Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status                 19
          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 
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES                                                                  
                                                                                    
      Total................  227,229   25,370      11.2  186,184   16,549       8.9 
                                                                                    
Residence and Region                                                                
                                                                                    
United States:                                                                      
  Metropolitan...........    182,788   19,854      10.9  147,178   12,532       8.5 
     Central City........     63,664   10,979      17.2   43,087    5,743      13.3 
     Not Central City....    119,124    8,876       7.5  104,091    6,789       6.5 
  Not Metropolitan.......     44,441    5,515      12.4   39,005    4,017      10.3 
Northeast................     43,121    4,530      10.5   35,822    2,668       7.4 
  Metropolitan...........     38,428    4,179      10.9   31,245    2,330       7.5 
     Central City........     12,475    2,746      22.0    7,700    1,273      16.5 
     Not Central City....     25,953    1,433       5.5   23,545    1,057       4.5 
  Not Metropolitan.......      4,693      351       7.5    4,577      338       7.4 
Midwest..................     53,177    4,622       8.7   46,457    2,991       6.4 
  Metropolitan...........     39,708    3,436       8.7   33,454    1,978       5.9 
     Central City........     13,245    2,142      16.2    8,958      908      10.1 
     Not Central City....     26,462    1,294       4.9   24,496    1,071       4.4 
  Not Metropolitan.......     13,469    1,186       8.8   13,003    1,013       7.8 
South....................     80,041    9,636      12.0   61,318    5,470       8.9 
  Metropolitan...........     60,297    6,517      10.8   45,762    3,541       7.7 
     Central City........     20,681    3,279      15.9   12,954    1,409      10.9 
     Not Central City....     39,616    3,238       8.2   32,808    2,133       6.5 
  Not Metropolitan.......     19,744    3,119      15.8   15,556    1,928      12.4 
West.....................     50,890    6,582      12.9   42,587    5,420      12.7 
  Metropolitan...........     44,355    5,722      12.9   36,718    4,682      12.8 
     Central City........     17,263    2,811      16.3   13,475    2,154      16.0 
     Not Central City....     27,092    2,911      10.7   23,243    2,528      10.9 
  Not Metropolitan.......      6,534      860      13.2    5,869      737      12.6 
                                                                                    
Division                                                                            
  New England............     11,068      844       7.6    9,993      604       6.0 
  Middle Atlantic........     32,053    3,686      11.5   25,829    2,064       8.0 
  East North Central.....     37,486    3,242       8.6   32,246    2,096       6.5 
  West North Central.....     15,691    1,379       8.8   14,211      895       6.3 
  South Atlantic.........     40,157    4,233      10.5   29,651    2,068       7.0 
  East South Central.....     14,242    1,783      12.5   11,174    1,062       9.5 
  West South Central.....     25,642    3,620      14.1   20,492    2,339      11.4 
  Mountain...............     14,285    1,732      12.1   13,202    1,501      11.4 
  Pacific................     36,605    4,850      13.3   29,385    3,919      13.3 
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status                 20
          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 
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES                                                                  
                                                                                    
      Total................   29,333    7,259      24.7   28,055    6,814      24.3 
                                                                                    
Residence and Region                                                                
                                                                                    
United States:                                                                      
  Metropolitan...........     25,134    6,074      24.2   25,726    6,204      24.1 
     Central City........     15,952    4,485      28.1   13,105    3,730      28.5 
     Not Central City....      9,182    1,589      17.3   12,621    2,474      19.6 
  Not Metropolitan.......      4,199    1,185      28.2    2,329      610      26.2 
Northeast................      5,506    1,595      29.0    4,182    1,159      27.7 
  Metropolitan...........      5,439    1,592      29.3    4,102    1,128      27.5 
     Central City........      3,858    1,264      32.8    2,714      940      34.6 
     Not Central City....      1,581      329      20.8    1,388      188      13.6 
  Not Metropolitan.......         67        3       0.0       79       30      38.2 
Midwest..................      5,330    1,396      26.2    2,139      396      18.5 
  Metropolitan...........      5,092    1,330      26.1    1,948      369      19.0 
     Central City........      3,786    1,142      30.2    1,166      283      24.3 
     Not Central City....      1,306      188      14.4      783       86      11.0 
  Not Metropolitan.......        238       66      27.5      191       26      13.8 
South....................     16,179    3,814      23.6    9,210    2,044      22.2 
  Metropolitan...........     12,342    2,700      21.9    8,012    1,702      21.2 
     Central City........      6,967    1,760      25.3    4,065      920      22.6 
     Not Central City....      5,376      939      17.5    3,947      782      19.8 
  Not Metropolitan.......      3,837    1,114      29.0    1,197      342      28.6 
West.....................      2,318      454      19.6   12,524    3,216      25.7 
  Metropolitan...........      2,261      452      20.0   11,663    3,004      25.8 
     Central City........      1,341      319      23.8    5,160    1,587      30.8 
     Not Central City....        920      133      14.5    6,503    1,418      21.8 
  Not Metropolitan.......         58        2       0.0      861      211      24.5 
                                                                                    
Division                                                                            
  New England............        734      184      25.0      647      181      28.0 
  Middle Atlantic........      4,772    1,411      29.6    3,535      978      27.7 
  East North Central.....      4,423    1,093      24.7    1,735      312      18.0 
  West North Central.....        908      303      33.4      404       84      20.8 
  South Atlantic.........      9,147    2,029      22.2    3,005      550      18.3 
  East South Central.....      2,954      692      23.4      130       26      19.7 
  West South Central.....      4,079    1,093      26.8    6,074    1,469      24.2 
  Mountain...............        341       87      25.6    2,976      828      27.8 
  Pacific................      1,978      367      18.6    9,548    2,388      25.0