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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 
BELOW 125 PERCENT                                                                                                                 
OF POVERTY                                                                                                                        
RELATED CHILDREN                                                                                                                  
UNDER 18 YEARS                                                                                                                    
   Total...........     70,480   15,422     21.9   55,274    9,877     17.9   11,132    4,498     40.4   11,300    4,496     39.8 
0 Years............      3,801      905     23.8    3,053      632     20.7      551      227     41.1      684      262     38.3 
1 Year.............      3,877      943     24.3    3,030      624     20.6      576      283     49.2      734      319     43.4 
2 Years............      3,807      920     24.2    2,999      582     19.4      598      287     48.0      645      255     39.5 
3 Years............      3,797      912     24.0    3,001      597     19.9      568      254     44.7      700      291     41.6 
4 Years............      3,929      929     23.7    3,056      617     20.2      643      258     40.2      802      315     39.2 
5 Years............      3,895      883     22.7    3,067      582     19.0      612      239     39.0      682      274     40.2 
6 Years............      3,934      942     24.0    3,095      598     19.3      651      294     45.2      635      280     44.2 
7 Years............      3,947      958     24.3    3,117      610     19.6      616      293     47.6      680      276     40.5 
8 Years............      3,904      913     23.4    3,067      578     18.9      620      266     43.0      596      249     41.7 
9 Years............      4,254      986     23.2    3,312      593     17.9      712      305     42.8      665      290     43.6 
10 Years...........      4,213      931     22.1    3,262      585     17.9      741      279     37.7      622      241     38.8 
11 Years...........      3,943      816     20.7    3,052      514     16.9      647      220     34.0      578      247     42.8 
12 Years...........      3,884      859     22.1    3,062      550     18.0      611      242     39.6      587      221     37.7 
13 Years...........      3,908      779     19.9    3,006      479     15.9      628      235     37.3      582      245     42.1 
14 Years...........      3,925      726     18.5    3,092      453     14.7      594      213     35.9      550      184     33.4 
15 Years...........      3,794      650     17.1    2,996      393     13.1      596      230     38.5      530      190     35.9 
16 Years...........      3,808      744     19.5    2,957      480     16.2      584      186     31.9      523      186     35.5 
17 Years...........      3,863      626     16.2    3,052      409     13.4      585      187     32.0      506      173     34.2 

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/new23_008.htm