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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
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 26,931 1,643 6.1 22,854 1,318 5.8 2,342 205 8.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 21,979 1,220 5.6 18,383 972 5.3 2,056 156 7.6
Central City........ 6,476 578 8.9 4,911 418 8.5 1,012 103 10.2
Not Central City.... 15,503 642 4.1 13,472 554 4.1 1,044 53 5.1
Not Metropolitan....... 4,952 423 8.5 4,471 346 7.7 286 49 17.0
Northeast................ 4,994 229 4.6 4,290 167 3.9 389 35 9.0
Metropolitan........... 4,485 194 4.3 3,796 132 3.5 383 35 9.2
Central City........ 1,100 119 10.8 738 67 9.1 228 30 13.3
Not Central City.... 3,384 74 2.2 3,058 65 2.1 155 5 3.1
Not Metropolitan....... 509 35 6.9 494 35 7.1 6 0 0.0
Midwest.................. 6,340 245 3.9 5,741 195 3.4 381 36 9.3
Metropolitan........... 4,754 162 3.4 4,216 127 3.0 362 28 7.7
Central City........ 1,244 72 5.8 966 45 4.6 227 20 9.0
Not Central City.... 3,510 89 2.5 3,250 82 2.5 135 7 5.5
Not Metropolitan....... 1,586 83 5.3 1,526 69 4.5 19 8 0.0
South.................... 9,359 700 7.5 7,618 550 7.2 1,348 123 9.1
Metropolitan........... 7,252 474 6.5 5,845 374 6.4 1,093 83 7.6
Central City........ 2,139 208 9.7 1,603 153 9.5 445 47 10.6
Not Central City.... 5,112 266 5.2 4,242 221 5.2 648 36 5.5
Not Metropolitan....... 2,108 227 10.7 1,773 176 9.9 255 40 15.7
West..................... 6,238 469 7.5 5,205 406 7.8 224 11 5.0
Metropolitan........... 5,489 391 7.1 4,526 340 7.5 218 10 4.6
Central City........ 1,992 178 9.0 1,603 154 9.6 112 5 4.0
Not Central City.... 3,496 213 6.1 2,923 186 6.4 106 5 5.2
Not Metropolitan....... 749 78 10.3 679 66 9.7 5 1 0.0
Division
New England............ 1,343 34 2.5 1,224 26 2.2 64 4 0.0
Middle Atlantic........ 3,650 195 5.3 3,065 141 4.6 324 31 9.7
East North Central..... 4,411 174 4.0 3,934 139 3.5 331 30 9.2
West North Central..... 1,929 71 3.7 1,807 57 3.1 50 5 0.0
South Atlantic......... 4,555 253 5.6 3,555 190 5.3 800 56 7.0
East South Central..... 1,685 127 7.6 1,387 92 6.6 268 32 12.1
West South Central..... 3,119 319 10.2 2,676 268 10.0 280 34 12.2
Mountain............... 1,819 130 7.2 1,674 120 7.2 38 2 0.0
Pacific................ 4,419 338 7.7 3,531 286 8.1 186 9 4.8
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
WITH RELATED
CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 3,976 646 16.2 19,076 696 3.6
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 3,591 561 15.6 14,970 429 2.9
Central City........ 1,680 285 16.9 3,320 149 4.5
Not Central City.... 1,912 277 14.5 11,650 280 2.4
Not Metropolitan....... 385 85 22.0 4,106 266 6.5
Northeast................ 438 53 12.2 3,922 126 3.2
Metropolitan........... 429 53 12.4 3,435 91 2.6
Central City........ 258 44 16.9 536 36 6.7
Not Central City.... 171 10 5.7 2,899 55 1.9
Not Metropolitan....... 9 0 0.0 487 35 7.2
Midwest.................. 305 31 10.3 5,450 166 3.0
Metropolitan........... 261 26 9.9 3,967 101 2.6
Central City........ 137 15 10.9 834 30 3.6
Not Central City.... 124 11 8.7 3,133 71 2.3
Not Metropolitan....... 43 5 0.0 1,484 64 4.3
South.................... 1,433 271 18.9 6,236 282 4.5
Metropolitan........... 1,231 225 18.3 4,653 151 3.3
Central City........ 565 108 19.1 1,046 45 4.3
Not Central City.... 666 117 17.6 3,608 106 3.0
Not Metropolitan....... 202 46 22.5 1,583 131 8.3
West..................... 1,801 291 16.1 3,468 122 3.5
Metropolitan........... 1,670 257 15.4 2,915 86 3.0
Central City........ 720 118 16.4 904 38 4.2
Not Central City.... 950 139 14.6 2,011 48 2.4
Not Metropolitan....... 131 34 25.9 553 36 6.5
Division
New England............ 79 9 11.5 1,150 17 1.5
Middle Atlantic........ 358 44 12.4 2,772 109 3.9
East North Central..... 240 21 8.8 3,706 118 3.2
West North Central..... 65 10 0.0 1,745 48 2.7
South Atlantic......... 500 68 13.7 3,092 124 4.0
East South Central..... 29 9 0.0 1,359 83 6.1
West South Central..... 905 194 21.4 1,785 74 4.2
Mountain............... 423 67 15.9 1,265 55 4.4
Pacific................ 1,378 223 16.2 2,202 67 3.0
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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