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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
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
Total................ 56,755 2,760 4.9 49,612 2,242 4.5 4,234 328 7.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 45,009 1,996 4.4 38,693 1,591 4.1 3,711 251 6.8
Central City........ 13,330 891 6.7 10,373 632 6.1 1,934 163 8.4
Not Central City.... 31,679 1,105 3.5 28,320 960 3.4 1,777 88 4.9
Not Metropolitan....... 11,746 765 6.5 10,919 651 6.0 523 77 14.8
Northeast................ 10,667 437 4.1 9,457 333 3.5 682 59 8.7
Metropolitan........... 9,416 370 3.9 8,234 267 3.2 669 59 8.8
Central City........ 2,373 211 8.9 1,711 126 7.4 425 48 11.2
Not Central City.... 7,042 159 2.3 6,522 141 2.2 244 11 4.5
Not Metropolitan....... 1,252 67 5.4 1,223 67 5.4 12 0 0.0
Midwest.................. 13,604 422 3.1 12,529 356 2.8 723 48 6.6
Metropolitan........... 9,875 282 2.9 8,903 234 2.6 685 38 5.5
Central City........ 2,677 124 4.6 2,138 85 4.0 446 29 6.5
Not Central City.... 7,199 158 2.2 6,765 149 2.2 239 9 3.7
Not Metropolitan....... 3,729 140 3.8 3,626 121 3.3 38 10 0.0
South.................... 20,468 1,207 5.9 17,361 964 5.6 2,449 202 8.2
Metropolitan........... 15,410 777 5.0 12,883 614 4.8 1,986 136 6.8
Central City........ 4,466 303 6.8 3,430 214 6.2 868 75 8.6
Not Central City.... 10,943 474 4.3 9,454 400 4.2 1,117 60 5.4
Not Metropolitan....... 5,058 430 8.5 4,477 349 7.8 464 66 14.3
West..................... 12,015 694 5.8 10,265 589 5.7 379 20 5.1
Metropolitan........... 10,308 567 5.5 8,673 475 5.5 371 18 5.0
Central City........ 3,814 252 6.6 3,094 206 6.7 195 11 5.6
Not Central City.... 6,495 314 4.8 5,579 269 4.8 176 7 4.2
Not Metropolitan....... 1,707 127 7.5 1,592 113 7.1 9 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 2,822 83 2.9 2,617 70 2.7 111 8 6.8
Middle Atlantic........ 7,845 354 4.5 6,840 263 3.8 570 52 9.0
East North Central..... 9,457 277 2.9 8,606 228 2.6 612 42 6.8
West North Central..... 4,148 145 3.5 3,924 128 3.3 111 6 5.2
South Atlantic......... 10,575 535 5.1 8,770 420 4.8 1,469 105 7.1
East South Central..... 3,589 221 6.2 3,092 169 5.5 447 45 10.1
West South Central..... 6,304 451 7.2 5,499 375 6.8 533 52 9.8
Mountain............... 3,711 201 5.4 3,450 181 5.2 73 4 0.0
Pacific................ 8,304 493 5.9 6,816 408 6.0 307 15 5.0
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
MARRIED COUPLE FAMILIES
Total................ 5,778 799 13.8 44,124 1,477 3.3
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 5,174 685 13.2 33,785 934 2.8
Central City........ 2,419 357 14.8 8,097 298 3.7
Not Central City.... 2,755 327 11.9 25,689 636 2.5
Not Metropolitan....... 604 114 18.9 10,339 543 5.2
Northeast................ 686 78 11.4 8,869 272 3.1
Metropolitan........... 671 78 11.7 7,659 206 2.7
Central City........ 414 62 14.9 1,377 82 5.9
Not Central City.... 257 17 6.5 6,282 124 2.0
Not Metropolitan....... 15 0 0.0 1,210 67 5.5
Midwest.................. 447 39 8.7 12,106 319 2.6
Metropolitan........... 389 33 8.6 8,535 203 2.4
Central City........ 199 22 10.8 1,951 66 3.4
Not Central City.... 190 12 6.2 6,583 137 2.1
Not Metropolitan....... 58 5 0.0 3,571 117 3.3
South.................... 2,207 352 15.9 15,233 618 4.1
Metropolitan........... 1,882 282 15.0 11,068 337 3.0
Central City........ 851 135 15.9 2,596 82 3.1
Not Central City.... 1,031 147 14.3 8,472 255 3.0
Not Metropolitan....... 325 69 21.4 4,165 281 6.8
West..................... 2,438 329 13.5 7,916 267 3.4
Metropolitan........... 2,231 290 13.0 6,524 189 2.9
Central City........ 954 139 14.6 2,172 69 3.2
Not Central City.... 1,277 151 11.8 4,352 120 2.7
Not Metropolitan....... 206 39 19.0 1,392 78 5.6
Division
New England............ 110 12 10.7 2,514 59 2.4
Middle Atlantic........ 576 67 11.6 6,356 213 3.4
East North Central..... 348 26 7.4 8,277 203 2.5
West North Central..... 100 13 13.1 3,828 117 3.0
South Atlantic......... 845 97 11.5 7,981 326 4.1
East South Central..... 37 11 0.0 3,057 158 5.2
West South Central..... 1,325 244 18.4 4,195 133 3.2
Mountain............... 613 81 13.1 2,858 103 3.6
Pacific................ 1,825 249 13.6 5,058 164 3.2
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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