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POV42: Region, Division and Type of Residence -- Poverty Status for People in Families 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)
| |
People in families (total) (10) |
People in married-couple families (11) |
People in families with a male householder, no wife present |
People in families with a female householder, no husband present |
| All income levels |
Below 125% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 125% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 125% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) |
All income levels |
Below 125% of poverty (5) |
Percentage below 125% of poverty (6) |
White alone |
|---|
People in families, total (2)
|
197,938
|
27,707
|
14.0
|
157,992
|
14,854
|
9.4
|
11,783
|
2,495
|
21.2
|
28,163
|
10,358
|
36.8
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
United States: |
|---|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
163,634
|
22,115
|
13.5
|
130,390
|
11,928
|
9.1
|
9,896
|
2,032
|
20.5
|
23,349
|
8,155
|
34.9
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
52,320
|
9,736
|
18.6
|
39,062
|
5,082
|
13.0
|
3,729
|
874
|
23.4
|
9,528
|
3,780
|
39.7
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
111,315
|
12,379
|
11.1
|
91,328
|
6,845
|
7.5
|
6,167
|
1,159
|
18.8
|
13,820
|
4,375
|
31.7
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
34,304
|
5,592
|
16.3
|
27,603
|
2,927
|
10.6
|
1,887
|
463
|
24.5
|
4,814
|
2,203
|
45.8
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
Northeast
|
35,671
|
3,822
|
10.7
|
28,291
|
1,766
|
6.2
|
2,077
|
368
|
17.7
|
5,302
|
1,688
|
31.8
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
31,312
|
3,354
|
10.7
|
24,747
|
1,523
|
6.2
|
1,833
|
330
|
18.0
|
4,731
|
1,501
|
31.7
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
7,185
|
1,415
|
19.7
|
4,973
|
590
|
11.9
|
568
|
121
|
21.2
|
1,643
|
705
|
42.9
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
24,127
|
1,939
|
8.0
|
19,774
|
934
|
4.7
|
1,265
|
209
|
16.5
|
3,088
|
796
|
25.8
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
4,359
|
468
|
10.7
|
3,544
|
243
|
6.8
|
244
|
38
|
15.5
|
571
|
187
|
32.8
|
|
Midwest
|
45,495
|
5,278
|
11.6
|
36,930
|
2,578
|
7.0
|
2,720
|
624
|
22.9
|
5,846
|
2,076
|
35.5
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
33,522
|
3,611
|
10.8
|
27,194
|
1,781
|
6.6
|
2,094
|
443
|
21.2
|
4,235
|
1,386
|
32.7
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
9,198
|
1,434
|
15.6
|
6,914
|
611
|
8.8
|
728
|
192
|
26.3
|
1,556
|
631
|
40.6
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
24,324
|
2,177
|
9.0
|
20,280
|
1,170
|
5.8
|
1,365
|
252
|
18.4
|
2,679
|
756
|
28.2
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
11,973
|
1,667
|
13.9
|
9,736
|
797
|
8.2
|
626
|
181
|
28.8
|
1,611
|
689
|
42.8
|
|
South
|
70,327
|
11,063
|
15.7
|
56,381
|
6,121
|
10.9
|
3,897
|
850
|
21.8
|
10,049
|
4,092
|
40.7
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
56,942
|
8,396
|
14.7
|
45,772
|
4,670
|
10.2
|
3,103
|
642
|
20.7
|
8,067
|
3,083
|
38.2
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
18,242
|
3,444
|
18.9
|
13,962
|
1,825
|
13.1
|
1,112
|
265
|
23.8
|
3,168
|
1,354
|
42.7
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
38,700
|
4,951
|
12.8
|
31,810
|
2,845
|
8.9
|
1,991
|
377
|
19.0
|
4,898
|
1,729
|
35.3
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
13,385
|
2,667
|
19.9
|
10,609
|
1,450
|
13.7
|
795
|
207
|
26.1
|
1,982
|
1,009
|
50.9
|
|
West
|
46,445
|
7,545
|
16.2
|
36,391
|
4,389
|
12.1
|
3,088
|
654
|
21.2
|
6,966
|
2,501
|
35.9
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
41,859
|
6,754
|
16.1
|
32,677
|
3,952
|
12.1
|
2,866
|
617
|
21.5
|
6,316
|
2,184
|
34.6
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
17,696
|
3,442
|
19.5
|
13,213
|
2,056
|
15.6
|
1,321
|
296
|
22.4
|
3,161
|
1,090
|
34.5
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
24,163
|
3,311
|
13.7
|
19,463
|
1,896
|
9.7
|
1,546
|
321
|
20.7
|
3,155
|
1,094
|
34.7
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
4,586
|
791
|
17.2
|
3,714
|
437
|
11.8
|
222
|
37
|
16.7
|
650
|
317
|
48.8
|
Division (31) |
|---|
New England
|
10,076
|
889
|
8.8
|
8,098
|
375
|
4.6
|
575
|
75
|
13.0
|
1,403
|
440
|
31.4
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
25,594
|
2,933
|
11.5
|
20,193
|
1,391
|
6.9
|
1,502
|
293
|
19.5
|
3,899
|
1,248
|
32.0
|
|
East North Central
|
31,144
|
3,639
|
11.7
|
25,031
|
1,713
|
6.8
|
2,022
|
476
|
23.5
|
4,092
|
1,450
|
35.4
|
|
West North Central
|
14,351
|
1,639
|
11.4
|
11,899
|
865
|
7.3
|
698
|
148
|
21.2
|
1,754
|
626
|
35.7
|
|
South Atlantic
|
35,006
|
4,497
|
12.8
|
28,650
|
2,617
|
9.1
|
1,870
|
410
|
21.9
|
4,486
|
1,470
|
32.8
|
|
East South Central
|
11,574
|
1,964
|
17.0
|
9,299
|
1,007
|
10.8
|
590
|
143
|
24.2
|
1,685
|
814
|
48.3
|
|
West South Central
|
23,747
|
4,602
|
19.4
|
18,432
|
2,497
|
13.5
|
1,438
|
297
|
20.7
|
3,877
|
1,808
|
46.6
|
|
Mountain
|
15,762
|
2,499
|
15.9
|
12,558
|
1,365
|
10.9
|
872
|
189
|
21.6
|
2,332
|
945
|
40.5
|
|
Pacific
|
30,683
|
5,045
|
16.4
|
23,833
|
3,024
|
12.7
|
2,216
|
465
|
21.0
|
4,634
|
1,556
|
33.6
|
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