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1990 and 2000 Census Poverty Data

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Percent Number
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All people in poverty
Related children under 18 years¹
     
1989
1999
1989
1999
  FIPS* AREA
Percent
Percent
Percent
Percent
1 44000 Rhode Island 9.6 11.9 13.5 16.5
2 44001 Bristol County 4.8 6.3 4.8 6.2
3 44003 Kent County 5.6 6.6 6.7 7.9
4 44005 Newport County 7.5 7.1 9.9 9.0
5 44007 Providence County 11.9 15.5 18.0 22.3
6 44009 Washington County 6.8 7.3 6.1 7.4

Download the 1990 and 2000 Census Poverty Data in an Excel speadsheet.

See the current county-level poverty rates.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 and 2000 Census of Population. See important notes about decennial and model-based intercensal poverty estimates.

* These FIPS codes uniquely identify each county by State and are part of the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST], U.S. Department of Commerce. Of the 5 digit codes, the first 2 digits are the State code and the last three digits are the county code. For States in the 1 to 9 code range, the FIPS code is only 4 digits long as the leading zero of the 2-digit State code is not shown. For more information on FIPS code standards see the [NIST FIPS] publication page and look for FIPSPUB5-2 and FIPSPUB6-4.

¹Related children include all people under 18 years old related to the householder, regardless of their marital status. Excluded are spouses of the householder.


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Updated date: July 20, 2002