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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 237619 10.3 18.0 17.9 17.3
Age
Under 18 years 56205 14.1 16.3 16.3 15.3
Related children 55330 13.6 15.9 15.8 14.9
Under 6 years 18442 16.6 18.3 18.2 17.1
18 to 24 years 22152 15.9 18.3 18.2 17.5
25 to 44 years 65261 9.5 11.5 11.5 10.9
45 to 64 years 62731 6.9 12.3 12.2 11.9
65 years and over 31270 7.9 45.8 45.0 44.7
65 to 74 years 16212 7.0 37.7 36.9 36.5
75 years and over 15058 8.9 54.6 53.8 53.6
Family Relationship
In families 196061 8.5 14.7 14.6 14.0
Married-couple families 158485 5.2 11.0 10.9 10.4
With related children under 18 94763 6.5 7.9 7.9 7.3
Female hhlder, no husband present 27057 26.5 35.2 35.1 33.7
With related children under 18 19234 33.8 40.0 40.0 38.1
Unrelated individuals 40461 18.1 33.3 33.0 32.6
Living alone 25350 14.5 36.4 35.9 35.5
65 years and over 9488 14.7 63.1 61.9 61.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Region
Northeast 43583 9.5 17.4 17.3 16.7
Midwest 55780 8.8 16.8 16.5 16.0
South 82109 11.3 19.6 19.4 18.9
West 56147 10.8 17.5 17.4 16.7
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 181414 9.1 18.6 18.3 17.9
18 to 24 years old 22152 15.9 18.3 18.2 17.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4635 22.2 26.0 25.8 24.9
25 years old and over 159262 8.2 18.6 18.4 17.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21983 20.3 40.7 40.4 39.5
High school graduate, no college 50425 8.9 22.7 22.4 21.9
College: Less than bachelor's degree 40510 6.3 14.7 14.4 14.1
Bachelor's degree or more 46344 3.2 7.0 6.9 6.8
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 144034 9.1 12.6 12.6 12.1
Worked at full-time jobs 98974 3.8 4.6 4.6 4.2
50 to 52 weeks 84594 2.4 2.9 2.9 2.6
Worked at part-time jobs 17881 12.5 16.5 16.4 15.8
Did not work 27178 26.1 39.3 38.9 38.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Before taxes
Definition 3
Money income-- plus
Excluding health
capital Definition 1 Definition 2 insurance
gains less plus supplements to
(current government capital wage or salary
Total measure) transfers gains income
(thous.) Def 1 Def 2 Def 3 Def 4
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 9806 39.3 61.0 60.9 59.9
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 2995 60.7 74.4 74.5 72.7
SSI 7362 32.8 57.8 57.6 57.0
Food stamps 13312 59.1 72.6 72.4 70.1
Housing assistance 5120 51.3 73.8 73.6 72.4
Energy assistance 4393 51.0 72.5 72.1 70.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21986 37.6 44.9 44.9 42.6
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 4198 65.4 85.6 85.5 83.5
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 146228 2.6 5.4 5.3 4.5
Medicare 34411 9.6 49.0 48.1 47.8
Also Medicaid 3969 28.1 67.4 66.6 66.3
Medicaid 26372 36.0 49.4 49.2 48.1
Not covered 35402 22.6 26.6 26.5 26.3
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 18.1 17.8 16.6 16.7 9.7
Age
Under 18 years 16.7 15.8 13.2 13.2 11.7
Related children 16.3 15.3 12.8 12.8 11.3
Under 6 years 18.6 17.6 14.8 14.8 13.7
18 to 24 years 18.5 18.3 17.2 17.4 15.5
25 to 44 years 11.9 11.5 10.1 10.1 8.6
45 to 64 years 12.3 12.4 12.0 12.1 7.5
65 years and over 45.1 45.2 45.1 45.2 8.5
65 to 74 years 37.0 37.1 36.9 37.0 7.6
75 years and over 53.9 54.0 54.0 54.1 9.5
Family Relationship
In families 14.9 14.5 13.0 13.1 7.6
Married-couple families 11.1 10.7 9.7 9.7 4.3
With related children under 18 8.3 7.5 5.9 5.9 4.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 35.7 35.0 31.4 31.5 25.0
With related children under 18 40.6 39.5 34.5 34.5 30.5
Unrelated individuals 33.2 33.4 33.3 33.6 19.2
Living alone 36.1 36.3 36.2 36.4 15.7
65 years and over 62.2 62.2 62.2 62.3 15.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Region
Northeast 17.3 17.1 16.3 16.3 9.1
Midwest 16.7 16.4 15.5 15.7 8.2
South 19.8 19.5 18.1 18.2 10.6
West 17.8 17.4 15.7 15.7 10.4
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.6 18.5 17.7 17.7 9.1
18 to 24 years old 18.5 18.3 17.2 17.4 15.5
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 26.4 26.2 24.2 24.5 21.8
25 years old and over 18.6 18.5 17.7 17.8 8.2
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 41.0 40.6 38.5 38.7 20.6
High school graduate, no college 22.7 22.6 21.7 21.8 8.8
College: Less than bachelor's degree 14.5 14.4 13.9 14.0 6.3
Bachelor's degree or more 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.9 3.3
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 12.8 12.6 11.7 11.8 8.9
Worked at full-time jobs 4.8 4.7 3.9 3.9 3.3
50 to 52 weeks 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.2 2.0
Worked at part-time jobs 16.9 16.9 15.6 15.8 12.4
Did not work 39.2 39.0 37.8 37.8 27.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 8
Definition 4 Definition 6 plus
less Definition 5 plus Definition 7 nonmeans-
Social less Earned less tested
Security Federal Income state government
payroll income Tax income cash
taxes taxes Credit taxes transfers
Def 5 Def 6 Def 7 Def 8 Def 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 60.9 60.7 58.5 58.6 50.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 74.0 73.4 70.0 70.6 64.2
SSI 57.8 57.8 56.2 56.1 46.7
Food stamps 73.4 71.9 65.0 65.5 56.3
Housing assistance 73.6 73.2 70.6 70.6 54.0
Energy assistance 73.1 71.9 67.2 67.3 50.1
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 46.7 44.1 37.0 37.0 32.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 85.0 84.3 81.5 81.7 74.8
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 4.8 4.7 4.3 4.4 1.8
Medicare 48.2 48.3 48.1 48.2 10.7
Also Medicaid 66.8 66.9 66.3 66.2 36.4
Medicaid 50.6 49.2 44.7 44.7 35.9
Not covered 28.6 27.6 24.6 24.8 21.2
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.5 7.9
Age
Under 18 years 11.6 11.5 11.1 10.5 9.4
Related children 11.1 11.1 10.7 10.1 9.0
Under 6 years 13.5 13.5 13.2 12.4 11.2
18 to 24 years 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.0
25 to 44 years 8.5 8.5 8.1 7.7 7.2
45 to 64 years 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.2 5.9
65 years and over 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.0 6.6
65 to 74 years 6.8 6.8 6.2 6.1 5.7
75 years and over 8.7 8.7 8.1 8.0 7.6
Family Relationship
In families 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.6 6.0
Married-couple families 4.2 4.2 4.0 3.7 3.5
With related children under 18 4.8 4.8 4.6 4.3 3.9
Female hhlder, no husband present 24.5 24.5 23.0 22.0 19.7
With related children under 18 30.1 30.1 28.6 27.3 24.2
Unrelated individuals 18.4 18.4 17.7 17.2 16.5
Living alone 14.9 14.9 13.9 13.6 12.6
65 years and over 14.3 14.3 13.4 13.3 12.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Region
Northeast 8.7 8.7 8.1 7.7 6.8
Midwest 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.4 6.8
South 10.3 10.3 9.9 9.6 9.1
West 10.1 10.1 9.2 8.7 8.2
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 8.7 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.5
18 to 24 years old 15.4 15.4 15.0 14.5 14.0
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 21.6 21.6 20.7 19.5 18.4
25 years old and over 7.8 7.8 7.3 7.0 6.6
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.6 19.6 17.8 17.0 15.6
High school graduate, no college 8.3 8.3 7.8 7.5 7.0
College: Less than bachelor's degree 6.0 6.0 5.7 5.5 5.2
Bachelor's degree or more 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 8.7 8.7 8.2 7.9 7.4
Worked at full-time jobs 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.1 2.9
50 to 52 weeks 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7
Worked at part-time jobs 12.1 12.1 11.6 11.1 10.4
Did not work 26.2 26.1 24.3 23.2 22.0
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 13
Definition 11 plus
Definition 10 plus other
plus means-tested means-tested
Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 government
plus school cash plus noncash
Medicare lunches transfers Medicaid transfers
Def 10 Def 11 Def 12 Def 13 Def 14
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 47.6 47.6 36.1 32.6 27.6
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 63.4 63.4 56.2 51.8 42.2
SSI 43.6 43.6 30.1 26.5 23.3
Food stamps 54.3 54.3 50.6 46.3 37.8
Housing assistance 50.0 50.0 44.2 40.0 26.3
Energy assistance 48.3 48.3 44.2 40.0 32.5
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 31.8 31.8 30.3 28.3 24.3
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 72.1 72.1 60.4 54.0 43.2
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.6
Medicare 9.3 9.3 8.2 8.0 7.5
Also Medicaid 30.7 30.7 22.7 21.3 18.0
Medicaid 34.7 34.7 30.8 28.0 24.3
Not covered 21.0 21.0 20.8 20.4 19.6
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 7.4 8.3 10.7 9.5
Age
Under 18 years 9.1 9.8 14.5 11.9
Related children 8.6 9.4 14.1 11.4
Under 6 years 10.9 11.8 17.2 14.0
18 to 24 years 13.7 14.4 16.8 15.7
25 to 44 years 7.0 7.4 10.0 8.6
45 to 64 years 5.3 6.2 7.3 7.0
65 years and over 4.8 7.0 7.9 7.9
65 to 74 years 4.3 6.1 7.0 7.0
75 years and over 5.4 8.0 9.0 8.9
Family Relationship
In families 5.7 6.3 8.9 7.5
Married-couple families 3.2 3.7 5.4 4.4
With related children under 18 3.7 4.1 6.8 5.1
Female hhlder, no husband present 18.8 20.2 27.9 24.1
With related children under 18 23.5 25.0 35.4 30.1
Unrelated individuals 15.1 17.1 18.9 18.9
Living alone 10.6 12.9 15.1 15.0
65 years and over 8.5 12.5 14.8 14.8
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Region
Northeast 6.5 7.3 9.8 8.9
Midwest 6.4 7.1 9.1 8.3
South 8.4 9.4 11.8 10.5
West 7.6 8.6 11.5 9.9
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.9 7.8 9.6 8.8
18 to 24 years old 13.7 14.4 16.8 15.7
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 18.0 19.2 23.5 21.8
25 years old and over 5.9 6.9 8.6 7.9
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13.8 16.5 21.2 19.1
High school graduate, no college 6.4 7.4 9.3 8.5
College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.8 5.4 6.6 6.2
Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 3.0 3.4 3.2
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.0 7.7 9.6 8.8
Worked at full-time jobs 2.8 2.9 4.3 3.5
50 to 52 weeks 1.7 1.7 2.8 2.1
Worked at part-time jobs 10.0 10.9 13.5 12.3
Did not work 20.6 23.0 26.6 25.4
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
After taxes
Definition 14
plus
net Money
imputed Definition 14 Income Money
return less after Taxes Income
on equity medical not including after
in own home programs EITC Taxes
Def 15 Def 16 Def 17 Def 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 26.2 30.0 40.2 38.0
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 41.2 45.5 61.9 57.6
SSI 21.6 25.4 33.6 32.2
Food stamps 35.8 40.3 60.6 54.0
Housing assistance 26.3 29.0 52.0 49.0
Energy assistance 29.6 34.8 51.8 47.3
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 23.1 25.5 39.0 32.1
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 41.4 47.0 67.0 63.4
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 1.5 1.6 2.7 2.3
Medicare 5.7 8.1 9.7 9.5
Also Medicaid 14.3 19.4 28.5 27.9
Medicaid 23.0 26.1 37.2 32.6
Not covered 18.6 19.9 24.0 21.1
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 24416 42837 42438 41051 43105 42356 39466 39617 23016
Age
Under 18 years 7908 9175 9164 8615 9410 8884 7428 7431 6582
Related children 7522 8774 8766 8227 9008 8484 7074 7077 6237
Under 6 years 3067 3367 3365 3155 3433 3243 2727 2732 2520
18 to 24 years 3514 4058 4037 3870 4107 4062 3808 3845 3431
25 to 44 years 6172 7526 7493 7137 7735 7497 6576 6614 5607
45 to 64 years 4349 7741 7671 7437 7746 7769 7544 7584 4728
65 years and over 2473 14337 14073 13992 14107 14144 14110 14142 2667
65 to 74 years 1134 6114 5976 5920 5995 6009 5985 6000 1233
75 years and over 1339 8223 8097 8072 8113 8135 8125 8143 1435
Family Relationship
In families 16644 28887 28629 27414 29197 28366 25582 25646 14882
Married-couple families 8196 17452 17220 16494 17614 16933 15304 15322 6882
With related children under 18 6186 7513 7490 6910 7844 7150 5573 5564 4638
Female hhlder, no husband present 7160 9526 9500 9111 9655 9479 8505 8520 6754
With related children under 18 6498 7694 7696 7329 7801 7597 6643 6644 5872
Unrelated individuals 7334 13488 13347 13186 13434 13524 13493 13579 7758
Living alone 3682 9218 9089 9010 9150 9198 9183 9229 3985
65 years and over 1392 5985 5878 5866 5897 5906 5906 5914 1479
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Region
Northeast 4144 7571 7550 7265 7555 7463 7122 7123 3949
Midwest 4908 9362 9219 8917 9315 9159 8644 8736 4576
South 9289 16086 15909 15480 16220 15989 14901 14932 8671
West 6075 9819 9761 9389 10016 9745 8800 8825 5819
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 16508 33662 33274 32435 33695 33473 32038 32186 16434
18 to 24 years old 3514 4058 4037 3870 4107 4062 3808 3845 3431
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1029 1205 1196 1153 1222 1215 1122 1136 1009
25 years old and over 12994 29604 29237 28566 29588 29411 28230 28341 13003
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4457 8947 8876 8685 9010 8918 8472 8497 4521
High school graduate, no college 4464 11449 11292 11054 11449 11408 10941 10985 4438
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2567 5959 5851 5694 5892 5848 5647 5674 2537
Bachelor's degree or more 1506 3249 3219 3133 3238 3236 3170 3185 1507
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 13119 18217 18104 17387 18461 18213 16893 17006 12865
Worked at full-time jobs 3793 4597 4591 4169 4773 4612 3833 3895 3294
50 to 52 weeks 2067 2432 2437 2159 2555 2407 1874 1901 1670
Worked at part-time jobs 2234 2950 2934 2822 3028 3015 2793 2825 2223
Did not work 7093 10670 10580 10395 10660 10587 10267 10286 7348
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 1 Defin 2 Defin 3 Defin 4 Defin 5 Defin 6 Defin 7 Defin 8 Defin 9
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3856 5987 5972 5874 5969 5955 5737 5751 4906
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1818 2229 2230 2177 2217 2200 2097 2115 1925
SSI 2413 4258 4242 4196 4252 4254 4135 4131 3439
Food stamps 7873 9670 9631 9329 9767 9566 8659 8713 7488
Housing assistance 2626 3776 3766 3707 3770 3747 3614 3615 2766
Energy assistance 2241 3183 3167 3089 3211 3157 2951 2956 2203
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 8262 9876 9864 9371 10266 9699 8140 8135 7100
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 2746 3594 3588 3506 3567 3540 3420 3430 3140
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 3740 7867 7752 6596 6987 6923 6358 6387 2616
Medicare 3299 16848 16549 16441 16585 16626 16540 16584 3683
Also Medicaid 1117 2675 2642 2632 2652 2654 2631 2629 1447
Medicaid 9503 13038 12966 12685 13349 12984 11776 11799 9456
Not covered 8000 9409 9374 9304 10117 9780 8716 8764 7488
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
White alone
Total 22344 22326 21177 20291 18844 17539 19632 25517 22670
Age
Under 18 years 6497 6489 6244 5918 5290 5095 5517 8172 6670
Related children 6153 6146 5901 5581 4970 4777 5186 7780 6326
Under 6 years 2489 2487 2435 2283 2072 2017 2178 3164 2587
18 to 24 years 3411 3411 3319 3219 3103 3034 3182 3724 3481
25 to 44 years 5523 5517 5309 5050 4687 4562 4859 6529 5640
45 to 64 years 4504 4500 4086 3911 3689 3332 3892 4607 4411
65 years and over 2409 2409 2219 2193 2073 1515 2183 2485 2468
65 to 74 years 1100 1100 1003 985 928 704 984 1137 1127
75 years and over 1309 1309 1216 1208 1145 811 1198 1348 1340
Family Relationship
In families 14516 14498 13652 12959 11848 11102 12352 17420 14670
Married-couple families 6674 6666 6303 5943 5549 5127 5847 8526 6959
With related children under 18 4538 4530 4353 4040 3676 3478 3893 6413 4852
Female hhlder, no husband present 6639 6639 6218 5939 5317 5077 5472 7549 6519
With related children under 18 5796 5796 5510 5255 4653 4526 4807 6813 5784
Unrelated individuals 7455 7455 7157 6970 6660 6101 6926 7648 7629
Living alone 3782 3782 3535 3443 3203 2696 3269 3824 3813
65 years and over 1359 1359 1274 1264 1178 810 1184 1401 1401
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Region
Northeast 3796 3795 3527 3351 2977 2813 3160 4273 3896
Midwest 4449 4447 4332 4143 3812 3566 3963 5079 4622
South 8443 8428 8148 7904 7458 6896 7701 9707 8592
West 5655 5655 5170 4893 4597 4264 4809 6458 5560
Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 15847 15837 14933 14373 13553 12443 14115 17345 16000
18 to 24 years old 3411 3411 3319 3219 3103 3034 3182 3724 3481
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 1000 1000 961 906 852 833 888 1091 1011
25 years old and over 12436 12426 11614 11154 10450 9409 10933 13621 12519
Less than 12th grade, no diploma 4311 4308 3922 3729 3426 3029 3620 4667 4209
High school graduate, no college 4206 4199 3950 3796 3548 3222 3718 4699 4309
College: Less than bachelor's degree 2449 2449 2327 2241 2126 1948 2201 2683 2504
Bachelor's degree or more 1470 1470 1415 1388 1350 1210 1394 1572 1497
Work Experience in 2006
Total, 20 to 64 years 12544 12534 11842 11336 10669 10145 11108 13883 12613
Worked at full-time jobs 3263 3259 3172 3035 2822 2776 2903 4232 3501
50 to 52 weeks 1652 1651 1605 1524 1412 1411 1459 2340 1815
Worked at part-time jobs 2172 2170 2076 1982 1855 1781 1942 2412 2195
Did not work 7109 7105 6595 6318 5992 5588 6263 7239 6916
Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2006
(White alone)
Defin 10 Defin 11 Defin 12 Defin 13 Defin 14 Defin 15 Defin 16 Defin 17 Defin 18
Program Participation Status of
Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 4663 4663 3538 3198 2711 2566 2942 3945 3731
Public assistance or wefare non-SSI 1898 1898 1682 1551 1265 1236 1364 1853 1724
SSI 3208 3208 2212 1950 1714 1591 1869 2471 2374
Food stamps 7229 7229 6739 6157 5032 4767 5361 8070 7193
Housing assistance 2559 2559 2264 2048 1349 1349 1484 2663 2507
Energy assistance 2122 2122 1942 1757 1427 1299 1528 2274 2078
Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 6993 6993 6654 6229 5333 5088 5608 8584 7062
Household received both food stamps
and cash assistance 3026 3026 2535 2267 1815 1737 1975 2811 2662
Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
Plan related to employment of self
or relative 2577 2575 2518 2493 2360 2125 2400 3940 3301
Medicare 3186 3186 2824 2763 2572 1973 2789 3325 3283
Also Medicaid 1220 1220 899 845 714 566 771 1131 1105
Medicaid 9143 9139 8131 7396 6405 6077 6886 9809 8595
Not covered 7436 7430 7364 7230 6931 6595 7053 8512 7486
Race Footnotes