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Table A-29-1. Percentage of 5- to 17-year-olds in families living in poverty, by region and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1990 through 2009
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Percentage point difference |
| Region and state or jurisdiction |
19901 |
20002 |
2008 |
2009 |
From 1990 to 2009 |
From 1990 to 2000 |
From 2000 to 2009 |
From 2008 to 2009 |
| United States |
17.0 |
15.4 |
17.1 |
18.6 |
1.6 |
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-1.6 |
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3.2 |
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1.6 |
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| Northeast |
14.3 |
14.3 |
15.0 |
15.7 |
1.4 |
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1.4 |
! |
0.7 |
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| Connecticut |
9.8 |
9.6 |
11.5 |
11.5 |
1.7 |
! |
‡ |
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1.9 |
! |
‡ |
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| Maine |
12.3 |
12.0 |
16.7 |
16.0 |
3.7 |
! |
‡ |
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4.0 |
! |
‡ |
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| Massachusetts |
12.2 |
11.4 |
11.1 |
12.8 |
‡ |
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-0.8 |
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1.4 |
! |
1.7 |
! |
| New Hampshire |
6.4 |
6.7 |
8.4 |
9.5 |
3.2 |
! |
‡ |
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2.8 |
! |
‡ |
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| New Jersey |
10.8 |
10.5 |
11.7 |
12.6 |
1.9 |
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‡ |
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2.1 |
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‡ |
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| New York |
18.1 |
19.1 |
18.6 |
18.9 |
0.8 |
! |
1.0 |
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‡ |
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| Pennsylvania |
14.5 |
13.6 |
15.6 |
16.5 |
2.0 |
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-0.9 |
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2.9 |
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| Rhode Island |
12.3 |
15.6 |
13.9 |
16.7 |
4.4 |
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3.3 |
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‡ |
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‡ |
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| Vermont |
10.7 |
9.9 |
12.3 |
10.6 |
‡ |
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-0.8 |
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‡ |
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| Midwest |
14.9 |
12.0 |
15.6 |
17.8 |
2.8 |
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-2.9 |
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5.8 |
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2.2 |
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| Illinois |
15.9 |
13.4 |
15.9 |
18.0 |
2.1 |
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-2.5 |
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4.6 |
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2.1 |
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| Indiana |
12.8 |
10.6 |
16.2 |
17.4 |
4.6 |
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-2.2 |
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6.8 |
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| Iowa |
12.6 |
9.5 |
13.8 |
14.3 |
‡ |
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-3.2 |
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4.8 |
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| Kansas |
12.8 |
10.4 |
13.1 |
15.9 |
3.1 |
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-2.4 |
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5.5 |
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| Michigan |
16.7 |
12.7 |
18.2 |
20.5 |
3.8 |
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-4.0 |
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7.8 |
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2.3 |
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| Minnesota |
11.4 |
8.7 |
10.3 |
13.0 |
1.6 |
! |
-2.7 |
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4.3 |
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2.6 |
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| Missouri |
16.2 |
14.4 |
17.3 |
18.7 |
2.5 |
! |
-1.9 |
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4.3 |
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| Nebraska |
12.0 |
11.1 |
13.2 |
13.8 |
‡ |
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-0.9 |
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2.7 |
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‡ |
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| North Dakota |
15.9 |
12.2 |
12.7 |
12.1 |
‡ |
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-3.6 |
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| Ohio |
16.2 |
12.9 |
17.0 |
20.0 |
3.8 |
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-3.3 |
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7.1 |
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3.1 |
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| South Dakota |
18.7 |
15.5 |
18.1 |
16.6 |
‡ |
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-3.3 |
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| Wisconsin |
13.3 |
10.0 |
12.4 |
16.4 |
3.1 |
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-3.3 |
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6.4 |
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4.0 |
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| South |
20.5 |
17.6 |
19.1 |
20.8 |
‡ |
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-2.9 |
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3.2 |
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1.6 |
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| Alabama |
23.2 |
20.3 |
20.2 |
22.3 |
‡ |
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-2.9 |
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2.0 |
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‡ |
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| Arkansas |
23.8 |
20.1 |
23.1 |
24.9 |
‡ |
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-3.7 |
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4.8 |
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| Delaware |
11.0 |
10.9 |
16.2 |
14.8 |
3.8 |
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‡ |
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3.8 |
! |
‡ |
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| District of Columbia |
24.1 |
30.4 |
25.4 |
32.5 |
8.4 |
! |
6.3 |
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| Florida |
17.5 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
19.9 |
2.4 |
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-0.9 |
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3.4 |
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3.0 |
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| Georgia |
18.9 |
16.1 |
18.4 |
20.4 |
1.5 |
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-2.7 |
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4.3 |
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2.0 |
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| Kentucky |
23.2 |
19.4 |
22.0 |
23.6 |
‡ |
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-3.9 |
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4.2 |
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| Louisiana |
30.4 |
25.3 |
22.1 |
22.7 |
-7.7 |
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-5.1 |
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-2.6 |
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| Maryland |
10.5 |
9.8 |
10.2 |
10.1 |
‡ |
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-0.7 |
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‡ |
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| Mississippi |
32.6 |
26.0 |
29.1 |
29.3 |
-3.3 |
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-6.6 |
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3.2 |
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| North Carolina |
16.0 |
14.9 |
18.9 |
20.6 |
4.6 |
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-1.1 |
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5.7 |
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1.7 |
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| Oklahoma |
19.9 |
17.7 |
21.4 |
21.8 |
1.9 |
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-2.2 |
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4.1 |
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| South Carolina |
20.0 |
17.9 |
19.8 |
22.6 |
2.6 |
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-2.1 |
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4.7 |
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2.7 |
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| Tennessee |
19.5 |
16.6 |
19.7 |
21.0 |
1.5 |
! |
-2.9 |
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4.5 |
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| Texas |
23.4 |
19.3 |
21.0 |
22.8 |
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-4.0 |
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3.5 |
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1.8 |
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| Virginia |
12.4 |
11.4 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
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-1.0 |
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1.6 |
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| West Virginia |
24.0 |
22.9 |
19.5 |
21.4 |
-2.6 |
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-1.1 |
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| West |
16.2 |
16.2 |
16.6 |
18.2 |
2.0 |
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2.0 |
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1.6 |
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| Alaska |
9.6 |
10.3 |
9.8 |
11.9 |
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0.7 |
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| Arizona |
20.3 |
17.8 |
19.8 |
21.7 |
1.4 |
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-2.5 |
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3.9 |
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1.9 |
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| California |
17.2 |
18.5 |
17.8 |
18.9 |
1.7 |
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1.3 |
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1.2 |
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| Colorado |
13.7 |
10.0 |
14.0 |
16.1 |
2.4 |
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-3.7 |
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6.1 |
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2.1 |
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| Hawaii |
10.5 |
12.9 |
8.2 |
12.9 |
2.4 |
! |
2.4 |
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4.7 |
! |
| Idaho |
14.4 |
12.6 |
16.2 |
17.3 |
2.9 |
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-1.8 |
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4.7 |
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| Montana |
18.4 |
17.1 |
18.0 |
17.2 |
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-1.3 |
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| Nevada |
11.7 |
12.3 |
14.0 |
16.5 |
4.8 |
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0.6 |
! |
4.2 |
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| New Mexico |
26.3 |
23.6 |
23.0 |
25.6 |
‡ |
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-2.7 |
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‡ |
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| Oregon |
13.4 |
12.8 |
16.4 |
18.7 |
5.3 |
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-0.6 |
! |
5.9 |
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| Utah |
10.9 |
8.9 |
9.7 |
11.8 |
‡ |
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-2.0 |
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2.9 |
! |
‡ |
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| Washington |
12.8 |
12.2 |
13.7 |
15.6 |
2.8 |
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-0.6 |
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3.4 |
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1.9 |
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| Wyoming |
12.6 |
12.5 |
11.8 |
10.8 |
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| ! Interpret with caution. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate’s value. |
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. The standard error of the estimate is equal to 50 percent or more of the estimate’s value. |
| 1 Based on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 decennial census. |
| 2 Based on 1999 incomes collected in the 2000 decennial census. |
NOTE: Children in families include own children and all other children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption. For more information on poverty and region, see supplemental note 1. For more information on the American Community Survey, see supplemental note 3.
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| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3), "Median Household Income in 1989" and "Poverty Status in 1989 by Family Type and Age," retrieved May 12, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_1990_STF3_&_lang=en&_ts=134048804959; Decennial Census, 1990, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data; Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4), "Poverty Status in 1999 of Related Children Under 18 Years by Family Type and Age," retrieved March 28, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_2000_SF4_U&_lang=en&_ts=134049420077; and American Community Survey (ACS), 2008 and 2009. |
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