Persons Age 65 Years or Older Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000
By UM Extension Region

  Persons Age 65+ Below Poverty Level
  Change, 1990-2000 Poverty Rate
UM Extension Region 2000 1990 Number Percent 2000 1990
-Missouri Totals- 70,476 99,306 -28,830 -29.0 9.9 14.8
Central 4,821 6,853 -2,032 -29.7 8.8 13.5
East Central 20,658 25,593 -4,935 -19.3 8.1 10.7
Northeast 3,885 5,960 -2,075 -34.8 13.1 18.7
Northwest 3,993 6,293 -2,300 -36.5 11.5 17.2
South Central 7,293 10,287 -2,994 -29.1 14.0 22.2
Southeast 8,538 13,403 -4,865 -36.3 16.4 25.7
Southwest 9,926 15,099 -5,173 -34.3 10.0 17.4
West Central 11,362 15,818 -4,456 -28.2 8.4 12.5
 
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 mocoelderpoor