| Children Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000 |
| By Dept. of Economic Development Region |
| Persons Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level | ||||||
| Change, 1990-2000 | Poverty Rate | |||||
| DED Economic Region | 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | 2000 | 1990 |
| -Missouri Totals- | 212,369 | 230,058 | -17,689 | -7.7 | 15.3 | 17.7 |
| St. Louis MSA | 67,287 | 70,180 | -2,893 | -4.1 | 13.0 | 14.3 |
| Kansas City MSA | 34,474 | 38,926 | -4,452 | -11.4 | 12.7 | 15.6 |
| Springfield - Branson | 15,910 | 14,308 | 1,602 | 11.2 | 15.8 | 17.7 |
| Central | 11,528 | 11,749 | -221 | -1.9 | 13.0 | 14.6 |
| Bootheel | 16,775 | 21,270 | -4,495 | -21.1 | 29.1 | 34.7 |
| Lake Ozark Rolla | 10,662 | 11,169 | -507 | -4.5 | 18.4 | 21.1 |
| Lower East Central-Cape | 8,977 | 10,933 | -1,956 | -17.9 | 16.7 | 21.1 |
| North Central | 3,180 | 3,678 | -498 | -13.5 | 18.1 | 20.3 |
| Northeast | 5,941 | 7,870 | -1,929 | -24.5 | 17.6 | 22.7 |
| Northwest | 6,081 | 9,554 | -3,473 | -36.4 | 14.3 | 21.8 |
| South Central | 8,144 | 8,709 | -565 | -6.5 | 27.6 | 31.2 |
| Southwest | 15,164 | 13,424 | 1,740 | 13.0 | 19.6 | 20.2 |
| West Central | 8,246 | 8,288 | -42 | -0.5 | 18.7 | 20.7 |
| Source: 1990 and 2000 Decennial Census, Summary File 3 Prepared by University Outreach & Extension - Office of Social & Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) Report generated on 04JUN2002 by setup in mocopoorkids |
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