West Virginia Profile

State population (2000)

1,808,344

Child population 402,393  
  White

93%

  African American   4%
  Hispanic 5%
  Asian   1%
Children below poverty 90,941 23%
Under 5 below poverty 30,760 30%
Births to unmarried women
  White 5,967 30%
  African American 582 76%
  Hispanic 12 0%
Single parent families   27%
 

 
 

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