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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 33
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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Total................ 42,539 8,478 19.9 35,563 6,386 18.0
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 35,191 6,661 18.9 28,971 4,873 16.8
Central City........ 16,691 3,720 22.3 12,628 2,422 19.2
Not Central City.... 18,500 2,941 15.9 16,343 2,451 15.0
Not Metropolitan....... 7,348 1,817 24.7 6,592 1,513 22.9
Northeast................ 8,380 1,714 20.5 7,104 1,305 18.4
Metropolitan........... 7,526 1,563 20.8 6,262 1,159 18.5
Central City........ 3,225 854 26.5 2,333 536 23.0
Not Central City.... 4,301 708 16.5 3,929 623 15.9
Not Metropolitan....... 854 152 17.8 842 147 17.4
Midwest.................. 9,599 1,654 17.2 8,360 1,305 15.6
Metropolitan........... 7,120 1,161 16.3 5,969 850 14.2
Central City........ 3,400 692 20.3 2,517 421 16.7
Not Central City.... 3,720 469 12.6 3,452 429 12.4
Not Metropolitan....... 2,479 493 19.9 2,391 455 19.0
South.................... 14,258 3,192 22.4 11,219 2,173 19.4
Metropolitan........... 11,411 2,338 20.5 8,951 1,551 17.3
Central City........ 5,195 1,207 23.2 3,745 708 18.9
Not Central City.... 6,216 1,131 18.2 5,207 843 16.2
Not Metropolitan....... 2,847 853 30.0 2,267 622 27.4
West..................... 10,302 1,918 18.6 8,881 1,602 18.0
Metropolitan........... 9,133 1,599 17.5 7,789 1,313 16.9
Central City........ 4,870 967 19.8 4,034 758 18.8
Not Central City.... 4,263 633 14.8 3,755 556 14.8
Not Metropolitan....... 1,169 318 27.2 1,092 289 26.5
Division
New England............. 2,277 388 17.1 2,073 332 16.0
Middle Atlantic......... 6,104 1,326 21.7 5,031 973 19.3
East North Central...... 6,680 1,170 17.5 5,665 879 15.5
West North Central...... 2,918 484 16.6 2,694 426 15.8
South Atlantic.......... 7,929 1,655 20.9 6,072 1,048 17.3
East South Central...... 2,060 560 27.2 1,627 399 24.5
West South Central...... 4,269 976 22.9 3,520 727 20.6
Mountain................ 2,923 538 18.4 2,703 479 17.7
Pacific................. 7,380 1,380 18.7 6,177 1,123 18.2
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status 34
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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Total................ 5,390 1,752 32.5 3,218 1,097 34.1
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 4,763 1,493 31.4 2,993 1,019 34.0
Central City........ 3,196 1,102 34.5 1,811 646 35.7
Not Central City.... 1,566 392 25.0 1,182 372 31.5
Not Metropolitan....... 628 259 41.3 225 79 35.1
Northeast................ 1,013 354 35.0 625 253 40.5
Metropolitan........... 1,004 351 35.0 620 251 40.5
Central City........ 729 287 39.3 427 183 42.9
Not Central City.... 276 65 23.5 193 68 35.2
Not Metropolitan....... 9 3 (B) 6 2 (B)
Midwest.................. 1,060 320 30.2 229 66 28.8
Metropolitan........... 998 290 29.0 195 63 32.4
Central City........ 785 254 32.3 111 40 36.5
Not Central City.... 213 36 17.0 84 23 27.0
Not Metropolitan....... 62 30 (B) 35 3 (B)
South.................... 2,756 948 34.4 1,073 348 32.4
Metropolitan........... 2,206 725 32.9 962 309 32.1
Central City........ 1,302 458 35.1 543 183 33.8
Not Central City.... 904 267 29.6 419 125 29.9
Not Metropolitan....... 551 223 40.5 111 39 35.2
West..................... 561 130 23.1 1,290 431 33.4
Metropolitan........... 554 127 23.0 1,216 396 32.6
Central City........ 380 104 27.2 731 240 32.8
Not Central City.... 174 24 13.7 485 156 32.2
Not Metropolitan....... 6 2 (B) 74 34 (B)
Division
New England............. 159 48 30.5 107 47 43.9
Middle Atlantic......... 854 306 35.8 519 206 39.8
East North Central...... 891 269 30.2 163 47 29.0
West North Central...... 169 51 30.2 66 19 (B)
South Atlantic.......... 1,724 577 33.5 418 132 31.5
East South Central...... 410 154 37.6 23 6 (B)
West South Central...... 622 216 34.7 632 210 33.2
Mountain................ 88 24 26.7 353 111 31.5
Pacific................. 473 106 22.5 937 319 34.1
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_014.htm