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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 27
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 WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 39,000 12,907 33.1 24,211 6,674 27.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 32,623 10,598 32.5 19,586 5,263 26.9
Central City........ 16,932 6,662 39.3 7,682 2,699 35.1
Not Central City.... 15,691 3,936 25.1 11,904 2,564 21.5
Not Metropolitan....... 6,377 2,309 36.2 4,625 1,411 30.5
Northeast................ 7,983 2,671 33.5 5,116 1,368 26.7
Metropolitan........... 7,426 2,500 33.7 4,575 1,204 26.3
Central City........ 4,134 1,833 44.3 1,894 784 41.4
Not Central City.... 3,291 667 20.3 2,681 420 15.7
Not Metropolitan....... 557 171 30.7 541 164 30.4
Midwest.................. 8,637 2,604 30.1 5,630 1,312 23.3
Metropolitan........... 7,007 2,130 30.4 4,116 915 22.2
Central City........ 4,014 1,562 38.9 1,625 509 31.3
Not Central City.... 2,992 568 19.0 2,491 406 16.3
Not Metropolitan....... 1,630 474 29.0 1,514 397 26.2
South.................... 14,214 4,800 33.8 7,243 1,857 25.6
Metropolitan........... 11,016 3,511 31.9 5,527 1,331 24.1
Central City........ 5,479 2,020 36.9 1,958 591 30.2
Not Central City.... 5,536 1,491 26.9 3,569 740 20.7
Not Metropolitan....... 3,199 1,289 40.3 1,716 525 30.6
West..................... 8,166 2,832 34.7 6,223 2,137 34.3
Metropolitan........... 7,175 2,457 34.2 5,368 1,813 33.8
Central City........ 3,304 1,248 37.8 2,205 814 36.9
Not Central City.... 3,871 1,209 31.2 3,163 999 31.6
Not Metropolitan....... 991 375 37.9 855 324 38.0
Division
New England............ 1,928 568 29.4 1,517 384 25.3
Middle Atlantic........ 6,055 2,104 34.7 3,599 984 27.3
East North Central..... 6,345 1,887 29.7 4,006 933 23.3
West North Central..... 2,292 716 31.2 1,624 378 23.3
South Atlantic......... 7,000 2,237 32.0 3,169 664 21.0
East South Central..... 2,478 851 34.4 1,227 352 28.7
West South Central..... 4,737 1,713 36.2 2,847 841 29.5
Mountain............... 2,038 691 33.9 1,716 541 31.5
Pacific................ 6,128 2,141 34.9 4,507 1,597 35.4
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 28
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 WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 13,156 5,629 42.8 6,074 2,837 46.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 11,617 4,843 41.7 5,701 2,671 46.8
Central City........ 8,390 3,629 43.3 3,390 1,748 51.6
Not Central City.... 3,227 1,214 37.6 2,311 922 39.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,539 786 51.1 374 166 44.5
Northeast................ 2,668 1,237 46.4 1,467 761 51.9
Metropolitan........... 2,664 1,237 46.4 1,441 738 51.2
Central City........ 2,101 1,008 48.0 1,133 641 56.6
Not Central City.... 563 228 40.5 308 97 31.5
Not Metropolitan....... 4 0 0.0 26 23 0.0
Midwest.................. 2,764 1,188 43.0 368 196 53.3
Metropolitan........... 2,701 1,146 42.4 342 182 53.1
Central City........ 2,265 1,001 44.2 303 165 54.4
Not Central City.... 436 144 33.1 39 17 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 63 42 0.0 27 15 0.0
South.................... 6,721 2,842 42.3 1,861 740 39.8
Metropolitan........... 5,266 2,100 39.9 1,692 682 40.3
Central City........ 3,384 1,386 40.9 890 385 43.2
Not Central City.... 1,882 715 38.0 801 297 37.0
Not Metropolitan....... 1,456 742 51.0 170 59 34.6
West..................... 1,003 363 36.1 2,378 1,140 47.9
Metropolitan........... 986 361 36.6 2,226 1,069 48.0
Central City........ 641 234 36.5 1,064 558 52.4
Not Central City.... 345 127 36.7 1,163 512 44.0
Not Metropolitan....... 17 2 0.0 151 70 46.6
Division
New England............ 360 155 43.0 270 134 49.7
Middle Atlantic........ 2,307 1,082 46.9 1,196 626 52.4
East North Central..... 2,250 941 41.8 299 149 49.9
West North Central..... 513 247 48.1 69 47 0.0
South Atlantic......... 3,792 1,568 41.3 590 179 30.4
East South Central..... 1,202 475 39.5 9 3 0.0
West South Central..... 1,727 799 46.3 1,262 558 44.2
Mountain............... 147 71 48.1 584 310 53.1
Pacific................ 856 292 34.1 1,794 829 46.2
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_012.htm