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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2008
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
(Use caution when interpreting state-level estimates, because they have high variability. Please observe the size of the standard errors when interpreting the data -- the larger the standard error, the less reliable the estimate.)
| |
|
Below 100% of poverty (5) |
Below 125% of poverty (5) |
| All income levels |
Number |
Standard error (19) |
Percent |
Standard error (19) |
Number |
Standard error (19) |
Percent |
Standard error (19) |
All Ages (1)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
207,543
|
26,860
|
(N/A)
|
12.9
|
(N/A)
|
36,520
|
(N/A)
|
17.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
2,115
|
316
|
(N/A)
|
14.9
|
(N/A)
|
416
|
(N/A)
|
19.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
2,611
|
205
|
(N/A)
|
7.9
|
(N/A)
|
291
|
(N/A)
|
11.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
2,646
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
18.4
|
(N/A)
|
618
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,139
|
321
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
454
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
19,803
|
2,988
|
(N/A)
|
15.1
|
(N/A)
|
4,029
|
(N/A)
|
20.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
4,392
|
519
|
(N/A)
|
11.8
|
(N/A)
|
724
|
(N/A)
|
16.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
4,482
|
382
|
(N/A)
|
8.5
|
(N/A)
|
545
|
(N/A)
|
12.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
3,072
|
311
|
(N/A)
|
10.1
|
(N/A)
|
490
|
(N/A)
|
16.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
2,619
|
433
|
(N/A)
|
16.5
|
(N/A)
|
574
|
(N/A)
|
21.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
7,992
|
1,020
|
(N/A)
|
12.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,460
|
(N/A)
|
18.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
4,547
|
732
|
(N/A)
|
16.1
|
(N/A)
|
932
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
3,663
|
370
|
(N/A)
|
10.1
|
(N/A)
|
524
|
(N/A)
|
14.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
2,482
|
318
|
(N/A)
|
12.8
|
(N/A)
|
468
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
6,642
|
854
|
(N/A)
|
12.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,124
|
(N/A)
|
16.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
3,272
|
501
|
(N/A)
|
15.3
|
(N/A)
|
636
|
(N/A)
|
19.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
3,798
|
381
|
(N/A)
|
10.0
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
14.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
3,008
|
400
|
(N/A)
|
13.3
|
(N/A)
|
588
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
2,809
|
493
|
(N/A)
|
17.6
|
(N/A)
|
627
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
2,014
|
382
|
(N/A)
|
19.0
|
(N/A)
|
509
|
(N/A)
|
25.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
3,532
|
438
|
(N/A)
|
12.4
|
(N/A)
|
571
|
(N/A)
|
16.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
4,935
|
397
|
(N/A)
|
8.0
|
(N/A)
|
586
|
(N/A)
|
11.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
3,172
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
12.1
|
(N/A)
|
481
|
(N/A)
|
15.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
4,808
|
663
|
(N/A)
|
13.8
|
(N/A)
|
880
|
(N/A)
|
18.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
4,665
|
468
|
(N/A)
|
10.0
|
(N/A)
|
626
|
(N/A)
|
13.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
1,865
|
361
|
(N/A)
|
19.4
|
(N/A)
|
520
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
3,296
|
448
|
(N/A)
|
13.6
|
(N/A)
|
599
|
(N/A)
|
18.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,708
|
231
|
(N/A)
|
13.5
|
(N/A)
|
329
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
2,996
|
315
|
(N/A)
|
10.5
|
(N/A)
|
448
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
3,168
|
347
|
(N/A)
|
11.0
|
(N/A)
|
480
|
(N/A)
|
15.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
4,078
|
279
|
(N/A)
|
6.8
|
(N/A)
|
386
|
(N/A)
|
9.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
4,623
|
447
|
(N/A)
|
9.7
|
(N/A)
|
609
|
(N/A)
|
13.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,185
|
420
|
(N/A)
|
19.2
|
(N/A)
|
564
|
(N/A)
|
25.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
9,154
|
1,375
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,793
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
4,088
|
575
|
(N/A)
|
14.1
|
(N/A)
|
800
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,333
|
290
|
(N/A)
|
12.4
|
(N/A)
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
16.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
5,411
|
757
|
(N/A)
|
14.0
|
(N/A)
|
983
|
(N/A)
|
18.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
2,520
|
376
|
(N/A)
|
14.9
|
(N/A)
|
511
|
(N/A)
|
20.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
2,965
|
335
|
(N/A)
|
11.3
|
(N/A)
|
499
|
(N/A)
|
16.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
6,143
|
687
|
(N/A)
|
11.2
|
(N/A)
|
921
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
3,267
|
447
|
(N/A)
|
13.7
|
(N/A)
|
561
|
(N/A)
|
17.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
2,759
|
391
|
(N/A)
|
14.2
|
(N/A)
|
537
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
2,966
|
416
|
(N/A)
|
14.0
|
(N/A)
|
525
|
(N/A)
|
17.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
2,657
|
389
|
(N/A)
|
14.6
|
(N/A)
|
551
|
(N/A)
|
20.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
12,195
|
2,016
|
(N/A)
|
16.5
|
(N/A)
|
2,841
|
(N/A)
|
23.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
2,726
|
211
|
(N/A)
|
7.7
|
(N/A)
|
299
|
(N/A)
|
11.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
2,709
|
226
|
(N/A)
|
8.3
|
(N/A)
|
327
|
(N/A)
|
12.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
4,356
|
442
|
(N/A)
|
10.1
|
(N/A)
|
611
|
(N/A)
|
14.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
3,578
|
367
|
(N/A)
|
10.3
|
(N/A)
|
451
|
(N/A)
|
12.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
2,136
|
320
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
452
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
3,907
|
384
|
(N/A)
|
9.8
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
13.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
2,536
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
9.7
|
(N/A)
|
322
|
(N/A)
|
12.7
|
(N/A)
|
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