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
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 9,171 3,083 33.6 5,759 1,704 29.6 2,994 1,220 40.8
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 7,550 2,441 32.3 4,597 1,290 28.1 2,620 1,042 39.8
Central City........ 3,659 1,416 38.7 1,749 583 33.4 1,744 772 44.3
Not Central City.... 3,891 1,025 26.3 2,848 707 24.8 876 270 30.9
Not Metropolitan....... 1,621 642 39.6 1,161 414 35.6 374 178 47.5
Northeast................ 1,707 557 32.6 1,089 329 30.2 569 213 37.4
Metropolitan........... 1,548 503 32.5 939 279 29.7 563 209 37.2
Central City........ 852 347 40.8 376 151 40.3 442 183 41.4
Not Central City.... 696 156 22.4 564 127 22.6 121 26 21.9
Not Metropolitan....... 159 54 33.8 149 50 33.3 6 3 0.0
Midwest.................. 2,009 648 32.3 1,333 343 25.7 626 285 45.6
Metropolitan........... 1,601 518 32.4 974 236 24.3 594 272 45.8
Central City........ 826 330 40.0 340 99 29.1 470 225 47.9
Not Central City.... 775 188 24.2 634 137 21.7 124 47 37.6
Not Metropolitan....... 408 130 31.8 359 106 29.6 31 13 0.0
South.................... 3,594 1,337 37.2 1,859 612 32.9 1,639 676 41.2
Metropolitan........... 2,798 973 34.8 1,428 435 30.4 1,305 515 39.4
Central City........ 1,304 545 41.8 513 188 36.6 752 340 45.2
Not Central City.... 1,494 427 28.6 915 247 27.0 553 175 31.6
Not Metropolitan....... 796 364 45.7 430 177 41.1 334 161 48.2
West..................... 1,860 541 29.1 1,478 421 28.5 161 46 29.0
Metropolitan........... 1,603 447 27.9 1,256 340 27.1 158 46 29.3
Central City........ 677 193 28.6 520 145 27.9 79 24 30.2
Not Central City.... 926 254 27.4 736 195 26.5 78 22 28.4
Not Metropolitan....... 257 94 36.6 222 81 36.4 3 0 0.0
Division
New England............ 416 116 27.9 329 89 27.2 77 25 32.3
Middle Atlantic........ 1,291 441 34.1 760 239 31.5 491 188 38.2
East North Central..... 1,468 488 33.3 925 241 26.0 518 238 45.9
West North Central..... 541 160 29.5 408 102 25.0 108 48 44.3
South Atlantic......... 1,798 617 34.3 819 241 29.4 917 346 37.7
East South Central..... 674 273 40.5 335 112 33.4 328 154 47.0
West South Central..... 1,123 447 39.8 705 259 36.7 394 175 44.5
Mountain............... 529 170 32.0 454 143 31.4 34 12 0.0
Pacific................ 1,331 371 27.9 1,023 278 27.2 126 35 27.6
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
FAMILIES WITH FEMALE HOUSEHOLDER,
NO SPOUSE PRESENT, WITH
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
Total................ 1,493 645 43.2 4,414 1,135 25.7
Residence and Region
United States:
Metropolitan........... 1,386 598 43.1 3,354 767 22.9
Central City........ 805 374 46.5 1,056 269 25.5
Not Central City.... 581 224 38.4 2,298 498 21.7
Not Metropolitan....... 107 48 44.3 1,060 368 34.7
Northeast................ 329 151 46.0 839 211 25.1
Metropolitan........... 325 150 46.2 694 162 23.4
Central City........ 259 128 49.4 189 55 29.1
Not Central City.... 65 22 0.0 505 107 21.2
Not Metropolitan....... 4 1 0.0 145 48 33.4
Midwest.................. 105 35 33.6 1,237 312 25.2
Metropolitan........... 96 33 34.2 886 207 23.4
Central City........ 62 19 0.0 284 81 28.6
Not Central City.... 34 13 0.0 602 126 20.9
Not Metropolitan....... 9 3 0.0 351 104 29.8
South.................... 460 211 45.8 1,420 416 29.3
Metropolitan........... 416 192 46.0 1,032 258 25.0
Central City........ 223 125 56.1 303 75 24.6
Not Central City.... 193 66 34.4 728 183 25.1
Not Metropolitan....... 44 19 0.0 389 158 40.6
West..................... 600 248 41.3 917 197 21.5
Metropolitan........... 550 223 40.6 742 140 18.9
Central City........ 261 101 38.9 280 58 20.9
Not Central City.... 289 122 42.2 462 82 17.7
Not Metropolitan....... 51 25 0.0 175 57 32.5
Division
New England............ 79 35 44.6 264 59 22.4
Middle Atlantic........ 250 116 46.4 575 151 26.3
East North Central..... 82 24 28.9 848 218 25.7
West North Central..... 22 11 0.0 389 94 24.0
South Atlantic......... 161 71 44.5 674 182 27.1
East South Central..... 11 2 0.0 327 110 33.7
West South Central..... 288 138 47.8 419 123 29.3
Mountain............... 152 65 42.8 311 80 25.8
Pacific................ 449 183 40.9 606 117 19.3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002