Table with row headers in column A and column headers in rows 10 through 11.,,,,,,,,,, "Census 2000 PHC-T-30. Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years, by Age, for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, "Table 4. Selected Characteristics of Children Under 18 Years for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: 2000",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000, special tabulation.",,,,,,,,,, "Internet Release date: March 16, 2004",,,,,,,,,, "(For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/doc/sf3.pdf)",,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,, Geographic Area ,Children under 18 living in households 1/,Number of children,,,,,,,, ,,In married-couple family group 2/,In mother-only family group 2/,In father-only family group 2/, Grandchild of the householder ,Living in an unmarried-partner household 3/,Receiving government assistance 4/,In families below poverty level 5/,With a disability 6/,"Who speak English less than ""very well"" 7/" ,,,,,,,,,, United States ,"71,623,390","48,746,172","14,938,921","4,145,181","4,386,197","4,083,793","7,060,836","11,253,475","3,014,097","3,453,699" ,,,,,,,,,, Region,,,,,,,,,, Northeast........................................,"12,922,110","8,890,854","2,762,903","680,123","711,092","743,390","1,343,888","1,872,260","558,359","572,125" Midwest........................................,"16,522,671","11,639,468","3,248,443","900,886","789,360","942,649","1,394,235","2,069,700","717,861","418,737" South........................................,"25,320,270","16,589,493","5,787,548","1,447,895","1,865,375","1,349,736","2,313,291","4,541,701","1,112,080","993,353" West........................................,"16,858,339","11,626,357","3,140,027","1,116,277","1,020,370","1,048,018","2,009,422","2,769,814","625,797","1,469,484" ,,,,,,,,,, State,,,,,,,,,, Alabama........................................,"1,113,870","713,408","278,334","57,071","89,126","44,532","95,907","231,072","52,635","11,940" Alaska........................................,"189,040","132,934","32,441","14,566","7,415","13,623","25,130","20,356","7,975","6,073" Arizona........................................,"1,351,681","898,850","269,239","100,679","93,146","98,947","122,519","246,290","52,322","107,271" Arkansas........................................,"673,828","443,060","151,588","38,082","49,040","32,857","64,508","140,511","34,242","11,465" California................................................................................,"9,155,482","6,168,919","1,770,437","621,199","618,927","581,933","1,336,927","1,685,101","317,295","1,101,848" Colorado........................................,"1,089,191","791,771","188,346","62,127","47,430","52,376","63,645","114,136","42,258","45,240" Connecticut........................................,"834,815","592,843","170,541","38,793","37,604","45,851","67,080","81,981","33,374","31,310" Delaware........................................,"192,822","125,156","44,864","11,439","13,593","13,431","15,250","22,294","9,541","4,860" District of Columbia........................................,"112,667","37,223","53,608","8,428","17,216","7,865","28,718","34,077","5,369","4,454" Florida........................................,"3,607,241","2,287,793","855,888","237,226","253,936","245,747","330,910","600,627","158,749","176,623" Georgia........................................,"2,147,838","1,376,004","518,723","118,774","162,628","114,209","184,885","350,528","88,255","61,329" Hawaii........................................,"292,519","196,027","55,129","20,336","37,638","16,554","49,602","38,229","10,006","13,421" Idaho........................................,"365,286","281,803","51,398","19,242","11,938","16,599","22,823","49,023","14,690","8,668" Illinois........................................,"3,220,200","2,217,113","655,809","171,062","210,046","165,587","303,980","438,257","127,252","164,193" Indiana........................................,"1,562,380","1,101,144","302,813","88,448","75,496","96,574","109,169","178,211","71,354","26,322" Iowa........................................,"727,281","552,089","114,085","36,940","20,820","40,274","53,094","73,947","29,279","13,404" Kansas........................................,"707,016","525,082","117,007","37,506","26,532","32,064","42,463","79,355","27,256","17,714" Kentucky........................................,"985,917","683,866","203,273","51,854","53,049","51,705","117,357","195,878","49,037","10,738" Louisiana........................................,"1,207,425","704,893","345,221","74,284","115,446","70,122","133,671","310,291","62,142","14,912" Maine........................................,"299,171","213,931","54,759","18,352","8,931","23,309","31,312","37,643","16,558","2,473" Maryland........................................,"1,345,009","884,919","304,182","77,680","97,312","78,055","90,492","134,223","59,482","34,072" Massachusetts........................................,"1,486,871","1,061,035","307,385","65,898","64,230","79,323","130,202","168,931","66,644","59,971" Michigan........................................,"2,575,424","1,746,532","562,425","146,231","136,950","157,502","263,857","336,470","126,248","47,238" Minnesota........................................,"1,279,535","974,876","201,582","62,427","31,704","67,546","99,184","113,888","51,215","37,257" Mississippi........................................,"766,125","432,415","230,078","46,815","81,613","45,136","95,519","200,376","33,163","7,039" Missouri........................................,"1,415,698","963,437","302,803","82,860","73,805","86,549","132,182","210,022","63,311","19,384" Montana........................................,"227,748","164,753","38,915","14,460","9,077","12,556","20,253","40,641","9,699","2,621" Nebraska........................................,"445,897","335,012","73,764","21,126","12,901","20,349","30,330","51,483","16,188","10,852" Nevada........................................,"506,429","333,101","99,791","42,144","29,650","40,009","30,620","66,153","17,202","34,092" New Hampshire........................................,"307,569","232,338","47,406","17,697","9,035","20,226","18,414","21,757","15,718","3,419" New Jersey........................................,"2,071,146","1,492,177","384,922","102,986","124,046","106,412","154,806","218,536","77,092","99,168" New Mexico........................................,"502,977","318,148","113,903","42,002","40,068","41,262","66,066","121,015","21,165","37,888" New York........................................,"4,633,369","3,001,399","1,126,863","252,730","294,137","271,142","625,713","885,041","206,965","299,845" North Carolina........................................,"1,947,627","1,291,956","435,729","107,949","129,180","102,950","160,965","298,607","84,876","49,953" North Dakota........................................,"159,933","123,383","23,961","7,792","3,692","8,413","10,996","21,124","6,470","1,476" Ohio........................................,"2,869,694","1,958,622","619,925","163,109","146,615","176,194","258,037","392,383","130,167","43,388" Oklahoma........................................,"882,729","599,570","179,876","52,627","55,032","43,223","76,326","164,293","41,245","17,623" Oregon........................................,"838,324","594,287","148,909","53,055","34,848","52,439","73,212","113,195","39,054","34,076" Pennsylvania........................................,"2,896,513","2,025,700","585,337","161,737","158,607","170,086","266,501","403,443","122,537","62,552" Rhode Island........................................,"245,704","164,348","59,982","12,745","10,745","15,845","35,114","39,675","12,062","11,965" South Carolina........................................,"1,000,064","617,003","259,374","59,127","87,261","55,804","79,975","180,478","45,989","14,693" South Dakota........................................,"199,916","145,967","33,153","12,294","7,934","12,522","16,026","32,466","7,207","3,529" Tennessee........................................,"1,386,167","909,932","321,480","75,572","98,495","65,959","149,072","238,122","65,215","17,740" Texas........................................,"5,827,214","4,003,080","1,178,864","317,083","438,768","271,952","523,270","1,147,599","221,759","510,515" Utah........................................,"711,772","577,766","84,455","26,858","29,446","20,442","43,812","67,321","25,326","17,939" Vermont........................................,"146,952","107,083","25,708","9,185","3,757","11,196","14,746","15,253","7,409","1,422" Virginia........................................,"1,725,031","1,197,982","351,723","89,321","101,025","80,831","117,538","200,026","78,082","42,955" Washington........................................,"1,500,902","1,074,504","266,108","92,207","56,010","93,823","145,978","191,249","63,201","58,922" West Virginia........................................,"398,696","281,233","74,743","24,563","22,655","25,358","48,928","92,699","22,299","2,442" Wisconsin........................................,"1,359,697","996,211","241,116","71,091","42,865","79,075","74,917","142,094","61,914","33,980" Wyoming........................................,"126,988","93,494","20,956","7,402","4,777","7,455","8,835","17,105","5,604","1,425" ,,,,,,,,,, Puerto Rico........................................," 1,078,472 ","671,816"," 299,484 "," 51,785 "," 117,598 "," 40,277 "," 293,647 "," 620,165 "," 54,816 "," 601,970 " Footnotes:,,,,,,,,,, " 1/ Universe excludes householders, reference persons of subfamilies, and their spouses.",,,,,,,,,, 2/ Determined by relationship of child to householder or to reference person in a related subfamily. ,,,,,,,,,, 3/ Excludes children aged 15 to 17 years who are the householder or unmarried partner in an unmarried partner household.,,,,,,,,,, 4/ Children living in households where one or more members is receiving SSI or any public assistance or welfare payments from the state or local welfare office.,,,,,,,,,, 5/ Poverty universe excludes children unrelated to the householder (foster children and other nonrelatives).,,,,,,,,,, 6/ Disability data are restricted to people 5 years and over. Excludes going-outside-the-home and employment disability.,,,,,,,,,, 7/ Health and language data are restricted to people 5 years and over.,,,,,,,,,,