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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.)
White Black
Below Below Below
poverty Level poverty level poverty level
Percent Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 113,407 7,873 6.9 95,624 6,388 6.7 10,602 757 7.1
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 92,544 6,126 6.6 76,774 4,837 6.3 9,337 690 7.4
Central City........ 27,947 2,855 10.2 20,688 2,126 10.3 4,606 437 9.5
Not Central City.... 64,597 3,271 5.1 56,086 2,711 4.8 4,731 253 5.4
Not Metropolitan....... 20,863 1,746 8.4 18,850 1,552 8.2 1,265 67 5.3
Northeast................ 20,986 1,019 4.9 18,021 752 4.2 1,908 130 6.8
Metropolitan........... 18,645 860 4.6 15,732 601 3.8 1,892 130 6.9
Central City........ 4,649 477 10.3 3,080 297 9.7 1,097 103 9.4
Not Central City.... 13,996 383 2.7 12,652 304 2.4 796 27 3.4
Not Metropolitan....... 2,340 159 6.8 2,289 150 6.6 16 0 .
Midwest.................. 27,074 1,377 5.1 24,338 1,161 4.8 1,803 115 6.4
Metropolitan........... 20,211 836 4.1 17,783 661 3.7 1,687 115 6.8
Central City........ 5,575 443 7.9 4,280 340 7.9 1,122 92 8.2
Not Central City.... 14,636 393 2.7 13,503 320 2.4 565 22 3.9
Not Metropolitan....... 6,863 541 7.9 6,555 501 7.6 116 0 0.0
South.................... 37,714 2,878 7.6 30,367 2,339 7.7 5,806 403 6.9
Metropolitan........... 29,164 2,153 7.4 23,158 1,706 7.4 4,683 339 7.2
Central City........ 8,646 819 9.5 6,380 627 9.8 1,796 162 9.0
Not Central City.... 20,518 1,333 6.5 16,778 1,079 6.4 2,887 177 6.1
Not Metropolitan....... 8,550 725 8.5 7,210 633 8.8 1,123 64 5.7
West..................... 27,633 2,600 9.4 22,898 2,137 9.3 1,085 110 10.1
Metropolitan........... 24,523 2,278 9.3 20,101 1,869 9.3 1,075 107 10.0
Central City........ 9,076 1,116 12.3 6,948 862 12.4 592 80 13.5
Not Central City.... 15,447 1,162 7.5 13,153 1,007 7.7 483 27 5.6
Not Metropolitan....... 3,110 322 10.4 2,797 268 9.6 10 3 .
Division
New England............. 5,459 168 3.1 4,935 154 3.1 320 6 1.9
Middle Atlantic......... 15,527 851 5.5 13,085 598 4.6 1,588 124 7.8
East North Central...... 19,067 1,124 5.9 16,780 927 5.5 1,591 115 7.2
West North Central...... 8,007 252 3.2 7,557 234 3.1 213 0 0.0
South Atlantic.......... 18,363 1,003 5.5 14,043 761 5.4 3,670 219 6.0
East South Central...... 6,327 399 6.3 5,269 346 6.6 936 47 5.0
West South Central...... 13,024 1,476 11.3 11,056 1,232 11.1 1,200 138 11.5
Mountain................ 7,602 620 8.2 6,932 500 7.2 186 40 21.2
Pacific................. 20,031 1,979 9.9 15,966 1,637 10.3 899 70 7.8
Hispanics may be of any race.
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
Percent Percent
Total Number of total Total Number of total
PEOPLE IN MARRIED COUPLE
FAMILIES WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 17,446 3,186 18.3 78,863 3,312 4.2
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 15,926 2,847 17.9 61,500 2,088 3.4
Central City........ 7,609 1,435 18.9 13,427 746 5.6
Not Central City.... 8,317 1,412 17.0 48,073 1,342 2.8
Not Metropolitan....... 1,521 338 22.2 17,363 1,225 7.1
Northeast................ 1,830 248 13.6 16,470 550 3.3
Metropolitan........... 1,798 240 13.3 14,199 399 2.8
Central City........ 1,108 180 16.2 2,169 147 6.8
Not Central City.... 690 60 8.7 12,030 252 2.1
Not Metropolitan....... 32 8 . 2,271 150 6.6
Midwest.................. 1,399 190 13.5 22,995 977 4.2
Metropolitan........... 1,153 140 12.2 16,684 524 3.1
Central City........ 773 122 15.8 3,547 222 6.3
Not Central City.... 380 18 4.9 13,137 302 2.3
Not Metropolitan....... 246 49 20.0 6,311 453 7.2
South.................... 6,177 1,164 18.9 24,414 1,213 5.0
Metropolitan........... 5,315 1,000 18.8 18,055 745 4.1
Central City........ 2,494 460 18.4 3,949 181 4.6
Not Central City.... 2,821 540 19.1 14,106 564 4.0
Not Metropolitan....... 862 165 19.1 6,360 468 7.4
West..................... 8,041 1,584 19.7 14,983 573 3.8
Metropolitan........... 7,660 1,468 19.2 12,561 420 3.3
Central City........ 3,234 674 20.8 3,762 196 5.2
Not Central City.... 4,426 794 17.9 8,799 224 2.5
Not Metropolitan....... 381 116 30.5 2,422 153 6.3
Division
New England............. 306 39 12.9 4,664 118 2.5
Middle Atlantic......... 1,524 209 13.7 11,807 431 3.7
East North Central...... 1,080 168 15.6 15,746 764 4.9
West North Central...... 319 21 6.6 7,249 213 2.9
South Atlantic.......... 1,851 248 13.4 12,352 536 4.3
East South Central...... 99 14 14.4 5,171 332 6.4
West South Central...... 4,227 902 21.4 6,891 345 5.0
Mountain................ 1,643 298 18.2 5,319 202 3.8
Pacific................. 6,398 1,285 20.1 9,664 371 3.8
Hispanics may be of any race.
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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