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, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 8,510 2,763 32.5 5,356 1,474 27.5 2,833 1,162 41.0
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,020 2,163 30.8 4,293 1,085 25.3 2,468 984 39.9
Central City........ 3,280 1,315 40.1 1,599 563 35.2 1,572 709 45.1
Not Central City.... 3,740 848 22.7 2,694 521 19.4 896 275 30.7
Not Metropolitan....... 1,489 601 40.3 1,063 389 36.6 365 178 48.9
Northeast................ 1,599 525 32.8 1,060 284 26.8 506 228 45.1
Metropolitan........... 1,474 486 33.0 942 249 26.5 502 224 44.7
Central City........ 795 333 41.8 362 125 34.5 413 197 47.8
Not Central City.... 678 154 22.7 580 125 21.5 89 27 30.2
Not Metropolitan....... 125 39 30.8 118 35 29.2 4 4 0.0
Midwest.................. 1,765 567 32.1 1,129 281 24.9 591 267 45.1
Metropolitan........... 1,413 456 32.3 823 187 22.8 561 257 45.9
Central City........ 727 317 43.6 286 93 32.7 427 215 50.3
Not Central City.... 686 139 20.2 536 94 17.5 134 43 31.8
Not Metropolitan....... 352 111 31.6 306 93 30.5 30 9 0.0
South.................... 3,355 1,127 33.6 1,763 495 28.1 1,526 600 39.3
Metropolitan........... 2,576 786 30.5 1,338 336 25.1 1,196 435 36.4
Central City........ 1,099 425 38.6 456 161 35.3 627 259 41.2
Not Central City.... 1,477 362 24.5 881 175 19.8 569 176 31.0
Not Metropolitan....... 779 341 43.7 426 160 37.5 330 165 49.9
West..................... 1,791 544 30.4 1,404 414 29.5 210 68 32.3
Metropolitan........... 1,557 434 27.9 1,191 313 26.2 209 67 32.3
Central City........ 658 240 36.5 496 184 37.2 105 39 36.7
Not Central City.... 899 194 21.6 695 128 18.5 104 29 27.7
Not Metropolitan....... 234 110 47.2 213 102 47.7 1 0 0.0
Division
New England............ 420 122 29.1 350 90 25.8 66 30 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 1,179 403 34.2 711 194 27.3 439 198 45.2
East North Central..... 1,308 420 32.2 766 182 23.8 513 227 44.3
West North Central..... 457 147 32.1 363 99 27.2 78 40 50.8
South Atlantic......... 1,556 450 28.9 779 166 21.3 753 272 36.2
East South Central..... 674 228 33.8 319 75 23.6 350 153 43.6
West South Central..... 1,126 449 39.9 665 254 38.2 424 175 41.3
Mountain............... 459 143 31.2 400 117 29.2 30 14 0.0
Pacific................ 1,332 401 30.1 1,004 298 29.6 179 54 30.2
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, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 1,309 541 41.4 4,154 991 23.9
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 1,205 489 40.6 3,192 653 20.4
Central City........ 708 336 47.5 954 261 27.4
Not Central City.... 497 153 30.8 2,238 392 17.5
Not Metropolitan....... 105 52 49.9 962 339 35.2
Northeast................ 277 121 43.8 835 189 22.6
Metropolitan........... 268 117 43.5 725 158 21.8
Central City........ 216 103 47.8 191 46 23.9
Not Central City.... 52 14 0.0 533 113 21.1
Not Metropolitan....... 8 4 0.0 110 30 27.4
Midwest.................. 65 18 0.0 1,067 263 24.7
Metropolitan........... 56 17 0.0 768 171 22.3
Central City........ 35 13 0.0 253 82 32.5
Not Central City.... 21 5 0.0 515 89 17.3
Not Metropolitan....... 9 1 0.0 299 92 30.7
South.................... 390 171 43.8 1,395 335 24.0
Metropolitan........... 342 143 41.8 1,016 202 19.9
Central City........ 200 101 50.3 262 64 24.3
Not Central City.... 142 42 29.9 754 138 18.3
Not Metropolitan....... 48 28 0.0 379 133 35.2
West..................... 577 231 40.0 857 205 23.9
Metropolitan........... 539 212 39.4 683 121 17.8
Central City........ 257 120 46.5 248 70 28.0
Not Central City.... 281 93 32.9 434 52 11.9
Not Metropolitan....... 39 19 0.0 174 83 47.8
Division
New England............ 59 34 0.0 304 65 21.4
Middle Atlantic........ 218 87 40.2 531 124 23.3
East North Central..... 48 15 0.0 722 168 23.3
West North Central..... 17 4 0.0 345 95 27.5
South Atlantic......... 115 51 44.2 678 124 18.3
East South Central..... 10 2 0.0 311 74 23.7
West South Central..... 265 118 44.6 406 137 33.7
Mountain............... 138 57 41.3 272 67 24.6
Pacific................ 439 174 39.6 585 138 23.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.