Tables |
Economic Benchmarks |
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12. PERCENT OF BLACK FEMALE-HEADED FAMILIES IN POVERTY, CITIES, 1989.
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Rank |
City |
Percent in Poverty |
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1 |
Honolulu CDP, HI |
7.8 |
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2 |
San Jose city, CA |
24.9 |
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3 |
Washington city, DC |
26.5 |
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4 |
El Paso city, TX |
30.3 |
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5 |
Virginia Beach city, VA |
32.3 |
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6 |
Boston city, MA |
34.1 |
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7 |
New York city, NY |
34.5 |
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8 |
Los Angeles City, CA |
35.8 |
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9 |
Charlotte city, NC |
37.2 |
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10 |
Oakland city, CA |
37.4 |
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11 |
Baltimore city, MD |
37.6 |
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12 |
Philadelphia city, PA |
37.7 |
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13 |
Seattle city, WA |
37.9 |
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14 |
Long Beach city, CA |
38.0 |
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15 |
San Francisco city, CA |
40.8 |
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16 |
Austin city, TX |
41.0 |
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17 |
Denver city, CO |
41.0 |
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18 |
Indianapolis city (remainder), IN |
41.4 |
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19 |
Dallas city, TX |
41.5 |
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20 |
Albuquerque city, NM |
41.6 |
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21 |
Kansas City city, MO |
41.8 |
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22 |
Sacramento city, CA |
41.8 |
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23 |
San Diego city, CA |
42.5 |
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24 |
Jacksonville city (remainder), FL |
43.2 |
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25 |
Houston city, TX |
43.7 |
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26 |
Nashville-Davidson (remainder), TN |
44.7 |
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27 |
Columbus city, OH |
45.1 |
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28 |
Portland city, OR |
45.5 |
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29 |
Fort Worth city, TX |
46.0 |
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30 |
Chicago city, IL |
46.1 |
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31 |
Tucson city, AZ |
46.3 |
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32 |
Phoenix city, AZ |
46.8 |
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33 |
St. Louis city, MO |
48.1 |
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34 |
Atlanta city, GA |
48.2 |
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35 |
San Antonio city, TX |
48.3 |
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36 |
Memphis city, TN |
48.4 |
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37 |
Detroit city, MI |
50.1 |
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38 |
Omaha city, NE |
51.0 |
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39 |
Oklahoma City city, OK |
51.4 |
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40 |
Fresno city, CA |
51.5 |
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41 |
Tulsa city, OK |
52.9 |
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42 |
Cleveland city, OH |
53.3 |
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43 |
Cincinnati city, OH |
54.0 |
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44 |
Pittsburgh city, PA |
55.6 |
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45 |
Milwaukee city, WI |
56.9 |
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46 |
Miami city, FL |
57.5 |
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47 |
New Orleans city, LA |
58.2 |
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48 |
Minneapolis city, MN |
59.6 |
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Median |
43.5 |
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Source: State of the Nations Cities Database. |
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Homepage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/SoNC.htm |
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Note: Colorado Springs city, Co and Mesa City, Az not included. |
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September 1998 |
University of Pittsburgh |
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