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
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
Total................ 55,315 2,673 4.8 48,794 2,161 4.4 4,144 294 7.1 5,133 728 14.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 43,518 1,883 4.3 37,787 1,458 3.9 3,586 253 7.1 4,666 643 13.8
Central City........ 13,119 854 6.5 10,216 586 5.7 1,916 160 8.3 2,224 355 16.0
Not Central City.... 30,400 1,029 3.4 27,571 872 3.2 1,670 94 5.6 2,441 288 11.8
Not Metropolitan....... 11,797 790 6.7 11,007 703 6.4 558 41 7.3 467 85 18.1
Northeast................ 10,141 367 3.6 9,037 285 3.1 710 40 5.6 632 68 10.8
Metropolitan........... 8,875 298 3.4 7,786 219 2.8 702 36 5.2 620 66 10.6
Central City........ 2,276 160 7.0 1,666 100 6.0 426 27 6.3 372 56 14.9
Not Central City.... 6,599 138 2.1 6,120 119 1.9 276 10 3.5 248 10 4.0
Not Metropolitan....... 1,266 69 5.4 1,251 66 5.2 9 3 0.0 11 2 0.0
Midwest.................. 13,155 480 3.7 12,158 387 3.2 713 65 9.1 412 35 8.6
Metropolitan........... 9,548 293 3.1 8,618 208 2.4 687 65 9.4 351 28 7.8
Central City........ 2,675 128 4.8 2,151 59 2.7 429 53 12.4 202 16 7.9
Not Central City.... 6,872 166 2.4 6,467 149 2.3 257 11 4.4 148 12 7.8
Not Metropolitan....... 3,607 187 5.2 3,540 179 5.1 26 0 0.0 61 8 0.0
South.................... 20,144 1,100 5.5 17,329 877 5.1 2,354 167 7.1 1,858 270 14.5
Metropolitan........... 14,894 678 4.6 12,666 513 4.0 1,846 132 7.1 1,596 216 13.5
Central City........ 4,284 265 6.2 3,239 183 5.6 872 64 7.4 733 110 15.0
Not Central City.... 10,611 414 3.9 9,427 330 3.5 975 68 6.9 863 106 12.3
Not Metropolitan....... 5,250 421 8.0 4,663 365 7.8 508 36 7.0 261 54 20.6
West..................... 11,875 726 6.1 10,270 612 6.0 367 23 6.2 2,232 354 15.9
Metropolitan........... 10,202 613 6.0 8,716 518 5.9 351 21 5.9 2,098 334 15.9
Central City........ 3,884 302 7.8 3,159 244 7.7 189 16 8.3 916 174 18.9
Not Central City.... 6,317 311 4.9 5,557 274 4.9 162 5 3.1 1,182 161 13.6
Not Metropolitan....... 1,673 113 6.8 1,554 93 6.0 15 2 0.0 134 20 15.1
Division
New England............ 2,722 78 2.8 2,531 69 2.7 112 7 6.4 67 4 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 7,420 289 3.9 6,506 215 3.3 599 32 5.4 565 64 11.4
East North Central..... 9,159 324 3.5 8,372 261 3.1 589 51 8.7 329 26 7.9
West North Central..... 3,996 156 3.9 3,786 127 3.3 123 13 10.7 83 9 11.1
South Atlantic......... 10,342 461 4.5 8,767 351 4.0 1,365 92 6.7 700 78 11.2
East South Central..... 3,640 188 5.2 3,166 155 4.9 448 33 7.3 42 7 0.0
West South Central..... 6,162 451 7.3 5,397 371 6.9 541 43 7.9 1,116 184 16.5
Mountain............... 3,517 191 5.4 3,297 163 4.9 76 6 7.7 524 77 14.7
Pacific................ 8,357 535 6.4 6,972 449 6.4 290 17 5.9 1,708 278 16.2