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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 FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 12,525 3,096 24.7 8,293 1,655 20.0 3,762 1,301 34.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 10,378 2,436 23.5 6,696 1,231 18.4 3,294 1,101 33.4
Central City........ 4,754 1,463 30.8 2,483 633 25.5 2,095 785 37.5
Not Central City.... 5,624 973 17.3 4,214 598 14.2 1,198 316 26.3
Not Metropolitan....... 2,147 659 30.7 1,597 424 26.6 468 200 42.7
Northeast................ 2,487 613 24.7 1,723 343 19.9 699 249 35.7
Metropolitan........... 2,296 570 24.8 1,541 304 19.7 695 245 35.3
Central City........ 1,141 385 33.7 563 157 27.8 544 216 39.7
Not Central City.... 1,154 185 16.0 978 147 15.0 151 29 19.4
Not Metropolitan....... 191 43 22.4 182 39 21.3 4 4 0.0
Midwest.................. 2,568 619 24.1 1,772 310 17.5 742 287 38.7
Metropolitan........... 2,056 498 24.2 1,312 208 15.9 708 278 39.3
Central City........ 1,019 345 33.9 458 106 23.2 542 230 42.4
Not Central City.... 1,037 153 14.7 854 102 11.9 166 48 29.1
Not Metropolitan....... 512 121 23.7 460 102 22.1 34 9 0.0
South.................... 4,950 1,278 25.8 2,815 553 19.7 2,035 693 34.0
Metropolitan........... 3,826 901 23.6 2,152 379 17.6 1,607 507 31.5
Central City........ 1,663 478 28.8 786 176 22.4 853 298 34.9
Not Central City.... 2,163 423 19.5 1,366 203 14.8 754 209 27.8
Not Metropolitan....... 1,124 377 33.5 663 175 26.3 429 186 43.4
West..................... 2,519 585 23.2 1,983 449 22.6 285 71 25.0
Metropolitan........... 2,200 467 21.2 1,692 340 20.1 284 71 25.0
Central City........ 931 254 27.3 676 194 28.6 157 42 27.0
Not Central City.... 1,269 213 16.8 1,016 146 14.4 128 29 22.6
Not Metropolitan....... 319 118 37.0 291 109 37.4 1 0 0.0
Division
New England............ 610 136 22.3 520 102 19.6 83 30 35.7
Middle Atlantic........ 1,877 477 25.4 1,203 241 20.0 616 220 35.7
East North Central..... 1,886 461 24.5 1,210 201 16.6 639 248 38.8
West North Central..... 683 158 23.1 562 110 19.5 103 40 38.6
South Atlantic......... 2,403 523 21.8 1,299 195 15.0 1,062 317 29.9
East South Central..... 952 268 28.1 508 85 16.7 436 183 42.1
West South Central..... 1,595 487 30.5 1,007 274 27.2 538 192 35.8
Mountain............... 652 154 23.7 568 127 22.3 39 14 0.0
Pacific................ 1,867 431 23.1 1,415 322 22.8 246 58 23.5
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 FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT
Total................ 1,746 597 34.2 6,681 1,126 16.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 1,623 541 33.3 5,201 754 14.5
Central City........ 928 376 40.5 1,633 297 18.2
Not Central City.... 695 165 23.8 3,569 457 12.8
Not Metropolitan....... 123 56 45.4 1,479 372 25.1
Northeast................ 366 146 39.9 1,426 229 16.0
Metropolitan........... 357 141 39.6 1,252 194 15.5
Central City........ 282 126 44.8 340 61 18.0
Not Central City.... 75 15 20.0 912 133 14.6
Not Metropolitan....... 8 4 0.0 174 35 19.8
Midwest.................. 87 22 25.8 1,692 291 17.2
Metropolitan........... 76 19 25.6 1,238 190 15.4
Central City........ 51 15 0.0 410 93 22.7
Not Central City.... 25 5 0.0 829 97 11.8
Not Metropolitan....... 11 3 0.0 453 101 22.2
South.................... 560 184 32.9 2,282 381 16.7
Metropolitan........... 504 156 31.0 1,674 233 13.9
Central City........ 277 108 38.8 515 71 13.9
Not Central City.... 227 49 21.6 1,160 161 13.9
Not Metropolitan....... 56 28 0.0 607 148 24.3
West..................... 733 244 33.3 1,281 226 17.6
Metropolitan........... 685 224 32.6 1,036 137 13.2
Central City........ 317 127 40.0 368 72 19.5
Not Central City.... 368 97 26.3 668 65 9.8
Not Metropolitan....... 48 21 0.0 244 89 36.3
Division
New England............ 71 39 0.0 463 71 15.4
Middle Atlantic........ 295 107 36.3 963 157 16.3
East North Central..... 65 19 0.0 1,151 185 16.1
West North Central..... 22 4 0.0 541 106 19.6
South Atlantic......... 197 57 29.1 1,122 148 13.2
East South Central..... 13 2 0.0 497 83 16.7
West South Central..... 351 125 35.7 663 150 22.6
Mountain............... 176 62 35.0 402 72 18.0
Pacific................ 557 183 32.8 879 154 17.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: (hhes-info@census.gov) Housing and Household Economics Statistics Information Staff
Last revised: December 10, 2001
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