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
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 26,373 1,662 6.3 22,660 1,333 5.9 2,307 199 8.6 3,609 607 16.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 21,167 1,202 5.7 17,908 936 5.2 1,989 173 8.7 3,278 536 16.4
Central City........ 6,458 577 8.9 4,811 407 8.5 1,050 109 10.4 1,554 298 19.2
Not Central City.... 14,709 624 4.2 13,096 529 4.0 940 64 6.8 1,724 238 13.8
Not Metropolitan....... 5,206 461 8.8 4,752 397 8.4 318 26 8.2 331 71 21.3
Northeast................ 4,832 207 4.3 4,186 156 3.7 396 25 6.2 412 46 11.2
Metropolitan........... 4,251 161 3.8 3,611 113 3.1 391 22 5.5 404 44 10.8
Central City........ 1,058 92 8.7 708 56 8.0 228 16 7.0 232 37 16.1
Not Central City.... 3,193 69 2.2 2,903 56 1.9 162 6 3.5 172 6 3.6
Not Metropolitan....... 581 46 8.0 575 43 7.5 5 3 0.0 9 2 0.0
Midwest.................. 6,224 282 4.5 5,679 218 3.8 378 44 11.7 306 29 9.4
Metropolitan........... 4,580 169 3.7 4,083 112 2.8 361 44 12.3 256 21 8.2
Central City........ 1,273 83 6.5 996 38 3.9 233 37 15.8 144 11 7.3
Not Central City.... 3,307 87 2.6 3,087 74 2.4 129 8 5.8 112 10 9.4
Not Metropolitan....... 1,644 113 6.9 1,596 106 6.6 16 0 0.0 50 8 0.0
South.................... 9,096 652 7.2 7,520 514 6.8 1,303 107 8.2 1,254 216 17.2
Metropolitan........... 6,853 431 6.3 5,607 326 5.8 1,016 87 8.5 1,065 172 16.2
Central City........ 2,063 179 8.7 1,477 129 8.7 471 41 8.7 503 96 19.1
Not Central City.... 4,791 251 5.2 4,129 197 4.8 545 46 8.4 562 76 13.5
Not Metropolitan....... 2,242 222 9.9 1,913 188 9.8 287 21 7.2 189 44 23.2
West..................... 6,221 520 8.4 5,275 446 8.4 230 23 9.9 1,637 316 19.3
Metropolitan........... 5,483 440 8.0 4,607 385 8.4 221 21 9.4 1,553 299 19.3
Central City........ 2,065 223 10.8 1,630 183 11.2 117 16 13.4 675 154 22.9
Not Central City.... 3,418 217 6.4 2,976 202 6.8 104 5 4.9 879 145 16.5
Not Metropolitan....... 738 80 10.8 669 61 9.1 9 2 0.0 83 16 19.8
Division
New England............ 1,263 34 2.7 1,142 28 2.4 72 6 0.0 46 2 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 3,569 173 4.8 3,044 128 4.2 324 19 5.8 366 44 11.9
East North Central..... 4,370 184 4.2 3,947 142 3.6 306 33 10.7 241 20 8.4
West North Central..... 1,854 98 5.3 1,732 76 4.4 72 12 0.0 65 9 0.0
South Atlantic......... 4,413 262 5.9 3,573 186 5.2 715 65 9.1 433 58 13.4
East South Central..... 1,663 112 6.7 1,373 92 6.7 274 20 7.3 21 3 0.0
West South Central..... 3,019 279 9.2 2,573 235 9.1 315 22 7.1 800 155 19.3
Mountain............... 1,753 136 7.8 1,628 110 6.8 40 6 0.0 357 66 18.5
Pacific................ 4,469 385 8.6 3,648 335 9.2 190 17 9.0 1,280 250 19.5