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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
All races White Black
Below Below Below
poverty Level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 72,388 6,222 8.6 60,222 4,151 6.9 8,814 1,685 19.1
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 57,898 4,767 8.2 47,211 3,037 6.4 7,694 1,417 18.4
Central City........ 19,416 2,551 13.1 13,706 1,401 10.2 4,433 1,004 22.7
Not Central City.... 38,482 2,215 5.8 33,504 1,636 4.9 3,262 413 12.7
Not Metropolitan....... 14,490 1,455 10.0 13,011 1,114 8.6 1,119 267 23.9
Northeast................ 13,422 1,071 8.0 11,394 698 6.1 1,518 310 20.4
Metropolitan........... 11,968 962 8.0 9,962 595 6.0 1,507 306 20.3
Central City........ 3,687 598 16.2 2,368 291 12.3 1,061 268 25.3
Not Central City.... 8,280 363 4.4 7,594 304 4.0 446 38 8.5
Not Metropolitan....... 1,454 109 7.5 1,432 103 7.2 11 4 0.0
Midwest.................. 16,646 1,168 7.0 14,607 761 5.2 1,614 360 22.3
Metropolitan........... 12,249 865 7.1 10,381 490 4.7 1,527 347 22.7
Central City........ 3,962 529 13.3 2,751 230 8.4 1,090 281 25.7
Not Central City.... 8,287 336 4.1 7,630 260 3.4 436 66 15.1
Not Metropolitan....... 4,397 303 6.9 4,226 271 6.4 87 13 15.0
South.................... 26,602 2,573 9.7 21,021 1,585 7.5 4,888 917 18.8
Metropolitan........... 20,021 1,782 8.9 15,576 1,069 6.9 3,876 668 17.2
Central City........ 6,395 830 13.0 4,348 417 9.6 1,854 395 21.3
Not Central City.... 13,626 952 7.0 11,228 652 5.8 2,022 273 13.5
Not Metropolitan....... 6,581 791 12.0 5,445 516 9.5 1,012 249 24.6
West..................... 15,719 1,410 9.0 13,199 1,107 8.4 794 98 12.3
Metropolitan........... 13,661 1,158 8.5 11,291 883 7.8 785 97 12.3
Central City........ 5,372 594 11.1 4,239 463 10.9 428 61 14.2
Not Central City.... 8,289 563 6.8 7,052 420 6.0 357 36 9.9
Not Metropolitan....... 2,058 252 12.3 1,908 224 11.7 9 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 3,485 241 6.9 3,185 199 6.3 213 34 15.8
Middle Atlantic........ 9,936 830 8.4 8,210 499 6.1 1,304 276 21.2
East North Central..... 11,679 871 7.5 10,013 529 5.3 1,359 312 22.9
West North Central..... 4,967 298 6.0 4,595 232 5.1 255 48 18.9
South Atlantic......... 13,589 1,039 7.6 10,426 581 5.6 2,822 437 15.5
East South Central..... 4,731 511 10.8 3,779 294 7.8 910 217 23.8
West South Central..... 8,283 1,023 12.4 6,816 710 10.4 1,156 263 22.7
Mountain............... 4,552 375 8.2 4,196 312 7.4 120 26 21.4
Pacific................ 11,167 1,034 9.3 9,003 794 8.8 675 72 10.7
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
Hispanic Origin White Non-Hispanic
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 7,728 1,431 18.5 52,883 2,819 5.3
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,076 1,284 18.1 40,508 1,846 4.6
Central City........ 3,553 775 21.8 10,366 685 6.6
Not Central City.... 3,523 509 14.5 30,142 1,161 3.9
Not Metropolitan....... 652 147 22.5 12,376 973 7.9
Northeast................ 1,102 235 21.3 10,467 513 4.9
Metropolitan........... 1,085 228 21.1 9,050 414 4.6
Central City........ 730 195 26.8 1,777 138 7.8
Not Central City.... 355 33 9.4 7,273 276 3.8
Not Metropolitan....... 17 6 0.0 1,417 99 7.0
Midwest.................. 573 82 14.3 14,057 683 4.9
Metropolitan........... 482 68 14.1 9,919 424 4.3
Central City........ 289 49 16.9 2,475 183 7.4
Not Central City.... 192 19 9.9 7,444 241 3.2
Not Metropolitan....... 91 14 15.3 4,139 259 6.3
South.................... 2,815 493 17.5 18,319 1,112 6.1
Metropolitan........... 2,479 425 17.2 13,201 663 5.0
Central City........ 1,187 239 20.1 3,194 185 5.8
Not Central City.... 1,292 186 14.4 10,007 478 4.8
Not Metropolitan....... 335 67 20.1 5,118 449 8.8
West..................... 3,238 621 19.2 10,041 511 5.1
Metropolitan........... 3,030 562 18.6 8,339 345 4.1
Central City........ 1,347 292 21.7 2,920 179 6.1
Not Central City.... 1,684 271 16.1 5,418 166 3.1
Not Metropolitan....... 208 59 28.4 1,702 165 9.7
Division
New England............ 186 54 29.0 3,027 155 5.1
Middle Atlantic........ 916 181 19.7 7,439 358 4.8
East North Central..... 437 67 15.4 9,594 465 4.9
West North Central..... 136 15 10.8 4,463 217 4.9
South Atlantic......... 1,046 139 13.2 9,462 458 4.8
East South Central..... 72 5 0.0 3,709 289 7.8
West South Central..... 1,696 350 20.6 5,147 365 7.1
Mountain............... 754 140 18.6 3,462 180 5.2
Pacific................ 2,484 481 19.4 6,578 330 5.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
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Last revised: December 10, 2001
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