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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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES
Total................ 229,482 22,015 9.6 187,677 14,392 7.7 29,497 6,108 20.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 185,742 17,094 9.2 148,971 10,757 7.2 25,797 5,136 19.9
Central City........ 62,544 9,257 14.8 42,967 5,023 11.7 14,873 3,682 24.8
Not Central City.... 123,198 7,837 6.4 106,004 5,735 5.4 10,924 1,454 13.3
Not Metropolitan....... 43,740 4,921 11.3 38,706 3,635 9.4 3,700 972 26.3
Northeast................ 43,280 3,622 8.4 36,097 2,244 6.2 5,367 1,149 21.4
Metropolitan........... 38,749 3,256 8.4 31,664 1,907 6.0 5,318 1,129 21.2
Central City........ 11,970 2,082 17.4 7,372 944 12.8 3,712 1,000 26.9
Not Central City.... 26,780 1,174 4.4 24,292 963 4.0 1,606 130 8.1
Not Metropolitan....... 4,531 366 8.1 4,433 337 7.6 49 20 0.0
Midwest.................. 53,112 4,140 7.8 45,998 2,628 5.7 5,503 1,317 23.9
Metropolitan........... 39,631 3,058 7.7 33,137 1,699 5.1 5,207 1,247 23.9
Central City........ 12,819 1,934 15.1 8,639 840 9.7 3,756 1,039 27.7
Not Central City.... 26,812 1,124 4.2 24,498 859 3.5 1,452 208 14.3
Not Metropolitan....... 13,482 1,082 8.0 12,861 930 7.2 295 69 23.5
South.................... 80,992 8,723 10.8 62,562 5,189 8.3 16,003 3,227 20.2
Metropolitan........... 61,689 6,139 10.0 47,000 3,585 7.6 12,678 2,352 18.6
Central City........ 19,966 2,871 14.4 13,291 1,415 10.6 5,986 1,392 23.2
Not Central City.... 41,722 3,269 7.8 33,709 2,170 6.4 6,692 961 14.4
Not Metropolitan....... 19,303 2,583 13.4 15,563 1,604 10.3 3,325 875 26.3
West..................... 52,098 5,530 10.6 43,019 4,331 10.1 2,625 415 15.8
Metropolitan........... 45,673 4,640 10.2 37,170 3,566 9.6 2,594 407 15.7
Central City........ 17,789 2,370 13.3 13,665 1,824 13.3 1,419 251 17.7
Not Central City.... 27,884 2,270 8.1 23,505 1,742 7.4 1,175 156 13.3
Not Metropolitan....... 6,424 890 13.9 5,849 764 13.1 31 8 0.0
Division
New England............ 11,062 781 7.1 10,011 629 6.3 738 129 17.5
Middle Atlantic........ 32,218 2,841 8.8 26,086 1,615 6.2 4,629 1,020 22.0
East North Central..... 37,707 3,187 8.5 31,806 1,893 6.0 4,719 1,165 24.7
West North Central..... 15,405 953 6.2 14,193 736 5.2 784 151 19.3
South Atlantic......... 40,622 3,406 8.4 30,334 1,828 6.0 9,203 1,501 16.3
East South Central..... 14,286 1,646 11.5 11,034 862 7.8 3,088 778 25.2
West South Central..... 26,084 3,671 14.1 21,194 2,499 11.8 3,711 948 25.6
Mountain............... 14,707 1,427 9.7 13,345 1,137 8.5 466 119 25.5
Pacific................ 37,391 4,102 11.0 29,674 3,194 10.8 2,159 297 13.7
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
PEOPLE IN FAMILIES
Total................ 29,976 6,025 20.1 159,143 8,753 5.5
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 27,491 5,406 19.7 122,869 5,712 4.6
Central City........ 13,721 3,165 23.1 30,041 2,081 6.9
Not Central City.... 13,770 2,241 16.3 92,828 3,631 3.9
Not Metropolitan....... 2,485 619 24.9 36,275 3,041 8.4
Northeast................ 3,929 832 21.2 32,792 1,595 4.9
Metropolitan........... 3,867 817 21.1 28,407 1,265 4.5
Central City........ 2,593 699 26.9 5,267 403 7.6
Not Central City.... 1,274 118 9.3 23,140 862 3.7
Not Metropolitan....... 63 15 0.0 4,384 330 7.5
Midwest.................. 2,289 373 16.3 43,820 2,274 5.2
Metropolitan........... 1,941 306 15.8 31,299 1,407 4.5
Central City........ 1,248 250 20.0 7,469 604 8.1
Not Central City.... 693 56 8.1 23,830 803 3.4
Not Metropolitan....... 348 67 19.3 12,521 866 6.9
South.................... 10,473 2,018 19.3 52,497 3,261 6.2
Metropolitan........... 9,150 1,723 18.8 38,234 1,944 5.1
Central City........ 4,411 928 21.1 9,006 520 5.8
Not Central City.... 4,739 795 16.8 29,228 1,425 4.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,323 295 22.3 14,263 1,316 9.2
West..................... 13,285 2,801 21.1 30,035 1,623 5.4
Metropolitan........... 12,533 2,560 20.4 24,929 1,095 4.4
Central City........ 5,469 1,288 23.5 8,299 555 6.7
Not Central City.... 7,064 1,272 18.0 16,630 540 3.2
Not Metropolitan....... 752 241 32.1 5,107 528 10.3
Division
New England............ 663 193 29.1 9,450 477 5.0
Middle Atlantic........ 3,266 639 19.6 23,342 1,119 4.8
East North Central..... 1,770 315 17.8 30,122 1,596 5.3
West North Central..... 519 58 11.2 13,698 678 4.9
South Atlantic......... 3,586 514 14.3 27,053 1,381 5.1
East South Central..... 258 24 9.3 10,785 838 7.8
West South Central..... 6,629 1,480 22.3 14,659 1,042 7.1
Mountain............... 2,952 598 20.3 10,460 558 5.3
Pacific................ 10,334 2,203 21.3 19,575 1,064 5.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
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Last revised: December 10, 2001
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