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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
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 37,327 4,730 12.7 29,747 3,049 10.3 5,601 1,395 24.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 30,456 3,674 12.1 23,813 2,265 9.5 4,897 1,190 24.3
Central City........ 10,413 2,042 19.6 6,922 1,076 15.5 2,792 859 30.8
Not Central City.... 20,043 1,632 8.1 16,890 1,190 7.0 2,105 331 15.7
Not Metropolitan....... 6,871 1,056 15.4 5,934 784 13.2 705 206 29.2
Northeast................ 6,866 805 11.7 5,609 491 8.7 977 270 27.7
Metropolitan........... 6,144 722 11.8 4,905 414 8.4 968 266 27.5
Central City........ 2,005 467 23.3 1,175 203 17.3 701 234 33.4
Not Central City.... 4,139 255 6.2 3,729 211 5.7 267 32 11.9
Not Metropolitan....... 721 82 11.4 704 76 10.8 9 4 0.0
Midwest.................. 8,506 895 10.5 7,184 547 7.6 1,076 309 28.7
Metropolitan........... 6,478 664 10.3 5,274 342 6.5 1,012 298 29.4
Central City........ 2,150 432 20.1 1,366 174 12.7 729 245 33.6
Not Central City.... 4,328 232 5.4 3,909 169 4.3 282 53 18.6
Not Metropolitan....... 2,028 231 11.4 1,909 205 10.7 64 11 0.0
South.................... 13,230 1,881 14.2 9,748 1,101 11.3 3,039 725 23.8
Metropolitan........... 10,151 1,334 13.1 7,373 767 10.4 2,413 535 22.2
Central City........ 3,315 643 19.4 2,072 309 14.9 1,110 323 29.1
Not Central City.... 6,836 691 10.1 5,301 458 8.6 1,303 212 16.3
Not Metropolitan....... 3,078 547 17.8 2,375 334 14.1 627 189 30.2
West..................... 8,725 1,149 13.2 7,206 911 12.6 509 91 17.9
Metropolitan........... 7,682 953 12.4 6,261 742 11.9 504 90 17.8
Central City........ 2,943 500 17.0 2,310 390 16.9 252 56 22.3
Not Central City.... 4,740 454 9.6 3,951 352 8.9 252 34 13.3
Not Metropolitan....... 1,043 196 18.8 946 168 17.8 6 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 1,813 184 10.1 1,617 146 9.0 148 34 22.8
Middle Atlantic........ 5,052 621 12.3 3,992 345 8.6 828 236 28.5
East North Central..... 5,970 663 11.1 4,880 378 7.7 921 261 28.3
West North Central..... 2,536 232 9.1 2,304 169 7.3 155 48 31.1
South Atlantic......... 6,445 727 11.3 4,553 373 8.2 1,688 337 19.9
East South Central..... 2,372 361 15.2 1,728 188 10.9 613 173 28.3
West South Central..... 4,412 793 18.0 3,467 540 15.6 739 215 29.1
Mountain............... 2,363 295 12.5 2,145 239 11.2 79 25 30.9
Pacific................ 6,363 855 13.4 5,062 672 13.3 430 67 15.5
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
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 5,363 1,226 22.9 24,674 1,910 7.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 4,901 1,099 22.4 19,189 1,249 6.5
Central City........ 2,487 654 26.3 4,596 472 10.3
Not Central City.... 2,413 445 18.4 14,593 777 5.3
Not Metropolitan....... 462 127 27.5 5,485 661 12.0
Northeast................ 741 184 24.9 4,991 347 7.0
Metropolitan........... 728 178 24.4 4,298 275 6.4
Central City........ 499 151 30.3 779 86 11.0
Not Central City.... 229 27 11.7 3,518 189 5.4
Not Metropolitan....... 13 6 0.0 693 72 10.4
Midwest.................. 418 65 15.6 6,784 484 7.1
Metropolitan........... 342 53 15.4 4,948 292 5.9
Central City........ 216 39 18.0 1,161 137 11.8
Not Central City.... 126 14 11.1 3,787 155 4.1
Not Metropolitan....... 76 12 16.4 1,835 192 10.5
South.................... 1,846 417 22.6 7,984 703 8.8
Metropolitan........... 1,603 355 22.2 5,846 429 7.3
Central City........ 779 197 25.3 1,318 118 9.0
Not Central City.... 824 158 19.1 4,528 311 6.9
Not Metropolitan....... 243 61 25.2 2,139 274 12.8
West..................... 2,358 560 23.7 4,915 376 7.6
Metropolitan........... 2,229 513 23.0 4,097 253 6.2
Central City........ 994 266 26.8 1,337 131 9.8
Not Central City.... 1,235 247 20.0 2,760 122 4.4
Not Metropolitan....... 130 47 36.1 817 123 15.0
Division
New England............ 139 45 32.3 1,499 111 7.4
Middle Atlantic........ 601 139 23.2 3,492 236 6.8
East North Central..... 317 53 16.8 4,579 327 7.1
West North Central..... 101 12 11.9 2,205 157 7.1
South Atlantic......... 602 113 18.7 4,009 274 6.8
East South Central..... 41 5 0.0 1,690 183 10.8
West South Central..... 1,204 299 24.9 2,286 246 10.8
Mountain............... 508 120 23.6 1,655 127 7.7
Pacific................ 1,850 440 23.8 3,260 249 7.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: December 10, 2001
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