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
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 8,736 3,116 35.7 5,500 1,656 30.1 2,892 1,333 46.1 1,353 630 46.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,245 2,463 34.0 4,405 1,217 27.6 2,578 1,157 44.9 1,255 581 46.3
Central City........ 3,503 1,496 42.7 1,690 616 36.4 1,670 827 49.5 731 367 50.2
Not Central City.... 3,742 967 25.8 2,715 601 22.1 908 330 36.3 524 214 40.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,491 653 43.8 1,095 439 40.1 314 176 56.0 98 50 50.8
Northeast................ 1,666 617 37.0 1,096 338 30.8 532 264 49.6 307 166 54.2
Metropolitan........... 1,540 590 38.3 975 314 32.2 532 264 49.6 303 163 54.0
Central City........ 799 387 48.4 364 163 44.8 409 215 52.7 234 131 55.8
Not Central City.... 741 203 27.5 611 151 24.7 124 49 39.2 68 33 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 126 26 20.9 121 24 19.8 0 0 0.0 4 3 0.0
Midwest.................. 1,951 668 34.2 1,247 334 26.8 645 307 47.7 89 37 41.2
Metropolitan........... 1,583 503 31.8 912 186 20.4 633 300 47.4 85 34 39.7
Central City........ 825 344 41.7 313 93 29.7 499 246 49.3 51 20 0.0
Not Central City.... 758 159 21.0 599 93 15.6 135 54 40.2 33 14 0.0
Not Metropolitan....... 369 165 44.7 335 148 44.2 12 7 0.0 5 3 0.0
South.................... 3,255 1,205 37.0 1,661 492 29.6 1,526 688 45.1 406 186 45.9
Metropolitan........... 2,527 852 33.7 1,254 318 25.3 1,225 520 42.5 350 158 45.1
Central City........ 1,130 493 43.6 427 148 34.8 670 330 49.3 187 95 50.5
Not Central City.... 1,397 359 25.7 828 170 20.5 555 190 34.2 162 63 38.8
Not Metropolitan....... 728 353 48.5 407 175 42.9 300 168 56.0 56 29 0.0
West..................... 1,863 627 33.6 1,496 492 32.9 189 73 38.6 551 241 43.8
Metropolitan........... 1,594 518 32.5 1,264 399 31.6 188 73 38.9 519 226 43.6
Central City........ 749 272 36.4 587 212 36.1 93 35 37.9 258 121 46.9
Not Central City.... 846 246 29.0 677 187 27.6 95 38 39.8 261 105 40.4
Not Metropolitan....... 269 109 40.6 232 93 40.0 1 0 0.0 33 15 0.0
Division
New England............ 401 136 33.9 327 103 31.6 70 30 0.0 65 41 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 1,265 481 38.0 769 235 30.5 462 234 50.6 242 125 51.8
East North Central..... 1,424 480 33.7 840 227 27.0 562 250 44.5 68 23 0.0
West North Central..... 527 187 35.5 407 107 26.4 84 57 68.6 21 14 0.0
South Atlantic......... 1,618 507 31.4 764 163 21.4 829 341 41.1 142 57 40.4
East South Central..... 575 280 48.7 295 127 43.1 277 150 54.2 0 0 0.0
West South Central..... 1,063 418 39.3 602 202 33.6 419 198 47.1 263 129 48.9
Mountain............... 492 161 32.6 438 134 30.6 17 8 0.0 162 71 44.1
Pacific................ 1,371 466 34.0 1,058 357 33.8 172 65 37.8 389 170 43.7