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Table B-8. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Household Type and Race and Ethnicity: 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%
HOUSEHOLD TYPE BY RACE AND ETHNICITY
HOUSEHOLDS WITHOUT
CHILDREN
Married couple or
male householder 1 , no
spouse present
Black or African
American
386,755 52.0% 51,410 13.3% 47,278 12.2% 98,688 25.5% 288,067 74.5%
285,038 38.3% 27,899 9.8% 30,307 10.6% 58,206 20.4% 226,832 79.6%
74,785 10.1% 12,245 16.4% 12,357 16.5% 24,602 32.9% 50,183 67.1%
White 201,036 27.0% 14,646 7.3% 16,208 8.1% 30,854 15.3% 170,182 84.7%
Other 9,217 1.2% 1,008 10.9% 1,742 18.9% 2,750 29.8% 6,467 70.2%
Female householder,
no spouse present
Black or African
American
101,717 13.7% 23,511 23.1% 16,971 16.7% 40,482 39.8% 61,235 60.2%
44,978 6.0% 13,122 29.2% 9,405 20.9% 22,527 50.1% 22,451 49.9%
White 53,783 7.2% 9,839 18.3% 6,899 12.8% 16,738 31.1% 37,045 68.9%
Other* 2,956 0.4% 550 18.6% 667 22.6% 1,217 41.2% 1,739 58.8%
HOUSEHOLDS WITH
CHILDREN
Married couple or
male householder, no
spouse present
Black or African
American
357,104 48.0% 79,226 22.2% 58,301 16.3% 137,527 38.5% 219,577 61.5%
240,651 32.4% 24,763 10.3% 33,822 14.1% 58,585 24.3% 182,066 75.7%
65,002 8.7% 10,812 16.6% 12,037 18.5% 22,849 35.2% 42,153 64.8%
White 166,082 22.3% 11,821 7.1% 19,341 11.6% 31,162 18.8% 134,920 81.2%
Other 9,567 1.3% 2,130 22.3% 2,444 25.5% 4,574 47.8% 4,993 52.2%
Female householder,
no spouse present
Black or African
American
116,453 15.7% 54,463 46.8% 24,479 21.0% 78,942 67.8% 37,511 32.2%
78,270 10.5% 43,196 55.2% 15,779 20.2% 58,975 75.3% 19,295 24.7%
White 35,444 4.8% 10,470 29.5% 7,825 22.1% 18,295 51.6% 17,149 48.4%
Other* 2,739 0.4% 797 29.1% 875 31.9% 1,672 61.0% 1,067 39.0%
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.
*Note: The sample size for one or more cells in this row is small. Data may not be statistically stable.