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 Table P-6.  Regions of Black 3/ People
 by Mean Income and Sex: 1967 to 2007

 (People 15 years old and over begining with March 1980, and people
 14 years old and over as of March of the following year for previous
 years.  Income in current and 2007 CPI-U-RS adjusted dollars 28/)
 ________________________________________________________________________
                          Male                         Female
              _____________________________ _____________________________
                 Number     Mean income        Number     Mean income
                   with ___________________      with ___________________
 Region          income   Current      2007    income   Current      2007
 and year      (thous.)   dollars   dollars  (thous.)   dollars   dollars
 ________________________________________________________________________
 UNITED STATES

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007            10,981   $32,481   $32,481    13,427   $26,950   $26,950
 2006            10,738    32,232    33,146    13,172    25,839    26,572
 2005            10,651    30,791    32,703    13,237    23,877    25,359
 2004 35/        10,335    29,822    32,735    12,994    22,552    24,755
 2003            10,291    28,880    32,558    12,924    22,400    25,253
 2002            10,096    28,819    33,215    12,665    22,055    25,419



 Black Alone
 2007            10,596    32,402    32,402    13,058    27,017    27,017
 2006            10,434    32,230    33,144    12,840    25,910    26,645
 2005            10,300    30,682    32,587    12,872    23,908    25,392
 2004 35/        10,070    29,873    32,791    12,623    22,568    24,773
 2003            10,003    28,869    32,546    12,564    22,369    25,218
 2002             9,781    28,694    33,071    12,332    22,074    25,441



 Black
 2001             9,944    27,685    32,423    12,414    21,215    24,846
 2000 30/         9,905    27,494    33,104    12,461    20,415    24,580
 1999 29/        10,317    26,301    32,728    12,383    19,718    24,537
 1998             9,776    23,971    30,451    12,272    17,931    22,778
 1997             9,671    22,781    29,344    11,961    17,310    22,297
 1996             9,410    22,509    29,620    11,817    16,531    21,753
 1995 25/         9,339    21,322    28,805    11,607    14,907    20,138
 1994 24/         9,199    20,213    27,964    11,450    14,948    20,680
 1993 23/         8,947    19,090    26,974    11,267    13,764    19,448
 1992 22/         9,104    17,480    25,310    11,076    12,769    18,489
 1991             8,943    17,061    25,329    10,727    12,650    18,781
 1990             8,820    16,985    26,121    10,687    12,049    18,530
 1989             8,806    16,147    26,070    10,577    11,690    18,874
 1988             8,610    15,826    26,654    10,380    10,701    18,022
 1987 21/         8,488    14,573    25,444    10,164     9,956    17,383
 1986             8,285    13,861    25,019     9,819     9,538    17,216
 1985 20/         8,127    13,376    24,581     9,611     9,001    16,541
 1984 19/         7,851    12,119    23,035     9,460     8,622    16,388
 1983             7,580    11,501    22,755     9,109     7,872    15,575
 1982             7,290    11,050    22,796     8,921     7,349    15,161
 1981             7,459    10,531    23,037     8,829     6,728    14,718
 1980             7,387     9,843    23,581     8,596     6,327    15,158
 1979 18/         7,288     9,265    24,661     8,533     5,645    15,025
 1978             6,971     8,541    24,911     7,959     5,212    15,202
 1977             6,777     7,743    24,132     7,562     4,803    14,969
 1976 17/         6,651     7,180    23,790     7,188     4,545    15,059
 1975 16/         6,485     6,633    23,242     6,969     4,134    14,486
 1974 16/15/      6,409     6,318    23,958     6,779     3,759    14,254
 1973             6,394     5,864    24,460     6,513     3,356    13,999
 1972 14/         6,043     5,447    24,143     6,274     3,254    14,423
 1971 13/         6,024     4,888    22,315     6,151     2,896    13,221
 1970             5,844     4,683    22,316     5,844     2,743    13,071
 1969             5,870     4,361    21,805     5,728     2,448    12,240
 1968             5,715     4,018    20,986     5,629     2,208    11,532
 1967 12/         5,572     3,696    20,061     5,397     2,072    11,246



 NORTHEAST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             1,893   $32,407   $32,407     2,472   $30,221   $30,221
 2006             1,826    34,443    35,420     2,363    27,938    28,731
 2005             1,905    34,988    37,160     2,433    25,421    26,999
 2004 35/         1,855    32,061    35,193     2,436    22,615    24,824
 2003             1,819    30,778    34,698     2,430    22,865    25,777
 2002             1,851    29,753    34,291     2,409    22,750    26,220



 Black Alone
 2007             1,809    32,318    32,318     2,400    30,325    30,325
 2006             1,781    34,460    35,438     2,302    28,084    28,881
 2005             1,836    35,093    37,272     2,352    25,503    27,086
 2004 35/         1,805    32,158    35,300     2,333    22,729    24,949
 2003             1,757    30,509    34,395     2,344    22,860    25,771
 2002             1,780    29,947    34,515     2,332    22,880    26,370



 Black
 2001             1,789    28,769    33,693     2,384    21,679    25,389
 2000 30/         1,759    28,095    33,827     2,329    21,261    25,599
 1999 29/         1,835    27,147    33,781     2,353    20,391    25,374
 1998             1,750    23,128    29,380     2,316    18,578    23,600
 1997             1,671    21,520    27,719     2,265    18,557    23,903
 1996             1,705    23,525    30,957     2,242    16,803    22,111
 1995 25/         1,590    21,366    28,864     2,154    16,294    22,012
 1994 24/         1,536    21,835    30,208     2,018    17,225    23,830
 1993 23/         1,495    21,456    30,317     1,951    15,268    21,574
 1992 22/         1,489    19,525    28,271     1,870    13,949    20,197
 1991             1,519    20,202    29,993     1,869    14,231    21,128
 1990             1,524    18,140    27,897     1,947    14,030    21,576
 1989             1,609    18,424    29,746     1,854    13,934    22,497
 1988             1,436    18,938    31,895     1,901    12,316    20,742
 1987 21/         1,388    16,297    28,454     1,813    11,724    20,470
 1986             1,342    15,599    28,156     1,752    11,609    20,954
 1985 20/         1,434    13,955    25,645     1,791    10,467    19,235
 1984 19/         1,405    13,497    25,654     1,849     9,359    17,789
 1983             1,405    12,273    24,283     1,759     8,463    16,745
 1982             1,264    11,984    24,723     1,660     8,032    16,570
 1981             1,335    11,051    24,174     1,611     7,433    16,260
 1980             1,303     9,937    23,807     1,645     6,743    16,155
 1979 18/         1,310     9,964    26,521     1,592     6,341    16,878
 1978             1,212     9,496    27,697     1,522     6,157    17,958
 1977             1,111     8,600    26,803     1,394     5,813    18,117
 1976 17/         1,060     7,588    25,142     1,303     5,603    18,565
 1975 16/         1,098     7,863    27,552     1,282     4,945    17,327
 1974 16/15/      1,095     7,602    28,827     1,260     4,697    17,811
 1973             1,064     6,803    28,377     1,155     4,304    17,953
 1972 14/          (NA)     6,110    27,081      (NA)     4,132    18,314
 1971 13/          (NA)     5,904    26,953      (NA)     3,944    18,005
 1970              (NA)     5,689    27,110      (NA)     3,601    17,160
 1969              (NA)     5,432    27,160      (NA)     3,190    15,950
 1968              (NA)     4,860    25,384      (NA)     2,746    14,342
 1967 12/          (NA)     4,479    24,311      (NA)     2,669    14,487



 MIDWEST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             1,888   $31,979   $31,979     2,397   $24,886   $24,886
 2006             1,837    30,497    31,362     2,367    24,967    25,675
 2005             1,826    27,808    29,534     2,349    23,159    24,597
 2004 35/         1,824    28,359    31,129     2,353    22,547    24,750
 2003             1,852    27,655    31,177     2,348    21,731    24,499
 2002             1,784    28,641    33,010     2,260    20,978    24,178



 Black Alone
 2007             1,805    32,503    32,503     2,293    25,081    25,081
 2006             1,776    30,576    31,443     2,272    25,123    25,836
 2005             1,762    27,897    29,629     2,276    23,153    24,590
 2004 35/         1,775    28,275    31,037     2,286    22,556    24,760
 2003             1,799    27,726    31,257     2,275    21,849    24,632
 2002             1,718    27,897    32,152     2,190    21,014    24,219



 Black
 2001             1,725    26,169    30,648     2,328    20,403    23,895
 2000 30/         1,775    27,020    32,533     2,280    20,793    25,035
 1999 29/         1,861    27,191    33,836     2,339    19,445    24,197
 1998             1,702    24,418    31,019     2,275    18,318    23,270
 1997             1,670    23,145    29,812     2,180    17,222    22,183
 1996             1,603    24,030    31,621     2,130    18,863    24,822
 1995 25/         1,710    21,568    29,137     2,044    15,572    21,037
 1994 24/         1,657    19,402    26,842     2,179    14,241    19,702
 1993 23/         1,698    20,380    28,797     2,388    13,647    19,283
 1992 22/         1,732    17,775    25,737     2,286    12,921    18,709
 1991             1,734    16,668    24,746     2,168    12,765    18,951
 1990             1,651    17,664    27,165     2,060    12,103    18,613
 1989             1,667    16,403    26,483     2,064    11,722    18,925
 1988             1,561    16,702    28,129     1,976    10,494    17,674
 1987 21/         1,619    14,307    24,980     1,912     9,933    17,343
 1986             1,509    15,449    27,885     1,794    10,034    18,111
 1985 20/         1,506    14,628    26,881     1,899     9,539    17,529
 1984 19/         1,520    12,188    23,166     1,870     9,029    17,162
 1983             1,320    12,141    24,022     1,727     8,063    15,953
 1982             1,272    12,637    26,070     1,709     7,303    15,066
 1981             1,452    11,796    25,804     1,709     7,203    15,757
 1980             1,455    11,260    26,976     1,699     6,661    15,958
 1979 18/         1,469    10,765    28,653     1,757     6,262    16,668
 1978             1,443    10,498    30,619     1,611     6,092    17,768
 1977             1,262     9,277    28,913     1,457     5,521    17,207
 1976 17/         1,247     8,790    29,125     1,372     5,229    17,326
 1975 16/         1,262     7,910    27,717     1,402     4,920    17,240
 1974 16/15/      1,237     7,892    29,927     1,389     4,288    16,260
 1973             1,267     7,287    30,396     1,306     3,848    16,051
 1972 14/          (NA)     6,513    28,868      (NA)     3,627    16,076
 1971 13/          (NA)     6,050    27,620      (NA)     3,400    15,522
 1970              (NA)     5,907    28,148      (NA)     3,177    15,139
 1969              (NA)     5,516    27,580      (NA)     2,797    13,985
 1968              (NA)     5,134    26,815      (NA)     2,578    13,465
 1967 12/          (NA)     4,840    26,271      (NA)     2,486    13,494



 SOUTH

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             5,960   $31,937   $31,937     7,292   $26,109   $26,109
 2006             5,961    31,080    31,962     7,240    24,884    25,590
 2005             5,779    29,080    30,885     7,223    22,954    24,379
 2004 35/         5,589    28,270    31,032     7,010    22,164    24,329
 2003             5,587    28,081    31,657     6,953    21,536    24,279
 2002             5,411    27,693    31,917     6,870    21,589    24,882



 Black Alone
 2007             5,837    31,667    31,667     7,179    26,141    26,141
 2006             5,845    30,986    31,865     7,143    24,920    25,627
 2005             5,684    29,091    30,897     7,120    22,967    24,393
 2004 35/         5,502    28,295    31,059     6,898    22,215    24,385
 2003             5,486    28,085    31,662     6,838    21,491    24,228
 2002             5,309    27,625    31,839     6,775    21,532    24,816



 Black
 2001             5,448    26,874    31,474     6,742    20,892    24,468
 2000 30/         5,440    26,929    32,423     6,843    19,627    23,632
 1999 29/         5,746    24,789    30,847     6,761    18,874    23,486
 1998             5,439    23,396    29,721     6,711    17,002    21,598
 1997             5,442    22,199    28,594     6,554    16,329    21,033
 1996             5,118    20,998    27,631     6,550    15,325    20,166
 1995 25/         5,132    20,129    27,193     6,481    13,743    18,566
 1994 24/         5,194    19,163    26,511     6,322    14,064    19,457
 1993 23/         4,993    17,574    24,832     6,109    12,718    17,970
 1992 22/         5,095    16,318    23,627     6,064    11,917    17,255
 1991             4,877    15,481    22,984     5,839    11,702    17,373
 1990             4,924    15,539    23,897     5,877    10,930    16,809
 1989             4,738    14,346    23,162     5,818    10,484    16,927
 1988             4,794    13,810    23,259     5,650     9,645    16,244
 1987 21/         4,674    13,721    23,957     5,619     9,195    16,054
 1986             4,629    12,311    22,221     5,422     8,335    15,045
 1985 20/         4,377    12,278    22,563     5,154     8,001    14,703
 1984 19/         4,217    11,289    21,458     5,001     7,986    15,179
 1983             4,095    10,547    20,868     4,819     7,288    14,420
 1982             3,965     9,857    20,335     4,752     6,836    14,103
 1981             3,936     9,502    20,786     4,681     5,966    13,051
 1980             3,891     8,870    21,250     4,468     5,759    13,797
 1979 18/         3,818     8,285    22,052     4,374     4,968    13,223
 1978             3,674     7,398    21,578     4,144     4,403    12,842
 1977             3,721     6,732    20,982     4,034     4,039    12,588
 1976 17/         3,702     6,308    20,901     3,858     3,829    12,687
 1975 16/         3,493     5,658    19,826     3,722     3,466    12,145
 1974 16/15/      3,457     5,165    19,586     3,563     3,118    11,824
 1973             3,476     4,828    20,139     3,506     2,724    11,362
 1972 14/          (NA)     4,592    20,353      (NA)     2,659    11,786
 1971 13/          (NA)     3,931    17,946      (NA)     2,211    10,094
 1970              (NA)     3,730    17,774      (NA)     2,201    10,488
 1969              (NA)     3,440    17,200      (NA)     1,952     9,760
 1968              (NA)     3,054    15,951      (NA)     1,740     9,088
 1967 12/          (NA)     2,809    15,247      (NA)     1,589     8,625



 WEST

 Black A.O.I.C.
 2007             1,239   $35,980   $35,980     1,265   $29,317   $29,317
 2006             1,114    37,627    38,694     1,203    29,181    30,009
 2005             1,140    37,223    39,534     1,232    27,611    29,325
 2004 35/         1,067    36,559    40,131     1,194    24,708    27,122
 2003             1,032    32,058    36,141     1,193    27,799    31,339
 2002             1,050    33,276    38,352     1,126    25,570    29,470



 Black Alone
 2007             1,145    36,121    36,121     1,187    29,369    29,369
 2006             1,033    38,273    39,359     1,123    29,334    30,166
 2005             1,018    36,432    38,694     1,124    28,063    29,805
 2004 35/           988    37,352    41,001     1,106    24,454    26,843
 2003               960    32,491    36,629     1,107    27,824    31,368
 2002               973    33,639    38,770     1,034    26,045    30,018



 Black
 2001               982    32,866    38,491       960    24,290    28,447
 2000 30/           932    30,559    36,794     1,008    22,945    27,627
 1999 29/           876    32,558    40,515       930    24,841    30,912
 1998               885    28,317    35,972       970    21,912    27,836
 1997               888    28,034    36,110       962    21,250    27,372
 1996               984    26,130    34,385       895    19,124    25,165
 1995 25/           907    27,531    37,193       928    18,351    24,791
 1994 24/           812    25,509    35,291       932    17,661    24,433
 1993 23/           761    21,508    30,391       819    18,326    25,895
 1992 22/           788    20,477    29,649       856    15,823    22,911
 1991               813    21,510    31,935       850    15,395    22,856
 1990               720    22,879    35,185       802    15,299    23,528
 1989               793    21,750    35,116       842    15,009    24,232
 1988               819    20,499    34,524       853    14,576    24,549
 1987 21/           807    17,079    29,820       820    11,310    19,747
 1986               805    16,905    30,513       852    11,897    21,474
 1985 20/           810    15,952    29,314       766    10,962    20,144
 1984 19/           710    14,177    26,947       740    10,043    19,089
 1983               759    14,097    27,892       805     9,663    19,119
 1982               790    12,986    26,790       799     9,086    18,744
 1981               735    12,598    27,558       828     8,682    18,992
 1980               737    12,014    28,783       783     7,971    19,097
 1979 18/           692    10,173    27,078       809     6,590    17,541
 1978               642     8,882    25,906       682     5,943    17,334
 1977               682     9,022    28,119       677     5,728    17,852
 1976 17/           642     8,411    27,869       655     5,224    17,309
 1975 16/           632     7,330    25,685       564     4,744    16,623
 1974 16/15/        620     7,339    27,830       567     4,410    16,723
 1973               588     7,227    30,146       546     4,231    17,648
 1972 14/          (NA)     6,882    30,503      (NA)     4,071    18,044
 1971 13/          (NA)     6,358    29,026      (NA)     3,595    16,412
 1970              (NA)     6,110    29,116      (NA)     3,337    15,902
 1969              (NA)     5,433    27,165      (NA)     3,175    15,875
 1968              (NA)     5,431    28,366      (NA)     3,062    15,993
 1967 12/          (NA)     4,991    27,090      (NA)     2,810    15,252
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 
 

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