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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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES WITH
FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER, NO
SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 38,223 11,607 30.4 23,895 5,891 24.7 12,644 5,179 41.0 6,113 2,488 40.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 32,050 9,349 29.2 19,419 4,464 23.0 11,292 4,493 39.8 5,704 2,293 40.2
Central City........ 15,686 5,726 36.5 7,444 2,235 30.0 7,517 3,262 43.4 3,277 1,427 43.5
Not Central City.... 16,364 3,623 22.1 11,975 2,229 18.6 3,775 1,230 32.6 2,427 866 35.7
Not Metropolitan....... 6,173 2,258 36.6 4,476 1,428 31.9 1,351 686 50.8 409 195 47.8
Northeast................ 7,803 2,493 32.0 5,083 1,314 25.9 2,490 1,103 44.3 1,326 645 48.7
Metropolitan........... 7,272 2,393 32.9 4,579 1,225 26.8 2,484 1,101 44.3 1,310 634 48.4
Central City........ 3,849 1,606 41.7 1,795 662 36.9 1,923 911 47.4 1,042 526 50.5
Not Central City.... 3,424 787 23.0 2,784 563 20.2 561 190 33.9 268 108 40.3
Not Metropolitan....... 531 100 18.8 504 89 17.7 6 2 0.0 15 11 0.0
Midwest.................. 8,162 2,372 29.1 5,187 1,087 21.0 2,721 1,176 43.2 351 145 41.4
Metropolitan........... 6,687 1,830 27.4 3,881 635 16.4 2,651 1,134 42.8 330 133 40.3
Central City........ 3,538 1,285 36.3 1,351 304 22.5 2,113 942 44.6 226 88 38.8
Not Central City.... 3,149 546 17.3 2,531 331 13.1 538 191 35.6 104 45 43.5
Not Metropolitan....... 1,475 542 36.7 1,306 453 34.7 70 42 0.0 21 12 0.0
South.................... 14,231 4,536 31.9 7,286 1,791 24.6 6,657 2,645 39.7 1,868 730 39.1
Metropolitan........... 11,060 3,252 29.4 5,489 1,184 21.6 5,392 2,004 37.2 1,626 619 38.1
Central City........ 5,038 1,867 37.1 1,920 558 29.1 3,001 1,254 41.8 865 352 40.7
Not Central City.... 6,023 1,386 23.0 3,569 626 17.5 2,391 750 31.4 760 266 35.0
Not Metropolitan....... 3,171 1,284 40.5 1,797 607 33.8 1,266 641 50.7 242 112 46.2
West..................... 8,026 2,206 27.5 6,338 1,699 26.8 775 254 32.8 2,569 967 37.6
Metropolitan........... 7,030 1,874 26.7 5,470 1,419 26.0 766 253 33.1 2,438 907 37.2
Central City........ 3,261 969 29.7 2,379 711 29.9 480 155 32.2 1,144 460 40.2
Not Central City.... 3,768 905 24.0 3,091 709 22.9 285 99 34.6 1,294 447 34.5
Not Metropolitan....... 996 332 33.3 868 279 32.2 10 1 0.0 131 60 46.0
Division
New England............ 1,824 593 32.5 1,458 416 28.6 328 157 47.8 280 175 62.5
Middle Atlantic........ 5,979 1,900 31.8 3,625 898 24.8 2,162 946 43.7 1,045 470 45.0
East North Central..... 6,080 1,757 28.9 3,592 743 20.7 2,368 981 41.4 277 92 33.1
West North Central..... 2,083 615 29.5 1,595 344 21.6 354 195 55.2 74 54 0.0
South Atlantic......... 7,230 1,964 27.2 3,370 595 17.7 3,755 1,353 36.0 671 231 34.3
East South Central..... 2,471 957 38.7 1,292 407 31.5 1,171 543 46.4 17 0 0.0
West South Central..... 4,530 1,615 35.6 2,624 789 30.1 1,731 750 43.3 1,179 500 42.4
Mountain............... 2,023 555 27.4 1,797 456 25.4 89 40 44.2 696 270 38.8
Pacific................ 6,003 1,650 27.5 4,542 1,243 27.4 686 215 31.3 1,873 697 37.2
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_012.htm