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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
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 26,563 1,604 6.0 22,609 1,316 5.8 2,386 150 6.3
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 21,557 1,227 5.7 18,041 980 5.4 2,093 133 6.4
Central City........ 6,395 573 9.0 4,819 426 8.8 1,013 87 8.6
Not Central City.... 15,162 654 4.3 13,222 554 4.2 1,080 46 4.2
Not Metropolitan....... 5,006 377 7.5 4,568 336 7.4 293 17 5.8
Northeast................ 4,935 227 4.6 4,286 172 4.0 414 27 6.4
Metropolitan........... 4,381 191 4.4 3,741 137 3.7 410 27 6.5
Central City........ 1,073 106 9.9 733 67 9.2 239 21 9.0
Not Central City.... 3,307 85 2.6 3,008 70 2.3 171 5 3.0
Not Metropolitan....... 555 37 6.6 545 35 6.4 4 0 0.0
Midwest.................. 6,245 262 4.2 5,668 228 4.0 386 18 4.6
Metropolitan........... 4,667 158 3.4 4,152 130 3.1 358 18 5.0
Central City........ 1,278 81 6.4 1,001 67 6.7 239 13 5.4
Not Central City.... 3,390 76 2.2 3,151 63 2.0 120 5 4.0
Not Metropolitan....... 1,578 104 6.6 1,516 98 6.5 27 0 0.0
South.................... 9,150 616 6.7 7,461 507 6.8 1,325 88 6.6
Metropolitan........... 6,994 450 6.4 5,613 362 6.4 1,065 72 6.8
Central City........ 2,013 175 8.7 1,496 129 8.6 403 40 9.9
Not Central City.... 4,981 275 5.5 4,117 233 5.7 662 32 4.9
Not Metropolitan....... 2,155 166 7.7 1,848 145 7.9 260 16 6.2
West..................... 6,233 498 8.0 5,193 410 7.9 262 18 6.8
Metropolitan........... 5,515 428 7.8 4,535 352 7.8 260 17 6.4
Central City........ 2,031 211 10.4 1,590 163 10.2 132 13 9.8
Not Central City.... 3,484 217 6.2 2,945 189 6.4 128 4 2.9
Not Metropolitan....... 718 70 9.8 658 58 8.8 2 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 1,305 43 3.3 1,187 40 3.4 73 1 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 3,631 184 5.1 3,099 131 4.2 341 26 7.5
East North Central..... 4,341 207 4.8 3,868 177 4.6 335 18 5.3
West North Central..... 1,904 55 2.9 1,800 51 2.8 51 0 0.0
South Atlantic......... 4,489 214 4.8 3,493 165 4.7 823 44 5.3
East South Central..... 1,586 98 6.2 1,332 83 6.3 228 14 6.3
West South Central..... 3,075 305 9.9 2,636 258 9.8 274 30 10.9
Mountain............... 1,711 123 7.2 1,578 104 6.6 41 7 0.0
Pacific................ 4,522 375 8.3 3,616 306 8.5 220 10 4.6
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
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 3,650 616 16.9 19,118 726 3.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 3,329 549 16.5 14,861 454 3.1
Central City........ 1,583 279 17.6 3,317 160 4.8
Not Central City.... 1,746 270 15.5 11,544 294 2.5
Not Metropolitan....... 320 67 20.8 4,257 272 6.4
Northeast................ 410 56 13.6 3,940 129 3.3
Metropolitan........... 405 54 13.2 3,397 94 2.8
Central City........ 244 40 16.5 537 35 6.5
Not Central City.... 161 13 8.2 2,860 60 2.1
Not Metropolitan....... 5 2 0.0 542 35 6.4
Midwest.................. 298 34 11.5 5,381 194 3.6
Metropolitan........... 239 23 9.6 3,923 107 2.7
Central City........ 153 19 12.5 853 47 5.6
Not Central City.... 86 4 4.3 3,070 59 1.9
Not Metropolitan....... 58 11 0.0 1,458 87 6.0
South.................... 1,342 234 17.4 6,174 282 4.6
Metropolitan........... 1,160 201 17.3 4,501 169 3.8
Central City........ 530 92 17.5 982 40 4.1
Not Central City.... 631 109 17.2 3,519 129 3.7
Not Metropolitan....... 181 32 17.9 1,673 113 6.7
West..................... 1,601 292 18.3 3,624 121 3.3
Metropolitan........... 1,525 271 17.8 3,040 83 2.7
Central City........ 656 127 19.4 944 38 4.0
Not Central City.... 869 144 16.6 2,096 46 2.2
Not Metropolitan....... 76 21 28.0 584 37 6.4
Division
New England............ 71 9 0.0 1,124 33 2.9
Middle Atlantic........ 338 47 13.9 2,816 96 3.4
East North Central..... 224 30 13.2 3,653 147 4.0
West North Central..... 73 4 0.0 1,728 47 2.7
South Atlantic......... 433 54 12.5 3,096 116 3.8
East South Central..... 26 3 0.0 1,307 80 6.2
West South Central..... 882 177 20.0 1,771 85 4.8
Mountain............... 334 55 16.5 1,251 49 3.9
Pacific................ 1,266 237 18.7 2,373 72 3.0
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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