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POV41: Region, Division and Type of Residence--Poverty Status for All People, Family Members and Unrelated Individuals by Family Structure: 2009
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2010 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
(Numbers in thousands)
| |
All people (1) |
People in families (2) |
People in unrelated subfamilies (3) |
Unrelated individuals (4) |
| All income levels |
Below 150% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 150% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 150% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 150% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 150% of poverty (6) |
Black alone |
|---|
Total (1)
|
38,556
|
15,025
|
39.0
|
31,306
|
11,707
|
37.4
|
148
|
112
|
75.3
|
7,102
|
3,206
|
45.1
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
United States: |
|---|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
34,756
|
13,109
|
37.7
|
28,145
|
10,183
|
36.2
|
135
|
102
|
75.5
|
6,476
|
2,824
|
43.6
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
19,337
|
8,077
|
41.8
|
15,267
|
6,238
|
40.9
|
80
|
52
|
64.9
|
3,991
|
1,787
|
44.8
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
15,419
|
5,032
|
32.6
|
12,879
|
3,945
|
30.6
|
55
|
50
|
(B)
|
2,486
|
1,037
|
41.7
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
3,799
|
1,916
|
50.4
|
3,160
|
1,524
|
48.2
|
14
|
10
|
(B)
|
625
|
382
|
61.1
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
Northeast
|
6,728
|
2,398
|
35.6
|
5,419
|
1,814
|
33.5
|
24
|
23
|
(B)
|
1,286
|
562
|
43.7
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
6,630
|
2,350
|
35.5
|
5,339
|
1,775
|
33.3
|
24
|
23
|
(B)
|
1,268
|
552
|
43.6
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
4,316
|
1,690
|
39.1
|
3,405
|
1,279
|
37.6
|
10
|
9
|
(B)
|
902
|
401
|
44.5
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
2,314
|
661
|
28.6
|
1,934
|
496
|
25.6
|
14
|
14
|
(B)
|
366
|
151
|
41.3
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
98
|
48
|
49.0
|
80
|
38
|
48.1
|
0
|
0
|
(X)
|
18
|
10
|
(B)
|
|
Midwest
|
6,793
|
3,098
|
45.6
|
5,431
|
2,487
|
45.8
|
41
|
35
|
(B)
|
1,321
|
576
|
43.6
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
6,575
|
2,986
|
45.4
|
5,258
|
2,397
|
45.6
|
41
|
35
|
(B)
|
1,276
|
553
|
43.4
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
4,458
|
2,270
|
50.9
|
3,526
|
1,842
|
52.2
|
23
|
17
|
(B)
|
909
|
412
|
45.3
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
2,117
|
715
|
33.8
|
1,732
|
555
|
32.0
|
19
|
19
|
(B)
|
366
|
142
|
38.7
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
218
|
113
|
51.8
|
173
|
90
|
52.0
|
0
|
0
|
(X)
|
45
|
23
|
(B)
|
|
South
|
21,451
|
8,244
|
38.4
|
17,592
|
6,461
|
36.7
|
67
|
40
|
(B)
|
3,792
|
1,743
|
46.0
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
18,048
|
6,523
|
36.1
|
14,756
|
5,096
|
34.5
|
56
|
33
|
(B)
|
3,235
|
1,394
|
43.1
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
8,490
|
3,313
|
39.0
|
6,781
|
2,556
|
37.7
|
40
|
23
|
(B)
|
1,669
|
734
|
44.0
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
9,558
|
3,211
|
33.6
|
7,975
|
2,540
|
31.8
|
16
|
11
|
(B)
|
1,567
|
660
|
42.1
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
3,403
|
1,721
|
50.6
|
2,836
|
1,365
|
48.1
|
11
|
7
|
(B)
|
557
|
349
|
62.7
|
|
West
|
3,584
|
1,284
|
35.8
|
2,864
|
946
|
33.0
|
17
|
13
|
(B)
|
703
|
325
|
46.2
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
3,504
|
1,250
|
35.7
|
2,792
|
916
|
32.8
|
14
|
10
|
(B)
|
698
|
324
|
46.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
2,073
|
805
|
38.8
|
1,555
|
561
|
36.1
|
7
|
3
|
(B)
|
511
|
240
|
47.0
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
1,430
|
445
|
31.1
|
1,237
|
354
|
28.6
|
7
|
7
|
(B)
|
187
|
84
|
45.0
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
80
|
35
|
43.1
|
72
|
31
|
(B)
|
3
|
3
|
(B)
|
5
|
1
|
(B)
|
Division (31) |
|---|
New England
|
907
|
303
|
33.4
|
728
|
225
|
30.9
|
3
|
3
|
(B)
|
176
|
75
|
42.5
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
5,821
|
2,096
|
36.0
|
4,691
|
1,588
|
33.9
|
20
|
20
|
(B)
|
1,110
|
487
|
43.9
|
|
East North Central
|
5,532
|
2,514
|
45.4
|
4,442
|
2,014
|
45.3
|
35
|
29
|
(B)
|
1,055
|
471
|
44.7
|
|
West North Central
|
1,261
|
584
|
46.3
|
989
|
473
|
47.9
|
6
|
6
|
(B)
|
266
|
105
|
39.5
|
|
South Atlantic
|
12,806
|
4,701
|
36.7
|
10,374
|
3,629
|
35.0
|
55
|
38
|
(B)
|
2,378
|
1,035
|
43.5
|
|
East South Central
|
3,617
|
1,671
|
46.2
|
2,999
|
1,347
|
44.9
|
12
|
3
|
(B)
|
607
|
322
|
53.0
|
|
West South Central
|
5,027
|
1,872
|
37.2
|
4,220
|
1,485
|
35.2
|
0
|
0
|
(X)
|
807
|
386
|
47.8
|
|
Mountain
|
823
|
328
|
39.9
|
652
|
231
|
35.4
|
10
|
10
|
(B)
|
161
|
88
|
54.4
|
|
Pacific
|
2,761
|
956
|
34.6
|
2,212
|
715
|
32.3
|
7
|
3
|
(B)
|
542
|
237
|
43.8
|
Poverty Footnotes
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