Poverty in Eastern North Carolina

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Poverty in Eastern North Carolina

• Regions

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Percent Population in Poverty

• 41 Counties 17.0 in Poverty
• State 12.3 in Poverty

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41 Eastern Counties
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Change in Poverty for 41 Eastern North Carolina
Counties by Race
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Change in Poverty for 41 Eastern North Carolina
Counties

• Decline Poverty 1990 to 2000
• -1.7
• Decline White Poverty 1990 to 2000
• -.6 (Little change)
• Decline in Black Poverty
• -4.3 (Greater change)

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Percent in Poverty

• Female Householder No Husband Present
• 41 Counties 37
• North Carolina 30

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Annual Unemployment Rate 41 Eastern North
Carolina Counties
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Annual Unemployment Rate by Race
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Northeast Region 16 counties

• Northampton, Halifax, Hertford, Gates, Chowan,
  Perquimans, Pasquotank, Camden Currituck, Bertie,
  Martin, Beaufort, Hyde, Washington, Dare, Tyrrell

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Northeast Region Poverty Rate
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Northeast Region Change in Poverty
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Northeastern Region in Poverty by Race
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Change in Poverty Northeast Region

• Decline in Total in Poverty 19902000
• 2.1
• Small decline in White Poverty 1990-2000
• -1.2
• Small decline in Black Poverty 1990-2000
• -1.5

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Percent in Poverty

• Female Householder No Husband Present
• 40.2
• Highest County Tyrrell 60.2
• Lowest County Dare 21.0

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Northeastern Region Annual Unemployment Rate by
Race
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Eastern Region 13 counties

• Johnston, Wayne, Greene, Pitt, Craven, Jones,
  Carteret, Onslow, Pamlico, Lenoir, Wilson, Nash,
  Edgecombe

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Eastern Region Poverty Rate
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Eastern Region Change in Poverty
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Eastern Region in Poverty by Race
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Change in Poverty Eastern Region

• Total Decline in Poverty 1990-2000
• -1.3
• No change in White Poverty 1990-2000
• -.1
• Significant decline in Black Poverty 1990-2000
• -6.5

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Percent in Poverty

• in Poverty Female Householder No Husband
  Present33.2Highest County Pamlico 40.4Lowes
  t County Johnston 29.9

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Eastern Region Annual Unemployment Rate by Race
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Southeastern Region 12 Counties

• Scotland, Hoke, Harnett, Cumberland, Sampson,
  Duplin, Pender, Bladen, Robeson, Columbus,
  Brunswick, New Hanover

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Southeastern Region Poverty Rate
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Southeastern Region Change in Poverty
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Southeastern Region in Poverty by Race
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Change in Poverty Southeastern Region

• Total Decline in Poverty 1990-2000
• -1.6
• Little change in White Poverty 1990-2000
• -.6
• Decline in Black Poverty 1990-2000
• -4.8

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Percent in Poverty

• Female Householder No Husband Present
• 36.9
• Highest County Scotland 46.7
• Lowest County Duplin 30.3

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Southeastern Region Annual Unemployment Rate by
Race
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Eastern Region Annual Unemployment Rate by Race
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Sub-region Decline in Poverty 1990-2000

• Northeastern Total Decline -2.1
• Eastern Total Decline -1.3
• Southeastern Total Decline -1.6

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Sub-region Decline in White Poverty 1990-2000

• Northeastern White Poverty Decline -1.2
• Eastern White Poverty Decline -0.1
• Southeastern White Poverty Decline -0.6

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Sub-region Decline in Black Poverty 1990-2000

• Northeastern Decline in Black Poverty -1.5
• Eastern Decline in Black Poverty -6.5
• Southeastern Decline in Black Poverty -4.8

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Annual Unemployment by Region