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Table B-10. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Number of Workers in Household 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%
NUMBER OF WORKERS IN HOUSEHOLD
Two or more workers 372,166 50.0% 20,846 5.6% 43,557 11.7% 64,403 17.3% 307,763 82.7%
One worker 324,559 43.6% 75,418 23.2% 57,153 17.6% 132,571 40.8% 191,988 59.2%
No workers 47,134 6.3% 34,372 72.9% 4,869 10.3% 39,241 83.3% 7,893 16.7%
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, the
householder is any adult member, excluding roomers, boarders, or paid employees. All workers over age 16 are included in the calculation of number
of workers in the total household.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey.
Table B-11. The Self-Sufficiency Standard and Federal Poverty Level by
Number of Workers by Race and Ethnicity 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%
WHITE 456,345 61.3% 46,776 10.3% 50,273 11.0% 97,049 21.3% 359,296 78.7%
Two or more workers 251,583 33.8% 8,504 3.4% 20,099 8.0% 28,603 11.4% 222,980 88.6%
One worker 183,697 24.7% 26,066 14.2% 27,345 14.9% 53,411 29.1% 130,286 70.9%
No workers 21,065 2.8% 12,206 57.9% 2,829 13.4% 15,035 71.4% 6,030 28.6%
BLACK 263,035 35.4% 79,375 30.2% 49,578 18.8% 128,953 49.0% 134,082 51.0%
Two or more workers 107,005 14.4% 11,384 10.6% 19,983 18.7% 31,367 29.3% 75,638 70.7%
One worker 131,201 17.6% 46,687 35.6% 27,675 21.1% 74,362 56.7% 56,839 43.3%
No workers 24,829 3.3% 21,304 85.8% 1,920 7.7% 23,224 93.5% 1,605 6.5%
OTHER 24,479 3.3% 4,485 18.3% 5,728 23.4% 10,213 41.7% 14,266 58.3%
Two or more workers* 13,578 1.8% 958 7.1% 3,475 25.6% 4,433 32.6% 9,145 67.4%
One worker 9,661 1.3% 2,665 27.6% 2,133 22.1% 4,798 49.7% 4,863 50.3%
No workers* 1,240 0.2% 862 69.5% 120 9.7% 982 79.2% 258 20.8%
1
All workers over age 16 are included in the calculation of number of workers in the total household.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2007 American Community Survey