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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 25
of Families and People in 1998
(Numbers in thousands)
White
Below Below
poverty Level poverty level
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 110,595 8,710 7.9 94,095 6,993 7.4
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 89,111 6,577 7.4 74,954 5,222 7.0
Central City........ 27,647 3,120 11.3 20,694 2,275 11.0
Not Central City.... 61,463 3,457 5.6 54,260 2,947 5.4
Not Metropolitan....... 21,484 2,133 9.9 19,141 1,771 9.3
Northeast................ 20,072 1,214 6.0 17,300 847 4.9
Metropolitan........... 17,714 1,073 6.1 14,995 709 4.7
Central City........ 4,607 627 13.6 3,132 346 11.0
Not Central City.... 13,107 445 3.4 11,863 363 3.1
Not Metropolitan....... 2,359 141 6.0 2,305 138 6.0
Midwest.................. 26,392 1,253 4.7 23,969 991 4.1
Metropolitan........... 19,604 792 4.0 17,418 615 3.5
Central City........ 5,499 371 6.7 4,296 241 5.6
Not Central City.... 14,105 421 3.0 13,123 374 2.9
Not Metropolitan....... 6,788 461 6.8 6,551 376 5.7
South.................... 37,391 3,290 8.8 30,159 2,542 8.4
Metropolitan........... 28,402 2,092 7.4 22,848 1,561 6.8
Central City........ 8,774 860 9.8 6,230 582 9.3
Not Central City.... 19,627 1,232 6.3 16,617 979 5.9
Not Metropolitan....... 8,989 1,198 13.3 7,311 981 13.4
West..................... 26,739 2,953 11.0 22,667 2,613 11.5
Metropolitan........... 23,391 2,620 11.2 19,693 2,337 11.9
Central City........ 8,767 1,262 14.4 7,036 1,106 15.7
Not Central City.... 14,624 1,358 9.3 12,657 1,231 9.7
Not Metropolitan....... 3,348 333 10.0 2,974 276 9.3
Division
New England............. 5,127 163 3.2 4,712 130 2.8
Middle Atlantic......... 14,945 1,051 7.0 12,588 717 5.7
East North Central...... 18,507 807 4.4 16,610 658 4.0
West North Central...... 7,886 445 5.6 7,359 333 4.5
South Atlantic.......... 18,230 1,295 7.1 13,969 909 6.5
East South Central...... 6,448 644 10.0 5,384 531 9.9
West South Central...... 12,713 1,352 10.6 10,806 1,102 10.2
Mountain................ 7,727 812 10.5 7,178 735 10.2
Pacific................. 19,012 2,142 11.3 15,489 1,878 12.1
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 26
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 MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 9,792 988 10.1 15,930 3,299 20.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 8,119 790 9.7 14,439 2,939 20.4
Central City........ 4,465 532 11.9 6,946 1,677 24.1
Not Central City.... 3,654 257 7.0 7,493 1,262 16.8
Not Metropolitan....... 1,673 198 11.8 1,490 360 24.2
Northeast................ 1,625 226 13.9 1,799 296 16.4
Metropolitan........... 1,586 224 14.1 1,762 288 16.4
Central City........ 936 163 17.4 1,018 233 22.9
Not Central City.... 650 61 9.3 743 55 7.4
Not Metropolitan....... 39 3 (B) 37 8 (B)
Midwest.................. 1,625 166 10.2 1,339 161 12.1
Metropolitan........... 1,492 142 9.5 1,206 153 12.7
Central City........ 919 108 11.8 647 91 14.1
Not Central City.... 574 34 6.0 559 62 11.1
Not Metropolitan....... 133 23 17.6 133 8 6.0
South.................... 5,677 552 9.7 5,121 1,041 20.3
Metropolitan........... 4,213 380 9.0 4,313 800 18.5
Central City........ 2,127 222 10.4 2,211 421 19.0
Not Central City.... 2,086 158 7.6 2,102 379 18.0
Not Metropolitan....... 1,464 172 11.8 808 241 29.9
West..................... 866 44 5.0 7,672 1,800 23.5
Metropolitan........... 829 44 5.3 7,159 1,697 23.7
Central City........ 484 39 8.0 3,070 931 30.3
Not Central City.... 345 5 1.4 4,088 766 18.7
Not Metropolitan....... 37 0 (B) 513 104 20.2
Division
New England............. 204 25 12.2 265 38 14.4
Middle Atlantic......... 1,420 201 14.2 1,533 258 16.8
East North Central...... 1,387 123 8.9 1,104 137 12.4
West North Central...... 239 43 17.9 235 25 10.5
South Atlantic.......... 3,283 284 8.7 1,444 258 17.9
East South Central...... 1,016 113 11.1 84 9 11.1
West South Central...... 1,377 155 11.3 3,592 774 21.5
Mountain................ 146 16 11.2 1,727 435 25.2
Pacific................. 719 27 3.8 5,945 1,365 23.0
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_011.htm