| Children Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000 |
| By Dept. of Transportation District |
| Persons Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level | ||||||
| Change, 1990-2000 | Poverty Rate | |||||
| Dept of Transportion District Code | 2000 | 1990 | Number | Percent | 2000 | 1990 |
| -Missouri Totals- | 212,369 | 230,058 | -17,689 | -7.7 | 15.3 | 17.7 |
| D1 Northwest / St. Joseph | 6,639 | 10,265 | -3,626 | -35.3 | 14.0 | 21.2 |
| D2 North Central / Macon | 7,085 | 8,386 | -1,301 | -15.5 | 17.6 | 20.0 |
| D3 Northeast / Hannibal | 8,046 | 9,838 | -1,792 | -18.2 | 15.7 | 20.4 |
| D4 Kansas City | 36,703 | 41,109 | -4,406 | -10.7 | 12.9 | 15.8 |
| D5 Central / Jefferson City | 14,763 | 14,084 | 679 | 4.8 | 14.0 | 15.3 |
| D6 St. Louis | 65,522 | 68,106 | -2,584 | -3.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 |
| D7 Southwest / Joplin | 16,501 | 14,911 | 1,590 | 10.7 | 19.7 | 20.6 |
| D8 Springfield | 20,532 | 19,049 | 1,483 | 7.8 | 16.9 | 19.2 |
| D9 South Central / Willow Springs | 14,851 | 17,445 | -2,594 | -14.9 | 23.3 | 28.2 |
| D10 Southeast / Sikeston | 21,727 | 26,865 | -5,138 | -19.1 | 22.5 | 27.5 |
| 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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