Poverty rates by region and metro status, 2006

Percent in poverty

Bar chart with 5 groups with 2 items per group.

Group 1, Northeast.
Item 1, Nonmetro 11.4.
Item 2, Metro 11.5.
Group 2, Midwest.
Item 1, Nonmetro 11.4.
Item 2, Metro 11.1.
Group 3, South.
Item 1, Nonmetro 19.2.
Item 2, Metro 12.5.
Group 4, West.
Item 1, Nonmetro 14.4.
Item 2, Metro 11.3.
Group 5, U.S. Total.
Item 1, Nonmetro 15.2.
Item 2, Metro 11.8.

Note: Metro and nonmetro definitions are based on the June 2003 Metropolitan area classification. Source: Prepared by the Economic Research Service using data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2007 Annual Social and Economic (ASEC) Supplement.

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