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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 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 175% of poverty (5) Percentage below 175% of poverty (6)

White alone, not Hispanic
 
Total (1) 		197,164 40,586 20.6 158,646 26,410 16.6 761 501 65.9 37,757 13,675 36.2

Residence and Region (31)

United States:
 
  Inside metro statistical areas 		158,861 29,717 18.7 127,147 18,720 14.7 562 370 65.9 31,152 10,627 34.1
      Inside principal cities 47,383 10,387 21.9 33,949 5,726 16.9 177 130 73.5 13,256 4,531 34.2
      Outside principal cities 111,478 19,331 17.3 93,198 12,995 13.9 384 240 62.4 17,896 6,096 34.1
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 38,304 10,868 28.4 31,500 7,690 24.4 199 131 65.9 6,605 3,048 46.1

Residence and Region (31)
 
Northeast 		38,191 6,640 17.4 30,870 4,147 13.4 129 89 69.3 7,192 2,403 33.4
  Inside metro statistical areas 32,958 5,400 16.4 26,615 3,313 12.4 94 75 80.2 6,249 2,011 32.2
      Inside principal cities 6,727 1,568 23.3 4,661 896 19.2 18 17 (B) 2,048 655 32.0
      Outside principal cities 26,231 3,832 14.6 21,954 2,417 11.0 76 58 77.0 4,201 1,357 32.3
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 5,233 1,241 23.7 4,255 835 19.6 35 14 (B) 943 392 41.5
Midwest 52,380 11,225 21.4 42,311 7,374 17.4 244 165 67.8 9,824 3,686 37.5
  Inside metro statistical areas 38,368 7,424 19.4 30,767 4,718 15.3 184 118 63.8 7,416 2,588 34.9
      Inside principal cities 10,875 2,752 25.3 7,800 1,575 20.2 65 45 (B) 3,011 1,132 37.6
      Outside principal cities 27,492 4,672 17.0 22,968 3,143 13.7 120 72 60.6 4,405 1,457 33.1
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 14,012 3,801 27.1 11,544 2,655 23.0 60 48 (B) 2,409 1,098 45.6
South 68,052 15,233 22.4 55,603 10,524 18.9 255 169 66.0 12,194 4,540 37.2
  Inside metro statistical areas 53,620 10,659 19.9 43,605 7,157 16.4 184 122 66.3 9,831 3,380 34.4
      Inside principal cities 15,734 3,166 20.1 11,652 1,823 15.6 54 49 (B) 4,028 1,294 32.1
      Outside principal cities 37,886 7,493 19.8 31,952 5,334 16.7 130 73 55.8 5,803 2,086 35.9
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 14,433 4,574 31.7 11,998 3,367 28.1 71 47 (B) 2,363 1,160 49.1
West 38,541 7,488 19.4 29,862 4,364 14.6 133 78 59.0 8,546 3,045 35.6
  Inside metro statistical areas 33,916 6,235 18.4 26,160 3,532 13.5 99 55 55.6 7,657 2,647 34.6
      Inside principal cities 14,046 2,901 20.7 9,836 1,431 14.6 41 19 (B) 4,170 1,451 34.8
      Outside principal cities 19,869 3,334 16.8 16,324 2,101 12.9 58 36 (B) 3,487 1,197 34.3
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 4,626 1,253 27.1 3,703 832 22.5 33 23 (B) 890 398 44.7

Division (31)
 
New England 		11,618 1,910 16.4 9,308 1,089 11.7 45 32 (B) 2,265 789 34.8
Middle Atlantic 26,573 4,731 17.8 21,562 3,059 14.2 83 57 68.4 4,928 1,615 32.8
East North Central 35,341 7,646 21.6 28,705 5,127 17.9 176 110 62.8 6,460 2,408 37.3
West North Central 17,039 3,579 21.0 13,607 2,246 16.5 68 55 (B) 3,364 1,278 38.0
South Atlantic 36,803 7,791 21.2 29,801 5,299 17.8 134 85 63.2 6,868 2,407 35.0
East South Central 13,393 3,885 29.0 11,128 2,889 26.0 36 19 (B) 2,229 977 43.8
West South Central 17,856 3,557 19.9 14,674 2,336 15.9 85 65 76.4 3,096 1,156 37.3
Mountain 14,572 2,940 20.2 11,675 1,863 16.0 58 35 (B) 2,839 1,042 36.7
Pacific 23,969 4,548 19.0 18,187 2,502 13.8 75 43 (B) 5,707 2,003 35.1

Poverty Footnotes

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