191 25.1
Pacific................ 586 113 19.3 2,299 535 23.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/pov/new19_001.htm