| State
population |
15,982,378
|
|
| Child
population |
3,646,340 |
|
|
White |
|
59%
|
|
African American |
|
21% |
|
Hispanic |
|
18% |
|
Asian |
|
2% |
|
|
|
| Children
below poverty |
670,927 |
18% |
| Under 5 below
poverty |
243,939 |
25% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
28,124 |
27% |
|
African American |
31,319 |
68% |
|
Hispanic |
17,569 |
38% |
|
About 60 % of Florida's children are white, and about 20 %
are African American and Hispanic.
|
