Table 1 Range of the percentage of demographic characteristics among the counties in EARLI Study field site areas^a

Characteristics

SE Pennsylvania (13 counties in PA, NJ, DE)

NE Maryland (9 counties in MD)

N. California (25 counties in CA)

White

41.0% to 89.2%

19.2% to 92.9%

43.0% to 91.4%

Black or African-American

3.6% to 43.4%

3.2% to 64.5%

0.4% to 14.7%

Asian

0.8% to 8.9%

1.1% to 14.4%

1.1% to 33.3%

Hispanic or Latino

3.0% to 18.8%

2.6% to 17.0%

8.5% to 55.4%

Language other than English spoken at home (5 years or older)^b

7.4% to 24.8%

5.2% to 35.8%

6.5% to 51.2%

Families below poverty^c

4.2% to 22.9%

4.5% to 22.9%

7.2% to 24.6%

25+ years old with educational attainment 9th to 12th grade, no diploma^†

7.8% to 28.8%

5.7% to 31.6%

6.6% to 33.0%