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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 Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
72,980
|
19,386
|
246
|
26.6
|
0.3
|
21,856
|
256
|
29.9
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
1,101
|
333
|
36
|
30.2
|
2.9
|
393
|
39
|
35.7
|
3.0
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
177
|
25
|
4
|
14.3
|
2.3
|
29
|
5
|
16.5
|
2.4
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,709
|
593
|
52
|
34.7
|
2.6
|
670
|
55
|
39.2
|
2.6
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
692
|
198
|
23
|
28.6
|
2.9
|
242
|
25
|
35.0
|
3.0
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
9,250
|
2,647
|
112
|
28.6
|
1.1
|
2,924
|
117
|
31.6
|
1.1
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
1,189
|
257
|
35
|
21.6
|
2.6
|
282
|
36
|
23.7
|
2.7
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
810
|
141
|
22
|
17.4
|
2.5
|
158
|
23
|
19.5
|
2.6
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
204
|
49
|
6
|
23.9
|
2.8
|
53
|
7
|
26.1
|
2.9
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
108
|
42
|
5
|
38.7
|
4.0
|
46
|
6
|
42.7
|
4.1
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
3,951
|
1,064
|
68
|
26.9
|
1.5
|
1,205
|
72
|
30.5
|
1.6
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
2,494
|
675
|
53
|
27.1
|
1.9
|
761
|
55
|
30.5
|
1.9
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
281
|
57
|
8
|
20.4
|
2.6
|
63
|
8
|
22.3
|
2.7
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
408
|
116
|
13
|
28.5
|
2.7
|
128
|
13
|
31.4
|
2.8
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
3,148
|
808
|
59
|
25.7
|
1.7
|
904
|
62
|
28.7
|
1.7
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,574
|
471
|
44
|
29.9
|
2.4
|
517
|
46
|
32.8
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
700
|
137
|
20
|
19.6
|
2.7
|
157
|
22
|
22.4
|
2.8
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
682
|
191
|
23
|
28.0
|
3.0
|
206
|
24
|
30.2
|
3.0
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
990
|
296
|
34
|
29.9
|
3.0
|
333
|
36
|
33.6
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,111
|
365
|
38
|
32.9
|
2.9
|
415
|
40
|
37.3
|
3.0
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
265
|
61
|
10
|
23.1
|
3.3
|
70
|
10
|
26.5
|
3.4
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
1,318
|
215
|
31
|
16.3
|
2.2
|
255
|
33
|
19.4
|
2.3
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,449
|
298
|
35
|
20.6
|
2.2
|
323
|
36
|
22.3
|
2.3
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
2,335
|
589
|
50
|
25.2
|
1.9
|
661
|
52
|
28.3
|
2.0
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,213
|
264
|
33
|
21.7
|
2.5
|
296
|
35
|
24.4
|
2.6
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
770
|
280
|
27
|
36.4
|
2.9
|
322
|
29
|
41.8
|
3.0
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
1,368
|
359
|
39
|
26.2
|
2.5
|
387
|
40
|
28.3
|
2.6
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
209
|
53
|
7
|
25.5
|
3.0
|
61
|
7
|
29.2
|
3.1
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
446
|
101
|
13
|
22.7
|
2.7
|
115
|
14
|
25.8
|
2.8
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
658
|
158
|
20
|
24.0
|
2.8
|
183
|
22
|
27.8
|
2.9
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
292
|
38
|
7
|
13.0
|
2.3
|
43
|
8
|
14.7
|
2.4
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,008
|
386
|
41
|
19.2
|
1.9
|
441
|
44
|
22.0
|
2.0
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
501
|
181
|
20
|
36.1
|
3.3
|
201
|
21
|
40.1
|
3.4
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
4,284
|
1,190
|
73
|
27.8
|
1.5
|
1,348
|
77
|
31.5
|
1.5
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,255
|
637
|
52
|
28.2
|
2.0
|
725
|
55
|
32.2
|
2.1
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
142
|
32
|
4
|
22.7
|
2.8
|
38
|
5
|
27.0
|
3.0
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
2,702
|
714
|
54
|
26.4
|
1.8
|
804
|
58
|
29.8
|
1.9
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
884
|
281
|
31
|
31.8
|
3.0
|
313
|
33
|
35.4
|
3.1
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
850
|
216
|
29
|
25.4
|
3.0
|
253
|
31
|
29.7
|
3.2
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,713
|
549
|
48
|
20.2
|
1.6
|
632
|
52
|
23.3
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
229
|
59
|
8
|
25.7
|
3.2
|
64
|
9
|
28.0
|
3.3
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,043
|
276
|
33
|
26.4
|
2.8
|
337
|
37
|
32.3
|
3.0
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
193
|
49
|
6
|
25.6
|
2.6
|
56
|
6
|
28.9
|
2.7
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,423
|
462
|
43
|
32.5
|
2.6
|
526
|
46
|
37.0
|
2.7
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
6,676
|
2,265
|
103
|
33.9
|
1.3
|
2,537
|
109
|
38.0
|
1.4
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
855
|
120
|
16
|
14.1
|
1.8
|
152
|
18
|
17.8
|
1.9
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
126
|
22
|
4
|
17.2
|
2.9
|
27
|
4
|
21.1
|
3.1
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,848
|
381
|
40
|
20.6
|
2.0
|
408
|
41
|
22.1
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,531
|
286
|
36
|
18.7
|
2.2
|
341
|
39
|
22.3
|
2.3
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
381
|
118
|
13
|
30.9
|
3.0
|
126
|
14
|
33.0
|
3.0
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,304
|
261
|
33
|
20.0
|
2.3
|
303
|
36
|
23.3
|
2.5
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
130
|
19
|
3
|
14.8
|
2.4
|
21
|
4
|
16.2
|
2.5
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
Poverty Footnotes
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