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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)
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
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 112,085 8,177 7.3 94,994 6,498 6.8 10,252 987 9.6 17,024 3,245 19.1
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 90,475 6,005 6.6 75,590 4,682 6.2 8,855 857 9.7 15,430 2,892 18.7
Central City........ 27,856 2,835 10.2 20,471 2,026 9.9 4,533 496 10.9 7,315 1,577 21.6
Not Central City.... 62,620 3,170 5.1 55,118 2,656 4.8 4,322 361 8.4 8,115 1,316 16.2
Not Metropolitan....... 21,610 2,173 10.1 19,404 1,816 9.4 1,397 130 9.3 1,594 353 22.1
Northeast................ 20,375 964 4.7 17,477 717 4.1 1,768 119 6.7 1,748 226 12.9
Metropolitan........... 17,977 778 4.3 15,119 548 3.6 1,742 103 5.9 1,722 221 12.8
Central City........ 4,558 434 9.5 3,002 279 9.3 996 69 6.9 1,028 189 18.4
Not Central City.... 13,419 344 2.6 12,117 268 2.2 746 34 4.5 694 32 4.6
Not Metropolitan....... 2,397 186 7.8 2,358 170 7.2 25 16 (B) 27 5 (B)
Midwest.................. 26,579 1,289 4.9 23,957 990 4.1 1,739 210 12.1 1,478 173 11.7
Metropolitan........... 19,645 762 3.9 17,313 496 2.9 1,672 210 12.6 1,238 129 10.4
Central City........ 5,482 385 7.0 4,210 189 4.5 1,041 162 15.6 712 80 11.2
Not Central City.... 14,162 377 2.7 13,103 307 2.3 630 48 7.7 526 49 9.3
Not Metropolitan....... 6,934 527 7.6 6,644 494 7.4 67 0 (B) 241 44 18.1
South.................... 37,698 3,142 8.3 30,530 2,432 8.0 5,808 568 9.8 5,683 1,068 18.8
Metropolitan........... 28,682 2,104 7.3 22,992 1,567 6.8 4,533 459 10.1 4,819 859 17.8
Central City........ 8,642 851 9.8 6,074 605 10.0 2,054 209 10.2 2,259 462 20.5
Not Central City.... 20,040 1,253 6.3 16,918 962 5.7 2,479 250 10.1 2,560 397 15.5
Not Metropolitan....... 9,016 1,038 11.5 7,538 865 11.5 1,275 109 8.6 863 209 24.2
West..................... 27,433 2,782 10.1 23,030 2,359 10.2 938 89 9.5 8,114 1,778 21.9
Metropolitan........... 24,171 2,361 9.8 20,166 2,072 10.3 908 85 9.4 7,651 1,684 22.0
Central City........ 9,173 1,165 12.7 7,186 952 13.3 441 56 12.8 3,316 846 25.5
Not Central City.... 14,998 1,196 8.0 12,980 1,119 8.6 467 29 6.2 4,335 838 19.3
Not Metropolitan....... 3,263 421 12.9 2,864 287 10.0 30 4 (B) 463 95 20.4
Division
New England............. 5,309 165 3.1 4,769 134 2.8 322 26 8.1 215 17 7.7
Middle Atlantic......... 15,066 799 5.3 12,708 583 4.6 1,446 93 6.4 1,533 209 13.6
East North Central...... 18,738 873 4.7 16,727 672 4.0 1,427 159 11.2 1,176 126 10.8
West North Central...... 7,840 416 5.3 7,230 318 4.4 312 51 16.5 303 46 15.2
South Atlantic.......... 18,285 1,285 7.0 14,474 880 6.1 3,201 341 10.7 1,857 259 13.9
East South Central...... 6,736 492 7.3 5,414 387 7.2 1,210 104 8.6 117 18 15.0
West South Central...... 12,677 1,365 10.8 10,642 1,165 10.9 1,396 122 8.8 3,708 792 21.4
Mountain................ 7,855 715 9.1 7,211 559 7.8 193 28 14.5 1,802 350 19.4
Pacific................. 19,578 2,067 10.6 15,819 1,800 11.4 745 61 8.2 6,312 1,429 22.6
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_011.htm