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* TABLE 5A *
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* PERCENT CHANGE, PERSONS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, 1980 TO 1990 *
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COMPARISON OF UNITED STATES, STATE OF ARKANSAS,
AND PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS
Prepared by the Census State Data Center, Arkansas Institute for
Economic Advancement, College of Business Administration,
University of Arkansas at Little Rock from the 1980 and 1990
Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census,
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Persons Below the Poverty Level
Total Persons Persons Children Children Children
Persons 18 & Over 65 & Over Under 18 5 to 17 Under 5
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United States 15.9 17.0 5.6 11.3 6.2 23.8
Arkansas 3.2 4.7 -9.5 -1.0 -3.7 5.9
Northwest 5.5 3.6 -5.1 6.2 3.1 12.8
White River 3.4 2.7 -7.5 3.2 3.5 2.5
East -2.6 1.9 -6.7 -9.7 -12.9 -1.4
Western 1.2 1.3 -8.8 -1.7 -8.6 15.4
West Central 10.7 9.8 -7.6 10.7 3.6 31.3
Central 10.8 14.9 -1.3 2.4 1.5 4.4
Southwest 4.3 4.8 -17.0 2.3 1.8 3.6
Southeast -2.9 -2.7 -20.2 -4.1 -6.6 2.5
Families Below the Poverty Level
With With
Total Children Children
Families Under 18 Under 5
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United States 14.4 13.7 30.5
Arkansas 3.7 7.9 23.4
Northwest 0.1 7.2 19.3
White River 0.0 5.6 16.8
East 1.0 5.6 24.5
Western -2.2 3.4 20.3
West Central 12.4 13.6 24.3
Central 11.7 12.3 28.0
Southwest 6.3 9.9 24.5
Southeast 0.0 5.8 25.1
Female Householder Families
With With
Children Children
Total Under 18 Under 5
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United States 13.2 11.4 4.7
Arkansas 10.8 9.5 2.3
Northwest 8.7 7.6 2.5
White River 7.9 7.2 2.8
East 11.7 10.8 3.0
Western 5.5 5.1 -0.7
West Central 10.1 9.3 3.5
Central 12.9 10.4 0.8
Southwest 11.8 9.6 1.9
Southeast 14.0 12.3 3.8
This page was compiled by the Institute for Economic Advancement and funded in part by the Economic Development Administration.