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POV44: Region, Division and Type of Residence -- Poverty Status for 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)
| |
Families (total) (10) |
Married-couple families (11) |
Families with a male householder, no wife present |
Families with a female householder, no husband present |
| 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) |
All races (12) |
|---|
Families, total (10)
|
78,867
|
14,939
|
18.9
|
58,428
|
6,811
|
11.7
|
5,582
|
1,556
|
27.9
|
14,857
|
6,572
|
44.2
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
United States: |
|---|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
65,711
|
11,966
|
18.2
|
48,401
|
5,392
|
11.1
|
4,735
|
1,265
|
26.7
|
12,576
|
5,309
|
42.2
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
23,414
|
5,664
|
24.2
|
15,580
|
2,286
|
14.7
|
1,926
|
542
|
28.2
|
5,907
|
2,835
|
48.0
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
42,298
|
6,302
|
14.9
|
32,821
|
3,105
|
9.5
|
2,808
|
723
|
25.7
|
6,669
|
2,474
|
37.1
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
13,156
|
2,973
|
22.6
|
10,028
|
1,419
|
14.2
|
847
|
291
|
34.4
|
2,281
|
1,263
|
55.4
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
Northeast
|
14,125
|
2,266
|
16.0
|
10,367
|
951
|
9.2
|
1,002
|
244
|
24.3
|
2,756
|
1,071
|
38.9
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
12,584
|
2,019
|
16.0
|
9,153
|
829
|
9.1
|
897
|
214
|
23.9
|
2,534
|
976
|
38.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
3,723
|
1,011
|
27.2
|
2,278
|
379
|
16.6
|
311
|
88
|
28.2
|
1,134
|
544
|
48.0
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
8,861
|
1,008
|
11.4
|
6,874
|
450
|
6.5
|
586
|
126
|
21.6
|
1,400
|
431
|
30.8
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
1,541
|
247
|
16.0
|
1,214
|
122
|
10.0
|
105
|
30
|
28.5
|
222
|
95
|
42.9
|
|
Midwest
|
17,465
|
3,080
|
17.6
|
13,094
|
1,265
|
9.7
|
1,289
|
392
|
30.4
|
3,082
|
1,423
|
46.2
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
13,223
|
2,303
|
17.4
|
9,750
|
886
|
9.1
|
1,027
|
305
|
29.7
|
2,445
|
1,112
|
45.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
4,380
|
1,180
|
26.9
|
2,753
|
371
|
13.5
|
430
|
143
|
33.3
|
1,197
|
665
|
55.6
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
8,843
|
1,123
|
12.7
|
6,997
|
515
|
7.4
|
597
|
161
|
27.1
|
1,248
|
447
|
35.8
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
4,242
|
777
|
18.3
|
3,344
|
379
|
11.3
|
262
|
88
|
33.5
|
637
|
311
|
48.8
|
|
South
|
29,719
|
6,237
|
21.0
|
21,764
|
2,844
|
13.1
|
1,962
|
562
|
28.7
|
5,993
|
2,831
|
47.2
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
24,113
|
4,705
|
19.5
|
17,671
|
2,140
|
12.1
|
1,586
|
425
|
26.8
|
4,855
|
2,140
|
44.1
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
8,318
|
1,986
|
23.9
|
5,592
|
785
|
14.0
|
594
|
163
|
27.4
|
2,132
|
1,038
|
48.7
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
15,795
|
2,720
|
17.2
|
12,079
|
1,355
|
11.2
|
992
|
262
|
26.4
|
2,724
|
1,102
|
40.5
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
5,606
|
1,532
|
27.3
|
4,093
|
704
|
17.2
|
376
|
138
|
36.6
|
1,138
|
691
|
60.7
|
|
West
|
17,558
|
3,356
|
19.1
|
13,203
|
1,751
|
13.3
|
1,329
|
357
|
26.9
|
3,026
|
1,248
|
41.2
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
15,792
|
2,939
|
18.6
|
11,826
|
1,536
|
13.0
|
1,224
|
321
|
26.3
|
2,741
|
1,081
|
39.4
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
6,992
|
1,487
|
21.3
|
4,956
|
751
|
15.1
|
591
|
149
|
25.2
|
1,445
|
588
|
40.7
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
8,800
|
1,451
|
16.5
|
6,870
|
786
|
11.4
|
634
|
173
|
27.2
|
1,296
|
493
|
38.1
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
1,766
|
417
|
23.6
|
1,377
|
215
|
15.6
|
104
|
36
|
34.4
|
284
|
166
|
58.5
|
Division (31) |
|---|
New England
|
3,793
|
487
|
12.8
|
2,902
|
212
|
7.3
|
260
|
50
|
19.4
|
632
|
225
|
35.6
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
10,332
|
1,779
|
17.2
|
7,465
|
740
|
9.9
|
743
|
193
|
26.0
|
2,124
|
846
|
39.8
|
|
East North Central
|
12,165
|
2,241
|
18.4
|
8,944
|
887
|
9.9
|
966
|
298
|
30.8
|
2,254
|
1,057
|
46.9
|
|
West North Central
|
5,300
|
838
|
15.8
|
4,150
|
378
|
9.1
|
323
|
95
|
29.3
|
828
|
366
|
44.2
|
|
South Atlantic
|
15,534
|
2,937
|
18.9
|
11,438
|
1,332
|
11.6
|
994
|
284
|
28.5
|
3,102
|
1,322
|
42.6
|
|
East South Central
|
4,900
|
1,188
|
24.3
|
3,568
|
515
|
14.4
|
313
|
99
|
31.6
|
1,019
|
574
|
56.3
|
|
West South Central
|
9,286
|
2,112
|
22.7
|
6,758
|
997
|
14.7
|
655
|
180
|
27.5
|
1,872
|
935
|
49.9
|
|
Mountain
|
5,579
|
1,082
|
19.4
|
4,262
|
547
|
12.8
|
383
|
104
|
27.2
|
934
|
430
|
46.1
|
|
Pacific
|
11,979
|
2,274
|
19.0
|
8,942
|
1,204
|
13.5
|
945
|
253
|
26.8
|
2,092
|
818
|
39.1
|
Poverty Footnotes
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