| State
population |
12,281,054
|
|
| Child
population |
2,922,221 |
|
|
White |
|
81%
|
|
African American |
|
12% |
|
Hispanic |
|
4% |
|
Asian |
|
2% |
| Children
below poverty |
374,044 |
13% |
| Under 5 below
poverty |
127,901 |
18% |
| Births
to unmarried women |
|
|
|
White |
26,726 |
24% |
|
African American |
15,391 |
76% |
|
Hispanic |
4,662 |
62% |
| Single
parent families |
|
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
