| State
population (2000) |
4,012,012
|
|
| Child population |
1,009,641 |
|
| White |
|
58%
|
|
African American |
|
36% |
| Hispanic |
|
2% |
|
Asian |
|
1% |
| Children below poverty |
176,687 |
18% |
| Under 5 below
poverty |
62,134 |
24% |
| Births to unmarried women |
|
|
| White |
7,306 |
22% |
|
African American |
13,982 |
71% |
| Hispanic |
855 |
38% |
| Single
parent families |
|
29% |
|
|
|
|
|
