2011 ALABAMA POVERTY PROJECT DATA SHEET

POVERTY RATE EDUCATION & LITERACY EMPLOYMENT HEALTH & FOOD SECURITY
Individuals 25 Individuals 25 Individuals 25 Population Population 25
Female- Individuals 25 & Over Who & Over Who & Over Who 25 & Over & Over Who
Headed & Over Who Graduated Have Some Have A Who Is A Has A
Families Households Are Less Than From High College Or An Bachelor’s Adult High School Bachelor's Annual Median Infant Adults Public Food
Total All Adults With Related With Related High School School Or Associate’s Degree Illiteracy Graduate Degree Or Unemploy- Household Teen Mortality Who Are Adults With Assistance Food
Population1 Persons 2 Children 2 Over 65 3 Children 3 Children3 Graduates 3 Have A GED3 Degree 3 Or Higher 3 Rate 4 Or Higher 3 Higher 3 ment Rate 5 Income 2 Birth Rate 6 Rate 6 Obese 8 Diabetes 8 Recipients9 Insecurity10
United States 307,006,550 14.3% 20.0% 9.7% 15.5% 37.1% 24.5% 11.8% 8.2% 3.7% 14.5% 84.9% 27.8% 9.6% $ 50,221 –N/A– 7.0 7  26.7% 8.1% –N/A– 16.6%
Alabama 4,708,708 17.5% 24.6% 11.8% 20.0% 45.1% 27.9% 13.8% 9.5% 3.4% 14.8% 81.5% 21.8% 9.5% $ 40,547 13.4% 8.2 31.0% 11.2% 864,727 17.8%

Autauga 50,756 11.2% 16.2% 7.8% 8.5% 28.3% 23.6% 8.6% 3.1% 2.9% 12.7% 86.0% 22.4% 8.0% $ 53,081 11.3% 2.9 31.3% 11.0% 7,595 14.3%
Baldwin 179,878 13.3% 19.6% 6.0% 14.4% 37.4% 20.1% 10.7% 6.7% 2.4% 10.6% 87.8% 27.3% 8.9% $ 48,637 12.0% 8.9 26.3% 8.7% 21,085 14.2%
Barbour 29,737 32.8% 41.2% 21.5% 30.2% 61.9% 37.0% 15.9% 11.0% 3.2% 23.2% 70.6% 14.2% 12.1% $ 28,802 15.4% 18.1 37.5% 12.9% 6,322 23.6%
Bibb 21,587 18.1% 25.7% 12.8% 17.9% 49.7% 15.8% 12.2% 6.3% 5.0% 17.5% 78.8% 11.3% 10.7% $ 38,294 13.4% 13.0 32.3% 10.8% 4,098 17.8%
Blount 58,345 14.6% 20.4% 12.1% 12.0% 39.6% 22.3% 11.2% 4.5% 2.5% 13.9% 70.6% 11.9% 8.9% $ 41,520 13.5% 4.2 31.9% 10.6% 8,823 13.7%
Bullock 10,985 34.7% 39.7% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 34.2% –N/A– –N/A– 14.7% $ 24,206 18.1% 0.0 37.6% 15.0% 2,909 28.7%
Butler 19,964 29.4% 38.7% 23.1% 31.1% 52.8% 41.5% 18.4% 14.0% 4.9% 20.6% 75.6% 11.6% 12.1% $ 27,794 18.4% 4.0 37.1% 13.4% 5,286 24.4%
Calhoun 114,081 19.0% 26.7% 10.6% 22.5% 52.6% 25.4% 14.0% 9.6% 4.3% 14.7% 78.6% 16.2% 9.5% $ 37,340 13.8% 11.1 33.6% 13.1% 24,721 17.6%
Chambers 34,320 20.7% 30.2% 12.1% 19.8% 44.0% 23.7% 12.4% 10.0% 2.1% 20.2% 72.2% 10.0% 13.7% $ 30,621 17.2% 7.5 35.7% 14.2% 7,873 24.9%
Cherokee 24,448 18.4% 28.1% 7.7% 18.4% 52.8% 23.0% 12.6% 7.7% 2.9% 16.4% 70.3% 9.6% 9.1% $ 38,024 17.2% 0.0 31.9% 11.8% 5,245 16.4%
Chilton 42,971 18.7% 27.5% 10.0% 20.9% 38.0% 21.8% 14.1% 10.2% 0.7% 15.5% 74.8% 12.5% 9.4% $ 38,916 14.7% 13.5 34.8% 9.7% 9,525 16.5%
Choctaw 13,990 22.8% 29.8% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 22.5% –N/A– –N/A– 11.4% $ 31,067 14.1% 0.0 36.9% 12.5% 3,332 22.6%
Clarke 26,042 29.1% 37.9% 19.6% 30.3% 56.2% 38.3% 18.2% 11.5% 4.2% 20.8% 77.8% 15.4% 15.8% $ 32,729 17.3% 3.3 36.3% 12.6% 6,300 25.8%
Clay 13,640 19.2% 25.7% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 18.3% –N/A– –N/A– 13.9% $ 34,831 16.7% 0.0 32.5% 11.5% 2,258 21.5%
Cleburne 14,759 17.0% 25.3% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 16.7% –N/A– –N/A– 8.4% $ 37,870 18.7% 27.5 28.8% 9.9% 2,581 16.0%
Coffee 48,635 15.7% 24.6% 14.0% 22.4% 59.1% 29.4% 13.9% 11.3% 3.1% 13.4% 80.3% 22.3% 7.3% $ 43,296 12.3% 9.5 32.7% 11.1% 6,490 15.2%
Colbert 54,639 16.0% 24.8% 9.2% 18.7% 48.6% 19.5% 13.1% 6.8% 4.1% 14.6% 79.1% 17.5% 9.7% $ 37,111 18.4% 11.1 34.8% 11.8% 9,246 16.9%
Conecuh 12,931 27.5% 39.2% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 22.8% –N/A– –N/A– 16.3% $ 26,882 15.8% 14.4 32.4% 12.4% 4,165 29.1%
Coosa 10,556 16.7% 25.4% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 21.0% –N/A– –N/A– 13.1% $ 34,795 15.6% 0.0 33.4% 11.5% 2,069 22.9%
Covington 36,678 22.5% 32.2% 13.5% 30.5% 55.9% 25.5% 16.4% 13.3% 6.1% 15.5% 76.8% 13.5% 9.1% $ 32,179 19.8% 4.0 34.5% 11.2% 8,144 17.4%
Crenshaw 13,781 20.6% 28.9% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 18.8% –N/A– –N/A– 8.7% $ 31,849 13.5% 5.8 33.8% 11.1% 2,902 18.8%
Cullman 81,778 19.3% 25.7% 13.5% 18.6% 39.4% 29.7% 11.3% 10.2% 2.7% 13.4% 75.6% 13.8% 8.8% $ 37,425 17.1% 1.0 30.2% 10.9% 11,685 15.7%
Dale 48,147 16.2% 25.2% 6.9% 18.1% 39.4% 24.2% 13.5% 9.7% 2.4% 12.9% 83.9% 17.8% 8.5% $ 41,279 8.7% 12.6 34.3% 12.3% 10,158 15.6%
Dallas 41,925 35.0% 52.7% 26.6% 45.8% 71.5% 44.2% 29.9% 18.0% 2.5% 23.9% 77.4% 14.0% 17.3% $ 27,088 20.2% 7.1 40.3% 13.9% 16,609 32.4%
DeK alb 69,380 21.7% 32.0% 15.5% 23.5% 41.5% 34.0% 14.9% 7.0% 4.1% 18.1% 67.1% 9.6% 11.6% $ 33,919 14.1% 7.5 31.7% 10.3% 13,655 19.7%
Elmore 79,233 14.2% 19.2% 9.9% 12.6% 29.6% 22.9% 9.7% 7.3% 1.3% 13.3% 83.6% 20.4% 8.4% $ 50,194 11.7% 5.6 28.8% 9.8% 11,740 15.1%
Escambia 37,434 22.0% 29.9% 16.4% 30.7% 63.0% 32.9% 19.1% 13.1% 5.8% 18.7% 76.2% 12.4% 11.1% $ 31,443 20.8% 8.3 34.5% 11.3% 9,503 21.8%
Etowah 103,645 17.2% 26.6% 12.0% 21.3% 45.7% 28.5% 14.2% 9.3% 3.6% 14.1% 81.4% 16.0% 9.4% $ 38,575 14.9% 7.8 31.0% 10.4% 17,548 17.4%
Fayette 17,371 19.6% 26.9% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 16.6% –N/A– –N/A– 11.8% $ 34,262 13.3% 10.6 32.6% 11.0% 3,748 19.1%
Franklin 31,091 21.8% 29.7% 12.6% 27.7% 50.7% 34.4% 16.1% 12.7% 7.1% 19.5% 70.6% 11.5% 10.1% $ 32,588 15.4% 10.8 29.6% 11.6% 6,574 18.6%
Geneva 25,961 19.4% 30.1% 9.3% 20.0% 39.3% 18.8% 16.8% 8.0% 3.3% 16.1% 73.2% 9.7% 9.0% $ 31,347 15.6% 7.4 32.1% 11.0% 5,717 16.7%
Greene 8,829 28.4% 39.7% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 31.2% –N/A– –N/A– 16.9% $ 26,131 19.4% 0.0 43.9% 15.7% 3,371 28.1%
Hale 17,975 26.6% 35.4% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 25.7% –N/A– –N/A– 12.1% $ 30,124 11.9% 0.0 40.2% 14.5% 4,083 24.7%
Henry 16,647 18.7% 28.9% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 18.1% –N/A– –N/A– 9.4% $ 35,215 14.1% 0.0 34.0% 11.9% 3,419 17.9%
Houston 100,085 17.7% 26.7% 11.8% 20.6% 44.5% 31.1% 13.0% 7.8% 3.0% 11.9% 81.8% 18.7% 8.4% $ 38,751 14.5% 9.8 33.3% 11.2% 18,560 16.3%
Jackson 52,838 16.4% 24.3% 15.9% 17.6% 38.9% 25.7% 14.8% 10.5% 2.8% 14.9% 74.0% 13.3% 9.7% $ 35,015 17.7% 4.9 31.8% 10.6% 8,949 18.1%
Jefferson 665,027 16.5% 22.9% 11.1% 17.1% 36.2% 27.9% 13.7% 10.7% 3.6% 12.9% 86.6% 28.4% 9.4% $ 43,312 12.3% 8.7 31.2% 11.0% 113,069 17.9%
L amar 14,200 18.2% 25.8% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 17.8% –N/A– –N/A– 12.8% $ 31,226 19.4% 6.9 31.0% 11.0% 2,973 21.0%
L auderdale 89,599 14.5% 21.8% 8.0% 22.3% 48.9% 27.7% 13.3% 11.9% 5.2% 13.0% 82.0% 20.7% 8.8% $ 39,096 12.1% 3.1 29.5% 11.5% 13,248 17.0%
L awrence 34,106 16.2% 22.9% 10.9% 16.5% 44.1% 27.2% 6.9% 6.6% 1.1% 20.8% 77.6% 11.5% 11.0% $ 36,311 15.4% 7.3 32.6% 11.8% 6,289 17.6%
Lee 135,883 20.7% 20.9% 9.9% 15.2% 41.2% 27.2% 11.7% 7.8% 4.1% 12.8% 84.9% 31.3% 8.2% $ 37,836 10.7% 5.9 30.0% 10.6% 16,980 17.3%
Limestone 78,572 13.5% 19.1% 11.3% 14.8% 32.4% 27.6% 9.6% 6.0% 2.8% 13.7% 79.8% 19.3% 8.3% $ 46,610 11.8% 6.8 28.9% 10.0% 11,183 14.8%
Lowndes 12,293 28.8% 39.8% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 28.4% –N/A– –N/A– 15.4% $ 28,100 14.8% 11.4 40.6% 15.7% 4,425 29.2%
Macon 21,789 38.6% 45.2% 17.4% 32.8% 51.8% 37.1% 28.6% 22.2% 9.2% 25.4% 77.9% 21.3% 13.2% $ 26,328 18.6% 12.7 40.3% 14.9% 7,492 25.6%
Madison 327,744 10.3% 14.7% 6.3% 14.1% 36.4% 25.5% 10.9% 7.5% 2.2% 10.1% 88.5% 37.6% 7.3% $ 57,327 9.7% 8.7 30.5% 12.2% 33,000 13.5%
Marengo 20,943 24.9% 32.3% 15.2% 26.5% 46.4% 36.1% 15.8% 15.6% 0.8% 22.5% 81.1% 17.5% 12.4% $ 31,867 12.5% 7.8 37.8% 14.1% 5,361 24.8%
Marion 29,116 21.2% 30.9% 14.8% 29.4% 70.5% 26.4% 12.8% 12.5% 7.9% 15.7% 71.1% 8.8% 13.5% $ 32,317 17.9% 9.7 28.8% 10.2% 6,499 21.2%
Marshall 90,399 19.1% 26.2% 14.2% 25.4% 54.3% 27.3% 16.3% 10.0% 4.7% 15.0% 73.6% 15.0% 8.5% $ 37,506 15.1% 7.3 26.5% 10.5% 14,422 16.4%
Mobile 411,721 18.7% 27.2% 12.6% 24.0% 50.0% 30.4% 15.9% 10.9% 4.8% 15.9% 82.3% 19.3% 10.2% $ 39,828 15.3% 7.3 30.1% 11.4% 92,562 19.1%
Monroe 22,389 23.4% 33.2% 16.6% 34.6% 67.8% 29.5% 16.7% 18.1% 0.8% 20.1% 75.5% 12.1% 17.1% $ 30,920 21.6% 3.7 35.4% 12.1% 5,415 27.5%
Montgomery 224,119 19.9% 29.1% 10.7% 23.5% 44.1% 34.7% 16.4% 9.5% 3.2% 14.3% 85.4% 30.7% 9.3% $ 41,084 13.7% 8.9 34.0% 12.0% 51,000 19.3%
Morgan 117,293 15.9% 23.2% 12.6% 17.4% 41.9% 25.4% 13.1% 7.4% 4.9% 19.6% 82.4% 20.1% 9.6% $ 40,317 12.7% 8.0 34.8% 10.0% 15,218 16.2%
Perry 10,623 31.0% 48.9% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 27.1% –N/A– –N/A– 16.3% $ 24,351 17.3% 6.4 41.2% 15.5% 4,593 29.1%
Pickens 19,218 28.0% 34.1% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 21.3% –N/A– –N/A– 11.3% $ 29,677 11.5% 14.8 35.4% 13.0% 4,249 23.8%
Pike 30,461 27.6% 33.8% 14.5% 32.6% 52.1% 31.0% 14.2% 11.0% 8.1% 18.9% 78.1% 21.8% 7.8% $ 31,229 12.7% 7.0 35.2% 12.7% 7,598 20.9%
Randolph 22,577 21.1% 28.6% 12.8% 22.3% 53.7% 29.5% 14.6% 7.3% 0.6% 18.8% 70.0% 13.7% 12.5% $ 33,869 12.7% 7.9 32.2% 11.4% 6,008 21.3%
Russell 50,846 19.9% 31.4% 15.1% 29.2% 52.0% 30.6% 14.0% 11.1% 5.3% 21.0% 77.1% 12.6% 10.5% $ 33,537 14.8% 11.7 36.8% 12.3% 14,269 21.1%
Shelby 192,503 6.9% 9.9% 4.9% 5.8% 20.1% 15.8% 7.0% 3.1% 1.5% 7.3% 91.8% 40.3% 7.0% $ 65,408 6.4% 4.4 27.9% 8.1% 13,557 10.9%
St. Clair 81,895 13.8% 19.3% 10.3% 14.2% 35.0% 20.9% 8.3% 6.4% 5.2% 12.5% 78.3% 13.9% 9.3% $ 45,601 11.0% 11.7 33.6% 11.1% 12,500 15.0%
Sumter 12,853 35.1% 42.3% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 28.2% –N/A– –N/A– 14.2% $ 22,857 17.7% 12.2 41.1% 15.4% 4,620 30.3%
Talladega 80,242 18.9% 26.5% 15.3% 22.4% 51.3% 31.1% 11.1% 11.5% 2.6% 18.0% 75.0% 11.9% 11.5% $ 37,260 15.8% 11.2 34.0% 12.6% 17,707 21.3%
Tallapoosa 41,008 17.8% 28.1% 9.2% 20.7% 48.8% 19.1% 13.8% 8.4% 0.5% 16.4% 74.5% 15.3% 12.7% $ 35,702 17.6% 22.3 34.3% 12.4% 8,809 19.9%
Tuscaloosa 184,035 19.9% 22.6% 10.5% 19.0% 47.9% 29.0% 12.6% 11.9% 3.8% 13.8% 84.3% 26.9% 8.3% $ 41,842 12.6% 11.3 32.9% 11.2% 27,945 18.3%
Walker 68,742 16.0% 22.9% 13.9% 23.2% 49.8% 26.7% 12.6% 11.2% 2.1% 14.0% 76.0% 9.6% 10.6% $ 36,582 14.1% 8.5 33.1% 11.7% 12,180 17.1%
Washington 17,069 19.3% 26.5% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 19.5% –N/A– –N/A– 13.3% $ 36,946 14.7% 5.9 34.9% 11.4% 3,507 21.9%
Wilcox 12,384 34.6% 47.4% –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– –N/A– 29.9% –N/A– –N/A– 21.7% $ 22,611 15.7% 19.6 41.2% 15.6% 4,995 37.6%
Winston 23,997 24.9% 36.4% 17.2% 31.5% 53.8% 35.6% 17.3% 12.6% 7.0% 16.3% 68.8% 12.9% 15.0% $ 31,062 16.9% 4.6 29.5% 8.8% 4,240 23.0%

11 TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

HOMELESS PERSONS
Children – Individuals under the age of 18.
643,067 United States
Food Insecurity - Households that have difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food
6,080 Alabama for all members due to a lack of resources. In households with very low food security, the food intake of
some household members is reduced and normal eating patterns are disrupted due to limited resources.
2,273 Birmingham Metropolitan Area (Jefferson, Shelby and St. Clair Counties)
Illiteracy – Indirect estimate of percent of residents lacking basic prose literacy skills.
1,035 Rural Alabama (Balance of state)
Infant Mortality Rate – Annual number of deaths of infants under age 1 per 1,000 live births.
747 Gulf Coast (Baldwin and Mobile Counties)
Obese – Adults with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher. BMI = [weight (lb) x 703] / height (in) 2
664 Northern Alabama (Limestone, Madison and Morgan Counties)
Poverty Rate – The percent of persons (or families) who live below the federal poverty line as calculated by
433 Northeast Alabama (Calhoun, Cherokee, DeK alb and Etowah Counties) the Census Bureau.

377 Montgomery County Teen Birth Rate – Births to teenage mothers as a percentage of the total births.

281 Northwest Alabama (Colbert, Franklin, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Marion and Winston Counties) Unemployment Rate – The percentage of the work force that is unemployed at any given date. Persons
are classified as unemployed if they do not have a job, have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks
270 Tuscaloosa County and are currently available for work.

SOURCES
ABOUT THIS DATA SHEET
1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program (2009)
This data sheet was compiled by Robyn Hyden, T.C. McLemore and Owen Selles for the Alabama Poverty Project. 2. U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (2009)
3. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 3-Year Estimates (2007-2009)
Special thanks to Dr. Hugh Floyd, Professor of Sociology, and Dr. Theresa Davidson, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Samford University; Dr. Yani Djamba,
4. U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Statistics,
Director of the Center for Demographic Research at Auburn University Montgomery; and Dr. Wayne Flynt, Professor Emeritus of History at Auburn University, for
National Assessment of Adult Literacy (2003)
their involvement with the project.
5. Alabama Department of Industrial Relations (2010)
The Alabama Possible and Lifetime of Learning logos were created by Karla and Ford Wiles. The Blueprints logo was created by Christopher Murphy. 6. Alabama Department of Health, Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Vital Statistics (2009)
The publication of this data sheet was funded by the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham and Alabama Civil Justice 7. World Bank (2009)
Foundation. 8. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Diabetes Surveillance System (2008)
9. Alabama Department of Human Resources, Monthly Statistical Reporting (January 2011)
For further information or to request additional copies please contact the Alabama Poverty Project, P.O. Box 55058, Birmingham, AL 35255, phone (205) 939-1408, 10. Feeding America (2011)
fax (205) 933-7774, email [email protected].
11. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (2010)
12. Kaiser Family Foundation (2010)
13. USDA, Household Food Security in the United States (2009)

View more detailed maps at alabamapossible.org/datasheet.

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Poverty By Race2 United States US Rate Alabama Alabama Rate Poverty By Age United States Alabama Hunger and Food Security United States Alabama
White 24,970,044 11% 384,085 11.7% Children 18.9% 23.5% Housholds with Low Food Security 14.7% 15%
Black 9,414,479 25% 362,891 29.8% Ages 18 to 64 12.3% 15.1% Households with Very Low Food Security 5.7% 6.8%
L atino 10,371.645 22.1% 42,925 30.6% 65 and up 9.7% 11.8%

Poverty by Household Type3 United States Alabama

Poverty Rate by County 2 Female-Headed Households with Related Children 37.1% 45%
All Households with Related Children 15.5% 20%

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Poverty By Education Level United States Alabama
No High School Diploma 24.5% 27.9%
High School Diploma or GED 11.8% 13.8%
Some College or 2-year Associate’s Degree 9.7% 11.8%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher 3.7% 3.4%

Poverty By Region12 United States Alabama

Metropolitan 18% 19%
Rural 20% 23%

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

Alabama is the nation's hungriest state. It is also the seventh
poorest state. Nearly 18 percent of Alabamians have difficulty
feeding their families, and 17.5 percent live below the poverty line.

The Alabama Poverty Project and our Alabama Possible

campaign mobilize Alabamians to eliminate poverty and create
economic opportunity by:

u Building a college-positive culture for low-income and first-generation

students through programs like our Blueprints College Access
Initiative.

u Promoting college access, civic engagement and service-learning

with our Higher Education Alliance and the Lifetime of Learning
Conference.

u Engaging communities to speak out, share stories and identify

assets through Community Conversations.

u Equipping Alabama faith communities to eliminate poverty

through relational ministry.

Educating policymakers about the economic impact of poverty

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and the effectiveness of anti-poverty programs as a member of
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at alabamapossible.org.

Less than 10% in poverty

10% to 17.5% in poverty
17.6% to 24.9% in poverty
25% and up in poverty

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