Maine Profile

State population (2000)

1,274,923

Child population 301,238
  White

95%

  African American   1%
  Hispanic 1%
  Asian 1%
Children below poverty 52,717 18%
Under 5 below poverty 12,395 18%
Births to unmarried women
  White 4,008 31%
  African American 45 43%
  Hispanic 46 33%
Single parent families 27%
 

 
 

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