Table 10. Families Below Poverty Level and Poverty Rates
New Jersey and United States: 1999 to 2006 (Numbers in Thousands)
Two-year	New Jersey			United States
Moving Average	Number	Rate		Number	Rate
ALL FAMILIES
2005-06	2,296	NA		77,913	NA
2004-05	2,268	NA		77,206	NA
2003-04	2,243	NA		77,010	NA
2002-03	2,259	NA		75,907	NA
2001-02	2,292	NA		74,962	NA
2000-01	2,217	NA		73,352	NA
1999-00	2,090	NA		72,200	NA
ALL FAMILIES IN POVERTY
2005-06	140	6.1%		7,657	9.8%
2004-05	131	5.8%		7,754	10.0%
2003-04	145	6.5%		7,728	10.1%
2002-03	145	6.4%		7,414	9.8%
2001-02	141	6.2%		7,017	9.4%
2000-01	131	5.9%		6,515	8.9%
1999-00	123	5.9%		6,448	8.9%
Married Couples
2005-06	54	3.1%		2,927	5.0%
2004-05	58	3.3%		3,082	5.3%
2003-04	64	3.7%		3,167	5.5%
2002-03	63	3.6%		3,082	5.4%
2001-02	59	3.3%		2,905	5.1%
2000-01	48	2.8%		2,698	4.8%
1999-00	37	2.3%		2,654	4.8%
Female Householders (spouse absent)
2005-06	76	18.4%		4,062	28.5%
2004-05	64	16.7%		4,008	28.5%
2003-04	67	18.1%		3,914	28.2%
2002-03	70	17.3%		3,732	27.2%
2001-02	72	18.1%		3,539	26.4%
2000-01	83	23.0%		3,281	25.6%
1999-00	72	20.8%		3,313	26.3%
White Householders
2005-06	91	5.0%		5,088	8.0%
2004-05	95	5.3%		5,067	8.0%
2003-04	96	5.4%		5,185	8.2%
2002-03	90	5.0%		4,959	7.9%
2001-02	96	5.2%		4,718	7.6%
2000-01	83	4.7%		4,362	7.2%
1999-00	68	4.1%		4,263	7.1%
Black Householders
2005-06	44	15.0%		2,002	21.9%
2004-05	28	9.7%		1,997	22.1%
2003-04	37	13.0%		2,008	22.5%
2002-03	44	15.1%		1,952	21.9%
2001-02	38	13.4%		1,875	21.1%
2000-01	37	13.0%		1,757	19.9%
1999-00	42	14.0%		1,791	20.5%
Source: US Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey: March 2000 - 2007.
Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demo. Res., 11/07.