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Table B-3. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Race and Ethnicity of Householder 1 : Mississippi 2007
TOTAL
PERCENT OF
HOUSEHOLDS
Below Standard
and
Below Poverty
Number
BELOW SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD
Percent
of Total
Below Standard
and
Above Poverty
Number
Percent
of Total
Total Below
Standard
Number
Percent
of Total
ABOVE
SELF-
SUFFICIENCY
STANDARD
Number
Percent
of Total
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS 743,859 100.0% 130,636 17.6% 105,579 14.2% 236,215 31.8% 507,644 68.2%
RACE AND ETHNICITY
Asian/Pacific Islander 7,759 1.0% 1,446 18.6% 1,588 20.5% 3,034 39.1% 4,725 60.9%
Black 263,035 35.4% 79,375 30.2% 49,578 18.8% 128,953 49.0% 134,082 51.0%
Latino 2 11,986 1.6% 2,465 20.6% 3,308 27.6% 5,773 48.2% 6,213 51.8%
White 456,345 61.3% 46,776 10.3% 50,273 11.0% 97,049 21.3% 359,296 78.7%
Other* 4,734 0.6% 574 12.1% 832 17.6% 1,406 29.7% 3,328 70.3%
1
The householder is the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented or, if there is no such person, any adult
member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees.
2
Latino refers to Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, regardless of race. Therefore all other racial/ethnic groups are non-Hispanic/Latino.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.
*Note: The sample size for one or more cells in this row is small. Data may not be statistically stable.
Table B-4. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Citizenship Status and Ethnicity of Householder 1 : Mississippi 2007
TOTAL
PERCENT OF
HOUSEHOLDS
Below Standard
and
Below Poverty
Number
BELOW SELF-SUFFICIENCY STANDARD
Percent
of Total
Below Standard
and
Above Poverty
Number
Percent
of Total
Total Below
Standard
Number
Percent
of Total
ABOVE
SELF-
SUFFICIENCY
STANDARD
Number
Percent
of Total
TOTAL HOUSEHOLDS 743,859 100.0% 130,636 17.6% 105,579 14.2% 236,215 31.8% 507,644 68.2%
CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native-born 727,465 97.8% 127,890 17.6% 101,281 13.9% 229,171 31.5% 498,294 68.5%
Foreign born 16,394 2.2% 2,746 16.8% 4,298 26.2% 7,044 43.0% 9,350 57.0%
Naturalized citizen 6,869 0.9% 1,095 15.9% 1,405 20.5% 2,500 36.4% 4,369 63.6%
Not a citizen 9,525 1.3% 1,651 17.3% 2,893 30.4% 4,544 47.7% 4,981 52.3%
1
The householder is the person (or one of the persons) in whose name the housing unit is owned or rented or, if there is no such person, any adult
member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.