Historical Poverty Tables - Poverty by Definition of Income (R&D) Table 2
Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALL RACES
With & Without Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 74,340 6,065 8.2 56,755 2,406 4.2 4,440 498 11.2 13,146 3,161 24.0
2000 11/.... 72,388 5,589 7.7 55,611 2,315 4.2 4,252 445 10.5 12,525 2,829 22.6
1999........ 72,031 6,002 8.3 55,315 2,292 4.1 4,028 435 10.8 12,687 3,275 25.8
1998........ 71,551 6,428 9.0 54,778 2,484 4.5 3,977 419 10.5 12,796 3,525 27.5
1997........ 70,884 6,521 9.2 54,321 2,387 4.4 3,911 456 11.7 12,652 3,678 29.1
1996........ 70,241 6,859 9.8 53,604 2,565 4.8 3,847 454 11.8 12,790 3,840 30.0
1995........ 69,597 6,617 9.5 53,570 2,553 4.8 3,513 410 11.7 12,514 3,654 29.2
1994........ 69,313 7,263 10.5 53,865 2,822 5.2 3,228 482 14.9 12,220 3,959 32.4
1993 10/.... 68,504 7,608 11.1 53,179 2,975 5.6 2,914 442 15.2 12,411 4,192 33.8
1992 9/..... 68,216 7,370 10.8 53,090 2,905 5.5 3,065 448 14.6 12,061 4,016 33.3
1981 8/..... 67,175 6,888 10.3 52,457 2,668 5.1 3,025 353 11.7 11,693 3,867 33.1
1990........ 66,322 6,350 9.6 52,147 2,537 4.9 2,907 314 10.8 11,268 3,499 31.1
1989........ 66,090 6,019 9.1 52,137 2,407 4.6 2,883 300 10.4 10,890 3,312 30.4
1988........ 65,837 6,220 9.4 52,100 2,493 4.8 2,847 297 10.4 10,890 3,430 31.5
1987 7/..... 65,204 6,260 9.6 51,675 2,567 5.0 2,834 297 10.5 10,696 3,396 31.7
1986........ 64,491 6,283 9.7 51,537 2,669 5.2 2,510 256 10.2 10,445 3,358 32.1
1985........ 63,558 6,440 10.1 50,933 2,909 5.7 2,414 278 11.5 10,211 3,253 31.9
1984........ 62,706 6,451 10.3 50,350 2,958 5.9 2,228 262 11.8 10,129 3,231 31.9
1983 6/..... 62,015 6,860 11.1 50,081 3,277 6.5 2,038 247 12.1 9,896 3,336 33.7
1982........ 61,393 6,612 10.8 49,908 3,175 6.4 2,016 256 12.7 9,469 3,181 33.6
1981 5/..... 61,019 5,930 9.7 49,630 2,799 5.6 1,986 176 8.9 9,403 2,955 31.4
1980........ 60,309 5,514 9.1 49,294 2,574 5.2 1,933 187 9.7 9,082 2,753 30.3
1979 4/..... 59,550 4,911 8.2 49,112 2,296 4.7 1,733 160 9.2 8,705 2,455 28.2
1978........ 57,804 4,879 8.4 47,692 2,247 4.7 1,655 141 8.5 8,458 2,491 29.5
1977........ 57,215 4,908 8.6 47,385 2,275 4.8 1,594 172 10.8 8,236 2,460 29.9
1976........ 56,710 4,962 8.8 47,497 2,408 5.1 1,500 148 9.8 7,713 2,407 31.2
1975........ 56,245 5,076 9.0 47,318 2,661 5.6 1,444 111 7.7 7,482 2,304 30.8
1974 3/..... 55,698 4,661 8.4 47,069 2,311 4.9 1,399 118 8.4 7,230 2,232 30.9
1973........ 55,053 4,624 8.4 46,812 2,341 5.0 1,438 152 10.6 6,804 2,123 31.2
1972........ 54,373 4,839 8.9 46,314 2,640 5.7 1,452 138 9.5 6,607 2,088 31.6
1971 2/..... 53,296 5,170 9.7 45,752 2,928 6.4 1,353 164 12.1 6,191 2,062 33.3
1970........ 52,227 5,066 9.7 44,739 2,998 6.7 1,487 171 11.5 6,001 1,908 31.8
1969........ 51,586 4,901 9.5 44,436 2,933 6.6 1,559 196 12.6 5,591 1,811 32.4
1968........ 50,511 5,051 10.0 43,842 3,113 7.1 1,228 182 14.8 5,441 1,752 32.2
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
ALL RACES
With Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 38,427 4,618 12.0 26,931 1,439 5.3 2,325 352 15.1 9,171 2,827 30.8
2000 11/.... 37,327 4,256 11.4 26,563 1,385 5.2 2,254 338 15.0 8,510 2,533 29.8
1999........ 37,277 4,668 12.5 26,373 1,439 5.5 2,169 326 15.0 8,736 2,903 33.2
1998........ 37,268 5,035 13.5 26,226 1,551 5.9 2,107 302 14.3 8,934 3,183 35.6
1997........ 37,427 5,293 14.1 26,430 1,582 6.0 2,175 365 16.8 8,822 3,346 37.9
1996........ 37,204 5,491 14.8 26,184 1,666 6.4 2,063 351 17.0 8,957 3,475 38.8
1995........ 36,719 5,303 14.4 26,034 1,687 6.5 1,934 321 16.6 8,751 3,296 37.7
1994........ 36,782 5,850 15.9 26,367 1,919 7.3 1,751 346 19.8 8,665 3,585 41.4
1993 10/.... 36,456 6,232 17.1 26,119 2,054 7.9 1,577 333 21.1 8,758 3,843 43.9
1992 9/..... 35,851 5,938 16.6 25,907 1,948 7.5 1,569 326 20.8 8,375 3,665 43.8
1981 8/..... 34,862 5,622 16.1 25,357 1,812 7.1 1,513 277 18.3 7,992 3,534 44.2
1990........ 34,503 5,129 14.9 25,410 1,687 6.6 1,386 234 16.9 7,707 3,208 41.6
1989........ 34,279 4,803 14.0 25,476 1,564 6.1 1,358 204 15.0 7,445 3,035 40.8
1988........ 34,255 4,940 14.4 25,599 1,595 6.2 1,292 209 16.2 7,363 3,136 42.6
1987 7/..... 33,996 4,995 14.7 25,464 1,704 6.7 1,316 211 16.0 7,216 3,080 42.7
1986........ 33,801 5,020 14.9 25,571 1,774 6.9 1,136 180 15.9 7,094 3,066 43.2
1985........ 33,536 5,082 15.2 25,496 1,941 7.6 1,147 178 15.6 6,892 2,962 43.0
1984........ 32,942 5,099 15.5 25,038 2,023 8.1 1,072 173 16.2 6,832 2,902 42.5
1983 6/..... 32,787 5,338 16.3 25,216 2,222 8.8 949 177 18.6 6,622 2,939 44.4
1982........ 32,565 5,149 15.8 25,276 2,110 8.3 892 167 18.7 6,397 2,871 44.9
1981 5/..... 32,587 4,577 14.0 25,278 1,814 7.2 822 102 12.4 6,488 2,661 41.0
1980........ 32,773 4,326 13.2 25,671 1,692 6.6 802 124 15.5 6,299 2,510 39.9
1979 4/..... 32,397 3,729 11.5 25,615 1,383 5.4 747 105 14.1 6,035 2,241 37.1
1978........ 31,735 3,788 11.9 25,199 1,363 5.4 699 101 14.4 5,837 2,325 39.8
1977........ 31,637 3,815 12.1 25,284 1,462 5.8 644 95 14.7 5,709 2,258 39.6
1976........ 31,434 3,812 12.1 25,515 1,505 5.9 610 86 14.1 5,310 2,222 41.8
1975........ 31,377 3,926 12.5 25,704 1,717 6.7 554 64 11.6 5,119 2,145 41.9
1974 3/..... 31,319 3,617 11.5 25,857 1,470 5.7 545 78 14.2 4,917 2,069 42.1
1973........ 30,977 3,376 10.9 25,983 1,377 5.3 397 64 16.1 4,597 1,926 41.9
1972........ 30,807 3,481 11.3 26,085 1,539 5.9 401 55 13.8 4,321 1,875 43.4
1971 2/..... 30,725 3,564 11.6 26,201 1,703 6.5 447 69 15.5 4,077 1,794 44.0
1970........ 30,070 3,368 11.2 25,789 1,650 6.4 444 71 15.9 3,837 1,642 42.8
1969........ 29,827 3,162 10.6 26,083 1,591 6.1 360 64 17.7 3,384 1,509 44.6
1968........ 29,325 3,343 11.4 25,684 1,798 7.0 372 81 21.8 3,269 1,455 44.5
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WHITE
With & Without Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 61,647 4,025 6.5 49,612 1,950 3.9 3,394 334 9.8 8,641 1,741 20.2
2000 11/.... 60,222 3,705 6.2 48,655 1,899 3.9 3,274 301 9.2 8,293 1,505 18.1
1999........ 60,256 3,891 6.5 48,794 1,843 3.8 3,082 310 10.1 8,380 1,739 20.7
1998........ 60,077 4,289 7.1 48,461 2,073 4.3 3,087 273 8.8 8,529 1,943 22.8
1997........ 59,515 4,368 7.3 48,070 1,927 4.0 3,137 337 10.7 8,308 2,105 25.3
1996........ 58,934 4,445 7.5 47,650 2,049 4.3 2,944 309 10.5 8,339 2,087 25.0
1995........ 58,872 4,318 7.3 47,877 2,070 4.3 2,712 287 10.6 8,284 1,962 23.7
1994........ 58,444 4,717 8.1 47,905 2,251 4.7 2,508 310 12.4 8,031 2,156 26.8
1993 10/.... 57,881 4,842 8.4 47,452 2,319 4.9 2,298 289 12.6 8,131 2,234 27.5
1992 9/..... 57,669 4,668 8.1 47,383 2,272 4.8 2,418 307 12.7 7,868 2,089 26.5
1981 8/..... 57,225 4,423 7.7 47,124 2,180 4.6 2,374 228 9.6 7,727 2,015 26.1
1990........ 56,803 4,072 7.2 47,014 2,033 4.3 2,276 195 8.6 7,512 1,844 24.5
1989........ 56,590 3,852 6.8 46,981 1,921 4.1 2,303 192 8.3 7,306 1,739 23.8
1988........ 56,492 3,981 7.0 46,877 1,962 4.2 2,274 194 8.5 7,342 1,825 24.9
1987 7/..... 56,086 4,032 7.2 46,510 2,025 4.4 2,279 200 8.8 7,297 1,807 24.8
1986........ 55,676 4,242 7.6 46,410 2,209 4.8 2,038 154 7.6 7,227 1,878 26.0
1985........ 54,991 4,395 8.0 45,924 2,394 5.2 1,956 197 10.1 7,111 1,803 25.4
1984........ 54,400 4,281 7.9 45,643 2,405 5.3 1,816 164 9.0 6,941 1,713 24.7
1983 6/..... 53,890 4,631 8.6 45,470 2,682 5.9 1,624 151 9.3 6,796 1,798 26.5
1982........ 53,407 4,456 8.3 42,252 2,610 5.8 1,648 171 10.4 6,507 1,675 25.7
1981 5/..... 53,269 3,969 7.4 45,007 2,232 5.0 1,642 126 7.7 6,620 1,610 24.3
1980........ 52,710 3,692 7.0 44,860 2,060 4.6 1,584 132 8.4 6,266 1,500 23.9
1979 4/..... 52,243 3,186 6.1 44,751 1,813 4.1 1,441 121 8.4 6,052 1,252 20.7
1978........ 50,910 3,234 6.4 43,636 1,849 4.2 1,355 91 6.7 5,918 1,294 21.9
1977........ 50,530 3,264 6.5 43,423 1,841 4.2 1,278 107 8.3 5,828 1,316 22.6
1976........ 50,083 3,311 6.6 43,397 1,909 4.4 1,219 99 8.1 5,467 1,303 23.8
1975........ 49,873 3,555 7.1 43,311 2,161 5.0 1,182 78 6.6 5,380 1,316 24.5
1974 3/..... 49,440 3,173 6.4 43,049 1,852 4.3 1,182 83 7.0 5,208 1,238 23.8
1973........ 48,919 3,082 6.3 43,805 1,884 4.3 (NA) (NA) (NA) 4,853 1,145 23.6
1972........ 48,477 3,296 6.8 42,585 2,087 4.9 1,220 99 8.1 4,672 1,103 23.6
1971 2/..... 47,641 3,668 7.7 42,039 2,354 5.6 1,113 118 10.6 4,489 1,167 26.0
1970........ 46,601 3,588 7.7 41,092 2,424 5.9 1,101 101 9.2 4,408 1,076 24.4
1969........ 46,261 3,516 7.6 40,802 2,326 5.7 1,294 133 10.3 4,165 1,062 25.5
1968........ 45,437 3,590 7.9 40,355 2,462 6.1 1,029 129 12.5 4,053 1,017 25.1
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
WHITE
With Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 30,430 2,946 9.7 22,854 1,156 5.1 1,817 246 13.5 5,759 1,544 26.8
2000 11/.... 29,747 2,730 9.2 22,609 1,145 5.1 1,782 238 13.4 5,356 1,346 25.1
1999........ 29,841 2,927 9.8 22,660 1,157 5.1 1,681 236 14.0 5,500 1,535 27.9
1998........ 29,984 3,250 10.8 22,634 1,275 5.6 1,660 206 12.4 5,691 1,769 31.1
1997........ 30,060 3,448 11.5 22,783 1,263 5.5 1,774 279 15.7 5,502 1,906 34.6
1996........ 29,826 3,412 11.4 22,757 1,310 5.8 1,567 236 15.1 5,501 1,865 33.9
1995........ 29,713 3,348 11.3 22,663 1,338 5.9 1,496 227 15.2 5,554 1,783 32.1
1994........ 29,548 3,625 12.3 22,839 1,489 6.5 1,318 216 16.4 5,390 1,920 35.6
1993 10/.... 29,234 3,824 13.1 22,670 1,598 7.0 1,203 218 18.1 5,361 2,008 37.5
1992 9/..... 28,790 3,645 12.7 22,440 1,508 6.7 1,250 230 18.4 5,099 1,906 37.4
1981 8/..... 28,368 3,490 12.3 22,213 1,480 6.7 1,187 182 15.3 4,968 1,828 36.8
1990........ 28,117 3,151 11.2 22,289 1,331 6.0 1,042 145 13.9 4,786 1,675 35.0
1989........ 27,977 2,925 10.5 22,271 1,217 5.5 1,079 132 12.2 4,627 1,576 34.1
1988........ 27,999 3,012 10.8 22,435 1,233 5.5 1,011 124 12.3 4,553 1,655 36.3
1987 7/..... 27,930 3,111 11.1 22,336 1,334 6.0 1,047 149 14.2 4,548 1,628 35.8
1986........ 27,929 3,259 11.7 22,466 1,463 6.5 911 112 12.3 4,552 1,683 37.0
1985........ 27,795 3,323 12.0 22,399 1,577 7.0 926 124 13.4 4,470 1,622 36.3
1984........ 27,380 3,257 11.9 22,181 1,613 7.3 862 100 11.6 4,337 1,544 35.6
1983 6/..... 27,303 3,464 12.7 22,361 1,783 8.0 732 109 14.9 4,210 1,572 37.3
1982........ 27,118 3,300 12.2 22,390 1,710 7.6 692 106 15.3 4,037 1,485 36.8
1981 5/..... 27,223 2,905 10.7 22,334 1,418 6.3 652 68 10.4 4,237 1,419 33.5
1980........ 27,416 2,756 10.1 22,793 1,325 5.8 628 90 14.4 3,995 1,340 33.5
1979 4/..... 27,329 2,274 8.3 22,878 1,062 4.6 584 73 12.6 3,866 1,139 29.5
1978........ 26,907 2,332 8.7 22,601 1,087 4.8 527 58 11.1 3,780 1,187 31.4
1977........ 26,924 2,399 8.9 22,703 1,151 5.1 486 55 11.4 3,735 1,193 31.9
1976........ 26,812 2,396 8.9 22,872 1,146 5.0 483 58 12.0 3,456 1,192 34.5
1975........ 26,975 2,600 9.6 23,134 1,344 5.8 435 49 11.2 3,406 1,207 35.4
1974 3/..... 26,890 2,332 8.7 23,219 1,142 4.9 427 50 11.7 3,244 1,140 35.1
1973........ 26,694 2,082 7.8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,988 1,019 34.1
1972........ 26,763 2,141 8.0 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,748 948 34.5
1971 2/..... 26,745 2,300 8.6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 2,664 962 36.1
1970........ 26,256 2,153 8.2 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1969........ 26,307 2,052 7.8 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1968........ 25,803 2,167 8.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BLACK
With & Without Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 8,847 1,668 18.9 4,234 287 6.8 775 132 17.1 3,838 1,248 32.5
2000 11/.... 8,814 1,551 17.6 4,290 232 5.4 762 115 15.2 3,762 1,203 32.0
1999........ 8,664 1,737 20.0 4,144 250 6.0 706 93 13.2 3,814 1,394 36.5
1998........ 8,452 1,791 21.2 3,979 243 6.1 660 110 16.6 3,813 1,438 37.7
1997........ 8,408 1,827 21.7 3,921 278 7.1 562 98 17.5 3,926 1,451 37.0
1996........ 8,455 2,032 24.0 3,851 315 8.2 657 118 18.0 3,947 1,599 40.5
1995........ 8,055 1,916 23.8 3,713 265 7.1 573 97 17.0 3,769 1,553 41.2
1994........ 8,093 2,068 25.6 3,842 300 7.8 536 144 26.9 3,716 1,624 43.7
1993 10/.... 7,993 2,350 29.4 3,715 408 11.0 450 117 26.0 3,828 1,825 47.7
1992 9/..... 7,982 2,329 29.2 3,777 437 11.6 467 107 23.0 3,738 1,785 47.8
1981 8/..... 7,716 2,158 28.0 3,631 332 9.1 504 105 20.7 3,582 1,721 48.1
1990........ 7,471 2,022 27.1 3,569 376 10.5 472 92 19.5 3,430 1,554 45.3
1989........ 7,470 1,895 25.4 3,750 344 9.2 445 95 21.3 3,275 1,456 44.5
1988........ 7,409 1,953 26.4 3,722 371 10.0 464 87 18.8 3,223 1,495 46.4
1987 7/..... 7,202 1,934 26.9 3,681 371 10.1 433 87 20.1 3,089 1,476 47.8
1986........ 7,096 1,846 26.0 3,742 349 9.3 386 89 23.1 2,967 1,407 47.4
1985........ 6,921 1,830 26.4 3,680 375 10.2 368 72 19.7 2,874 1,383 48.1
1984........ 6,778 1,930 28.5 3,469 420 12.1 344 77 22.4 2,964 1,434 48.4
1983 6/..... 6,681 1,982 29.7 3,454 457 13.2 355 81 22.8 2,871 1,445 50.3
1982........ 6,530 1,946 29.8 3,486 443 12.7 309 75 24.3 2,734 1,427 52.2
1981 5/..... 6,413 1,786 27.8 3,535 450 12.7 273 44 16.1 2,605 1,292 49.6
1980........ 6,317 1,647 26.1 3,392 406 12.0 291 43 14.7 2,634 1,198 45.5
1979 4/..... 6,184 1,580 25.6 3,433 404 11.8 256 30 11.7 2,495 1,146 45.9
1978........ 5,906 1,520 25.7 3,244 333 10.3 272 45 16.5 2,390 1,142 47.8
1977........ 5,806 1,524 26.2 3,260 378 11.6 269 46 17.3 2,277 1,100 48.3
1976........ 5,804 1,523 26.2 3,406 418 12.3 246 42 17.0 2,151 1,063 49.4
1975........ 5,586 1,428 25.6 3,352 439 13.1 230 29 12.6 2,004 961 48.0
1974 3/..... 5,491 1,402 25.5 3,357 400 11.9 200 32 15.8 1,934 970 50.2
1973........ 5,440 1,480 27.2 3,360 477 14.2 231 50 21.8 1,849 949 51.3
1972........ 5,265 1,469 27.9 3,233 491 15.2 210 39 18.5 1,822 937 51.4
1971 2/..... 5,157 1,444 28.0 3,289 530 16.1 226 44 19.5 1,642 867 52.8
1970........ 5,027 1,433 28.5 3,301 564 17.1 191 45 23.7 1,535 820 53.4
1969........ 4,887 1,349 27.6 3,323 575 17.3 180 42 23.6 1,384 732 52.9
1968........ 4,646 1,366 29.4 3,141 609 19.4 178 50 28.2 1,327 705 53.1
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BLACK
With Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 5,739 1,395 24.3 2,342 176 7.5 404 87 21.6 2,994 1,131 37.8
2000 11/.... 5,601 1,282 22.9 2,386 127 5.3 383 78 20.4 2,833 1,077 38.0
1999........ 5,585 1,480 26.5 2,307 164 7.1 385 72 18.6 2,892 1,244 43.0
1998........ 5,491 1,518 27.6 2,198 161 7.3 353 70 19.8 2,940 1,288 43.8
1997........ 5,647 1,595 28.2 2,275 187 8.2 312 72 23.0 3,060 1,337 43.7
1996........ 5,695 1,805 31.7 2,174 218 10.0 400 98 24.5 3,120 1,490 47.7
1995........ 5,340 1,653 31.0 2,119 183 8.6 337 70 20.8 2,884 1,400 48.6
1994........ 5,439 1,839 33.8 2,147 218 10.2 341 109 32.0 2,951 1,512 51.2
1993 10/.... 5,525 2,072 37.5 2,147 273 12.7 295 90 30.5 3,084 1,709 55.4
1992 9/..... 5,448 2,014 37.0 2,229 314 14.1 248 74 29.8 2,971 1,625 54.7
1981 8/..... 5,143 1,883 36.6 2,129 220 10.3 244 76 31.1 2,771 1,587 57.3
1990........ 5,069 1,767 34.9 2,104 258 12.3 267 69 25.8 2,698 1,440 53.4
1989........ 5,031 1,655 32.9 2,179 232 10.7 228 65 28.5 2,624 1,358 51.7
1988........ 5,010 1,702 34.0 2,181 239 10.9 246 75 30.5 2,583 1,388 53.7
1987 7/..... 4,880 1,654 33.9 2,205 247 11.2 222 55 24.8 2,453 1,352 55.1
1986........ 4,806 1,607 33.4 2,236 226 10.1 185 56 30.5 2,386 1,325 55.5
1985........ 4,636 1,577 34.0 2,185 247 11.3 182 48 26.5 2,269 1,281 56.5
1984........ 4,512 1,630 36.1 2,001 289 14.5 175 59 33.6 2,335 1,282 54.9
1983 6/..... 4,482 1,665 37.1 2,052 322 15.7 186 57 30.5 2,244 1,286 57.3
1982........ 4,470 1,681 37.6 2,093 308 14.7 178 56 31.2 2,199 1,317 59.9
1981 5/..... 4,455 1,521 34.1 2,202 295 13.4 135 30 21.9 2,118 1,197 56.5
1980........ 4,465 1,423 31.9 2,154 275 12.8 140 25 17.7 2,171 1,123 51.7
1979 4/..... 4,297 1,334 31.0 2,095 257 12.2 139 24 17.3 2,063 1,053 51.1
1978........ 4,159 1,350 32.4 2,056 222 10.8 157 39 24.5 1,946 1,089 56.0
1977........ 4,107 1,321 32.2 2,088 268 12.8 140 30 21.5 1,878 1,023 54.5
1976........ 4,047 1,309 32.3 2,146 292 13.6 120 26 22.1 1,781 990 55.6
1975........ 3,878 1,249 32.2 2,119 324 15.3 108 14 12.8 1,651 911 55.2
1974 3/..... 3,915 1,224 31.3 2,187 287 13.1 105 24 23.1 1,623 912 56.2
1973........ 3,831 1,237 32.3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,538 880 57.2
1972........ 3,650 1,252 34.3 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,494 883 59.1
1971 2/..... 3,660 1,222 33.4 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) 1,369 808 59.0
1970........ 3,470 1,176 33.9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1969........ 3,386 1,080 31.9 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
1968........ 3,218 1,113 34.6 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HISPANIC ORIGIN /A
With & Without Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 8,516 1,470 17.3 5,778 693 12.0 817 118 14.5 1,922 659 34.3
2000 11/.... 7,728 1,275 16.5 5,246 634 12.1 736 81 11.0 1,746 560 32.1
1999........ 7,561 1,353 17.9 5,133 617 12.0 658 102 15.5 1,769 634 35.8
1998........ 7,273 1,471 20.2 4,945 653 13.2 600 111 18.6 1,728 707 40.9
1997........ 6,961 1,495 21.5 4,804 693 14.4 545 100 18.3 1,612 702 43.6
1996........ 6,631 1,524 23.0 4,520 668 14.8 494 94 19.0 1,617 762 47.1
1995........ 6,287 1,513 24.1 4,247 699 16.5 436 81 18.5 1,604 733 45.7
1994........ 6,202 1,568 25.3 4,236 731 17.3 480 112 23.4 1,485 725 48.8
1993 10/.... 5,944 1,472 24.8 4,036 674 16.7 410 72 17.5 1,498 727 48.5
1992 9/..... 5,733 1,380 24.1 3,940 635 16.1 445 119 26.8 1,348 626 46.4
1981 8/..... 5,177 1,225 23.7 3,532 578 16.4 383 64 16.6 1,261 583 46.3
1990........ 4,981 1,115 22.4 3,454 532 15.4 342 54 15.8 1,186 529 44.6
1989........ 4,840 1,011 20.9 3,395 458 13.5 329 41 12.5 1,116 512 45.9
1988........ 4,823 1,044 21.6 3,398 479 14.1 314 39 12.4 1,112 526 47.3
1987 7/..... 4,576 1,059 23.1 3,196 486 15.2 298 37 12.4 1,082 536 49.5
1986........ 4,403 956 21.7 3,118 436 14.0 253 31 12.3 1,032 489 47.4
1985........ 4,206 960 22.8 2,962 426 14.4 264 40 15.2 980 494 50.4
1984........ 3,939 899 22.8 2,824 408 14.4 210 35 16.4 905 456 50.5
1983 6/..... 3,788 898 23.7 2,752 427 15.5 177 31 17.8 860 440 51.1
1982........ 3,369 822 24.4 2,448 394 16.1 153 26 17.0 767 402 52.4
1981 5/..... 3,305 706 21.4 2,414 310 12.8 142 22 15.7 750 374 49.9
1980........ 3,235 669 20.7 2,365 310 13.1 164 25 15.2 706 335 47.4
1979 4/..... 3,029 555 18.3 2,282 256 11.2 138 16 11.8 610 282 46.3
1978........ 2,741 523 19.1 2,089 222 10.6 110 22 20.0 542 278 51.3
1977........ 2,764 542 19.6 2,104 251 11.9 99 10 10.2 561 281 50.1
1976........ 2,583 551 21.3 1,978 287 14.5 88 8 9.6 517 256 49.4
1975........ 2,499 583 23.3 1,896 307 16.2 81 13 15.6 522 263 50.4
1974 3/..... 2,475 498 20.1 1,926 262 13.6 87 19 21.6 462 217 47.0
1973........ 2,365 (NA) (NA) 1,876 (NA) (NA) 78 (NA) (NA) 411 (NA) (NA)
.Table RDP-2. Poverty Status of Families, by Type of Family, Presence of Related Children, Race, and Hispanic Origin: 1968 to 2001
(Poverty Thresholds Based on CPI-U-X1)
(Numbers in thousands. Families C/ as of March of the following year.)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Male householder, Female householder,
All families Married-couple families no wife present no husband present
Year and _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Characteristic Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent Total Number Percent
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
HISPANIC ORIGIN A/
With Children Under 18 Years
2001........ 5,937 1,260 21.2 3,976 562 14.1 468 96 20.5 1,493 601 40.3
2000 11/.... 5,363 1,098 20.5 3,650 524 14.4 404 64 15.7 1,309 511 39.0
1999........ 5,320 1,193 22.4 3,609 523 14.5 358 85 23.9 1,353 584 43.2
1998........ 5,078 1,292 25.4 3,398 543 16.0 325 87 26.7 1,355 662 48.9
1997........ 4,910 1,301 26.5 3,293 578 17.6 324 80 24.8 1,292 643 49.7
1996........ 4,689 1,351 28.8 3,124 562 18.0 291 86 29.6 1,274 703 55.2
1995........ 4,422 1,321 29.9 2,902 570 19.7 237 64 27.0 1,283 686 53.5
1994........ 4,377 1,367 31.2 2,923 618 21.1 272 87 32.0 1,182 662 56.0
1993 10/.... 4,153 1,311 31.6 2,745 576 21.0 239 59 24.7 1,167 673 57.7
1992 9/..... 3,962 1,184 29.9 2,692 528 19.6 233 85 36.5 1,037 570 55.0
1981 8/..... 3,621 1,102 30.4 2,445 498 20.4 204 56 27.5 972 548 56.4
1990........ 3,497 980 28.0 2,405 443 18.4 171 39 22.8 921 498 54.1
1989........ 3,314 885 26.7 2,309 380 16.4 157 30 19.1 848 475 56.0
1988........ 3,325 916 27.5 2,339 392 16.7 125 31 24.8 861 493 57.3
1987 7/..... 3,201 942 29.4 2,197 406 18.5 139 31 22.3 865 505 58.3
1986........ 3,080 852 27.7 2,134 372 17.4 124 24 19.0 822 457 55.6
1985........ 2,973 865 29.1 2,068 366 17.7 134 27 20.5 771 472 61.2
1984........ 2,789 796 28.5 1,977 349 17.7 100 24 24.1 711 422 59.4
1983 6/..... 2,697 805 29.9 1,941 372 19.2 95 25 26.8 660 408 61.8
1982........ 2,458 727 29.6 1,769 340 19.2 75 16 21.5 613 372 60.6
1981 5/..... 2,428 625 25.7 1,741 260 14.9 64 11 17.8 622 353 56.7
1980........ 2,409 586 24.3 1,729 257 14.8 84 15 18.1 596 314 52.7
1979 4/..... 2,209 492 22.3 1,647 209 12.7 60 12 19.2 502 271 54.0
1978........ 2,002 453 22.6 1,503 177 11.8 54 15 26.7 445 261 58.7
1977........ 2,057 479 23.3 1,542 206 13.3 41 7 15.9 473 267 56.4
1976........ 1,899 478 25.2 1,434 232 16.2 31 6 18.6 434 241 55.4
1975........ 1,891 513 27.1 1,418 252 17.8 36 12 33.0 437 249 57.0
1974 3/..... 1,834 440 24.0 1,418 216 15.2 37 16 43.3 379 208 55.0
1973........ 1,726 (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA) (NA)
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