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Table 2. Percent of Persons in Poverty, by Definition of Income and Selected Characteristics: 2007

    Percent Below Poverty Level
  Before taxes
  Money income  
Population Total
(thousands)		 Excluding capital gains (current measure)
Definition 1		 Definition 1 less government transfers
Definition 2		 Definition 2 plus capital gains
Definition 3		 Definition 3 plus health insurance supplements to wage or salary income
Definition 4

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 196583 8.2 16.7 16.6 16.2

Age
Under 18 years 41979 10.1 12.1 12.1 11.5
  Related children 41304 9.7 11.7 11.6 11.1
      Under 6 years 13210 11.8 13.2 13.2 12.6
18 to 24 years 17525 13.7 15.9 15.8 15.4
25 to 44 years 50897 7.1 9.1 9.1 8.7
45 to 64 years 56740 6.3 12.0 11.9 11.6
65 years and over 29442 7.4 46.0 45.3 45.1
  65 to 74 years 15226 6.1 37.1 36.5 36.3
  75 years and over 14216 8.8 55.6 54.7 54.6

Family Relationship
In families 158703 6.0 12.9 12.7 12.3
  Married-couple families 131702 3.5 10.1 10.0 9.6
      With related children under 18 72609 4.3 5.7 5.7 5.2
  Female hhlder, no husband present 19179 21.4 30.3 30.1 29.4
      With related children under 18 12521 29.0 34.9 34.7 33.7
Unrelated individuals 36909 16.7 32.9 32.6 32.4
  Living alone 23952 14.0 36.7 36.2 36.0
      65 years and over 9192 14.4 63.3 62.3 62.3

Region
Northeast 38398 7.7 16.2 16.1 15.7
Midwest 51969 7.9 16.1 15.9 15.4
South 67662 9.0 18.5 18.3 18.0
West 38553 7.4 15.1 14.9 14.5

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 154603 7.6 18.0 17.8 17.4
18 to 24 years old 17525 13.7 15.9 15.8 15.4
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2740 20.4 23.6 23.5 23.1
25 years old and over 137079 6.8 18.2 18.0 17.7
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 11717 19.8 50.4 49.8 49.1
  High school graduate, no college 43334 8.3 24.2 23.9 23.4
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 37346 5.7 15.0 14.8 14.5
  Bachelor's degree or more 44681 3.0 6.8 6.7 6.6

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 120378 7.5 11.2 11.2 10.8
  Worked at full-time jobs 82957 2.4 3.2 3.2 2.9
      50 to 52 weeks 71264 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.5
  Worked at part-time jobs 15553 11.6 15.2 15.2 14.5
  Did not work 21869 23.8 39.0 38.6 38.1

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 7053 35.8 58.4 58.0 57.2
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		1913 52.8 66.6 66.1 65.3
    SSI 5492 31.4 57.0 56.6 55.9
  Food stamps 9099 55.3 70.8 70.5 69.1
  Housing assistance 3198 49.8 79.4 78.8 77.4
  Energy assistance 3742 49.2 72.3 72.1 70.5
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 10544 36.4 46.0 46.0 44.4
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		3087 60.2 83.0 82.7 81.8

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		129058 2.0 4.7 4.7 4.2
  Medicare 32434 9.2 49.3 48.5 48.2
      Also Medicaid 3150 27.1 69.4 68.5 68.2
  Medicaid 17699 33.9 49.9 49.6 48.8
Not covered 20523 21.3 26.3 26.2 26.0

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 4 less Social Security payroll taxes
Definition 5		 Definition 5 less Federal income taxes
Definition 6		 Definition 6 plus Earned Income Tax Credit
Definition 7		 Definition 7 less state income taxes
Definition 8		 Definition 8 plus nonmeans- tested government cash transfers
Definition 9

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 16.8 16.8 16.1 16.1 8.1

Age
Under 18 years 12.4 11.9 10.3 10.3 8.8
  Related children 12.0 11.5 9.9 9.9 8.4
      Under 6 years 13.6 12.9 11.1 11.1 10.1
18 to 24 years 16.3 16.8 16.0 16.1 14.1
25 to 44 years 9.3 9.2 8.4 8.5 6.9
45 to 64 years 12.0 12.1 11.8 11.8 6.8
65 years and over 45.6 45.8 45.7 45.8 8.0
  65 to 74 years 36.8 36.9 36.8 36.8 6.6
  75 years and over 55.0 55.3 55.3 55.3 9.6

Family Relationship
In families 12.9 12.7 11.9 12.0 5.6
  Married-couple families 10.1 9.9 9.4 9.4 3.2
      With related children under 18 5.8 5.5 4.5 4.5 3.5
  Female hhlder, no husband present 31.0 30.5 28.3 28.3 20.6
      With related children under 18 35.7 34.8 31.5 31.4 27.0
Unrelated individuals 33.0 33.7 33.4 33.6 18.1
  Living alone 36.4 36.8 36.6 36.8 15.3
      65 years and over 62.7 63.0 63.0 63.1 15.6

Region
Northeast 16.3 16.3 15.6 15.6 7.7
Midwest 16.1 16.0 15.3 15.4 7.7
South 18.5 18.6 17.8 17.9 9.0
West 15.2 15.1 14.5 14.6 7.5

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 18.0 18.1 17.6 17.7 7.9
18 to 24 years old 16.3 16.8 16.0 16.1 14.1
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 23.8 24.2 22.8 23.0 20.6
25 years old and over 18.2 18.3 17.8 17.9 7.1
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 49.9 49.9 48.9 49.2 21.2
  High school graduate, no college 24.1 24.2 23.7 23.8 8.6
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 15.0 15.0 14.6 14.6 5.8
  Bachelor's degree or more 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.8 3.0

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 11.3 11.4 10.9 10.9 7.7
  Worked at full-time jobs 3.3 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.3
      50 to 52 weeks 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 1.2
  Worked at part-time jobs 15.6 15.9 14.8 15.0 11.7
  Did not work 38.7 38.8 38.2 38.3 25.2

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 58.6 58.5 56.5 56.5 46.7
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		66.6 66.4 63.5 63.5 56.7
    SSI 57.3 57.3 55.7 55.7 45.0
  Food stamps 71.6 70.9 66.0 66.0 55.0
  Housing assistance 78.2 78.2 74.9 75.3 51.9
  Energy assistance 72.8 71.8 67.4 67.7 50.3
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 47.2 45.7 40.1 40.0 32.7
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		83.4 83.2 81.5 81.5 72.1

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		4.4 4.4 4.2 4.2 1.7
  Medicare 48.8 49.0 48.9 48.9 10.3
      Also Medicaid 68.8 68.9 68.6 68.6 36.5
  Medicaid 50.5 49.7 46.1 46.1 34.7
Not covered 27.8 27.9 26.2 26.5 21.6

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 9 plus Medicare
Definition 10		 Definition 10 plus regular-price school lunches
Definition 11		 Definition 11 plus means-tested government cash transfers
Definition 12		 Definition 12 plus Medicaid
Definition 13		 Definition 13 plus other means-tested government noncash transfers
Definition 14

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 7.8 7.8 7.4 7.1 6.6

Age
Under 18 years 8.7 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.0
  Related children 8.3 8.3 8.0 7.5 6.6
      Under 6 years 10.1 10.0 9.7 9.1 8.4
18 to 24 years 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.3 12.9
25 to 44 years 6.8 6.8 6.4 6.1 5.6
45 to 64 years 6.4 6.4 5.9 5.7 5.3
65 years and over 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.6 6.2
  65 to 74 years 5.8 5.8 5.4 5.4 5.1
  75 years and over 8.7 8.7 8.0 8.0 7.5

Family Relationship
In families 5.5 5.5 5.1 4.9 4.5
  Married-couple families 3.1 3.1 2.9 2.7 2.5
      With related children under 18 3.4 3.4 3.2 2.9 2.6
  Female hhlder, no husband present 20.1 20.1 18.8 18.2 16.1
      With related children under 18 26.7 26.7 25.1 24.2 21.2
Unrelated individuals 17.2 17.2 16.4 15.9 15.1
  Living alone 14.4 14.4 13.4 13.2 12.1
      65 years and over 14.2 14.2 13.1 13.0 11.9

Region
Northeast 7.3 7.3 6.7 6.4 5.9
Midwest 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.3
South 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.5
West 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.5 6.1

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.9 6.5
18 to 24 years old 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.3 12.9
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 20.3 20.3 19.8 18.8 17.9
25 years old and over 6.7 6.7 6.3 6.0 5.6
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 19.8 19.8 18.0 17.1 15.6
  High school graduate, no college 8.1 8.1 7.6 7.3 6.8
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 5.5 5.5 5.2 5.1 4.7
  Bachelor's degree or more 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.7

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 7.4 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.3
  Worked at full-time jobs 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.0
      50 to 52 weeks 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1
  Worked at part-time jobs 11.5 11.5 11.1 10.7 10.0
  Did not work 24.0 24.0 22.3 21.4 20.3

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 43.3 43.3 32.3 29.1 23.3
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		54.3 54.3 48.1 43.8 34.4
    SSI 41.0 41.0 28.1 25.0 20.0
  Food stamps 52.5 52.5 47.8 43.3 34.5
  Housing assistance 47.1 47.1 40.6 35.9 21.9
  Energy assistance 47.6 47.6 43.0 38.8 32.5
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 32.2 32.2 30.2 27.6 22.6
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		68.0 68.0 54.1 48.4 36.4

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5
  Medicare 8.9 8.9 8.0 7.8 7.1
      Also Medicaid 29.5 29.5 21.3 19.8 15.8
  Medicaid 33.1 33.1 29.1 26.2 22.4
Not covered 21.3 21.3 21.1 20.8 20.3

 

  Percent Below Poverty Level
After taxes
Definition 14 plus net imputed return on equity in own home
Definition 15		 Definition 14 less medical programs
Definition 16		 Money Income after Taxes Without EIC
Definition 17		 Money Income after Taxes With EIC
Definition 18

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 6.2 6.9 8.6 7.9

Age
Under 18 years 7.0 7.3 10.5 8.8
  Related children 6.5 6.9 10.0 8.4
      Under 6 years 8.3 8.7 12.1 10.1
18 to 24 years 12.8 13.3 14.8 14.2
25 to 44 years 5.5 5.9 7.6 6.9
45 to 64 years 5.0 5.7 6.7 6.4
65 years and over 4.9 6.5 7.5 7.4
  65 to 74 years 4.1 5.4 6.2 6.1
  75 years and over 5.8 7.7 8.8 8.8

Family Relationship
In families 4.3 4.7 6.3 5.5
  Married-couple families 2.4 2.7 3.7 3.2
      With related children under 18 2.7 2.8 4.4 3.5
  Female hhlder, no husband present 15.7 16.5 22.1 19.7
      With related children under 18 20.8 21.7 29.8 26.2
Unrelated individuals 13.9 15.9 17.8 17.7
  Living alone 10.3 12.4 14.6 14.5
      65 years and over 8.5 12.0 14.5 14.5

Region
Northeast 5.8 6.3 8.0 7.4
Midwest 5.8 6.5 8.4 7.6
South 7.2 7.9 9.5 8.8
West 5.6 6.3 7.7 7.1

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 6.0 6.8 8.1 7.6
18 to 24 years old 12.8 13.3 14.8 14.2
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 17.6 18.9 21.6 20.3
25 years old and over 5.2 6.0 7.2 6.8
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 13.8 16.8 20.3 19.5
  High school graduate, no college 6.1 7.2 8.8 8.3
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 4.5 4.9 6.0 5.6
  Bachelor's degree or more 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.0

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 6.1 6.7 8.0 7.5
  Worked at full-time jobs 1.9 2.1 2.9 2.5
      50 to 52 weeks 1.1 1.1 1.7 1.4
  Worked at part-time jobs 9.6 10.3 12.7 11.7
  Did not work 19.3 21.6 24.1 23.5

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 22.2 26.7 36.3 34.5
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		33.5 38.9 53.3 49.5
    SSI 18.7 23.0 31.8 30.6
  Food stamps 32.7 37.4 57.2 51.2
  Housing assistance 21.9 23.8 50.0 46.4
  Energy assistance 29.4 34.7 50.8 46.6
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 21.7 24.1 37.8 31.8
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		35.2 41.9 61.2 57.7

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		1.5 1.6 2.2 2.0
  Medicare 5.9 7.9 9.3 9.2
      Also Medicaid 14.0 18.8 27.1 26.9
  Medicaid 21.2 24.6 34.6 31.0
Not covered 19.7 20.5 22.9 21.4

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 1 Definition 2 Definition 3 Definition 4 Definition 5 Definition 6 Definition 7 Definition 8 Definition 9

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 16032 32886 32546 31791 32992 32981 31572 31682 15918

Age
Under 18 years 4255 5092 5072 4831 5204 5000 4324 4326 3699
  Related children 3996 4829 4810 4579 4939 4736 4090 4091 3466
      Under 6 years 1561 1750 1740 1666 1796 1710 1465 1466 1336
18 to 24 years 2398 2784 2775 2696 2860 2944 2810 2826 2465
25 to 44 years 3626 4650 4646 4425 4713 4690 4300 4341 3524
45 to 64 years 3574 6802 6729 6558 6790 6867 6677 6714 3867
65 years and over 2179 13557 13324 13281 13425 13480 13461 13476 2364
  65 to 74 years 928 5650 5550 5524 5601 5618 5606 5610 1002
  75 years and over 1251 7907 7774 7757 7824 7862 7855 7866 1361

Family Relationship
In families 9553 20396 20169 19525 20472 20226 18931 18967 8965
  Married-couple families 4633 13336 13157 12695 13242 13092 12333 12371 4234
      With related children under 18 3108 4132 4104 3809 4198 3992 3258 3278 2525
  Female hhlder, no husband present 4099 5819 5776 5634 5943 5855 5420 5423 3946
      With related children under 18 3632 4367 4346 4226 4468 4354 3941 3932 3385
Unrelated individuals 6155 12152 12044 11946 12186 12424 12341 12417 6668
  Living alone 3365 8780 8661 8628 8716 8822 8772 8816 3656
      65 years and over 1323 5821 5731 5726 5759 5787 5787 5799 1435

Region
Northeast 2966 6220 6180 6043 6244 6250 5989 5980 2950
Midwest 4114 8348 8249 8018 8377 8332 7966 7995 4004
South 6101 12505 12359 12146 12527 12587 12025 12095 6072
West 2852 5813 5758 5585 5844 5811 5592 5612 2892

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 11777 27793 27474 26961 27788 27981 27248 27356 12219
18 to 24 years old 2398 2784 2775 2696 2860 2944 2810 2826 2465
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 558 647 643 633 652 664 625 629 565
25 years old and over 9379 25009 24699 24264 24927 25037 24438 24530 9754
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2324 5901 5833 5759 5849 5843 5734 5768 2482
  High school graduate, no college 3589 10504 10365 10157 10443 10504 10256 10293 3743
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 2131 5588 5519 5404 5589 5607 5434 5452 2175
  Bachelor's degree or more 1336 3016 2981 2944 3046 3083 3015 3018 1353

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 9031 13532 13450 12995 13650 13760 13077 13171 9258
  Worked at full-time jobs 2023 2645 2640 2415 2755 2791 2420 2471 1930
      50 to 52 weeks 957 1187 1191 1062 1288 1299 1052 1091 887
  Worked at part-time jobs 1799 2369 2359 2249 2425 2479 2306 2334 1818
  Did not work 5209 8519 8451 8331 8469 8490 8350 8365 5510

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 2527 4120 4092 4037 4130 4124 3985 3986 3296
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		1010 1275 1264 1249 1274 1271 1216 1214 1085
    SSI 1726 3130 3111 3070 3148 3145 3059 3060 2470
  Food stamps 5028 6442 6418 6287 6516 6453 6006 6007 5001
  Housing assistance 1594 2539 2521 2474 2501 2501 2396 2407 1659
  Energy assistance 1843 2707 2698 2640 2724 2688 2521 2534 1881
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3833 4853 4847 4684 4973 4816 4226 4221 3447
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		1859 2560 2552 2524 2574 2570 2516 2517 2225

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		2640 6109 6012 5368 5689 5697 5375 5401 2170
  Medicare 2998 15989 15720 15649 15814 15893 15855 15871 3352
      Also Medicaid 855 2187 2159 2148 2166 2169 2161 2161 1149
  Medicaid 5998 8833 8778 8643 8930 8790 8158 8155 6134
Not covered 4382 5396 5383 5341 5699 5718 5371 5438 4441

 

  Number Below Poverty Level
Definition 10 Definition 11 Definition 12 Definition 13 Definition 14 Definition 15 Definition 16 Definition 17 Definition 18

White alone, not Hispanic
Total 15324 15315 14487 13912 12955 12236 13576 16834 15510

Age
Under 18 years 3665 3660 3513 3305 2957 2918 3071 4387 3714
  Related children 3435 3429 3284 3086 2740 2701 2851 4123 3474
      Under 6 years 1329 1327 1276 1205 1105 1094 1153 1596 1337
18 to 24 years 2438 2438 2401 2330 2259 2247 2337 2601 2492
25 to 44 years 3446 3445 3276 3112 2875 2813 3001 3874 3492
45 to 64 years 3647 3644 3327 3213 3032 2809 3255 3778 3629
65 years and over 2128 2128 1970 1952 1831 1449 1912 2194 2183
  65 to 74 years 885 885 827 817 771 619 819 941 935
  75 years and over 1243 1243 1142 1135 1060 831 1093 1253 1248

Family Relationship
In families 8702 8692 8149 7762 7102 6857 7426 9946 8700
  Married-couple families 4095 4086 3794 3547 3331 3222 3551 4823 4156
      With related children under 18 2503 2494 2355 2118 1918 1927 2049 3215 2561
  Female hhlder, no husband present 3852 3852 3612 3498 3092 3014 3164 4236 3771
      With related children under 18 3338 3338 3147 3035 2650 2608 2712 3734 3283
Unrelated individuals 6340 6340 6058 5885 5589 5116 5885 6561 6515
  Living alone 3449 3449 3216 3154 2910 2464 2972 3499 3475
      65 years and over 1303 1303 1207 1196 1098 783 1104 1334 1334

Region
Northeast 2809 2807 2571 2453 2265 2209 2421 3073 2854
Midwest 3892 3885 3695 3534 3257 3024 3401 4358 3952
South 5857 5857 5619 5410 5094 4847 5318 6419 5953
West 2766 2766 2602 2514 2339 2156 2436 2984 2751

Educational Attainment
Total, 18 years and over 11659 11655 10974 10606 9998 9318 10505 12447 11797
18 to 24 years old 2438 2438 2401 2330 2259 2247 2337 2601 2492
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 557 557 543 516 490 482 518 591 557
25 years old and over 9221 9217 8573 8277 7739 7071 8168 9846 9304
  Less than 12th grade, no diploma 2326 2326 2105 2007 1832 1612 1964 2374 2290
  High school graduate, no college 3521 3521 3283 3151 2943 2649 3122 3824 3585
  College: Less than bachelor's degree 2070 2069 1934 1886 1759 1665 1838 2244 2085
  Bachelor's degree or more 1303 1302 1251 1232 1205 1146 1244 1403 1344

Work Experience in 2007
Total, 20 to 64 years 8942 8938 8431 8091 7628 7330 8037 9644 9022
  Worked at full-time jobs 1902 1902 1843 1745 1637 1611 1703 2407 2071
      50 to 52 weeks 873 872 848 795 749 762 781 1220 992
  Worked at part-time jobs 1784 1782 1722 1667 1558 1496 1607 1975 1817
  Did not work 5256 5255 4866 4679 4432 4222 4727 5261 5133

Program Participation Status of Household Members
One or more members received:
Cash assistance 3058 3058 2277 2051 1645 1568 1883 2557 2434
    Public assistance or
 welfare non-SSI 		1039 1039 921 837 657 641 745 1020 948
    SSI 2250 2250 1545 1375 1100 1027 1265 1746 1681
  Food stamps 4780 4780 4348 3936 3141 2978 3400 5202 4657
  Housing assistance 1506 1506 1299 1147 701 701 761 1599 1483
  Energy assistance 1781 1781 1607 1453 1215 1100 1298 1900 1742
  Free or reduced-price sch. lunch 3392 3392 3181 2912 2380 2290 2540 3983 3358
Household received both food stamps
  and cash assistance 		2098 2098 1670 1493 1124 1088 1294 1888 1782

Health Insurance Coverage
Covered by:
  Plan related to employment
    of self or relative 		2138 2138 2091 2068 1996 1939 2021 2878 2555
  Medicare 2886 2886 2584 2536 2319 1920 2556 3007 2988
      Also Medicaid 930 930 671 625 499 442 593 855 848
  Medicaid 5861 5861 5159 4643 3959 3757 4361 6116 5486
Not covered 4377 4367 4326 4276 4159 4035 4215 4704 4400

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