Nevada Profile

State population (2000)

1,998,257

Child population 511,799
  White

54%

  African American   8%
  Hispanic 29%
  Asian   4%
Children below poverty 88,541 17%
Under 5 below poverty 23,112 16%
Births to unmarried women
  White 4,428 28%
  African American 1,548 68%
  Hispanic 4,384 43%
Single parent families   27%
 

 
 

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