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Table 21. Poverty status of persons, families, and children under age 18, by race/ethnicity: Selected years, 1959 through 2004
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            |                       Number below the poverty level, in thousands                           |                           Percent below the poverty level
            |______________________________________________________________________________________________|________________________________________________________________________________________
            |               |                                              | In families with female house-|             |                                          |In families with female house-
            |               |                 In all families              |  holder, no husband present   |             |            In all families               |  holder, no husband present
Year and    |               |______________________________________________|_______________________________|             |__________________________________________|_______________________________
race/       |               |               |        House-|  Related chil-|               |  Related chil-|          All|             |       House-| Related chil-|               |  Related chil-
ethnicity   |    All persons|          Total|     holder\1\|  dren under 18|          Total|  dren under 18|      persons|        Total|    holder\1\| dren under 18|          Total|  dren under 18
____________|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_______________|_______________
1           |              2|              3|             4|              5|              6|              7|            8|           9 |          10 |            11|            12 |             13
____________|_______________|_______________|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_____________|_____________|_____________|______________|_______________|_______________
All races   |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1959 .......|39,490  (535.1)|34,562  (280.7)|8,320  (102.3)|17,208  (303.6)| 7,014   (92.0)| 4,145  (155.7)|22.4   (0.28)|20.8   (0.28)|18.5   (0.51)| 26.9   (0.43)|  49.4   (1.17)|  72.2   (1.45)
1960 .......|39,851  (537.4)|34,925  (283.1)|8,243  (101.7)|17,288  (304.2)| 7,247   (93.8)| 4,095  (154.7)|22.2   (0.27)|20.7   (0.28)|18.1   (0.50)| 26.5   (0.42)|  48.9   (1.15)|  68.4   (1.47)
1965 .......|33,185  (493.4)|28,358  (240.4)|6,721   (89.6)|14,388  (280.3)| 7,524   (96.0)| 4,562  (163.1)|17.3   (0.24)|15.8   (0.24)|13.9   (0.44)| 20.7   (0.38)|  46.0   (1.09)|  64.2   (1.39)
1970 .......|25,420  (434.9)|20,330  (187.3)|5,260   (77.3)|10,235  (239.8)| 7,503   (95.9)| 4,689  (165.3)|12.6   (0.21)|10.9   (0.20)|10.1   (0.37)| 14.9   (0.33)|  38.1   (0.97)|  53.0   (1.30)
1975 .......|25,877  (438.6)|20,789  (190.4)|5,450   (79.0)|10,882  (246.7)| 8,846  (106.3)| 5,597  (180.0)|12.3   (0.20)|10.9   (0.20)| 9.7   (0.35)| 16.8   (0.36)|  37.5   (0.88)|  52.7   (1.19)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1980 .......|29,272  (465.1)|22,601  (202.5)|6,217   (85.5)|11,114  (249.1)|10,120  (115.9)| 5,866  (184.2)|13.0   (0.20)|11.5   (0.20)|10.3   (0.35)| 17.9   (0.38)|  36.7   (0.81)|  50.8   (1.14)
1981 .......|31,822  (518.1)|24,850  (232.8)|6,851   (97.1)|12,068  (277.1)|11,051  (131.4)| 6,305  (204.2)|14.0   (0.22)|12.5   (0.22)|11.2   (0.38)| 19.5   (0.42)|  38.7   (0.86)|  52.3   (1.19)
1982 .......|34,398  (537.4)|27,349  (250.4)|7,512  (102.7)|13,139  (288.1)|11,701  (136.5)| 6,696  (210.1)|15.0   (0.22)|13.6   (0.23)|12.2   (0.39)| 21.3   (0.43)|  40.6   (0.86)|  56.0   (1.19)
1983 .......|35,303  (543.9)|27,933  (254.5)|7,647  (103.9)|13,427  (290.9)|12,072  (139.4)| 6,747  (210.9)|15.2   (0.22)|13.9   (0.23)|12.3   (0.39)| 21.8   (0.44)|  40.2   (0.85)|  55.4   (1.18)
1984 .......|33,700  (532.2)|26,458  (244.1)|7,277  (100.7)|12,929  (286.0)|11,831  (137.5)| 6,772  (211.3)|14.4   (0.22)|13.1   (0.22)|11.6   (0.38)| 21.0   (0.43)|  38.4   (0.83)|  54.0   (1.17)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1985 .......|33,064  (527.5)|25,729  (239.0)|7,223  (100.3)|12,483  (281.4)|11,600  (135.7)| 6,716  (210.4)|14.0   (0.21)|12.6   (0.22)|11.4   (0.38)| 20.1   (0.42)|  37.6   (0.82)|  53.6   (1.17)
1986 .......|32,370  (522.2)|24,754  (232.1)|7,023   (98.6)|12,257  (279.1)|11,944  (138.4)| 6,943  (213.8)|13.6   (0.21)|12.0   (0.21)|10.9   (0.37)| 19.8   (0.42)|  38.3   (0.82)|  54.4   (1.16)
1987 .......|32,221  (521.1)|24,725  (231.9)|7,005   (98.4)|12,275  (279.3)|12,148  (139.9)| 7,074  (215.7)|13.4   (0.21)|12.0   (0.21)|10.7   (0.36)| 19.7   (0.42)|  38.1   (0.81)|  54.7   (1.15)
1988 .......|31,745  (563.6)|24,048  (247.3)|6,876  (106.0)|11,935  (300.2)|11,972  (150.9)| 6,742  (229.6)|13.0   (0.22)|11.6   (0.23)|10.4   (0.39)| 19.0   (0.45)|  37.2   (0.88)|  50.6   (1.24)
1989 .......|31,528  (533.5)|24,066  (235.0)|6,784   (99.8)|12,001  (285.9)|11,668  (140.9)| 6,808  (219.1)|12.8   (0.21)|11.5   (0.22)|10.3   (0.37)| 19.0   (0.42)|  35.9   (0.82)|  51.1   (1.18)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1990 .......|33,585  (549.6)|25,232  (243.5)|7,098  (102.6)|12,715  (293.5)|12,578  (148.2)| 7,363  (227.4)|13.5   (0.21)|12.0   (0.22)|10.7   (0.37)| 19.9   (0.43)|  37.2   (0.81)|  53.4   (1.15)
1991 .......|35,708  (565.6)|27,143  (257.5)|7,712  (108.0)|13,658  (303.3)|13,824  (158.0)| 8,065  (237.4)|14.2   (0.22)|12.8   (0.22)|11.5   (0.38)| 21.1   (0.44)|  39.7   (0.81)|  55.5   (1.12)
1992 .......|36,880  (574.2)|27,947  (263.3)|7,960  (110.2)|13,876  (305.4)|13,716  (157.1)| 8,032  (237.0)|14.8   (0.22)|13.3   (0.23)|11.7   (0.38)| 21.1   (0.43)|  39.0   (0.80)|  54.3   (1.11)
1993 .......|39,265  (591.1)|29,927  (277.6)|8,393  (113.9)|14,961  (316.0)|14,636  (164.3)| 8,503  (243.5)|15.1   (0.22)|13.6   (0.23)|12.3   (0.39)| 22.0   (0.43)|  38.7   (0.77)|  53.7   (1.08)
1994 .......|38,059  (582.6)|28,985  (270.8)|8,053  (111.0)|14,610  (312.6)|14,380  (162.3)| 8,427  (242.4)|14.5   (0.21)|13.1   (0.22)|11.6   (0.38)| 21.2   (0.42)|  38.6   (0.78)|  52.9   (1.07)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1995 .......|36,425  (572.4)|27,501  (379.9)|7,532  (155.5)|13,999  (300.4)|14,205  (235.1)| 8,364  (243.2)|13.8   (0.22)|12.3   (0.22)|10.8   (0.38)| 20.2   (0.43)|  36.5   (0.79)|  50.3   (1.10)
1996 .......|36,529  (573.1)|27,376  (378.5)|7,708  (157.7)|13,764  (298.5)|13,796  (230.4)| 7,990  (238.4)|13.7   (0.21)|12.2   (0.22)|11.0   (0.38)| 19.8   (0.43)|  35.8   (0.79)|  49.3   (1.11)
1997 .......|35,574  (566.7)|26,217  (366.2)|7,324  (152.8)|13,422  (295.6)|13,494  (227.0)| 7,928  (237.6)|13.3   (0.21)|11.6   (0.22)|10.3   (0.37)| 19.2   (0.42)|  35.1   (0.78)|  49.0   (1.11)
1998 .......|34,476  (559.2)|25,370  (357.2)|7,186  (151.0)|12,845  (290.6)|12,907  (220.3)| 7,627  (233.6)|12.7   (0.21)|11.2   (0.21)|10.0   (0.36)| 18.3   (0.41)|  33.1   (0.77)|  46.1   (1.10)
1999 .......|32,258  (543.4)|23,396  (336.1)|6,676  (144.4)|11,510  (278.2)|11,607  (205.1)| 6,602  (219.1)|11.8   (0.20)|10.2   (0.20)| 9.3   (0.35)| 16.3   (0.39)|  30.4   (0.76)|  41.9   (1.11)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
2000 .......|31,054  (534.5)|22,015  (321.2)|6,222  (138.4)|11,018  (273.3)|10,425  (191.2)| 6,116  (211.6)|11.3   (0.19)| 9.6   (0.20)| 8.6   (0.34)| 15.6   (0.39)|  27.9   (0.75)|  39.8   (1.12)
2001 .......|32,907  (548.1)|23,215  (334.2)|6,813  (146.2)|11,175  (274.9)|11,223  (200.6)| 6,341  (215.1)|11.7   (0.20)| 9.9   (0.20)| 9.2   (0.34)| 15.8   (0.39)|  28.6   (0.73)|  39.3   (1.09)
2002 .......|34,570  (399.9)|24,534  (248.6)|7,229  (108.2)|11,646  (199.6)|11,657  (146.8)| 6,564  (155.9)|12.1   (0.14)|10.4   (0.14)| 9.6   (0.25)| 16.3   (0.28)|  28.8   (0.52)|  39.6   (0.77)
2003 .......|35,861  (407.8)|25,684  (257.3)|7,607  (111.6)|12,340  (206.5)|12,413  (153.1)| 7,085  (162.3)|12.5   (0.14)|10.8   (0.15)|10.0   (0.25)| 17.2   (0.28)|  30.0   (0.52)|  41.8   (0.76)
2004 .......|36,997  (413.3)|26,564  (264.0)|7,854  (113.9)|12,460  (207.3)|12,823  (156.5)| 7,132  (162.8)|12.7   (0.14)|11.0   (0.15)|10.2   (0.25)| 17.3   (0.28)|  30.5   (0.52)|  41.9   (0.76)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
White\2\    |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1960 .......|28,309  (457.8)|24,262  (213.5)|6,115   (84.6)|11,229  (250.3)| 4,296   (68.7)| 2,357  (118.1)|17.8   (0.27)|16.2   (0.27)|14.9   (0.49)| 20.0   (0.41)|  39.0   (1.30)|  59.9   (1.91)
1965 .......|22,496  (410.2)|18,508  (175.0)|4,824   (73.5)| 8,595  (220.9)| 4,092   (66.8)| 2,321  (117.2)|13.3   (0.23)|11.7   (0.23)|11.1   (0.42)| 14.4   (0.35)|  35.4   (1.24)|  52.9   (1.85)
1970 .......|17,484  (363.3)|13,323  (139.1)|3,708   (63.2)| 6,138  (188.2)| 3,761   (63.7)| 2,247  (115.3)| 9.9   (0.20)| 8.1   (0.19)| 8.0   (0.35)| 10.5   (0.31)|  28.4   (1.09)|  43.1   (1.68)
1975 .......|17,770  (366.2)|13,799  (142.4)|3,838   (64.4)| 6,748  (197.0)| 4,577   (71.3)| 2,813  (128.8)| 9.7   (0.19)| 8.3   (0.19)| 7.7   (0.33)| 12.5   (0.35)|  29.4   (1.02)|  44.2   (1.53)
1980 .......|19,699  (384.9)|14,587  (148.0)|4,195   (67.8)| 6,817  (197.9)| 4,940   (74.5)| 2,813  (128.8)|10.2   (0.19)| 8.6   (0.19)| 8.0   (0.33)| 13.4   (0.37)|  28.0   (0.94)|  41.6   (1.47)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1985 .......|22,860  (442.7)|17,125  (177.3)|4,983   (80.2)| 7,838  (226.5)| 5,990   (89.5)| 3,372  (150.7)|11.4   (0.21)| 9.9   (0.21)| 9.1   (0.37)| 15.6   (0.42)|  29.8   (0.96)|  45.2   (1.51)
1990 .......|22,326  (452.7)|15,916  (174.1)|4,622   (79.4)| 7,696  (232.2)| 6,210   (94.6)| 3,597  (160.9)|10.7   (0.21)| 9.0   (0.21)| 8.1   (0.35)| 15.1   (0.43)|  29.8   (0.98)|  45.9   (1.53)
1995 .......|24,423  (480.5)|17,593  (273.0)|4,994  (121.4)| 8,474  (244.6)| 7,047  (149.2)| 4,051  (174.9)|11.2   (0.22)| 9.6   (0.22)| 8.5   (0.37)| 15.5   (0.44)|  29.7   (0.96)|  42.5   (1.43)
1996 .......|24,650  (482.5)|17,621  (273.3)|5,059  (122.3)| 8,488  (244.8)| 7,073  (149.6)| 4,029  (174.5)|11.2   (0.22)| 9.6   (0.22)| 8.6   (0.37)| 15.5   (0.44)|  29.8   (0.96)|  43.1   (1.45)
1997 .......|24,396  (480.2)|17,258  (269.3)|4,990  (121.3)| 8,441  (244.2)| 7,296  (152.5)| 4,186  (177.6)|11.0   (0.21)| 9.3   (0.22)| 8.4   (0.37)| 15.4   (0.44)|  30.7   (0.96)|  44.3   (1.45)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1998 .......|23,454  (471.8)|16,549  (261.4)|4,829  (119.0)| 7,935  (237.7)| 6,674  (144.4)| 3,875  (171.3)|10.5   (0.21)| 8.9   (0.21)| 8.0   (0.36)| 14.4   (0.42)|  27.6   (0.93)|  40.0   (1.41)
1999 .......|21,922  (457.5)|15,141  (245.7)|4,377  (112.4)| 7,123  (226.6)| 5,891  (133.9)| 3,266  (158.0)| 9.8   (0.20)| 8.1   (0.20)| 7.3   (0.34)| 12.9   (0.40)|  24.7   (0.90)|  35.5   (1.41)
2000 .......|21,242  (450.9)|14,392  (237.2)|4,151  (109.1)| 6,838  (222.5)| 5,211  (124.5)| 2,955  (150.6)| 9.4   (0.20)| 7.7   (0.20)| 6.9   (0.33)| 12.3   (0.39)|  22.1   (0.87)|  33.0   (1.41)
2001 .......|22,739  (465.2)|15,369  (248.2)|4,579  (115.4)| 7,086  (226.1)| 5,972  (135.0)| 3,291  (158.5)| 9.9   (0.20)| 8.1   (0.20)| 7.4   (0.34)| 12.8   (0.40)|  24.3   (0.88)|  34.7   (1.38)
2002 .......|24,074  (340.8)|16,486  (186.1)|4,954   (86.2)| 7,494  (165.4)| 6,248   (99.0)| 3,462  (115.9)|10.3   (0.14)| 8.5   (0.15)| 7.9   (0.25)| 13.2   (0.29)|  24.2   (0.61)|  34.7   (0.96)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
2003 .......|24,950  (347.2)|17,271  (192.3)|5,171   (88.4)| 7,969  (171.1)| 6,835  (104.5)| 3,797  (121.4)|10.6   (0.15)| 8.8   (0.15)| 8.1   (0.25)| 14.0   (0.29)|  25.8   (0.62)|  37.0   (0.96)
2004 .......|26,038  (354.0)|18,027  (198.3)|5,428   (91.0)| 8,231  (173.6)| 7,197  (107.9)| 3,984  (124.2)|10.9   (0.15)| 9.1   (0.15)| 8.5   (0.25)| 14.4   (0.30)|  26.6   (0.62)|  38.1   (0.96)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
Black\2\    |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1959 .......| 9,927  (265.1)| 9,112  (108.3)|1,860   (43.2)| 5,022  (161.5)| 2,416   (49.8)| 1,475   (92.2)|55.1   (1.03)|54.9   (1.08)|48.1   (2.24)| 65.5   (1.33)|  70.6   (2.17)|  81.6   (2.23)
1966 .......| 8,867  (251.8)| 8,090  (100.5)|1,620   (40.2)| 4,774  (158.0)| 3,160   (57.8)| 2,107  (109.2)|41.8   (0.94)|40.9   (0.98)|35.5   (1.98)| 50.6   (1.26)|  65.3   (1.91)|  76.6   (1.98)
1970 .......| 7,548  (233.9)| 6,683   (89.3)|1,481   (38.3)| 3,922  (145.1)| 3,656   (62.7)| 2,383  (115.7)|33.5   (0.88)|32.2   (0.90)|29.5   (1.80)| 41.5   (1.24)|  58.7   (1.74)|  67.7   (1.93)
1975 .......| 7,545  (233.8)| 6,533   (88.1)|1,513   (38.7)| 3,884  (144.5)| 4,168   (67.6)| 2,724  (123.1)|31.3   (0.83)|30.1   (0.87)|27.1   (1.66)| 41.4   (1.25)|  54.3   (1.59)|  66.0   (1.81)
1980 .......| 8,579  (248.1)| 7,190   (93.4)|1,826   (42.8)| 3,906  (144.9)| 4,984   (74.9)| 2,944  (127.6)|32.5   (0.80)|31.1   (0.85)|28.9   (1.59)| 42.1   (1.26)|  53.4   (1.44)|  64.8   (1.74)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1985 .......| 8,926  (270.5)| 7,504  (102.7)|1,983   (47.9)| 4,057  (157.7)| 5,342   (83.6)| 3,181  (141.5)|31.3   (0.82)|30.5   (0.88)|28.7   (1.63)| 43.1   (1.34)|  53.2   (1.49)|  66.9   (1.79)
1990 .......| 9,837  (292.4)| 8,160  (111.9)|2,193   (52.3)| 4,412  (169.2)| 6,005   (92.7)| 3,543  (153.6)|31.9   (0.82)|31.0   (0.88)|29.3   (1.63)| 44.2   (1.35)|  50.6   (1.42)|  64.7   (1.75)
1995 .......| 9,872  (271.9)| 8,189  (163.8)|2,127   (75.2)| 4,644  (148.9)| 6,553  (142.8)| 3,954  (144.1)|29.3   (0.80)|28.5   (0.86)|26.4   (1.58)| 41.5   (1.32)|  48.2   (1.38)|  61.6   (1.72)
1996 .......| 9,694  (270.4)| 7,993  (161.4)|2,206   (76.7)| 4,411  (147.6)| 6,123  (137.0)| 3,619  (140.9)|28.4   (0.79)|27.6   (0.85)|26.1   (1.54)| 39.5   (1.31)|  46.4   (1.40)|  58.2   (1.77)
1997 .......| 9,116  (265.1)| 7,386  (153.6)|1,985   (72.5)| 4,116  (145.5)| 5,654  (130.6)| 3,402  (138.5)|26.5   (0.77)|25.5   (0.83)|23.6   (1.49)| 36.8   (1.29)|  42.8   (1.39)|  55.3   (1.79)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1998 .......| 9,091  (264.9)| 7,259  (152.0)|1,981   (72.4)| 4,073  (145.1)| 5,629  (130.3)| 3,366  (138.1)|26.1   (0.76)|24.7   (0.81)|23.4   (1.48)| 36.4   (1.29)|  42.8   (1.39)|  54.7   (1.80)
1999 .......| 8,360  (257.5)| 6,688  (144.5)|1,898   (70.7)| 3,644  (141.2)| 5,179  (124.0)| 2,997  (133.2)|23.6   (0.73)|22.7   (0.79)|21.9   (1.43)| 32.7   (1.26)|  41.0   (1.41)|  51.7   (1.86)
2000 .......| 7,862  (252.0)| 6,108  (136.8)|1,685   (66.4)| 3,417  (138.7)| 4,697  (117.1)| 2,830  (130.7)|22.0   (0.71)|20.7   (0.76)|19.1   (1.35)| 30.4   (1.23)|  38.6   (1.42)|  49.4   (1.87)
2001 .......| 8,136  (255.1)| 6,389  (140.6)|1,829   (69.3)| 3,423  (138.9)| 4,694  (117.1)| 2,741  (129.4)|22.7   (0.71)|21.4   (0.76)|20.7   (1.39)| 30.0   (1.21)|  37.4   (1.39)|  46.6   (1.84)
2002 .......| 8,884  (187.9)| 6,985  (105.9)|1,958   (51.3)| 3,733  (101.7)| 5,145   (88.2)| 2,990   (95.2)|23.9   (0.51)|22.5   (0.54)|21.4   (0.99)| 31.3   (0.86)|  38.0   (0.96)|  46.9   (1.26)
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2003 .......| 9,108  (200.6)| 7,162  (107.6)|2,021   (52.2)| 3,977  (113.1)| 5,312   (89.8)| 3,185  (103.9)|24.3   (0.51)|23.1   (0.55)|22.1   (1.00)| 33.2   (0.87)|  38.9   (0.96)|  49.3   (1.26)
2004 .......| 9,393  (203.1)| 7,482  (110.5)|2,081   (53.0)| 3,952  (112.8)| 5,464   (91.3)| 3,135  (103.2)|24.7   (0.51)|23.8   (0.55)|22.8   (1.01)| 32.9   (0.87)|  39.6   (0.96)|  48.9   (1.26)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
Hispanic    |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
   origin\3\|               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1975 .......| 2,991  (183.3)| 2,755   (53.5)|  627   (24.5)| 1,619   (96.3)| 1,053   (32.0)|   694   (64.1)|26.9   (1.43)|26.3   (1.46)|25.1   (2.95)| 33.1   (1.66)|  57.2   (3.92)|  68.4   (3.59)
1980 .......| 3,491  (197.6)| 3,143   (57.6)|  751   (26.9)| 1,718   (99.0)| 1,319   (36.0)|   809   (69.1)|25.7   (1.27)|25.1   (1.32)|23.2   (2.52)| 33.0   (1.60)|  54.5   (3.44)|  65.0   (3.33)
1985 .......| 5,236  (208.9)| 4,605   (76.6)|1,074   (34.6)| 2,512  (125.8)| 1,983   (47.9)| 1,247   (90.7)|29.0   (1.01)|28.3   (1.06)|25.5   (2.01)| 39.6   (1.61)|  55.7   (2.49)|  72.4   (2.83)
1990 .......| 6,006  (230.2)| 5,091   (84.0)|1,244   (38.7)| 2,750  (135.5)| 2,115   (51.3)| 1,314   (96.2)|28.1   (0.95)|26.9   (1.00)|25.0   (1.90)| 37.7   (1.54)|  53.0   (2.44)|  68.4   (2.88)
1995 .......| 8,574  (256.3)| 7,341  (153.0)|1,695   (66.6)| 3,938  (147.9)| 3,053   (91.7)| 1,872  (113.2)|30.3   (0.88)|29.2   (0.92)|27.0   (1.81)| 39.3   (1.38)|  52.8   (2.12)|  65.7   (2.52)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1996 .......| 8,697  (257.5)| 7,515  (155.3)|1,748   (67.7)| 4,090  (149.5)| 3,020   (91.1)| 1,779  (110.8)|29.4   (0.85)|28.5   (0.90)|26.4   (1.75)| 39.9   (1.37)|  53.5   (2.14)|  67.4   (2.58)
1997 .......| 8,308  (253.7)| 7,198  (151.2)|1,721   (67.1)| 3,865  (147.1)| 2,911   (89.3)| 1,758  (110.2)|27.1   (0.82)|26.2   (0.85)|24.7   (1.66)| 36.4   (1.32)|  50.9   (2.13)|  62.8   (2.58)
1998 .......| 8,070  (251.2)| 6,814  (146.2)|1,648   (65.6)| 3,670  (144.9)| 2,837   (88.0)| 1,739  (109.7)|25.6   (0.79)|24.3   (0.83)|22.7   (1.58)| 33.6   (1.28)|  46.7   (2.06)|  59.6   (2.57)
1999 .......| 7,439  (244.3)| 6,349  (140.1)|1,525   (62.9)| 3,382  (141.3)| 2,488   (81.9)| 1,471  (102.1)|22.8   (0.75)|21.7   (0.78)|20.2   (1.49)| 29.9   (1.22)|  40.7   (2.02)|  52.4   (2.67)
2000 .......| 7,153  (240.9)| 6,025  (135.7)|1,431   (60.9)| 3,173  (138.3)| 2,210   (76.8)| 1,303   (96.8)|21.2   (0.72)|20.1   (0.75)|18.5   (1.42)| 27.3   (1.17)|  36.5   (1.99)|  48.3   (2.72)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
2001 .......| 7,997  (251.7)| 6,674  (144.4)|1,649   (65.6)| 3,433  (142.7)| 2,585   (83.6)| 1,508  (103.4)|21.4   (0.68)|20.2   (0.71)|19.4   (1.38)| 27.4   (1.13)|  37.8   (1.89)|  49.3   (2.56)
2002 .......| 8,555  (186.7)| 7,184  (107.8)|1,792   (48.9)| 3,653  (105.1)| 2,554   (59.3)| 1,501   (73.9)|21.8   (0.48)|20.8   (0.50)|19.7   (0.96)| 28.2   (0.80)|  36.4   (1.32)|  47.9   (1.80)
2003 .......| 9,051  (192.6)| 7,637  (111.9)|1,925   (50.8)| 3,982  (109.3)| 2,861   (63.1)| 1,727   (78.9)|22.5   (0.48)|21.5   (0.50)|20.8   (0.97)| 29.5   (0.79)|  38.4   (1.29)|  50.6   (1.73)
2004 .......| 9,132  (193.2)| 7,726  (112.7)|1,958   (51.3)| 3,989  (109.4)| 3,071   (65.6)| 1,837   (81.1)|21.9   (0.47)|21.2   (0.49)|20.5   (0.95)| 28.6   (0.77)|  39.3   (1.27)|  51.9   (1.69)
            |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
Asian/      |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
   Pacific  |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
   Islander |               |               |              |               |               |               |             |             |             |              |               |
1990 .......|   858   (90.0)|   712   (29.0)| ---      (†) |   356   (50.9)|   132   (12.3)|  ---      (†) |12.2   (1.21)|11.3   (1.23)|---      (†) | 17.0   (2.23)|  20.7   (4.96)|  ---      (†)
1995 .......| 1,411  (118.4)| 1,112   (53.3)| ---      (†) |   532   (63.9)|   266   (25.6)|  ---      (†) |14.6   (1.16)|13.0   (1.17)|---      (†) | 18.6   (2.06)|  28.9   (4.81)|  ---      (†)
1996 .......| 1,454  (120.1)| 1,172   (54.8)| ---      (†) |   553   (65.1)|   300   (27.2)|  ---      (†) |14.5   (1.13)|13.2   (1.16)|---      (†) | 19.1   (2.07)|  29.5   (4.61)|  ---      (†)
1997 .......| 1,468  (120.6)| 1,116   (53.4)|  244   (24.5)|  ---      (†) |   313   (27.8)|  ---      (†) |14.0   (1.09)|12.0   (1.09)|10.2   (1.99)| ---      (†) |  33.6   (4.99)|  ---      (†)
1998 .......| 1,360  (116.3)| 1,087   (52.7)|  270   (25.8)|  ---      (†) |   373   (30.4)|  ---      (†) |12.5   (1.02)|11.4   (1.05)|11.0   (2.03)| ---      (†) |  33.2   (4.53)|  ---      (†)
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1999 .......| 1,163  (107.9)|   919   (48.3)| ---      (†) |  ---      (†) |   253   (25.0)|  ---      (†) |10.7   (0.96)| 9.6   (0.97)|---      (†) | ---      (†) |  23.0   (4.09)|  ---      (†)
2000 .......| 1,214  (110.2)|   932   (48.6)|  235   (24.1)|   434   (57.9)|   206   (22.5)|   128   (31.8)|10.7   (0.93)| 9.4   (0.94)| 8.8   (1.77)| 14.1   (1.77)|  19.6   (3.95)|  32.3   (6.64)
2001 .......| 1,275  (112.9)|   873   (47.0)|  234   (24.0)|   353   (52.4)|   198   (22.1)|   105   (28.9)|10.2   (0.87)| 8.1   (0.85)| 7.8   (1.58)| 11.1   (1.58)|  14.8   (3.13)|  26.7   (6.31)
2002 .......| 1,161   (77.1)|   763   (31.3)|  210   (16.2)|   302   (34.7)|   155   (13.9)|    85   (18.5)|10.1   (0.65)| 7.7   (0.62)| 7.4   (1.13)| 11.4   (1.25)|  15.2   (2.58)|  29.8   (5.46)
2003 .......| 1,401   (82.9)| 1,017   (36.3)|  311   (19.8)|   331   (35.8)|   242   (17.4)|   119   (21.8)|11.8   (0.68)| 9.8   (0.67)|10.2   (1.26)| 12.1   (1.26)|  23.6   (3.05)|  37.4   (5.47)
2004 .......| 1,209   (77.4)|   816   (32.4)|  232   (17.1)|   269   (32.4)|   135   (13.0)|    55   (14.9)| 9.8   (0.62)| 7.6   (0.59)| 7.4   (1.07)|  9.5   (1.11)|  13.2   (2.43)|  18.8   (4.61)
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†Not applicable.
\1\Refers to the person who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit.
\2\Includes persons of Hispanic origin.
\3\Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
NOTE: Data are from the Current Population Survey and may differ from data shown on other tables obtained from the Decennial Census. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors appear in parentheses.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Reports, Series P-60, "Poverty in the United States," various years, and "Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits," selected years, 1959 through 2004. (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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