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APPENDIX 2: POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS IN THE 20 PULSE CHECK SITES
| Pulse Check Site | MSA Size* (S, M, L, X)a | Race Percenta | Percent Hispanic | Violent Crime/ 100,000 Popu- lationb | Percent Persons Under 18 Below Pov- erty Levela | Unem- ploy- ment Ratea | Popula- tion Density/ Square KMc | Percent Urbana | Percent Rurala | ||||
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| White | Black | American Indian/ Alaska Native | Asian/ Pacific Islander | ||||||||||
| Northeast | Boston, MA-NH PMSA | L | 82.5 | 6.8 | 0.2 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 505 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 353.3 | 96.3 | 3.7 |
| New York, NY PMSA | X | 48.8 | 24.4 | 0.4 | 9.2 | 25.1 | 1,037 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 2,931.6 | 99.4 | 0.6 | |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA | X | 72.2 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 667 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 495.7 | 94.8 | 5.2 | |
| Portland, ME | S | 96.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 730 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 368.7 | 68.2 | 31.8 | |
| South | Baltimore, MD PMSA | L | 67.4 | 27.2 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 581 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 110.9 | 90.4 | 9.6 |
| Columbia, SC | M | 63.9 | 32.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 868 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 136.8 | 78.8 | 21.2 | |
| El Paso, TX | M | 74.1 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 78.3 | 668 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 267.5 | 97.0 | 3.0 | |
| Memphis, TN | L | 52.9 | 43.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 1,081 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 141.9 | 87.9 | 12.1 | |
| Miami, FL PMSA | L | 69.7 | 20.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 57.3 | 1,532 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 432.0 | 99.3 | 0.7 | |
| New Orleans, LA | L | 57.3 | 37.4 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 918 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 148.2 | 93.5 | 6.5 | |
| Washington, DC-MD- VA-WVPMSA | L | 60.0 | 25.9 | 0.3 | 6.7 | 8.7 | 537 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 281.1 | 90.4 | 9.6 | |
| Midwest | Chicago, IL PMSA | X | 65.8 | 18.8 | 0.2 | 4.7 | 17.1 | NA | 3.9 | 4.7 | 610.5 | 98.1 | 1.9 |
| Detroit, MI PMSA | L | 71.2 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 870 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 433.3 | 93.6 | 6.4 | |
| Sioux Falls, SD | S | 93.5 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 252 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 45.8 | 87.9 | 12.1 | |
| St. Louis, MO | L | 78.3 | 18.2 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | NA | 3.7 | 4.2 | 155.2 | 78.3 | 21.7 | |
| West | Billings, MT | S | 93.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 187 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 18.6 | 83.3 | 16.7 |
| Denver, CO PMSA | L | 79.3 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 18.8 | 385 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 203.2 | 96.0 | 4.0 | |
| Honolulu, HI | M | 21.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 55.0 | 6.7 | 268 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 556.4 | 98.4 | 1.6 | |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA | X | 48.6 | 9.6 | 0.7 | 12.2 | 44.6 | 1,027 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 887.3 | 99.3 | 0.7 | |
| Seattle-Bellevue- Everett, WA PMSA | L | 78.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 9.8 | 5.2 | 419 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 203.7 | 93.1 | 6.9 | |
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*Small = <300,000 persons; Medium = 300,000–1 million persons; Large = 1 million–5 million persons; Extra Large = >5 million persons aSource: 2000 U.S. Census, 2000 data bSource: 2001 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book, Tenth Edition. Eds: Gaquin, D.A., and Littman, M.S. Washington, DC: Bernan Press, 1998 data cSource: 2001 County and City Extra: Annual Metro, City, and County Data Book, Tenth Edition. Eds: Gaquin, D.A., and Littman, M.S. Washington, DC: Bernan Press, 1999 data |
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