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POV45: Region, Division and Type of Residence -- Poverty Status for Families With Related Children Under 18 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 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) |
All races (12) |
|---|
Families with related children
under 18 years, total (13)
|
38,820
|
8,559
|
22.0
|
26,119
|
3,063
|
11.7
|
2,829
|
862
|
30.5
|
9,872
|
4,633
|
46.9
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
United States: |
|---|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
32,857
|
6,986
|
21.3
|
22,206
|
2,522
|
11.4
|
2,350
|
688
|
29.3
|
8,301
|
3,777
|
45.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
12,335
|
3,479
|
28.2
|
7,362
|
1,128
|
15.3
|
965
|
313
|
32.4
|
4,008
|
2,038
|
50.9
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
20,522
|
3,507
|
17.1
|
14,844
|
1,394
|
9.4
|
1,385
|
375
|
27.1
|
4,294
|
1,738
|
40.5
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
5,963
|
1,572
|
26.4
|
3,913
|
542
|
13.8
|
479
|
175
|
36.5
|
1,571
|
856
|
54.5
|
Residence and Region (31) |
|---|
Northeast
|
6,770
|
1,269
|
18.7
|
4,561
|
397
|
8.7
|
464
|
130
|
28.0
|
1,744
|
742
|
42.6
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
6,088
|
1,154
|
19.0
|
4,099
|
358
|
8.7
|
406
|
116
|
28.7
|
1,584
|
680
|
42.9
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
1,852
|
592
|
32.0
|
971
|
165
|
17.0
|
132
|
43
|
32.5
|
748
|
384
|
51.3
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
4,236
|
562
|
13.3
|
3,127
|
194
|
6.2
|
273
|
73
|
26.8
|
836
|
296
|
35.4
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
681
|
115
|
16.8
|
463
|
38
|
8.3
|
59
|
14
|
(B)
|
160
|
63
|
39.3
|
|
Midwest
|
8,403
|
1,809
|
21.5
|
5,614
|
521
|
9.3
|
682
|
228
|
33.4
|
2,107
|
1,060
|
50.3
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
6,555
|
1,375
|
21.0
|
4,351
|
376
|
8.6
|
537
|
175
|
32.5
|
1,666
|
824
|
49.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
2,373
|
759
|
32.0
|
1,276
|
159
|
12.4
|
230
|
91
|
39.4
|
867
|
510
|
58.8
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
4,182
|
615
|
14.7
|
3,075
|
217
|
7.1
|
307
|
84
|
27.3
|
800
|
314
|
39.3
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
1,849
|
435
|
23.5
|
1,263
|
145
|
11.5
|
145
|
54
|
37.0
|
441
|
236
|
53.5
|
|
South
|
14,567
|
3,536
|
24.3
|
9,586
|
1,268
|
13.2
|
981
|
303
|
30.9
|
4,000
|
1,966
|
49.1
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
11,962
|
2,732
|
22.8
|
7,950
|
997
|
12.5
|
782
|
217
|
27.8
|
3,230
|
1,518
|
47.0
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
4,409
|
1,237
|
28.1
|
2,645
|
398
|
15.0
|
300
|
90
|
30.0
|
1,464
|
750
|
51.2
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
7,553
|
1,495
|
19.8
|
5,305
|
599
|
11.3
|
482
|
127
|
26.4
|
1,766
|
768
|
43.5
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
2,605
|
804
|
30.9
|
1,636
|
271
|
16.5
|
199
|
86
|
42.9
|
770
|
448
|
58.2
|
|
West
|
9,080
|
1,944
|
21.4
|
6,358
|
878
|
13.8
|
701
|
202
|
28.8
|
2,021
|
865
|
42.8
|
|
Inside metro statistical areas
|
8,252
|
1,725
|
20.9
|
5,806
|
790
|
13.6
|
626
|
180
|
28.7
|
1,820
|
755
|
41.5
|
|
Inside principal cities
|
3,702
|
891
|
24.1
|
2,470
|
407
|
16.5
|
303
|
89
|
29.3
|
928
|
395
|
42.6
|
|
Outside principal cities
|
4,551
|
834
|
18.3
|
3,336
|
383
|
11.5
|
322
|
91
|
28.1
|
892
|
360
|
40.4
|
|
Outside metro statistical areas (35)
|
828
|
219
|
26.5
|
551
|
87
|
15.8
|
76
|
22
|
29.3
|
201
|
110
|
54.6
|
Division (31) |
|---|
New England
|
1,797
|
283
|
15.8
|
1,271
|
92
|
7.2
|
128
|
31
|
24.1
|
399
|
160
|
40.2
|
|
Middle Atlantic
|
4,972
|
986
|
19.8
|
3,291
|
305
|
9.3
|
336
|
99
|
29.4
|
1,345
|
582
|
43.3
|
|
East North Central
|
5,839
|
1,301
|
22.3
|
3,824
|
346
|
9.0
|
500
|
173
|
34.6
|
1,515
|
782
|
51.6
|
|
West North Central
|
2,565
|
509
|
19.8
|
1,790
|
176
|
9.8
|
182
|
55
|
30.3
|
592
|
278
|
46.9
|
|
South Atlantic
|
7,393
|
1,589
|
21.5
|
4,875
|
537
|
11.0
|
487
|
155
|
31.9
|
2,030
|
896
|
44.1
|
|
East South Central
|
2,347
|
670
|
28.6
|
1,480
|
208
|
14.1
|
170
|
60
|
35.7
|
698
|
402
|
57.5
|
|
West South Central
|
4,827
|
1,277
|
26.4
|
3,231
|
522
|
16.1
|
324
|
87
|
26.8
|
1,272
|
668
|
52.5
|
|
Mountain
|
2,777
|
650
|
23.4
|
1,963
|
275
|
14.0
|
197
|
62
|
31.4
|
618
|
313
|
50.6
|
|
Pacific
|
6,303
|
1,294
|
20.5
|
4,395
|
602
|
13.7
|
504
|
140
|
27.7
|
1,403
|
552
|
39.3
|
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