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* TABLE 5B *
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* PERCENT DISTRIBUTION, PERSONS BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL, 1980 & 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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1980
United States 100.0 63.4 13.1 36.6 25.9 10.7
Arkansas 100.0 63.5 19.7 36.5 26.2 10.3
Northwest 100.0 70.2 19.6 29.8 20.5 9.4
White River 100.0 69.0 24.3 31.0 22.4 8.6
East 100.0 58.2 16.8 41.8 30.2 11.6
Western 100.0 65.3 19.4 34.7 24.8 9.9
West Central 100.0 69.4 24.3 30.6 22.7 7.9
Central 100.0 61.6 15.7 38.4 27.0 11.4
Southwest 100.0 63.4 23.0 36.6 26.6 10.0
Southeast 100.0 61.2 20.6 38.8 28.0 10.8
1990
United States 100.0 64.0 11.9 35.2 11.4 23.8
Arkansas 100.0 64.4 17.3 35.0 10.6 24.4
Northwest 100.0 68.9 17.6 30.0 10.0 20.0
White River 100.0 68.5 21.7 31.0 8.6 22.4
East 100.0 60.9 16.1 38.7 11.7 27.0
Western 100.0 65.4 17.4 33.6 11.3 22.4
West Central 100.0 68.9 20.3 30.6 9.3 21.2
Central 100.0 63.9 14.0 35.5 10.8 24.7
Southwest 100.0 63.7 18.3 35.9 9.9 26.0
Southeast 100.0 61.3 17.0 38.3 11.4 26.9
Families Below the Poverty Level
With With
Total Children Children
Families Under 18 Under 5
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1980
United States 100.0 74.3 15.6
Arkansas 100.0 64.6 11.6
Northwest 100.0 56.7 12.6
White River 100.0 54.9 10.3
East 100.0 69.1 11.8
Western 100.0 63.7 12.4
West Central 100.0 58.6 9.2
Central 100.0 72.8 13.6
Southwest 100.0 64.4 10.3
Southeast 100.0 66.7 11.3
1990
United States 100.0 77.0 40.3
Arkansas 100.0 69.9 33.7
Northwest 100.0 63.9 31.9
White River 100.0 60.5 27.1
East 100.0 73.9 35.9
Western 100.0 68.6 33.5
West Central 100.0 64.3 29.8
Central 100.0 76.2 37.3
Southwest 100.0 69.9 32.7
Southeast 100.0 72.5 36.5
Female Householder Families
With With
Children Children
Total Under 18 Under 5
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1980
United States 43.8 39.2 20.9
Arkansas 31.2 27.2 14.7
Northwest 17.2 14.5 7.5
White River 18.3 15.0 6.2
East 33.5 29.4 16.1
Western 27.5 24.2 13.5
West Central 25.5 21.4 9.2
Central 42.3 38.5 22.1
Southwest 36.7 32.2 17.2
Southeast 38.0 32.6 19.1
1990
United States 49.8 44.2 22.4
Arkansas 40.6 35.4 16.4
Northwest 25.9 22.1 10.0
White River 26.2 22.1 9.1
East 44.7 39.7 18.9
Western 33.7 30.0 13.0
West Central 31.7 27.4 11.4
Central 49.4 43.9 20.5
Southwest 45.6 39.4 17.9
Southeast 52.1 44.9 22.9
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