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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 3
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
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 37,268 5,628 15.1 29,984 3,665 12.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 30,096 4,447 14.8 23,709 2,771 11.7
Central City........ 10,928 2,513 23.0 7,143 1,304 18.2
Not Central City.... 19,169 1,933 10.1 16,566 1,468 8.9
Not Metropolitan....... 7,172 1,182 16.5 6,275 894 14.2
Northeast................ 6,776 1,021 15.1 5,498 595 10.8
Metropolitan........... 6,031 925 15.3 4,765 503 10.6
Central City........ 2,058 617 30.0 1,208 280 23.2
Not Central City.... 3,974 308 7.8 3,557 223 6.3
Not Metropolitan....... 745 96 12.9 734 92 12.5
Midwest.................. 8,840 1,048 11.8 7,543 667 8.8
Metropolitan........... 6,608 767 11.6 5,402 429 7.9
Central City........ 2,375 488 20.5 1,528 207 13.6
Not Central City.... 4,233 279 6.6 3,874 222 5.7
Not Metropolitan....... 2,233 280 12.5 2,141 238 11.1
South.................... 13,181 2,140 16.2 9,821 1,220 12.4
Metropolitan........... 10,080 1,520 15.1 7,418 818 11.0
Central City........ 3,621 802 22.1 2,149 346 16.1
Not Central City.... 6,458 717 11.1 5,269 472 9.0
Not Metropolitan....... 3,101 621 20.0 2,403 402 16.7
West..................... 8,471 1,419 16.8 7,122 1,183 16.6
Metropolitan........... 7,378 1,235 16.7 6,125 1,021 16.7
Central City........ 2,874 607 21.1 2,258 470 20.8
Not Central City.... 4,504 628 13.9 3,867 551 14.2
Not Metropolitan....... 1,093 185 16.9 997 162 16.3
Division
New England............ 1,743 200 11.5 1,542 141 9.1
Middle Atlantic........ 5,033 821 16.3 3,956 454 11.5
East North Central..... 6,202 714 11.5 5,199 454 8.7
West North Central..... 2,638 334 12.6 2,344 213 9.1
South Atlantic......... 6,435 916 14.2 4,577 441 9.6
East South Central..... 2,301 414 18.0 1,730 256 14.8
West South Central..... 4,445 811 18.2 3,514 523 14.9
Mountain............... 2,387 371 15.5 2,205 320 14.5
Pacific................ 6,084 1,049 17.2 4,918 864 17.6
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 4
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
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 5,491 1,673 30.5 5,078 1,454 28.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 4,771 1,448 30.4 4,645 1,331 28.7
Central City........ 3,096 1,076 34.8 2,399 816 34.0
Not Central City.... 1,675 372 22.2 2,246 515 23.0
Not Metropolitan....... 720 224 31.2 434 123 28.4
Northeast................ 1,004 373 37.2 793 265 33.4
Metropolitan........... 998 372 37.3 777 259 33.3
Central City........ 709 299 42.1 515 210 40.8
Not Central City.... 288 73 25.4 262 48 18.4
Not Metropolitan....... 6 1 0.0 15 6 0.0
Midwest.................. 1,059 331 31.2 390 84 21.5
Metropolitan........... 1,011 314 31.0 358 73 20.5
Central City........ 772 267 34.5 221 56 25.2
Not Central City.... 239 47 19.7 138 18 12.8
Not Metropolitan....... 48 17 0.0 32 10 0.0
South.................... 2,963 863 29.1 1,699 455 26.8
Metropolitan........... 2,307 657 28.5 1,457 387 26.6
Central City........ 1,349 440 32.6 742 223 30.0
Not Central City.... 958 216 22.6 715 164 23.0
Not Metropolitan....... 656 206 31.4 243 68 28.2
West..................... 465 106 22.8 2,196 651 29.6
Metropolitan........... 455 106 23.2 2,053 613 29.8
Central City........ 265 70 26.5 922 327 35.5
Not Central City.... 190 35 18.7 1,131 285 25.2
Not Metropolitan....... 10 0 0.0 144 38 26.7
Division
New England............ 149 47 31.4 127 39 30.8
Middle Atlantic........ 855 326 38.2 665 225 33.9
East North Central..... 852 244 28.6 310 65 21.1
West North Central..... 207 87 42.0 81 18 22.7
South Atlantic......... 1,645 455 27.6 512 114 22.3
East South Central..... 551 155 28.2 30 8 0.0
West South Central..... 767 253 33.0 1,157 333 28.8
Mountain............... 66 22 0.0 515 162 31.5
Pacific................ 398 84 21.0 1,681 489 29.1
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_002.htm