| State
population (2000) |
33,871,648 |
|
| Child
population |
8,923,423 |
|
|
White |
|
35%
|
|
African American |
|
7% |
|
Hispanic |
|
44% |
|
Asian |
|
10% |
| Children
below poverty |
2,223,674 |
25% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
679,921
|
26 %
|
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
33,902 |
20% |
|
African American |
21,208 |
63% |
|
Hispanic |
108,678 |
42% |
|
|
|
| Single
parent families |
|
26% |
|
|
|
|
|
