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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White Black Hispanic Origin
Below Below Below Below
poverty Level poverty level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 72,031 6,676 9.3 60,256 4,377 7.3 8,664 1,898 21.9 7,561 1,525 20.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 57,423 5,032 8.8 47,079 3,102 6.6 7,589 1,622 21.4 6,918 1,375 19.9
Central City........ 19,522 2,686 13.8 13,649 1,389 10.2 4,547 1,120 24.6 3,503 818 23.3
Not Central City.... 37,901 2,346 6.2 33,429 1,714 5.1 3,042 502 16.5 3,415 558 16.3
Not Metropolitan....... 14,607 1,644 11.3 13,177 1,275 9.7 1,075 275 25.6 643 150 23.3
Northeast................ 13,439 1,182 8.8 11,391 752 6.6 1,544 360 23.3 1,127 276 24.5
Metropolitan........... 11,929 1,077 9.0 9,912 653 6.6 1,529 356 23.3 1,112 271 24.4
Central City........ 3,748 642 17.1 2,452 319 13.0 1,051 280 26.6 740 217 29.3
Not Central City.... 8,181 435 5.3 7,461 334 4.5 478 77 16.1 372 55 14.6
Not Metropolitan....... 1,511 104 6.9 1,479 99 6.7 15 3 0.0 15 5 0.0
Midwest.................. 16,850 1,287 7.6 14,833 831 5.6 1,634 401 24.5 588 85 14.5
Metropolitan........... 12,500 895 7.2 10,603 464 4.4 1,586 394 24.8 512 72 14.0
Central City........ 4,067 528 13.0 2,819 184 6.5 1,119 322 28.8 305 46 15.2
Not Central City.... 8,433 368 4.4 7,784 280 3.6 467 72 15.4 207 25 12.2
Not Metropolitan....... 4,350 392 9.0 4,230 367 8.7 48 7 0.0 76 14 17.9
South.................... 26,192 2,705 10.3 20,825 1,587 7.6 4,782 1,025 21.4 2,620 520 19.9
Metropolitan........... 19,581 1,806 9.2 15,314 981 6.4 3,790 764 20.2 2,259 429 19.0
Central City........ 6,330 888 14.0 4,122 395 9.6 1,979 455 23.0 1,084 235 21.6
Not Central City.... 13,251 918 6.9 11,192 586 5.2 1,811 310 17.1 1,174 194 16.5
Not Metropolitan....... 6,611 899 13.6 5,511 606 11.0 992 260 26.2 361 92 25.4
West..................... 15,550 1,502 9.7 13,207 1,207 9.1 704 112 15.9 3,226 643 19.9
Metropolitan........... 13,414 1,254 9.3 11,249 1,004 8.9 683 108 15.8 3,036 604 19.9
Central City........ 5,378 628 11.7 4,256 490 11.5 397 64 16.1 1,374 320 23.3
Not Central City.... 8,036 625 7.8 6,993 514 7.4 286 44 15.3 1,662 284 17.1
Not Metropolitan....... 2,136 248 11.6 1,957 203 10.4 20 4 0.0 190 39 20.6
Division
New England............ 3,525 252 7.2 3,202 208 6.5 226 39 17.1 160 52 32.6
Middle Atlantic........ 9,914 929 9.4 8,190 544 6.6 1,317 321 24.4 967 224 23.2
East North Central..... 11,829 898 7.6 10,194 557 5.5 1,386 324 23.4 468 57 12.1
West North Central..... 5,021 389 7.8 4,640 274 5.9 248 77 30.9 120 29 23.7
South Atlantic......... 13,491 1,171 8.7 10,493 619 5.9 2,736 526 19.2 1,000 169 16.9
East South Central..... 4,664 532 11.4 3,748 323 8.6 882 204 23.1 49 8 0.0
West South Central..... 8,037 1,003 12.5 6,585 646 9.8 1,165 295 25.3 1,571 344 21.9
Mountain............... 4,468 386 8.6 4,154 328 7.9 110 15 13.6 783 163 20.8
Pacific................ 11,081 1,115 10.1 9,053 879 9.7 594 97 16.4 2,443 480 19.6
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/032000/pov/new19_001.htm