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Massachusetts Profile |
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| State
population (2000) |
6,349,097
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| Child
population |
1,500,064 |
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White |
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75%
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African American |
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7% |
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Hispanic |
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11% |
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Asian |
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4% |
| Children
below poverty |
292,512 |
20% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
48,146 |
12% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
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White |
11,204 |
19% |
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African American |
3,705 |
58% |
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Hispanic |
5,789 |
62% |
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| Single
parent families |
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27% |
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Source:
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