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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
UNRELATED INDIVIDUALS
Total................ 43,432 8,305 19.1 36,151 6,375 17.6 5,619 1,552 27.6 3,207 991 30.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 36,086 6,477 17.9 29,584 4,866 16.4 4,997 1,296 25.9 2,944 888 30.2
Central City........ 16,539 3,314 20.0 12,414 2,196 17.7 3,231 902 27.9 1,634 521 31.9
Not Central City.... 19,547 3,163 16.2 17,170 2,670 15.5 1,766 395 22.3 1,310 367 28.0
Not Metropolitan....... 7,346 1,828 24.9 6,567 1,508 23.0 623 256 41.2 263 102 38.9
Northeast................ 8,619 1,527 17.7 7,331 1,195 16.3 1,030 277 26.9 600 211 35.1
Metropolitan........... 7,670 1,351 17.6 6,416 1,026 16.0 1,000 270 27.0 591 206 34.8
Central City........ 3,267 689 21.1 2,364 437 18.5 738 206 27.9 401 146 36.3
Not Central City.... 4,402 662 15.0 4,052 589 14.5 262 64 24.5 190 60 31.6
Not Metropolitan....... 949 176 18.6 915 169 18.4 31 7 (B) 9 5 (B)
Midwest.................. 9,887 1,732 17.5 8,554 1,359 15.9 1,097 307 28.0 229 59 25.8
Metropolitan........... 7,493 1,261 16.8 6,234 914 14.7 1,062 293 27.6 192 50 26.1
Central City........ 3,507 725 20.7 2,545 428 16.8 847 256 30.3 112 36 32.3
Not Central City.... 3,986 536 13.5 3,689 486 13.2 215 37 17.2 81 14 17.5
Not Metropolitan....... 2,394 471 19.7 2,320 445 19.2 35 14 (B) 37 9 (B)
South.................... 14,444 3,052 21.1 11,173 2,164 19.4 2,938 818 27.8 1,106 338 30.6
Metropolitan........... 11,664 2,192 18.8 8,984 1,560 17.4 2,386 586 24.5 984 291 29.6
Central City........ 5,275 1,046 19.8 3,731 660 17.7 1,375 356 25.9 512 149 29.0
Not Central City.... 6,389 1,146 17.9 5,254 900 17.1 1,011 230 22.7 473 142 30.1
Not Metropolitan....... 2,780 860 30.9 2,188 604 27.6 552 232 42.1 121 47 39.0
West..................... 10,483 1,993 19.0 9,094 1,657 18.2 554 151 27.2 1,272 383 30.1
Metropolitan........... 9,260 1,673 18.1 7,949 1,366 17.2 549 147 26.8 1,177 342 29.0
Central City........ 4,489 855 19.0 3,774 671 17.8 271 83 30.7 610 191 31.3
Not Central City.... 4,771 818 17.1 4,175 695 16.6 278 64 23.0 567 151 26.6
Not Metropolitan....... 1,223 321 26.2 1,144 291 25.4 5 3 (B) 96 41 42.9
Division
New England............. 2,394 410 17.1 2,205 364 16.5 150 36 24.0 111 33 29.2
Middle Atlantic......... 6,226 1,117 17.9 5,126 831 16.2 880 241 27.4 489 178 36.4
East North Central...... 6,774 1,194 17.6 5,716 896 15.7 895 257 28.7 171 35 20.4
West North Central...... 3,112 539 17.3 2,837 463 16.3 203 50 24.5 58 24 (B)
South Atlantic.......... 7,848 1,622 20.7 5,908 1,110 18.8 1,771 480 27.1 499 166 33.2
East South Central...... 2,220 526 23.7 1,709 363 21.2 490 154 31.5 28 9 (B)
West South Central...... 4,376 904 20.7 3,555 691 19.4 677 184 27.1 578 163 28.2
Mountain................ 2,848 528 18.5 2,642 478 18.1 76 20 26.9 358 106 29.6
Pacific................. 7,635 1,466 19.2 6,452 1,178 18.3 478 130 27.3 914 277 30.3
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_014.htm