Iowa Profile

State population (2000)

2,926,324

Child population 733,638
  White

89%

  African American   3%
  Hispanic 4%
  Asian   1%
Children below poverty 72,630 10%
Under 5 below poverty 30,849 16%
Births to unmarried women
  White 8,555 26%
  African American 890 74%
  Hispanic 891 42%
Single parent families   24%
 

 
 

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