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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 |
People 65 Years and Over
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
37,788
|
7,050
|
107
|
18.7
|
0.3
|
8,596
|
115
|
22.7
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000053
|
1,998
|
|
Alabama
|
710
|
137
|
17
|
19.2
|
2.1
|
177
|
19
|
25.0
|
2.4
|
1.05
|
-.000455
|
1,998
|
|
Alaska
|
54
|
5
|
1
|
(B)
|
2.5
|
6
|
1
|
(B)
|
2.6
|
0.18
|
-.000542
|
1,998
|
|
Arizona
|
732
|
139
|
18
|
19.0
|
2.3
|
173
|
20
|
23.6
|
2.5
|
1.23
|
-.000379
|
1,998
|
|
Arkansas
|
356
|
70
|
10
|
19.6
|
2.5
|
99
|
11
|
27.8
|
2.8
|
0.68
|
-.000482
|
1,998
|
|
California
|
4,007
|
742
|
43
|
18.5
|
1.0
|
899
|
47
|
22.4
|
1.0
|
1.25
|
-.000069
|
1,998
|
|
Colorado
|
524
|
79
|
14
|
15.1
|
2.4
|
112
|
16
|
21.3
|
2.8
|
1.20
|
-.000488
|
1,998
|
|
Connecticut
|
448
|
63
|
10
|
14.1
|
2.2
|
81
|
12
|
18.1
|
2.4
|
0.88
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Delaware
|
121
|
20
|
3
|
16.8
|
2.3
|
27
|
3
|
22.6
|
2.5
|
0.22
|
-.000508
|
1,998
|
|
District of Columbia
|
64
|
16
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.3
|
17
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.3
|
0.18
|
-.000617
|
1,998
|
|
Florida
|
3,027
|
553
|
35
|
18.3
|
1.1
|
681
|
38
|
22.5
|
1.1
|
1.12
|
-.000124
|
1,998
|
|
Georgia
|
882
|
170
|
19
|
19.3
|
2.0
|
209
|
21
|
23.8
|
2.1
|
1.08
|
-.000226
|
1,998
|
|
Hawaii
|
203
|
29
|
4
|
14.2
|
1.9
|
32
|
4
|
15.6
|
1.9
|
0.29
|
-.000462
|
1,998
|
|
Idaho
|
191
|
35
|
5
|
18.6
|
2.4
|
41
|
5
|
21.4
|
2.5
|
0.36
|
-.000475
|
1,998
|
|
Illinois
|
1,390
|
199
|
21
|
14.3
|
1.4
|
273
|
25
|
19.6
|
1.6
|
1.13
|
-.000177
|
1,998
|
|
Indiana
|
834
|
150
|
18
|
18.0
|
2.0
|
188
|
20
|
22.6
|
2.1
|
1.08
|
-.000342
|
1,998
|
|
Iowa
|
377
|
64
|
10
|
17.0
|
2.4
|
75
|
11
|
19.8
|
2.5
|
0.77
|
-.000519
|
1,998
|
|
Kansas
|
311
|
59
|
9
|
19.0
|
2.7
|
68
|
10
|
21.9
|
2.8
|
0.73
|
-.000529
|
1,998
|
|
Kentucky
|
563
|
119
|
16
|
21.2
|
2.5
|
148
|
17
|
26.4
|
2.7
|
1.05
|
-.000498
|
1,998
|
|
Louisiana
|
557
|
180
|
19
|
32.3
|
2.9
|
198
|
20
|
35.6
|
2.9
|
1.05
|
-.000483
|
1,998
|
|
Maine
|
215
|
32
|
5
|
15.0
|
2.2
|
39
|
5
|
18.2
|
2.3
|
0.39
|
-.000599
|
1,998
|
|
Maryland
|
642
|
126
|
17
|
19.5
|
2.4
|
136
|
17
|
21.2
|
2.4
|
1.13
|
-.000407
|
1,998
|
|
Massachusetts
|
888
|
180
|
19
|
20.3
|
2.0
|
197
|
20
|
22.2
|
2.0
|
1.06
|
-.000330
|
1,998
|
|
Michigan
|
1,247
|
173
|
19
|
13.9
|
1.4
|
215
|
21
|
17.2
|
1.6
|
1.09
|
-.000221
|
1,998
|
|
Minnesota
|
647
|
77
|
13
|
11.9
|
1.9
|
96
|
14
|
14.8
|
2.0
|
1.07
|
-.000413
|
1,998
|
|
Mississippi
|
378
|
106
|
12
|
27.9
|
2.7
|
122
|
13
|
32.2
|
2.9
|
0.71
|
-.000492
|
1,998
|
|
Missouri
|
784
|
133
|
17
|
16.9
|
2.0
|
159
|
19
|
20.3
|
2.1
|
1.11
|
-.000381
|
1,998
|
|
Montana
|
146
|
26
|
4
|
18.1
|
2.2
|
35
|
4
|
23.7
|
2.4
|
0.24
|
-.000501
|
1,998
|
|
Nebraska
|
211
|
24
|
5
|
11.4
|
2.1
|
30
|
5
|
14.1
|
2.3
|
0.46
|
-.000522
|
1,998
|
|
Nevada
|
285
|
44
|
8
|
15.3
|
2.5
|
48
|
8
|
16.9
|
2.6
|
0.67
|
-.000515
|
1,998
|
|
New Hampshire
|
157
|
21
|
4
|
13.1
|
2.2
|
24
|
4
|
15.3
|
2.4
|
0.34
|
-.000521
|
1,998
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,094
|
165
|
19
|
15.0
|
1.6
|
213
|
22
|
19.5
|
1.8
|
1.12
|
-.000261
|
1,998
|
|
New Mexico
|
245
|
55
|
8
|
22.3
|
2.9
|
64
|
8
|
26.3
|
3.0
|
0.58
|
-.000588
|
1,998
|
|
New York
|
2,506
|
583
|
36
|
23.3
|
1.3
|
618
|
37
|
24.7
|
1.3
|
1.17
|
-.000121
|
1,998
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,155
|
230
|
22
|
20.0
|
1.8
|
311
|
26
|
26.9
|
1.9
|
1.11
|
-.000243
|
1,998
|
|
North Dakota
|
80
|
17
|
2
|
20.8
|
2.6
|
20
|
3
|
25.4
|
2.8
|
0.16
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Ohio
|
1,536
|
284
|
25
|
18.5
|
1.5
|
361
|
28
|
23.5
|
1.6
|
1.09
|
-.000192
|
1,998
|
|
Oklahoma
|
518
|
87
|
12
|
16.7
|
2.2
|
116
|
14
|
22.4
|
2.5
|
0.91
|
-.000509
|
1,998
|
|
Oregon
|
509
|
68
|
12
|
13.3
|
2.1
|
82
|
13
|
16.1
|
2.3
|
1.01
|
-.000535
|
1,998
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,848
|
329
|
26
|
17.8
|
1.3
|
407
|
29
|
22.1
|
1.4
|
1.09
|
-.000178
|
1,998
|
|
Rhode Island
|
138
|
21
|
4
|
15.1
|
2.4
|
28
|
4
|
20.3
|
2.6
|
0.30
|
-.000581
|
1,998
|
|
South Carolina
|
653
|
135
|
17
|
20.7
|
2.3
|
168
|
18
|
25.7
|
2.5
|
1.06
|
-.000479
|
1,998
|
|
South Dakota
|
113
|
17
|
2
|
15.2
|
2.0
|
20
|
3
|
17.9
|
2.1
|
0.17
|
-.000429
|
1,998
|
|
Tennessee
|
851
|
195
|
20
|
22.9
|
2.1
|
248
|
23
|
29.1
|
2.3
|
1.08
|
-.000350
|
1,998
|
|
Texas
|
2,503
|
577
|
38
|
23.0
|
1.3
|
703
|
42
|
28.1
|
1.4
|
1.28
|
-.000106
|
1,998
|
|
Utah
|
238
|
22
|
5
|
9.3
|
2.0
|
32
|
6
|
13.5
|
2.3
|
0.54
|
-.000392
|
1,998
|
|
Vermont
|
88
|
18
|
2
|
20.1
|
2.6
|
23
|
3
|
26.1
|
2.8
|
0.18
|
-.000584
|
1,998
|
|
Virginia
|
920
|
184
|
20
|
20.0
|
1.9
|
201
|
21
|
21.8
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000284
|
1,998
|
|
Washington
|
761
|
108
|
16
|
14.2
|
1.9
|
141
|
18
|
18.6
|
2.1
|
1.15
|
-.000353
|
1,998
|
|
West Virginia
|
296
|
50
|
6
|
16.8
|
1.9
|
65
|
7
|
21.9
|
2.1
|
0.39
|
-.000435
|
1,998
|
|
Wisconsin
|
720
|
124
|
16
|
17.2
|
2.1
|
150
|
18
|
20.9
|
2.2
|
1.10
|
-.000395
|
1,998
|
|
Wyoming
|
67
|
14
|
2
|
(B)
|
2.7
|
17
|
2
|
(B)
|
2.9
|
0.15
|
-.000565
|
1,998
|
Poverty Footnotes
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