Children Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level, 1990-2000

By UM Extension Region

	Persons Under Age 18 Below Poverty Level
			Change, 1990-2000		Poverty Rate
UM Extension Region	2000	1990	Number	Percent	2000	1990
-Missouri Totals-	212,369	230,058	-17,689	-7.7	15.3	17.7
Central	15,053	14,752	301	2.0	14.4	15.6
East Central	72,328	76,139	-3,811	-5.0	13.3	14.8
Northeast	8,186	10,410	-2,224	-21.4	17.9	22.3
Northwest	7,875	11,706	-3,831	-32.7	14.6	21.2
South Central	18,078	19,500	-1,422	-7.3	20.8	24.2
Southeast	21,167	26,797	-5,630	-21.0	24.1	29.6
Southwest	30,594	27,036	3,558	13.2	17.5	18.8
West Central	39,088	43,718	-4,630	-10.6	13.2	16.2
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