| State
population (2000) |
2,688,418
|
|
| Child
population |
712,933 |
|
|
White |
|
77%
|
|
African American |
|
7% |
|
Hispanic |
|
10% |
|
Asian |
|
2% |
|
|
|
| Children
below poverty |
131,893 |
19% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
28,662 |
15% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
7,102 |
24% |
|
African American |
1,956 |
69% |
|
Hispanic |
1,984 |
42% |
| Single
parent families |
|
27% |
|
|
|
|
|
