These data were revised and do not match the
previously published data in P70-45. The published
data were incorrectly based on 1990-91 poverty
thresholds, instead of 1991-92 thresholds, resulting
in poverty estimates that were somewhat too low.
Table 3. Persons Poor Each Month of 1991 and 1992,
by Selected Characteristics
Persons poor
entire 24 months
Total Number Percent
All persons 243348 12465 5.1
Race and Hispanic Origin
White 202995 6960 3.4
Not of Hispanic origin 185037 4830 2.6
Black 30232 4855 16.1
Hispanic origin 22386 2723 12.2
Not of Hispanic origin 220963 9742 4.4
Age
Under 18 years 67078 5842 8.7
18 to 64 years 149699 5076 3.4
65 years and over 26571 1547 5.8
Sex
Male 117819 4864 4.1
Female 125529 7602 6.1
Educational Attainment
(persons 18 years and over)
Less than 4 years of high school 36498 3810 10.4
High school graduate, no college 67671 1969 2.9
1 or more years of college 72101 844 1.2
Disability Status
(persons 15 to 69 years)
With a work disability 25125 2301 9.2
With no work disability 144645 3760 2.6
Residence
Metropolitan 184660 9140 4.9
Central city 69161 5342 7.7
Non-central city 115498 3798 3.3
Nonmetropolitan 58689 3325 5.7
Region
Northeast 50279 2587 5.1
Midwest 63626 2185 3.4
South 78780 5672 7.2
West 50664 2022 4.0
Family Status
In families 209870 9296 4.4
In families with related
children under 18 years 139042 8793 6.3
In married-couple families 169481 2245 1.3
In married-couple families with
related children under 18 years 109401 1921 1.8
In families with a female householder,
no spouse present 34219 6909 20.2
In families with a female householder,
no spouse present, with related
children under 18 years 26079 6730 25.8
Unrelated individuals 33478 3169 9.5
In non-family households 31259 2756 8.8
Employment and Labor Force Status
(persons 18 years and over)
Employed full-time 93767 535 0.6
Employed part-time 21906 437 2.0
Unemployed 6353 761 12.0
Not in labor force 54245 4890 9.0
Marital Status
(person 18 years and over)
Married 106761 1079 1.0
Separated, divorced, or widowed 31658 3308 10.4
Never married 37851 2236 5.9
Family Size
1 person (unrelated individual) 33478 3169 9.5
2 persons 54581 1309 2.4
3 persons 44952 1817 4.0
4 persons 56369 1802 3.2
5 persons 30323 1394 4.6
6 or more persons 23645 2974 12.6
Access to Health Insurance
Covered by health insurance 212114 9733 4.6
Private insurance 188452 1658 0.9
Medicare 28080 1723 6.1
Medicaid 20354 7937 39.0
Not covered by health insurance 31235 2733 8.7
Receipt of Public Assistance
Received public assistance 29700 9662 32.5
Did not receive public assistance 213649 2803 1.3
1Persons of Hispanic origin may be of any race.
2Public assistance programs include AFDC or General Assistance,
Supplemental Securtiy Income, food stamps, Medicaid, and housing assistance.
Contact the Demographic Call Center Staff at 301-763-2422 or 1-866-758-1060 (toll free) or visit
ask.census.gov for further information on Poverty Statistics.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: May 13, 2005
