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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.
(Numbers in thousands. 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 135% of poverty (5) |
Below 150% of poverty (5) |
|
| All income levels |
Number |
Standard error (19) |
Percent |
Standard error (19) |
Number |
Standard error (19) |
Percent |
Standard error (19) |
State Factors |
A Parameter |
B Parameter |
Related Children 5 to 17
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
52,639
|
13,337
|
214
|
25.3
|
0.4
|
15,143
|
225
|
28.8
|
0.4
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
825
|
251
|
32
|
30.4
|
3.3
|
296
|
34
|
35.9
|
3.5
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
130
|
17
|
3
|
12.7
|
2.5
|
19
|
4
|
14.5
|
2.6
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,206
|
386
|
43
|
32.0
|
3.0
|
439
|
45
|
36.4
|
3.1
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
502
|
134
|
19
|
26.7
|
3.3
|
168
|
21
|
33.4
|
3.5
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
6,672
|
1,831
|
94
|
27.4
|
1.2
|
2,052
|
99
|
30.8
|
1.3
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
858
|
189
|
30
|
22.0
|
3.1
|
207
|
31
|
24.2
|
3.2
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
606
|
103
|
19
|
17.0
|
2.9
|
114
|
20
|
18.8
|
3.0
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
140
|
34
|
5
|
24.1
|
3.4
|
37
|
6
|
26.6
|
3.5
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
71
|
29
|
5
|
(B)
|
5.0
|
32
|
5
|
(B)
|
5.0
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
2,884
|
739
|
57
|
25.6
|
1.7
|
842
|
61
|
29.2
|
1.8
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
1,779
|
455
|
44
|
25.6
|
2.2
|
517
|
46
|
29.0
|
2.3
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
190
|
40
|
7
|
21.1
|
3.2
|
45
|
7
|
23.5
|
3.3
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
289
|
72
|
10
|
24.8
|
3.1
|
79
|
11
|
27.5
|
3.2
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
2,202
|
535
|
49
|
24.3
|
2.0
|
605
|
52
|
27.5
|
2.0
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,155
|
330
|
37
|
28.6
|
2.8
|
355
|
38
|
30.7
|
2.8
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
509
|
96
|
17
|
19.0
|
3.1
|
111
|
18
|
21.8
|
3.2
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
489
|
133
|
19
|
27.2
|
3.5
|
140
|
20
|
28.7
|
3.5
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
692
|
183
|
27
|
26.5
|
3.5
|
219
|
30
|
31.7
|
3.7
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
816
|
278
|
33
|
34.1
|
3.4
|
308
|
35
|
37.8
|
3.5
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
203
|
46
|
8
|
22.5
|
3.7
|
51
|
9
|
25.1
|
3.8
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
947
|
154
|
26
|
16.3
|
2.6
|
185
|
29
|
19.6
|
2.8
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,090
|
242
|
32
|
22.2
|
2.6
|
266
|
33
|
24.4
|
2.7
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
1,773
|
439
|
43
|
24.7
|
2.2
|
495
|
46
|
27.9
|
2.2
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
831
|
172
|
27
|
20.6
|
2.9
|
192
|
28
|
23.1
|
3.1
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
551
|
190
|
23
|
34.4
|
3.4
|
222
|
24
|
40.2
|
3.6
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
992
|
259
|
33
|
26.1
|
3.0
|
279
|
35
|
28.2
|
3.0
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
149
|
34
|
6
|
22.9
|
3.4
|
38
|
6
|
25.2
|
3.5
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
313
|
61
|
11
|
19.5
|
3.1
|
72
|
11
|
23.0
|
3.3
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
453
|
95
|
16
|
21.0
|
3.2
|
112
|
17
|
24.7
|
3.3
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
221
|
28
|
6
|
12.8
|
2.6
|
33
|
7
|
15.0
|
2.8
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,513
|
304
|
37
|
20.1
|
2.2
|
341
|
39
|
22.5
|
2.3
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
355
|
119
|
16
|
33.4
|
3.8
|
131
|
17
|
36.9
|
3.9
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
3,141
|
874
|
63
|
27.8
|
1.7
|
996
|
67
|
31.7
|
1.8
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,604
|
418
|
42
|
26.1
|
2.3
|
474
|
45
|
29.5
|
2.4
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
103
|
20
|
4
|
19.7
|
3.2
|
25
|
4
|
24.2
|
3.4
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
1,946
|
493
|
46
|
25.3
|
2.1
|
568
|
49
|
29.2
|
2.2
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
610
|
188
|
26
|
30.8
|
3.6
|
206
|
27
|
33.8
|
3.7
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
634
|
163
|
25
|
25.7
|
3.5
|
194
|
27
|
30.5
|
3.7
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,021
|
362
|
39
|
17.9
|
1.8
|
437
|
43
|
21.6
|
1.9
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
164
|
37
|
7
|
22.3
|
3.6
|
41
|
7
|
24.9
|
3.7
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
747
|
191
|
28
|
25.5
|
3.3
|
239
|
31
|
31.9
|
3.5
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
142
|
32
|
5
|
22.6
|
2.9
|
36
|
5
|
25.0
|
3.0
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,023
|
311
|
36
|
30.4
|
3.0
|
358
|
39
|
35.0
|
3.1
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
4,647
|
1,473
|
85
|
31.7
|
1.6
|
1,662
|
90
|
35.8
|
1.6
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
579
|
80
|
13
|
13.8
|
2.1
|
100
|
15
|
17.3
|
2.3
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
90
|
13
|
3
|
14.6
|
3.2
|
17
|
3
|
18.9
|
3.5
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,363
|
238
|
32
|
17.4
|
2.2
|
249
|
33
|
18.2
|
2.2
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,103
|
189
|
29
|
17.2
|
2.5
|
228
|
32
|
20.7
|
2.6
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
266
|
81
|
11
|
30.5
|
3.6
|
88
|
12
|
33.2
|
3.6
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
954
|
185
|
28
|
19.4
|
2.7
|
208
|
30
|
21.8
|
2.8
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
94
|
13
|
3
|
13.9
|
2.8
|
14
|
3
|
15.3
|
2.9
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
Poverty Footnotes
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