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ECON1.A Child poverty: Percentage of all children and related childrena ages 0–17 living below selected poverty levels by selected characteristics, 1980–2006

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Characteristic 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Below 100% poverty
All childrenb 18.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 17.0
Gender
Male 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 17.0
Female 20.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Age
Ages 0–5 23.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 19.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Ages 6–17 19.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 16.0 16.0
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 12.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 14.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 14.0 13.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 9.0 9.0 10.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 9.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 10.0
Black 42.0 45.0 48.0 47.0 47.0 44.0 43.0 45.0 44.0 44.0 45.0 46.0 47.0 46.0 44.0 42.0 40.0 37.0 37.0 33.0 31.0 30.0
Black-alone 32.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 33.0
Hispanicd 33.0 36.0 40.0 38.0 39.0 40.0 38.0 39.0 38.0 36.0 38.0 40.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 40.0 40.0 37.0 34.0 30.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.0
Region
Northeast 17.0 16.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 19.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
Midwest 19.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 17.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 14.0 13.0 13.0 13.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 16.0
South 24.0 24.0 23.0 24.0 24.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0
West 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 17.0
Related childrena
Children in all families, total 18.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Related children ages 0–5 20.0 22.0 23.0 25.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 23.0 24.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Related children ages 6–17 17.0 18.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 18.0 20.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 16.0 15.0
White, non-Hispanic 11.0 12.0 14.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 3.4 3.8 10.5 10.0 10.0
Black 42.0 45.0 47.0 46.0 46.0 43.0 43.0 44.0 43.0 43.0 44.0 46.0 46.0 46.0 43.0 42.0 40.0 37.0 36.0 33.0 31.0 30.0
Black-alone 32.0 34.0 33.0 34.0 33.0
Hispanicd 33.0 35.0 39.0 38.0 39.0 40.0 37.0 39.0 37.0 36.0 38.0 40.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 39.0 40.0 36.0 34.0 30.0 28.0 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 37.0
Children in married-couple families, total 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0
Related children ages 0–5 12.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0
Related children ages 6–17 10.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
White, non-Hispanic 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0
Black 18.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 15.0 18.0 18.0 15.0 13.0 14.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 9.0 10.0
Black-alone 12.0 11.0 13.0 13.0 12.0
Hispanicd 27.0 25.0 25.0 27.0 29.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 28.0 29.0 26.0 23.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 19.0
Children in female-householder families, no husband present, total 51.0 52.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 54.0 53.0 51.0 53.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 53.0 50.0 49.0 49.0 46.0 42.0 40.0 39.0 40.0 42.0 42.0 43.0 42.0
Related children ages 0–5 65.0 66.0 67.0 68.0 65.0 66.0 65.0 66.0 64.0 62.0 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.0 64.0 62.0 59.0 59.0 55.0 51.0 50.0 49.0 49.0 53.0 53.0 53.0 52.7
Related children ages 6–17 46.0 47.0 51.0 50.0 49.0 48.0 50.0 48.0 48.0 46.0 47.0 50.0 49.0 49.0 47.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 42.0 39.0 36.0 35.0 36.0 37.0 37.0 38.0 37.4
White, non-Hispanic 38.0 37.0 36.0 40.0 41.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 34.0 35.0 37.0 33.0 29.0 28.0 29.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 29.0 31.0 32.0 33.0 33.0
Black 65.0 52.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 65.0 63.0 65.0 68.0 67.0 66.0 63.0 62.0 58.0 55.0 55.0 52.0 49.0 47.0
Black-alone 48.0 50.0 49.0 50.0 50.0
Hispanicd 65.0 52.0 56.0 55.0 54.0 72.0 67.0 70.0 70.0 64.0 68.0 69.0 66.0 66.0 68.0 66.0 67.0 63.0 60.0 52.0 50.0 49.0 48.0 51.0 52.0 50.0 47.0
Below 50% poverty
All childrenb 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Gender
Male 9.0 9.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 8.0
Female 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Age
Ages 0–5 10.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Ages 6–17 9.0 8.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 6.0 6.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0
Black 23.0 25.0 23.0 23.0 26.0 27.0 26.0 24.0 21.0 21.0 20.0 18.0 15.0 15.0 16.0
Black-alone 15.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 16.0
Hispanicd 15.0 16.0 13.0 14.0 15.0 16.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 15.0 16.0 14.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 12.0 10.0
Region
Northeast 7.0 7.0 6.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 6.0
Midwest 9.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
South 12.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 13.0 12.0 12.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 7.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
West 6.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Related childrena
Children in all families, total 7.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 6.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0
Related children ages 0–5 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 10.0 11.0 10.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 10.0 9.0 9.0 9.0
Related children ages 6–17 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.0 7.0 7.0 8.0 7.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0
White, non-Hispanic 5.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0
Black 17.0 21.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 23.0 24.0 22.0 22.0 25.0 27.0 26.0 23.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 17.0 15.0 15.0 16.0
Black-alone 15.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 16.0
Hispanicd 15.0 16.0 12.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 14.0 17.0 16.0 14.0 16.0 13.0 11.0 9.0 10.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 11.0 10.0
Children in married-couple families, total 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0 2.0
Related children ages 0–5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Related children ages 6–17 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
White, non-Hispanic 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 1.0
Black 6.0 7.0 4.0 4.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 6.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0
Black-alone 3.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 3.0
Hispanicd 8.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 7.0 9.0 9.0 7.0 7.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 5.0
Children in female-householder families, no husband present, total 28.0 29.0 26.0 28.0 29.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 24.0 26.0 26.0 23.0 20.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 21.0
Related children ages 0–5 36.0 38.0 34.0 37.0 37.0 39.0 36.0 37.0 34.0 35.0 34.0 31.0 27.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 31.0 31.0 29.0 30.0
Related children ages 6–17 25.0 25.0 22.0 23.0 25.0 26.0 25.0 24.0 19.0 22.0 22.0 19.0 17.0 15.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 17.0
White, non-Hispanic 19.0 18.0 16.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 13.0 18.0 17.0 15.0 13.0 12.0 13.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 12.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16.0
Black 38.0 38.0 36.0 37.0 40.0 41.0 40.0 36.0 32.0 33.0 31.0 29.0 25.0 24.0 27.0
Black-alone 25.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 26.0
Hispanicd 32.0 39.0 30.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 30.0 36.0 33.0 34.0 36.0 32.0 27.0 25.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 28.0 28.0 23.0
Below 150% poverty
All childrenb 31.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 33.0 33.0 34.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 28.0 27.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 29.0
Gender
Male 31.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 32.0 33.0 34.0 33.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 28.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 28.0
Female 31.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 33.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 31.0 30.0 29.0 27.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 29.0
Age
Ages 0–5 33.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 36.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 32.0 31.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 32.0
Ages 6–17 29.0 28.0 28.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 25.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 21.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 18.0 18.0 16.0 17.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 17.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 18.0
Black 58.0 57.0 58.0 58.0 60.0 60.0 61.0 58.0 57.0 56.0 52.0 52.0 48.0 46.0 46.0
Black-alone 48.0 49.0 48.0 49.0 48.0
Hispanicd 56.0 54.0 55.0 56.0 59.0 58.0 60.0 59.0 59.0 58.0 56.0 53.0 50.0 47.0 47.0 47.0 48.0 47.0 46.0 46.0
Region
Northeast 25.0 25.0 25.0 27.0 28.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 28.0 28.0 26.0 23.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 23.0 25.0 25.0
Midwest 29.0 27.0 28.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 27.0 26.0 24.0 25.0 23.0 22.0 23.0 23.0 25.0 26.0 25.0 27.0
South 35.0 35.0 36.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 39.0 36.0 36.0 35.0 34.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 32.0
West 31.0 31.0 32.0 31.0 34.0 34.0 35.0 36.0 35.0 35.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 29.0 28.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 29.0
Related childrena
Children in all families, total 29.0 32.0 34.0 34.0 32.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 31.0 32.0 33.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 31.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 28.0 28.0 28.0 28.0
Related children ages 0–5 33.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 36.0 37.0 38.0 37.0 35.0 35.0 33.0 32.0 30.0 29.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 32.0
Related children ages 6–17 29.0 28.0 28.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 31.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 27.0 25.0 25.0 26.0 27.0 26.0 26.0 26.0
White, non-Hispanic 20.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 17.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Black 57.0 62.0 63.0 62.0 61.0 59.0 57.0 57.0 56.0 57.0 57.0 60.0 60.0 61.0 58.0 56.0 56.0 51.0 52.0 48.0 45.0 46.0
Black-alone 48.0 48.0 48.0 49.0 48.0
Hispanicd 56.0 54.0 54.0 55.0 58.0 58.0 60.0 58.0 59.0 57.0 56.0 52.0 49.0 47.0 46.0 47.0 48.0 47.0 46.0 46.0
Children in married-couple families, total 20.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 21.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 17.0 16.0 17.0 18.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 17.0
Related children ages 0–5 22.0 23.0 23.0 22.0 24.0 24.0 25.0 23.0 21.0 22.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0
Related children ages 6–17 19.0 17.0 18.0 19.0 19.0 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 17.0 17.0 17.0 15.0 16.0 16.0 17.0 16.0 16.0 16.0
White, non-Hispanic 15.0 14.0 14.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 13.0 13.0 12.0 11.0 11.0 10.0 11.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 11.0 11.0 10.0 10.0 10.0
Black 32.0 30.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 33.0 35.0 28.0 26.0 28.0 24.0 26.0 21.0 21.0 21.0
Black-alone 25.0 22.0 23.0 23.0 23.0
Hispanicd 46.0 45.0 45.0 47.0 50.0 49.0 51.0 49.0 50.0 48.0 47.0 43.0 41.0 39.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 40.0 39.0 37.0
Children in female-householder families, no husband present, total 67.0 67.0 66.0 67.0 69.0 68.0 68.0 67.0 65.0 65.0 64.0 62.0 60.0 57.0 57.0 57.0 58.0 58.0 59.0 59.0
Related children ages 0–5 77.0 77.0 75.0 77.0 78.0 79.0 77.0 78.0 75.0 74.0 74.0 71.0 68.0 67.0 66.0 65.0 68.0 68.0 69.0 69.0
Related children ages 6–17 63.0 63.0 62.0 62.0 64.0 63.0 63.0 62.0 60.0 60.0 60.0 58.0 56.0 53.0 54.0 53.0 54.0 53.0 54.0 55.0
White, non-Hispanic 53.0 53.0 53.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 53.0 53.0 49.0 50.0 52.0 48.0 45.0 44.0 46.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 45.0 46.0 46.0 47.0 48.0
Black 79.0 79.0 77.0 77.0 81.0 79.0 80.0 78.0 76.0 75.0 72.0 72.0 71.0 66.0 66.0
Black-alone 65.0 67.0 66.0 67.0 68.0
Hispanicd 81.0 81.0 79.0 80.0 81.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 82.0 81.0 78.0 76.0 71.0 70.0 66.0 66.0 68.0 68.0 67.0 67.0
Below 200% poverty
All childrenb 41.0 41.0 41.0 42.0 44.0 44.0 45.0 44.0 43.0 43.0 41.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0
Gender
Male 41.0 41.0 41.0 43.0 44.0 44.0 45.0 44.0 43.0 43.0 41.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 39.0 39.0
Female 41.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 44.0 45.0 45.0 44.0 44.0 44.0 42.0 41.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 38.0 40.0 40.0 39.0 39.0
Age
Ages 0–5 44.0 45.0 45.0 46.0 48.0 48.0 50.0 48.0 47.0 47.0 45.0 43.0 42.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 43.0 42.0 43.0
Ages 6–17 40.0 39.0 39.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 43.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 40.0 39.0 38.0 36.0 37.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 37.0 37.0
Race and Hispanic originc
White, non-Hispanic 31.0 31.0 30.0 32.0 33.0 33.0 33.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 30.0 28.0 27.0 26.0 27.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 26.0 26.0 27.0 26.0 26.0
Black 68.0 67.0 68.0 68.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 68.0 68.0 68.0 64.0 64.0 61.0 59.0 57.0
Black-alone 60.0 61.0 61.0 61.0 60.0
Hispanicd 68.0 66.0 67.0 70.0 72.0 71.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 69.0 67.0 64.0 63.0 62.0 62.0 63.0 62.0 61.0 61.0
Region
Northeast 34.0 34.0 35.0 36.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 38.0 37.0 35.0 33.0 34.0 34.0 34.0 33.0 34.0 34.0
Midwest 39.0 38.0 38.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 41.0 41.0 37.0 37.0 36.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 33.0 33.0 34.0 36.0 35.0 36.0
South 46.0 46.0 47.0 48.0 49.0 49.0 50.0 48.0 48.0 48.0 46.0 43.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 44.0 43.0 43.0 42.0
West 42.0 43.0 42.0 43.0 45.0 45.0 46.0 47.0 46.0 47.0 44.0 44.0 42.0 41.0 40.0 40.0 41.0 42.0 41.0 40.0
Related childrena
Children in all families, total 40.0 41.0 41.0 42.0 43.0 44.0 44.0 43.0 43.0 43.0 41.0 40.0 38.0 37.0 38.0 38.0 39.0 39.0 38.0 39.0
Related children ages 0–5 44.0 45.0 45.0 45.0 47.0 48.0 49.0 48.0 46.0 46.0 45.0 43.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 42.0 42.0 42.0 43.0
Related children ages 6–17 39.0 38.0 39.0 40.0 41.0 41.0 42.0 41.0 41.0 41.0 39.0 38.0 37.0 35.0 36.0 36.0 37.0 37.0 37.0 37.0
White, non-Hispanic 30.0 30.0 30.0 31.0 33.0 32.0 32.0 32.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 26.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 17.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0
Black 68.0 67.0 68.0 68.0 70.0 71.0 72.0 68.0 68.0 68.0 64.0 64.0 60.0 59.0 57.0
Black-alone 48.0 61.0 60.0 61.0 60.0
Hispanicd 68.0 66.0 67.0 69.0 72.0 70.0 72.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 69.0 66.0 64.0 62.0 61.0 47.0 62.0 62.0 60.0 61.0
Children in married-couple families, total 30.0 30.0 30.0 31.0 33.0 32.0 33.0 32.0 31.0 31.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 26.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0 27.0
Related children ages 0–5 34.0 35.0 34.0 34.0 36.0 35.0 36.0 35.0 33.0 34.0 33.0 31.0 29.0 29.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 31.0 30.0 30.0
Related children ages 6–17 29.0 28.0 28.0 30.0 31.0 31.0 31.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 27.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 26.0 26.0 25.0 25.0
White, non-Hispanic 24.0 25.0 24.0 25.0 26.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 23.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 19.0 18.0 19.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 19.0 19.0 18.0 18.0 18.0
Black 46.0 44.0 46.0 45.0 46.0 47.0 50.0 42.0 39.0 43.0 38.0 39.0 35.0 36.0 33.0
Black-alone 36.0 36.0 36.0 36.0 35.0
Hispanicd 60.0 58.0 60.0 62.0 65.0 64.0 65.0 64.0 66.0 65.0 63.0 59.0 58.0 55.0 54.0 56.0 56.0 56.0 54.0 53.0
Children in female-householder families, no husband present, total 77.0 76.0 77.0 77.0 78.0 79.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 76.0 75.0 73.0 72.0 69.0 70.0 69.0 70.0 71.0 71.0 72.0
Related children ages 0–5 85.0 85.0 84.0 85.0 86.0 87.0 86.0 87.0 84.0 84.0 83.0 80.0 80.0 78.0 79.0 76.0 78.0 79.0 80.0 80.0
Related children ages 6–17 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 74.0 74.0 74.0 73.0 72.0 73.0 72.0 70.0 68.0 66.0 66.0 66.0 67.0 67.0 67.0 68.0
White, non-Hispanic 65.0 65.0 66.0 67.0 66.0 67.0 66.0 66.0 61.0 64.0 64.0 61.0 59.0 56.0 59.0
White-alone, non-Hispanic 58.0 59.0 60.0 59.0 61.0
Black 86.0 86.0 85.0 86.0 88.0 88.0 88.0 85.0 87.0 85.0 83.0 82.0 82.0 79.0 77.0
Black-alone 76.0 78.0 79.0 79.0 79.0
Hispanicd 89.0 87.0 87.0 89.0 87.0 88.0 89.0 90.0 88.0 89.0 86.0 84.0 82.0 82.0 80.0 79.0 80.0 80.0 80.0 80.0
— Not available.
a A related child is a person ages 0–17 who is related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption, but is not the householder or the householder's spouse.
b Includes children not related to the householder.
c For race and Hispanic-origin data in this table: From 1980 to 2002, following the 1977 OMB standards for collecting and presenting data on race, the Current Population Survey (CPS) asked respondents to choose one race from the following: White, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native, or Asian or Pacific Islander. The Census Bureau also offered an "Other" category. Beginning in 2003, following the 1997 OMB standards for collecting and presenting data on race, the CPS asked respondents to choose one or more races from the following: White, Black, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. All race groups discussed in this table from 2002 onward refer to people who indicated only one racial identity within the racial categories presented. People who responded to the question on race by indicating only one race are referred to as the race-alone population. The use of the race-alone population in this table does not imply that it is the preferred method of presenting or analyzing data. Data from 2002 onward are not directly comparable with data from earlier years. Data on race and Hispanic origin are collected separately. Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
d Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
NOTE: The 2004 data have been revised to reflect a correction to the weights in the 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Data for 1999, 2000, and 2001 use Census 2000 population controls. Data for 2000 onward are from the expanded Current Population Survey sample. The poverty level is based on money income and does not include noncash benefits, such as food stamps. Poverty thresholds reflect family size and composition and are adjusted each year using the annual average Consumer Price Index level. The average poverty threshold for a family of four was $20,614 in 2006. The levels shown here are derived from the ratio of the family's income to the family's poverty threshold. For more detail, see U.S. Census Bureau, Series P–60, no. 233.
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 1981 to 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.