U.S. Census Bureau
 Poverty




Poverty 2001


Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(All Races)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
All races
 
Total       281,475 11.7 12.7 11.3 19.2 19.1 18.5 19.3 19.5 18.2
 
Age
 
Under 18 years        72,021 16.3 17.7 14.9 18.9 18.8 17.8 19.1 19.0 16.4
  Related children        70,950 15.8 17.2 14.4 18.4 18.3 17.2 18.5 18.5 15.9
    Under 6 years        23,014 18.2 19.8 16.4 20.4 20.3 19.1 20.6 20.5 17.5
18 to 24 years        27,312 16.3 17.9 16.4 19.1 18.9 18.3 19.3 19.9 18.6
25 to 44 years        82,954 9.7 10.8 9.4 12.1 12.0 11.4 12.2 12.4 11.1
45 to 64 years        65,419 8.0 8.5 8.1 13.5 13.4 13.1 13.5 13.7 13.3
65 years and over        33,769 10.1 10.1 10.0 48.7 48.4 48.1 48.5 48.6 48.5
  65 to 74 years        18,123 9.2 9.1 9.0 41.9 41.7 41.3 41.9 42.0 41.8
  75 years and over        15,647 11.2 11.3 11.2 56.6 56.1 55.9 56.2 56.3 56.2
 
Family Relationship
 
In families       233,911 9.9 10.8 9.2 16.0 15.9 15.3 16.2 16.2 14.7
  Married-couple families       182,212 5.7 6.3 5.3 11.4 11.3 10.8 11.5 11.5 10.5
    With related children under 18       113,690 6.9 7.9 6.4 8.5 8.5 7.8 8.7 8.7 7.3
  Female hhlder, no husband present        39,261 28.6 30.7 26.3 36.5 36.4 35.1 36.9 36.9 33.1
    With related children under 18        29,222 35.1 37.6 31.9 41.1 40.9 39.3 41.3 41.2 36.3
Unrelated individuals        46,392 19.9 21.0 21.0 34.7 34.5 34.2 34.6 35.3 35.3
  Living alone        28,844 17.0 17.7 17.7 38.1 37.8 37.6 38.0 38.4 38.3
    65 years and over        10,480 19.2 19.2 19.2 67.9 67.4 67.3 67.6 67.6 67.6
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas       228,949 11.1 12.0 10.8 17.9 17.8 17.2 18.0 18.2 17.0
  Inside central cities        81,332 16.5 17.9 16.0 24.1 23.9 23.1 24.3 24.5 22.8
  Outside central cities       147,617 8.2 8.8 7.9 14.5 14.4 14.0 14.6 14.7 13.7
Outside metropolitan areas        52,526 14.2 15.3 13.5 25.0 24.8 24.0 25.0 25.2 23.5
 
Region
 
Northeast        53,193 10.7 11.5 10.3 18.4 18.2 17.7 18.3 18.5 17.4
Midwest        63,676 9.4 10.2 9.0 17.3 17.2 16.6 17.3 17.4 16.2
South       100,421 13.5 14.5 12.9 21.2 21.1 20.5 21.5 21.7 20.2
West        64,185 12.1 13.1 11.7 18.7 18.6 17.9 18.8 18.9 17.7
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(All Races)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
All races
 
Total 18.4 11.6 11.3 11.3 10.5 9.9 9.0 9.6 8.3
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 16.6 14.9 14.7 14.7 14.0 12.8 11.4 12.2 11.1
  Related children 16.1 14.4 14.2 14.2 13.5 12.3 10.9 1.7 10.6
    Under 6 years 17.6 16.3 16.2 16.2 15.5 13.9 12.7 13.7 12.6
18 to 24 years 18.8 16.5 16.3 16.3 15.7 14.9 14.2 14.7 13.8
25 to 44 years 11.3 9.5 9.4 9.4 8.8 8.2 7.6 8.0 7.4
45 to 64 years 13.4 8.9 8.6 8.6 7.6 7.2 6.7 7.1 5.8
65 years and over 48.7 11.0 9.8 9.8 8.9 8.8 8.0 8.4 5.4
  65 to 74 years 42.0 9.9 8.9 8.9 8.1 7.9 7.1 7.5 4.9
  75 years and over 56.4 12.2 10.8 10.8 9.9 9.8 9.1 9.6 6.0
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 14.8 9.5 9.3 9.3 8.6 7.9 7.2 7.7 6.7
  Married-couple families 10.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 4.8 4.4 4.0 4.4 3.7
    With related children under 18 7.4 6.2 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.3
  Female hhlder, no husband present 33.3 27.8 27.4 27.4 25.2 23.6 21.0 21.8 20.1
    With related children under 18 36.5 33.1 32.8 32.7 30.6 28.6 25.3 26.3 24.5
Unrelated individuals 35.6 21.6 20.7 20.7 19.8 19.1 17.9 18.5 15.8
  Living alone 38.6 18.5 17.5 17.5 16.5 16.0 14.2 14.4 11.3
    65 years and over 67.8 20.5 18.7 18.7 17.5 17.3 15.3 15.3 9.5
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 17.1 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.1 9.4 8.6 9.1 8.0
  Inside central cities 23.0 16.5 16.0 16.0 15.0 14.0 12.5 13.4 12.0
  Outside central cities 13.9 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.4 6.8 5.8
Outside metropolitan areas 23.7 14.0 13.6 13.6 12.6 12.0 11.1 11.5 9.8
 
Region
 
Northeast 17.6 10.9 10.5 10.5 9.6 8.9 8.0 8.4 7.4
Midwest 16.4 9.2 8.9 8.9 8.4 7.9 7.2 7.6 6.7
South 20.3 13.1 12.8 12.8 12.1 11.5 10.6 11.1 9.6
West 17.8 12.1 11.9 11.9 11.0 10.2 9.4 9.9 8.7
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(White)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
White
 
Total       229,675 9.9 10.7 9.6 17.6 17.5 16.9 17.7 17.8 16.7
 
Age
 
Under 18 years        56,089 13.4 14.7 12.2 15.6 15.5 14.5 15.7 15.6 13.4
  Related children        55,238 12.8 14.1 11.7 15.0 14.9 13.9 15.1 15.0 12.8
    Under 6 years        17,920 14.9 16.4 13.3 16.8 16.8 15.6 16.9 16.8 14.2
18 to 24 years        21,644 14.1 15.7 14.4 16.5 16.4 15.8 16.8 17.4 16.2
25 to 44 years        67,051 8.5 9.4 8.2 10.6 10.5 9.9 10.7 10.9 9.7
45 to 64 years        55,101 6.9 7.3 7.0 12.1 12.0 11.7 12.1 12.3 12.0
65 years and over        29,790 8.9 8.9 8.8 48.0 47.7 47.4 47.9 48.0 47.9
  65 to 74 years        15,668 7.8 7.7 7.6 40.6 40.5 40.2 40.7 40.8 40.7
  75 years and over        14,122 10.2 10.2 10.2 56.2 55.7 55.5 55.8 55.9 55.8
 
Family Relationship
 
In families       190,413 8.1 8.8 7.5 14.2 14.1 13.5 14.3 14.3 13.0
  Married-couple families       156,392 5.3 5.9 5.0 11.1 11.0 10.5 11.1 11.2 10.3
    With related children under 18        95,570 6.6 7.5 6.1 8.0 8.0 7.3 8.1 8.2 6.8
  Female hhlder, no husband present        24,619 24.3 26.2 22.2 32.1 32.1 30.9 32.6 32.6 29.2
    With related children under 18        17,506 30.9 33.1 27.9 36.5 36.4 34.8 36.7 36.6 31.9
Unrelated individuals        38,294 18.3 19.4 19.3 34.0 33.8 33.5 33.9 34.7 34.6
  Living alone        23,888 15.3 15.9 15.9 37.7 37.5 37.3 37.7 38.1 38.0
    65 years and over          9,345 17.3 17.3 17.3 66.7 66.2 66.1 66.4 66.4 66.4
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas       183,527 9.3 10.1 9.1 16.2 16.1 15.6 16.3 16.4 15.4
  Inside central cities        56,856 13.4 14.7 13.1 21.1 20.9 20.2 21.3 21.5 20.1
  Outside central cities       126,671 7.5 8.1 7.3 14.0 13.9 13.5 14.0 14.1 13.3
Outside metropolitan areas        46,148 12.1 13.2 11.6 23.1 22.9 22.2 23.2 23.3 21.8
 
Region
 
Northeast        44,168 8.7 9.3 8.3 16.7 16.6 16.1 16.6 16.7 15.8
Midwest        55,243 7.4 8.1 7.1 15.3 15.1 14.6 15.2 15.3 14.4
South        77,147 11.0 11.9 10.6 19.0 18.9 18.4 19.3 19.5 18.3
West        53,117 12.0 13.1 11.6 18.7 18.6 17.9 18.7 18.8 17.6
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(White)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
White
 
Total 16.9 9.8 9.5 9.5 8.9 8.4 7.7 8.2 7.1
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 13.5 12.0 11.9 11.9 11.4 10.4 9.3 10.0 9.0
  Related children 12.9 11.5 11.3 11.3 10.8 9.9 8.8 9.4 8.5
    Under 6 years 14.3 13.1 12.9 12.9 12.4 11.1 10.3 11.1 10.2
18 to 24 years 16.4 14.3 14.2 14.2 13.8 13.1 12.5 13.0 12.2
25 to 44 years 9.9 8.2 8.1 8.1 7.7 7.2 6.7 7.0 6.5
45 to 64 years 12.1 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.3 5.8 6.2 5.1
65 years and over 48.1 9.5 8.6 8.6 7.9 7.8 7.2 7.5 4.7
  65 to 74 years 40.9 8.3 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.8 6.1 6.4 4.1
  75 years and over 56.0 10.9 9.8 9.8 9.1 9.0 8.4 8.8 5.4
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 13.1 7.6 7.4 7.4 6.9 6.4 5.8 6.2 5.4
  Married-couple families 10.4 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.5 4.1 3.8 4.1 3.5
    With related children under 18 6.8 5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 4.9 4.4 4.8 4.2
  Female hhlder, no husband present 29.4 23.4 23.1 23.0 21.3 19.9 17.7 18.3 16.8
    With related children under 18 32.1 28.7 28.4 28.3 26.8 25.0 22.1 23.0 21.3
Unrelated individuals 34.9 19.8 19.1 19.1 18.3 17.8 16.7 17.3 14.6
  Living alone 38.3 16.5 15.7 15.7 14.9 14.5 13.0 13.1 10.0
    65 years and over 66.7 18.2 16.7 16.7 15.8 15.7 13.9 13.9 8.6
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 15.5 9.2 9.0 9.0 8.5 7.9 7.3 7.7 6.7
  Inside central cities 20.3 13.4 13.0 13.0 12.3 11.4 10.4 11.0 10.0
  Outside central cities 13.4 7.3 7.1 7.1 6.8 6.3 5.9 6.2 5.3
Outside metropolitan areas 22.1 11.9 11.6 11.6 10.8 10.3 9.5 9.9 8.3
 
Region
 
Northeast 16.0 8.9 8.5 8.5 7.7 7.3 6.6 6.9 6.0
Midwest 14.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.2 5.7 6.1 5.3
South 18.4 10.7 10.4 10.4 10.0 9.4 8.7 9.2 7.8
West 17.7 11.8 11.6 11.6 10.9 10.1 9.4 9.8 8.7
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Black)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Black
 
Total        35,871 22.7 24.3 21.6 30.4 30.3 29.3 30.5 30.7 28.2
 
Age
 
Under 18 years        11,556 30.2 32.5 27.7 34.9 34.7 33.2 35.1 35.0 30.8
  Related children        11,419 30.0 32.2 27.5 34.7 34.5 33.0 34.9 34.8 30.6
    Under 6 years          3,653 35.5 37.6 32.5 39.4 39.1 37.7 39.8 39.6 34.9
18 to 24 years          3,956 26.8 28.4 25.9 31.0 30.8 30.0 31.1 31.4 29.2
25 to 44 years        10,535 17.3 19.1 16.5 21.5 21.4 20.5 21.7 22.0 19.6
45 to 64 years          6,970 16.2 17.4 16.5 24.3 24.2 23.7 24.3 24.6 23.8
65 years and over          2,853 21.9 22.0 21.7 59.6 59.1 58.6 59.1 59.2 59.0
  65 to 74 years          1,763 20.2 20.2 19.9 55.0 54.5 54.0 54.6 54.7 54.5
  75 years and over          1,091 24.8 24.9 24.7 66.9 66.4 66.0 66.3 66.6 66.4
 
Family Relationship
 
In families        29,869 21.4 23.1 19.8 28.4 28.2 27.1 28.5 28.6 25.6
  Married-couple families        15,089 8.2 9.4 7.8 14.5 14.5 13.7 14.6 14.7 13.2
    With related children under 18        10,448 9.2 10.7 8.6 12.1 12.1 11.2 12.2 12.4 10.5
  Female hhlder, no husband present        12,550 37.4 39.9 34.5 45.3 45.0 43.8 45.7 45.5 40.8
    With related children under 18        10,296 42.2 45.0 38.6 48.9 48.6 47.1 49.3 49.0 43.5
Unrelated individuals          5,873 28.8 30.0 30.0 40.7 40.5 40.0 40.5 41.2 41.2
  Living alone          3,889 26.7 27.7 27.7 41.7 41.5 41.3 41.7 42.1 42.1
    65 years and over             947 38.2 37.8 37.8 79.5 78.9 78.6 78.8 78.8 78.8
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas        31,389 21.4 23.1 20.5 28.8 28.6 27.7 28.9 29.0 26.8
  Inside central cities        18,473 26.1 27.8 25.1 34.4 34.2 33.2 34.6 34.7 32.2
  Outside central cities        12,916 14.7 16.4 13.9 20.8 20.7 19.8 20.9 21.0 19.0
Outside metropolitan areas          4,482 31.4 32.8 29.1 41.8 41.8 40.2 41.8 42.1 38.2
 
Region
 
Northeast          6,467 23.5 24.8 22.2 30.3 30.0 29.2 30.2 30.6 28.2
Midwest          6,504 25.0 27.2 23.8 35.1 34.9 34.0 35.3 35.4 32.1
South        19,826 23.0 24.7 21.9 30.5 30.4 29.3 30.6 30.8 28.3
West          3,073 13.7 14.8 13.1 20.3 20.2 19.5 20.1 20.1 19.3
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Black)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Black
 
Total 28.5 22.6 21.9 21.9 20.2 19.0 17.0 17.8 15.9
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 31.1 28.6 28.3 28.3 26.4 24.6 21.7 22.7 21.1
  Related children 30.9 28.4 28.1 28.1 26.2 24.3 21.4 22.4 20.8
    Under 6 years 35.0 33.3 33.0 33.0 31.1 28.6 25.6 27.0 25.0
18 to 24 years 29.4 26.5 26.1 26.1 24.7 23.3 21.7 22.4 20.7
25 to 44 years 19.8 16.9 16.7 16.7 15.3 14.5 13.0 13.6 12.6
45 to 64 years 24.1 18.3 17.3 17.3 15.2 14.1 12.8 13.8 11.4
65 years and over 59.1 24.2 20.9 20.9 18.8 18.5 16.5 17.5 11.6
  65 to 74 years 54.5 22.0 19.5 19.5 17.4 17.0 15.0 15.9 10.5
  75 years and over 66.4 27.6 23.1 23.1 21.0 20.9 18.9 20.0 13.5
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 25.9 20.8 20.3 20.3 18.6 17.4 15.6 16.4 14.8
  Married-couple families 13.5 7.9 7.5 7.5 6.9 6.1 5.7 6.3 5.0
    With related children under 18 10.8 8.5 8.1 8.1 7.5 6.5 6.0 6.6 5.5
  Female hhlder, no husband present 41.0 36.5 35.9 35.9 32.9 31.2 27.5 28.7 26.6
    With related children under 18 43.7 40.5 40.1 40.1 37.0 34.9 30.6 31.9 30.0
Unrelated individuals 41.4 31.5 29.7 29.7 27.8 26.5 23.8 25.0 21.4
  Living alone 42.3 29.3 27.3 27.3 25.5 24.4 20.7 21.1 17.3
    65 years and over 78.8 40.1 35.5 35.5 33.5 32.8 28.1 28.1 18.0
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 27.1 21.4 20.7 20.7 19.1 17.9 16.0 16.8 15.1
  Inside central cities 32.6 26.2 25.3 25.3 23.4 21.8 19.2 20.4 18.4
  Outside central cities 19.2 14.6 14.2 14.2 13.0 12.3 11.4 11.8 10.4
Outside metropolitan areas 38.3 30.9 30.1 30.1 27.6 26.4 24.1 25.0 21.7
 
Region
 
Northeast 28.6 23.5 22.6 22.6 20.7 18.8 16.1 17.4 15.3
Midwest 32.5 25.1 24.5 24.5 22.4 20.9 18.5 19.7 17.9
South 28.5 22.7 22.1 22.1 20.6 19.6 17.8 18.5 16.4
West 19.4 15.0 13.8 13.8 12.0 11.1 10.4 10.9 9.9
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Hispanic)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Hispanic
 
Total        37,312 21.4 23.5 20.5 26.1 26.0 24.9 26.7 26.9 24.1
 
Age
 
Under 18 years        12,763 28.0 30.5 26.0 30.5 30.3 28.6 31.0 31.0 26.7
  Related children        12,539 27.4 29.8 25.4 29.9 29.8 28.0 30.4 30.3 26.2
    Under 6 years          4,565 28.9 31.4 26.3 31.4 31.2 29.1 31.9 31.7 26.8
18 to 24 years          4,879 21.0 23.4 20.7 23.6 23.3 22.6 24.2 24.8 22.4
25 to 44 years        12,433 17.9 19.9 17.2 20.1 19.9 18.9 20.6 21.0 18.4
45 to 64 years          5,341 14.4 15.9 14.5 21.5 21.4 20.8 22.0 22.3 21.2
65 years and over          1,896 21.8 22.0 21.3 56.6 56.6 56.0 57.2 57.2 56.5
  65 to 74 years          1,175 21.6 21.7 20.9 54.0 54.0 53.2 54.7 54.8 54.1
  75 years and over             722 22.0 22.5 22.0 60.7 60.7 60.6 61.1 61.1 60.3
 
Family Relationship
 
In families        33,110 20.2 22.1 18.8 24.7 24.5 23.3 25.2 25.2 22.1
  Married-couple families        23,544 15.3 17.1 14.1 19.5 19.3 18.1 20.0 20.0 17.2
    With related children under 18        18,853 17.2 19.2 15.7 19.4 19.3 17.9 19.9 19.9 16.5
  Female hhlder, no husband present          6,830 37.8 40.6 36.0 43.8 43.8 42.4 44.4 44.6 40.9
    With related children under 18          5,622 43.0 45.5 40.5 47.0 47.0 45.4 47.4 47.4 43.1
Unrelated individuals          3,981 30.4 33.7 33.6 36.9 37.0 36.6 37.3 39.3 39.2
  Living alone          1,403 27.5 29.1 28.8 41.5 41.6 41.3 41.8 42.8 42.6
    65 years and over             369 45.3 45.3 45.3 84.3 84.3 83.9 84.0 84.0 84.0
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas        34,066 21.1 23.2 20.1 25.6 25.5 24.4 26.3 26.5 23.7
  Inside central cities        17,010 23.9 26.5 22.9 28.8 28.5 27.2 29.8 30.0 26.6
  Outside central cities        17,056 18.2 19.9 17.4 22.5 22.5 21.6 22.8 23.0 20.8
Outside metropolitan areas          3,247 25.4 27.2 24.4 31.8 31.3 29.9 31.1 31.6 28.7
 
Region
 
Northeast          4,970 24.7 26.8 22.9 30.2 30.0 29.3 30.8 31.2 27.7
Midwest          2,866 16.2 18.1 15.1 19.2 19.1 17.5 17.9 18.2 16.4
South        13,006 22.2 24.4 21.0 27.0 26.7 25.6 28.0 28.3 25.1
West        16,470 20.8 22.8 20.3 25.4 25.4 24.3 26.0 26.1 23.6
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Hispanic)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Hispanic
 
Total 24.3 20.6 20.2 20.2 19.2 17.5 16.0 17.1 15.4
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 27.0 25.3 25.0 25.0 24.3 21.7 19.6 20.9 19.1
  Related children 26.4 24.7 24.4 24.4 23.7 21.2 19.0 20.3 18.5
    Under 6 years 27.0 25.4 25.1 25.1 24.5 21.4 20.3 22.0 20.2
18 to 24 years 22.6 20.6 20.3 20.3 19.7 18.0 17.1 18.2 16.6
25 to 44 years 18.6 17.2 17.0 17.0 16.3 15.0 13.8 14.6 13.7
45 to 64 years 21.3 15.7 15.3 15.3 13.7 12.7 11.5 12.4 10.6
65 years and over 56.5 24.5 21.8 21.8 18.4 18.1 16.2 17.5 12.6
  65 to 74 years 54.1 24.0 20.9 20.9 18.2 17.9 15.9 17.1 11.9
  75 years and over 60.3 25.2 23.4 23.4 18.8 18.3 16.6 18.2 13.8
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 22.3 18.7 18.4 18.4 17.5 15.7 14.2 15.3 13.7
  Married-couple families 17.3 13.7 13.4 13.4 12.8 11.4 10.2 11.2 9.8
    With related children under 18 16.8 15.0 14.7 14.7 14.3 12.5 11.2 12.4 10.7
  Female hhlder, no husband present 41.0 37.3 37.0 37.0 34.8 32.0 28.6 30.0 27.8
    With related children under 18 43.2 41.3 41.0 41.0 39.3 36.1 32.4 33.9 31.8
Unrelated individuals 39.6 34.3 33.3 33.3 32.3 31.5 29.9 30.6 28.7
  Living alone 42.7 31.0 29.2 29.2 27.3 26.2 22.6 22.7 18.9
    65 years and over 84.1 49.7 45.2 45.2 40.9 40.9 35.5 35.5 24.9
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 23.9 20.3 19.9 19.9 19.0 17.3 15.7 16.7 15.1
  Inside central cities 26.8 23.2 22.6 22.6 21.4 19.6 17.7 18.9 17.3
  Outside central cities 20.9 17.3 17.2 17.2 16.5 15.0 13.7 14.6 13.0
Outside metropolitan areas 28.9 23.7 23.2 23.2 22.0 20.4 19.6 20.7 19.0
 
Region
 
Northeast 28.2 25.0 24.5 24.5 22.3 20.8 18.2 19.0 17.7
Midwest 16.9 14.6 14.3 14.3 13.9 13.0 12.2 13.1 12.6
South 25.3 20.8 20.3 20.3 19.5 17.7 16.2 17.9 15.7
West 23.7 20.0 19.8 19.8 19.0 17.3 15.8 16.6 15.0
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Asian and Pacific Islander)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Asian and Pacific Islander        12,465 10.2 11.4 10.2 14.2 14.1 13.7 14.6 14.8 13.9
 
Total
 
Age          3,215 11.5 12.8 10.8 13.8 13.4 13.0 14.4 14.4 12.7
           3,169 11.1 12.5 10.4 13.3 13.0 12.5 14.0 13.9 12.3
Under 18 years          1,079 9.7 10.9 9.1 10.6 10.6 10.5 11.4 11.1 10.1
  Related children          1,385 18.8 20.3 19.3 22.8 22.1 21.7 23.2 23.9 22.9
    Under 6 years          4,305 8.1 9.2 8.2 9.5 9.4 9.0 9.7 9.8 9.2
18 to 24 years          2,661 7.8 8.7 8.1 11.0 11.1 11.0 11.4 11.8 11.2
25 to 44 years             899 10.2 10.6 10.1 34.8 34.9 34.4 34.6 34.6 34.5
45 to 64 years             551 11.2 11.8 11.1 31.5 31.7 31.0 31.3 31.3 31.2
65 years and over             348 8.5 8.5 8.5 39.9 39.9 39.8 39.8 39.8 39.8
  65 to 74 years
  75 years and over
 
Family Relationship        10,745 8.1 9.2 7.9 11.8 11.7 11.3 12.3 12.4 11.4
           8,854 7.1 7.6 6.7 10.2 10.1 9.9 10.7 10.6 9.8
In families          6,266 7.4 8.1 6.9 9.2 9.0 8.8 9.8 9.6 8.5
  Married-couple families          1,333 14.8 18.9 14.7 22.0 22.0 20.4 22.0 23.6 21.0
    With related children under 18             790 20.7 26.7 20.0 25.0 25.0 22.6 25.2 26.7 22.2
  Female hhlder, no husband present          1,682 23.4 24.7 24.5 29.2 29.0 28.6 28.9 29.5 29.5
    With related children under 18             799 18.0 18.6 18.5 27.1 26.7 26.4 26.5 26.9 26.9
Unrelated individuals             130 20.7 20.7 20.7 67.3 66.7 66.7 67.0 67.0 67.0
  Living alone
    65 years and over
 
Type of Residence        11,831 9.9 11.1 9.9 13.9 13.7 13.4 14.3 14.5 13.6
           5,154 14.8 16.5 14.6 19.5 19.2 18.5 19.5 20.0 18.5
Inside metropolitan areas          6,677 6.2 7.0 6.3 9.6 9.5 9.5 10.3 10.3 9.8
  Inside central cities             634 15.7 16.0 15.1 20.3 19.9 19.3 19.6 19.6 19.5
  Outside central cities
Outside metropolitan areas
 
Region          2,312 12.8 15.4 13.0 15.4 15.5 15.4 16.4 17.2 15.6
           1,432 7.8 8.8 8.3 9.0 8.8 8.1 9.1 9.2 8.6
Northeast          2,361 9.8 10.3 8.9 12.4 12.3 12.2 12.6 12.4 11.8
Midwest          6,361 10.0 10.9 10.1 15.6 15.4 14.9 15.9 16.0 15.2
South 29.6
West 25.0
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(Asian and Pacific Islander)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
Asian and Pacific Islander
 
Total 14.0 10.9 10.7 10.7 9.8 8.9 8.2 9.2 7.9
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 12.8 11.2 11.2 11.2 10.6 8.6 7.2 9.3 6.8
  Related children 12.3 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.2 8.2 6.7 8.9 6.4
    Under 6 years 10.1 9.4 9.4 9.4 8.9 6.9 5.6 7.9 5.5
18 to 24 years 23.1 19.9 19.9 19.9 18.8 17.9 17.5 17.9 17.2
25 to 44 years 9.3 8.4 8.3 8.3 7.9 7.3 6.9 7.5 6.9
45 to 64 years 11.3 8.8 8.8 8.8 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.5 6.2
65 years and over 34.8 14.0 12.1 12.1 8.7 8.6 7.8 8.4 7.3
  65 to 74 years 31.5 12.8 11.5 11.5 9.6 9.6 8.5 9.5 8.4
  75 years and over 40.1 16.0 13.2 13.2 7.2 7.0 6.7 6.7 5.6
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 11.5 8.6 8.4 8.4 7.7 6.7 6.0 7.0 5.7
  Married-couple families 9.9 7.3 7.2 7.2 6.5 5.7 5.0 6.2 4.8
    With related children under 18 8.6 7.4 7.4 7.4 6.6 5.6 4.6 6.2 4.3
  Female hhlder, no husband present 21.0 15.7 15.7 15.7 14.7 11.8 11.1 11.1 10.4
    With related children under 18 22.2 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.0 15.1 14.0 14.0 13.4
Unrelated individuals 29.8 25.4 25.0 25.0 23.2 22.8 22.2 22.6 21.5
  Living alone 27.4 21.0 20.1 20.1 17.2 16.8 15.9 15.9 14.7
    65 years and over 67.3 36.7 32.0 32.0 14.8 14.3 11.2 11.2 9.7
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 13.7 10.6 10.4 10.4 9.5 8.6 8.0 8.9 7.6
  Inside central cities 18.6 15.4 15.1 15.1 13.9 13.1 11.7 13.2 11.5
  Outside central cities 10.0 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.2 5.1 5.1 5.6 4.7
Outside metropolitan areas 19.7 16.1 16.0 16.0 14.8 14.2 13.6 13.6 12.6
 
Region
 
Northeast 15.6 13.8 13.5 13.5 12.6 11.7 11.7 12.0 11.4
Midwest 9.1 7.7 7.3 7.3 7.2 6.7 6.7 7.5 6.0
South 11.8 8.9 8.8 8.8 8.8 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.4
West 15.3 11.3 11.2 11.2 9.8 8.6 7.3 8.8 6.9
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(White non-Hispanic)
    Money income--   Before taxes   After taxes
 
  Definition 3
  Definition 1 less taxes plus capital gains (losses) Money income-- plus health Definition 4
  Excluding Definition 2 insurance less Definition 5 Definition 6
Characteristics capital Definition 1 plus supplements social less plus
  gains less capital to wage or security federal earned
  (current Without government gains salary payroll income income
  Total measure) EIC With EIC transfers (losses) income taxes taxes credit
  (thous.) 1 1a 1b   2 3 4   5 6 7
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
White non-Hispanic
 
Total       194,538 7.8 8.5 7.6 16.1 16.0 15.5 16.1 16.2 15.4
 
Age
 
Under 18 years        44,095 9.5 10.5 8.5 11.6 11.5 10.8 11.6 11.6 9.8
  Related children        43,459 8.9 9.9 8.0 11.0 11.0 10.2 11.0 11.0 9.3
    Under 6 years        13,638 10.6 11.8 9.4 12.4 12.4 11.5 12.4 12.3 10.4
18 to 24 years        17,026 12.3 13.7 12.7 14.7 14.6 14.0 14.8 15.5 14.6
25 to 44 years        55,349 6.5 7.2 6.3 8.6 8.5 8.1 8.6 8.8 7.9
45 to 64 years        50,094 6.2 6.5 6.3 11.2 11.1 10.9 11.2 11.3 11.1
65 years and over        27,973 8.1 8.1 8.0 47.5 47.1 46.9 47.3 47.4 47.3
  65 to 74 years        14,550 6.8 6.7 6.7 39.6 39.5 39.2 39.7 39.8 39.7
  75 years and over        13,423 9.5 9.6 9.5 56.0 55.4 55.3 55.6 55.6 55.6
 
Family Relationship
 
In families       159,178 5.7 6.3 5.3 12.1 12.1 11.6 12.2 12.2 11.3
  Married-couple families       133,990 3.6 4.0 3.4 9.6 9.6 9.2 9.6 9.6 9.1
    With related children under 18        77,635 4.1 4.7 3.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.4 5.4 4.4
  Female hhlder, no husband present        18,365 19.9 21.6 17.8 28.4 28.4 27.2 28.9 28.9 25.5
    With related children under 18        12,408 26.3 28.4 23.1 32.5 32.3 30.7 32.7 32.5 27.7
Unrelated individuals        34,603 17.0 17.9 17.9 33.7 33.4 33.1 33.5 34.2 34.1
  Living alone        22,577 14.6 15.2 15.2 37.6 37.3 37.1 37.5 37.8 37.8
    65 years and over          8,993 16.2 16.2 16.2 66.0 65.5 65.4 65.7 65.8 65.8
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas       151,491 6.9 7.4 6.8 14.2 14.2 13.8 14.2 14.3 13.7
  Inside central cities        41,067 9.6 10.4 9.5 18.4 18.2 17.8 18.3 18.6 17.9
  Outside central cities       110,424 5.9 6.3 5.7 12.7 12.7 12.3 12.7 12.8 12.2
Outside metropolitan areas        43,047 11.2 12.2 10.7 22.5 22.3 21.7 22.6 22.7 21.3
 
Region
 
Northeast        39,988 7.1 7.6 7.0 15.4 15.3 14.8 15.2 15.3 14.7
Midwest        52,543 6.9 7.6 6.7 15.1 14.9 14.4 15.0 15.2 14.3
South        64,730 8.8 9.5 8.6 17.4 17.3 17.0 17.7 17.8 16.9
West        37,278 8.2 8.9 7.9 15.8 15.7 15.2 15.7 15.8 15.1
Table 5.  Percent of People in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics:  2001 (Revised)
(White non-Hispanic)
  After taxes
 
  Definition 8 Definition 13 plus other means- tested government-- Definition 14
  plus Definition 11 plus
  Definition 7 nonmeans- Definition 10 plus net
Characteristics less tested plus means-tested Noncash imputed
  state government Definition 9 regular-price government Definition 12 transfers return
  income cash plus school cash plus Noncash less medical on equity
  taxes transfers medicare lunches transfers medicaid transfers programs in own home
  8 9 10 11   12 13 14   14a 15
 
BELOW POVERTY LEVEL
 
White non-Hispanic
 
Total 15.5 7.9 7.6 7.6 7.1 6.8 6.3 6.6 5.6
 
Age
 
Under 18 years 9.9 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.0 7.4 6.6 7.1 6.3
  Related children 9.4 8.0 7.9 7.9 7.4 6.9 6.1 6.5 5.9
    Under 6 years 10.4 9.4 9.3 9.2 8.8 8.1 7.4 7.9 7.3
18 to 24 years 14.8 12.7 12.6 12.6 12.2 11.8 11.4 11.7 11.1
25 to 44 years 8.0 6.4 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.0
45 to 64 years 11.2 6.8 6.6 6.6 5.9 5.6 5.3 5.6 4.5
65 years and over 47.5 8.6 7.8 7.8 7.3 7.2 6.6 6.9 4.2
  65 to 74 years 39.9 7.2 6.6 6.6 6.1 6.0 5.4 5.6 3.5
  75 years and over 55.8 10.1 9.1 9.1 8.5 8.5 8.0 8.3 4.9
 
Family Relationship
 
In families 11.4 5.5 5.3 5.3 4.9 4.6 4.2 4.5 3.9
  Married-couple families 9.2 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.9 2.4
    With related children under 18 4.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.6
  Female hhlder, no husband present 25.7 19.0 18.7 18.6 17.0 16.1 14.3 14.7 13.4
    With related children under 18 27.9 23.9 23.5 23.5 22.0 20.8 18.3 18.9 17.4
Unrelated individuals 34.4 18.3 17.6 17.6 16.8 16.3 15.2 15.8 13.2
  Living alone 38.1 15.7 15.0 15.0 14.2 13.8 12.4 12.6 9.5
    65 years and over 66.0 17.0 15.6 15.6 14.8 14.7 13.1 13.1 7.9
 
Type of Residence
 
Inside metropolitan areas 13.8 6.9 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.9 5.0
  Inside central cities 18.0 9.9 9.6 9.6 8.9 8.5 7.8 8.2 7.4
  Outside central cities 12.3 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.3 5.0 4.7 5.0 4.2
Outside metropolitan areas 21.6 11.1 10.8 10.8 10.0 9.6 8.8 9.1 7.6
 
Region
 
Northeast 14.9 7.4 7.0 7.0 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.8 4.8
Midwest 14.5 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.2 5.8 5.4 5.7 4.9
South 17.0 8.8 8.6 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.3 7.6 6.3
West 15.2 8.3 8.1 8.1   7.4 7.1 6.6   7.0 6.1
For further explanation of the tax model revisions issued in April 2004 see, "Alternative Measures
of Poverty for 2001 and 2002 (Revised)" at Alternative Measures Revision
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2002 Annual and Social Economic Supplement.
Contact the Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free) or visit ask.census.gov for further information on Poverty Statistics.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: September 29, 2009