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Table 23. Single Years of Age - Poverty Status of People in 1999
(Numbers in thousands)

                               All Races                        White                      Black             Hispanic Origin      
                                  Below Poverty              Below Poverty              Below Poverty              Below Poverty  
                                      Level                      Level                      Level                      Level      
                                         Percent                    Percent                    Percent                    Percent 
                                              of                         of                         of                         of 
                         Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total    Total   Number    Total 
ALL INCOME LEVELS                                                                                                                 
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                                                  
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                  
   Total...........     70,480   11,510     16.3   55,274    7,123     12.9   11,132    3,644     32.7   11,300    3,382     29.9 
0 Years............      3,801      695     18.3    3,053      464     15.2      551      204     37.0      684      200     29.2 
1 Year.............      3,877      725     18.7    3,030      458     15.1      576      237     41.1      734      251     34.2 
2 Years............      3,807      698     18.3    2,999      427     14.2      598      240     40.1      645      196     30.4 
3 Years............      3,797      707     18.6    3,001      445     14.8      568      212     37.3      700      220     31.4 
4 Years............      3,929      683     17.4    3,056      434     14.2      643      208     32.4      802      227     28.3 
5 Years............      3,895      663     17.0    3,067      425     13.9      612      198     32.4      682      206     30.3 
6 Years............      3,934      712     18.1    3,095      421     13.6      651      255     39.2      635      211     33.2 
7 Years............      3,947      711     18.0    3,117      425     13.6      616      239     38.8      680      206     30.3 
8 Years............      3,904      692     17.7    3,067      423     13.8      620      229     36.9      596      194     32.5 
9 Years............      4,254      734     17.3    3,312      436     13.2      712      246     34.6      665      223     33.5 
10 Years...........      4,213      663     15.7    3,262      413     12.7      741      201     27.2      622      167     26.8 
11 Years...........      3,943      605     15.3    3,052      359     11.8      647      180     27.9      578      176     30.5 
12 Years...........      3,884      639     16.5    3,062      412     13.4      611      185     30.3      587      178     30.3 
13 Years...........      3,908      560     14.3    3,006      343     11.4      628      179     28.5      582      172     29.5 
14 Years...........      3,925      544     13.8    3,092      333     10.8      594      166     28.0      550      151     27.4 
15 Years...........      3,794      467     12.3    2,996      276      9.2      596      167     28.0      530      149     28.1 
16 Years...........      3,808      565     14.8    2,957      360     12.2      584      141     24.2      523      128     24.5 
17 Years...........      3,863      448     11.6    3,052      270      8.8      585      155     26.5      506      128     25.4 

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/new23_004.htm