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Percent In Poverty - Under Age 18 (2007)	29.4%
Unemployment Rate (2008)	6.9%
Median Household Income (2007)	$36,424
Low-birthweight Babies (2007)	12.3%
Infant Mortality Rate (5-year average) (2003-2007)	10.5

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Poverty

Percent In Poverty - Under Age 18 (2007)

2005 Small Area Income & Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) can not be compared to previous years as different data sources were used. For additional information including estimation details, please refer to the SAIPE web site: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/

U. S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE). Estimates for Mississippi Counties. Under age 18 in poverty [YEAR]. Available at: http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/saipe/

The percentage of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the U.S. poverty threshold, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. The federal poverty definition was adjusted based on the size of the family. The estimates were made from the American Community Survey.

Approximately 29.4%, or 221,496 children under age 18 in Mississippi, lived in poverty in 2007.

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MS KIDS COUNT Family and Children Research Unit, Social Science Research Center
P.O. Box 5287
Mississippi State, MS 39762

662-325-4801
Ronald.Cossman@ssrc.msstate.edu
http://www.ssrc.msstate.edu/mskidscount

Ronald Cossman, Ph.D., Research Director

A division of the SSRC at Mississippi State University, the Family and Children Research Unit (FCRU) conducts research on issues affecting the health, safety, and well-being of children and families.

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