| State
population (2000) |
2,673,400
|
|
| Child
population |
680,369 |
|
|
White |
|
71%
|
|
African American |
|
21% |
|
Hispanic |
|
5% |
|
Asian |
|
1% |
| Children
below poverty |
125,868 |
19% |
| Under 5 below
poverty |
53,898 |
30% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
6,524 |
25% |
|
African American |
5,955 |
75% |
|
Hispanic |
811 |
35% |
|
|
|
| Single
parent families |
|
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
