| State
population (2000) |
12,419,293
|
|
| Child
population |
3,245,451 |
|
|
White |
|
59%
|
|
African American |
|
18% |
|
Hispanic |
|
17% |
|
Asian |
|
3% |
|
|
|
| Children
below poverty |
486,818 |
15% |
| Under 5 below
poverty |
152,657 |
17% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
20,461 |
20% |
|
African American |
26,061 |
77% |
|
Hispanic |
16,615 |
42% |
| Single
parent families |
|
28% |
|
|
|
|
|
