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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 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) |
All Ages (1)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
207,543
|
40,395
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
46,121
|
(N/A)
|
22.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
2,115
|
462
|
(N/A)
|
21.8
|
(N/A)
|
552
|
(N/A)
|
26.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
2,611
|
343
|
(N/A)
|
13.1
|
(N/A)
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
14.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
2,646
|
674
|
(N/A)
|
25.5
|
(N/A)
|
787
|
(N/A)
|
29.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,139
|
496
|
(N/A)
|
23.2
|
(N/A)
|
588
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
19,803
|
4,448
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
5,020
|
(N/A)
|
25.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
4,392
|
796
|
(N/A)
|
18.1
|
(N/A)
|
900
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
4,482
|
623
|
(N/A)
|
13.9
|
(N/A)
|
718
|
(N/A)
|
16.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
3,072
|
551
|
(N/A)
|
17.9
|
(N/A)
|
636
|
(N/A)
|
20.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
2,619
|
637
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
696
|
(N/A)
|
26.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
7,992
|
1,587
|
(N/A)
|
19.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,826
|
(N/A)
|
22.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
4,547
|
1,019
|
(N/A)
|
22.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,164
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
3,663
|
554
|
(N/A)
|
15.1
|
(N/A)
|
618
|
(N/A)
|
16.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
2,482
|
544
|
(N/A)
|
21.9
|
(N/A)
|
604
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
6,642
|
1,239
|
(N/A)
|
18.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,439
|
(N/A)
|
21.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
3,272
|
697
|
(N/A)
|
21.3
|
(N/A)
|
785
|
(N/A)
|
24.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
3,798
|
590
|
(N/A)
|
15.5
|
(N/A)
|
693
|
(N/A)
|
18.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
3,008
|
672
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
726
|
(N/A)
|
24.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
2,809
|
672
|
(N/A)
|
23.9
|
(N/A)
|
772
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
2,014
|
554
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
623
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
3,532
|
648
|
(N/A)
|
18.3
|
(N/A)
|
746
|
(N/A)
|
21.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
4,935
|
645
|
(N/A)
|
13.1
|
(N/A)
|
758
|
(N/A)
|
15.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
3,172
|
518
|
(N/A)
|
16.3
|
(N/A)
|
567
|
(N/A)
|
17.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
4,808
|
951
|
(N/A)
|
19.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,074
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
4,665
|
701
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
805
|
(N/A)
|
17.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
1,865
|
551
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
634
|
(N/A)
|
34.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
3,296
|
679
|
(N/A)
|
20.6
|
(N/A)
|
749
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,708
|
358
|
(N/A)
|
21.0
|
(N/A)
|
412
|
(N/A)
|
24.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
2,996
|
497
|
(N/A)
|
16.6
|
(N/A)
|
565
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
3,168
|
536
|
(N/A)
|
16.9
|
(N/A)
|
610
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
4,078
|
452
|
(N/A)
|
11.1
|
(N/A)
|
509
|
(N/A)
|
12.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
4,623
|
677
|
(N/A)
|
14.6
|
(N/A)
|
772
|
(N/A)
|
16.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,185
|
623
|
(N/A)
|
28.5
|
(N/A)
|
699
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
9,154
|
1,988
|
(N/A)
|
21.7
|
(N/A)
|
2,212
|
(N/A)
|
24.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
4,088
|
892
|
(N/A)
|
21.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,056
|
(N/A)
|
25.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,333
|
410
|
(N/A)
|
17.6
|
(N/A)
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
20.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
5,411
|
1,075
|
(N/A)
|
19.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,233
|
(N/A)
|
22.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
2,520
|
565
|
(N/A)
|
22.4
|
(N/A)
|
635
|
(N/A)
|
25.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
2,965
|
571
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
671
|
(N/A)
|
22.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
6,143
|
993
|
(N/A)
|
16.2
|
(N/A)
|
1,146
|
(N/A)
|
18.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
3,267
|
640
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
722
|
(N/A)
|
22.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
2,759
|
600
|
(N/A)
|
21.7
|
(N/A)
|
708
|
(N/A)
|
25.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
2,966
|
592
|
(N/A)
|
20.0
|
(N/A)
|
679
|
(N/A)
|
22.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
2,657
|
606
|
(N/A)
|
22.8
|
(N/A)
|
705
|
(N/A)
|
26.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
12,195
|
3,119
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
3,531
|
(N/A)
|
29.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
2,726
|
330
|
(N/A)
|
12.1
|
(N/A)
|
403
|
(N/A)
|
14.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
2,709
|
391
|
(N/A)
|
14.4
|
(N/A)
|
485
|
(N/A)
|
17.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
4,356
|
659
|
(N/A)
|
15.1
|
(N/A)
|
738
|
(N/A)
|
16.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
3,578
|
535
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
631
|
(N/A)
|
17.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
2,136
|
488
|
(N/A)
|
22.8
|
(N/A)
|
544
|
(N/A)
|
25.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
3,907
|
600
|
(N/A)
|
15.4
|
(N/A)
|
700
|
(N/A)
|
17.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
2,536
|
347
|
(N/A)
|
13.7
|
(N/A)
|
399
|
(N/A)
|
15.7
|
(N/A)
|
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