Tables

Economic Benchmarks


14. BLACK & NON HISPANIC WHITE FEMALE-HEADED FAMILIES IN POVERTY, CITIES, 1989.

 

Percent in Poverty

Rank

City

Black

NH White

Difference

1

Honolulu CDP, HI

7.8

10.4

-2.7

2

Detroit city, MI

50.1

45.5

4.6

3

El Paso city, TX

30.3

20.5

9.8

4

Baltimore city, MD

37.6

26.2

11.4

5

San Jose city, CA

24.9

13.4

11.5

6

Boston city, MA

34.1

20.9

13.2

7

Oakland city, CA

37.4

23.1

14.3

8

Cleveland city, OH

53.3

38.6

14.7

9

Virginia Beach city, VA

32.3

17.0

15.3

10

Washington city, DC

26.5

9.3

17.1

11

New York city, NY

34.5

17.0

17.4

12

Long Beach city, CA

38.0

20.3

17.7

13

Columbus city, OH

45.1

27.4

17.7

14

Philadelphia city, PA

37.7

19.4

18.3

15

Sacramento city, CA

41.8

23.5

18.4

16

St. Louis city, MO

48.1

29.7

18.4

17

Cincinnati city, OH

54.0

35.5

18.5

18

Kansas City city, MO

41.8

22.5

19.3

19

Indianapolis city (remainder), IN

41.4

21.5

19.9

20

Denver city, CO

41.0

21.0

20.0

21

Tucson city, AZ

46.3

25.2

21.1

22

Portland city, OR

45.5

23.9

21.6

23

Seattle city, WA

37.9

16.3

21.6

24

Oklahoma City city, OK

51.4

29.7

21.6

25

Miami city, FL

57.5

35.8

21.7

26

Los Angeles City, CA

35.8

13.9

21.8

27

Albuquerque city, NM

41.6

19.3

22.2

28

Jacksonville city (remainder), FL

43.2

20.5

22.7

29

Fresno city, CA

51.5

28.2

23.3

30

Austin city, TX

41.0

17.5

23.5

31

Charlotte city, NC

37.2

13.7

23.5

32

Dallas city, TX

41.5

16.8

24.7

33

Nashville-Davidson (remainder), TN

44.7

19.5

25.2

34

Tulsa city, OK

52.9

27.5

25.4

35

San Diego city, CA

42.5

17.0

25.5

36

Fort Worth city, TX

46.0

20.5

25.5

37

Houston city, TX

43.7

17.6

26.1

38

San Antonio city, TX

48.3

22.0

26.2

39

New Orleans city, LA

58.2

31.8

26.4

40

Atlanta city, GA

48.2

21.6

26.6

41

Milwaukee city, WI

56.9

29.5

27.4

42

Phoenix city, AZ

46.8

18.9

27.9

43

Omaha city, NE

51.0

23.0

28.0

44

San Francisco city, CA

40.8

12.6

28.2

45

Chicago city, IL

46.1

16.9

29.2

46

Minneapolis city, MN

59.6

30.1

29.5

47

Memphis city, TN

48.4

18.3

30.1

48

Pittsburgh city, PA

55.6

24.6

31.0

median

43.5

21.0

21.6

Source: State of the Nations Cities database.

Homepage: http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cupr/SoNC.htm

Note: Colorado Springs city, Co and Mesa City, Az not included.


September 1998

University of Pittsburgh