| State
population (2000) |
2,844,658
|
|
| Child
population |
775,187 |
|
|
White |
|
52%
|
|
African American |
|
45% |
|
Hispanic |
|
2% |
|
Asian |
|
1% |
|
|
|
| Children
below poverty |
172,867 |
22% |
| Under
5 below poverty |
60,390 |
29% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
4,847 |
21% |
|
African American |
14,942 |
75% |
|
Hispanic |
251 |
40% |
| Single
parent families |
|
34% |
|
|
|
|
|
