Poverty: 1999

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1. Poverty: 1999
2. Poverty statistics presented in census publications use thresholds prescribed for federal agencies by Statistical Policy Directive 14, issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
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4. Declines in poverty between 1989 and 1999 were registered for most age groups shown.
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6. Poverty rates varied across regions and states.
7. Poverty by Region: 1999
8. Among the 50 states, poverty rates in 1999 ranged from a low of 6.5 percent in New Hampshire to a high of 19.9 percent in Mississippi.
9. Poverty Rates For Selected States: 1999
10. Clusters of low and high poverty counties were evident in 1999.
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12. Of all places of 100,000 population in 1999, Naperville, IL, had the lowest poverty rate – 2.2 percent.
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14. Brownsville, Texas, had the highest poverty rate at 36.0 percent.
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16. Poverty rates varied by race and Hispanic origin.
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18. Poverty rates varied by family type and number of children.
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