| State
population (2000) |
7,078,515
|
|
| Child
population |
1,738,262 |
|
|
White |
|
64%
|
|
African American |
|
23% |
|
Hispanic |
|
12% |
|
Asian |
|
4% |
|
|
|
| Children
below poverty |
189,471 |
11% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
68,030 |
15% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
11,922 |
19% |
|
African American |
14,074 |
63% |
|
Hispanic |
3,110 |
40% |
| Single
parent families |
|
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
