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Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
All races White Black
Below Below Below
poverty Level poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 74,340 6,813 9.2 61,647 4,579 7.4 8,847 1,829 20.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 59,538 5,181 8.7 48,419 3,359 6.9 7,733 1,521 19.7
Central City........ 19,915 2,721 13.7 13,979 1,441 10.3 4,543 1,102 24.3
Not Central City.... 39,623 2,459 6.2 34,440 1,918 5.6 3,190 419 13.1
Not Metropolitan....... 14,802 1,632 11.0 13,228 1,220 9.2 1,114 308 27.6
Northeast................ 14,131 1,199 8.5 11,913 802 6.7 1,564 325 20.8
Metropolitan........... 12,562 1,049 8.3 10,385 657 6.3 1,545 321 20.8
Central City........ 3,905 665 17.0 2,513 337 13.4 1,084 272 25.1
Not Central City.... 8,656 384 4.4 7,873 321 4.1 460 49 10.7
Not Metropolitan....... 1,569 150 9.6 1,527 144 9.5 20 4 0.0
Midwest.................. 17,447 1,224 7.0 15,359 797 5.2 1,625 378 23.3
Metropolitan........... 12,883 907 7.0 10,961 530 4.8 1,552 355 22.8
Central City........ 4,138 521 12.6 2,874 207 7.2 1,133 295 26.1
Not Central City.... 8,745 386 4.4 8,087 323 4.0 420 59 14.1
Not Metropolitan....... 4,565 316 6.9 4,398 268 6.1 73 24 0.0
South.................... 27,021 2,947 10.9 21,190 1,799 8.5 4,969 1,043 21.0
Metropolitan........... 20,507 2,022 9.9 15,856 1,203 7.6 3,961 764 19.3
Central City........ 6,675 1,000 15.0 4,472 477 10.7 1,960 486 24.8
Not Central City.... 13,832 1,022 7.4 11,385 726 6.4 2,002 278 13.9
Not Metropolitan....... 6,514 925 14.2 5,334 596 11.2 1,008 279 27.7
West..................... 15,740 1,444 9.2 13,186 1,181 9.0 688 83 12.1
Metropolitan........... 13,587 1,203 8.9 11,216 969 8.6 675 82 12.2
Central City........ 5,197 535 10.3 4,120 420 10.2 366 49 13.5
Not Central City.... 8,390 668 8.0 7,096 549 7.7 309 33 10.6
Not Metropolitan....... 2,153 241 11.2 1,970 211 10.7 13 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 3,658 233 6.4 3,318 190 5.7 227 35 15.5
Middle Atlantic........ 10,473 966 9.2 8,594 612 7.1 1,338 290 21.7
East North Central..... 12,270 877 7.1 10,598 534 5.0 1,364 320 23.5
West North Central..... 5,178 346 6.7 4,761 264 5.5 262 58 22.2
South Atlantic......... 13,976 1,346 9.6 10,623 764 7.2 2,899 537 18.5
East South Central..... 4,750 591 12.4 3,755 333 8.9 933 244 26.1
West South Central..... 8,295 1,010 12.2 6,812 702 10.3 1,137 262 23.1
Mountain............... 4,729 423 8.9 4,326 370 8.5 128 19 15.1
Pacific................ 11,012 1,021 9.3 8,860 811 9.2 560 64 11.4
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 19. Region, Division, and Type of Residence - Poverty Status
of Families and People in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
Hispanic Origin White Non-Hispanic
Below Below
poverty level poverty level
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
ALL FAMILIES
Total................ 8,516 1,649 19.4 53,628 3,051 5.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,717 1,475 19.1 41,167 1,998 4.9
Central City........ 3,840 845 22.0 10,427 690 6.6
Not Central City.... 3,877 630 16.3 30,740 1,308 4.3
Not Metropolitan....... 799 174 21.8 12,461 1,053 8.5
Northeast................ 1,238 284 23.0 10,869 575 5.3
Metropolitan........... 1,216 283 23.3 9,362 432 4.6
Central City........ 824 230 27.9 1,856 163 8.8
Not Central City.... 393 53 13.6 7,506 269 3.6
Not Metropolitan....... 21 1 0.0 1,507 143 9.5
Midwest.................. 683 89 13.0 14,711 716 4.9
Metropolitan........... 596 80 13.4 10,396 456 4.4
Central City........ 331 45 13.6 2,562 166 6.5
Not Central City.... 265 35 13.1 7,835 290 3.7
Not Metropolitan....... 87 9 10.5 4,314 260 6.0
South.................... 3,041 613 20.2 18,264 1,208 6.6
Metropolitan........... 2,640 519 19.7 13,315 705 5.3
Central City........ 1,250 285 22.8 3,261 208 6.4
Not Central City.... 1,389 234 16.9 10,055 496 4.9
Not Metropolitan....... 401 94 23.5 4,949 503 10.2
West..................... 3,555 662 18.6 9,784 553 5.7
Metropolitan........... 3,265 593 18.2 8,093 405 5.0
Central City........ 1,435 286 19.9 2,748 153 5.6
Not Central City.... 1,830 307 16.8 5,345 253 4.7
Not Metropolitan....... 289 69 23.9 1,690 147 8.7
Division
New England............ 225 56 25.1 3,118 140 4.5
Middle Atlantic........ 1,013 228 22.5 7,752 435 5.6
East North Central..... 537 60 11.1 10,088 476 4.7
West North Central..... 146 29 20.0 4,623 239 5.2
South Atlantic......... 1,179 188 15.9 9,527 592 6.2
East South Central..... 56 14 0.0 3,705 321 8.7
West South Central..... 1,806 412 22.8 5,032 295 5.9
Mountain............... 887 166 18.7 3,474 209 6.0
Pacific................ 2,668 496 18.6 6,310 344 5.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
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Last revised: July 14, 2004
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