| State
population (2000) |
6,080,485
|
|
| Child
population |
1,574,396 |
|
|
White |
|
82%
|
|
African American |
|
10% |
|
Hispanic |
|
5% |
|
Asian |
|
1% |
| Children
below poverty |
133,824 |
9% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
66,054 |
15% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
20,296 |
29% |
|
African American |
7,187 |
76% |
|
Hispanic |
2,592 |
48% |
|
|
|
| Single
parent families |
|
22% |
|
|
|
|
|
