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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 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6) All income levels Below 130% of poverty (5) Percentage below 130% of poverty (6)

Asian A.O.I.C.
 
 People in families, total (2) 		13,403 1,940 14.5 10,897 1,362 12.5 967 190 19.7 1,539 388 25.2

Residence and Region (31)

United States:
 
  Inside metro statistical areas 		12,966 1,845 14.2 10,551 1,317 12.5 931 168 18.1 1,483 361 24.3
      Inside principal cities 6,007 988 16.5 4,821 705 14.6 423 69 16.2 763 215 28.2
      Outside principal cities 6,959 857 12.3 5,730 612 10.7 509 100 19.6 720 146 20.2
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 437 95 21.7 346 45 13.1 35 22 (B) 56 28 (B)

Residence and Region (31)
 
Northeast 		2,729 509 18.6 2,307 388 16.8 139 31 22.0 284 90 31.7
  Inside metro statistical areas 2,705 505 18.7 2,283 384 16.8 139 31 22.1 284 90 31.7
      Inside principal cities 1,272 322 25.3 1,076 254 23.6 36 8 (B) 160 60 37.7
      Outside principal cities 1,433 183 12.7 1,206 131 10.8 103 22 21.8 123 29 23.9
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 24 4 (B) 24 4 (B) 0 0 (B) 0 0 (X)
Midwest 1,628 292 17.9 1,397 201 14.4 71 25 (B) 160 66 41.3
  Inside metro statistical areas 1,568 279 17.8 1,342 189 14.1 67 25 (B) 159 65 41.2
      Inside principal cities 644 145 22.5 546 94 17.2 27 18 (B) 72 33 (B)
      Outside principal cities 923 134 14.6 796 95 12.0 40 7 (B) 87 32 37.1
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 60 13 (B) 55 12 (B) 4 0 (B) 1 1 (B)
South 2,990 418 14.0 2,412 292 12.1 283 72 25.3 295 54 18.5
  Inside metro statistical areas 2,838 375 13.2 2,283 272 11.9 259 49 19.0 295 54 18.5
      Inside principal cities 936 123 13.1 747 90 12.1 89 10 11.6 100 22 22.0
      Outside principal cities 1,902 252 13.3 1,537 181 11.8 170 39 22.9 195 33 16.6
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 152 42 27.8 129 20 15.5 23 22 (B) 0 0 (X)
West 6,056 722 11.9 4,781 481 10.1 474 64 13.4 801 178 22.2
  Inside metro statistical areas 5,855 686 11.7 4,643 472 10.2 466 64 13.6 746 151 20.2
      Inside principal cities 3,155 399 12.6 2,453 267 10.9 271 32 11.8 431 99 23.0
      Outside principal cities 2,700 288 10.7 2,190 205 9.3 196 32 16.1 315 52 16.4
  Outside metro statistical areas (35) 201 36 17.8 138 9 6.4 8 0 (B) 55 27 (B)

Division (31)
 
New England 		580 104 18.0 480 86 17.8 22 3 (B) 77 15 19.6
Middle Atlantic 2,150 405 18.8 1,826 303 16.6 117 27 23.4 207 75 36.2
East North Central 1,303 249 19.1 1,125 171 15.2 50 21 (B) 128 57 44.8
West North Central 324 43 13.1 272 30 11.2 21 4 (B) 32 9 (B)
South Atlantic 1,646 220 13.4 1,317 146 11.1 140 36 25.8 189 38 19.9
East South Central 188 34 17.9 168 25 14.7 18 7 (B) 2 2 (B)
West South Central 1,155 164 14.2 928 121 13.1 124 28 22.8 103 15 14.1
Mountain 592 98 16.6 463 57 12.3 53 9 (B) 76 32 42.2
Pacific 5,464 624 11.4 4,318 424 9.8 421 54 12.9 725 146 20.1

Poverty Footnotes

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