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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 185% of poverty (5) |
Below 200% 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
|
12,256
|
129
|
32.4
|
0.3
|
13,688
|
132
|
36.2
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000053
|
1,998
|
|
Alabama
|
710
|
239
|
22
|
33.7
|
2.6
|
275
|
23
|
38.8
|
2.6
|
1.05
|
-.000455
|
1,998
|
|
Alaska
|
54
|
9
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.0
|
10
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.2
|
0.18
|
-.000542
|
1,998
|
|
Arizona
|
732
|
228
|
23
|
31.2
|
2.7
|
237
|
24
|
32.3
|
2.7
|
1.23
|
-.000379
|
1,998
|
|
Arkansas
|
356
|
140
|
13
|
39.2
|
3.0
|
151
|
14
|
42.5
|
3.1
|
0.68
|
-.000482
|
1,998
|
|
California
|
4,007
|
1,249
|
55
|
31.2
|
1.2
|
1,353
|
57
|
33.8
|
1.2
|
1.25
|
-.000069
|
1,998
|
|
Colorado
|
524
|
153
|
19
|
29.1
|
3.1
|
163
|
19
|
31.2
|
3.1
|
1.20
|
-.000488
|
1,998
|
|
Connecticut
|
448
|
112
|
14
|
24.9
|
2.7
|
119
|
14
|
26.6
|
2.8
|
0.88
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Delaware
|
121
|
40
|
4
|
33.0
|
2.8
|
43
|
4
|
35.9
|
2.9
|
0.22
|
-.000508
|
1,998
|
|
District of Columbia
|
64
|
22
|
3
|
(B)
|
3.6
|
24
|
3
|
(B)
|
3.6
|
0.18
|
-.000617
|
1,998
|
|
Florida
|
3,027
|
1,005
|
46
|
33.2
|
1.3
|
1,111
|
48
|
36.7
|
1.3
|
1.12
|
-.000124
|
1,998
|
|
Georgia
|
882
|
348
|
27
|
39.5
|
2.4
|
377
|
28
|
42.8
|
2.4
|
1.08
|
-.000226
|
1,998
|
|
Hawaii
|
203
|
46
|
5
|
22.5
|
2.2
|
50
|
5
|
24.7
|
2.3
|
0.29
|
-.000462
|
1,998
|
|
Idaho
|
191
|
61
|
6
|
32.1
|
2.9
|
66
|
7
|
34.8
|
2.9
|
0.36
|
-.000475
|
1,998
|
|
Illinois
|
1,390
|
381
|
29
|
27.4
|
1.8
|
420
|
30
|
30.2
|
1.9
|
1.13
|
-.000177
|
1,998
|
|
Indiana
|
834
|
289
|
24
|
34.7
|
2.4
|
310
|
25
|
37.2
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000342
|
1,998
|
|
Iowa
|
377
|
107
|
13
|
28.4
|
2.9
|
131
|
14
|
34.7
|
3.0
|
0.77
|
-.000519
|
1,998
|
|
Kansas
|
311
|
90
|
11
|
28.9
|
3.1
|
104
|
12
|
33.3
|
3.2
|
0.73
|
-.000529
|
1,998
|
|
Kentucky
|
563
|
215
|
21
|
38.1
|
3.0
|
236
|
22
|
42.0
|
3.0
|
1.05
|
-.000498
|
1,998
|
|
Louisiana
|
557
|
275
|
23
|
49.3
|
3.1
|
303
|
24
|
54.4
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.000483
|
1,998
|
|
Maine
|
215
|
68
|
7
|
31.5
|
2.8
|
73
|
7
|
33.8
|
2.8
|
0.39
|
-.000599
|
1,998
|
|
Maryland
|
642
|
188
|
20
|
29.3
|
2.7
|
213
|
21
|
33.1
|
2.8
|
1.13
|
-.000407
|
1,998
|
|
Massachusetts
|
888
|
292
|
24
|
32.9
|
2.3
|
342
|
26
|
38.5
|
2.4
|
1.06
|
-.000330
|
1,998
|
|
Michigan
|
1,247
|
339
|
27
|
27.2
|
1.9
|
395
|
29
|
31.7
|
1.9
|
1.09
|
-.000221
|
1,998
|
|
Minnesota
|
647
|
143
|
17
|
22.1
|
2.4
|
178
|
19
|
27.6
|
2.6
|
1.07
|
-.000413
|
1,998
|
|
Mississippi
|
378
|
154
|
14
|
40.7
|
3.0
|
166
|
15
|
43.9
|
3.0
|
0.71
|
-.000492
|
1,998
|
|
Missouri
|
784
|
253
|
23
|
32.3
|
2.5
|
285
|
25
|
36.4
|
2.6
|
1.11
|
-.000381
|
1,998
|
|
Montana
|
146
|
52
|
5
|
35.4
|
2.7
|
58
|
5
|
39.4
|
2.8
|
0.24
|
-.000501
|
1,998
|
|
Nebraska
|
211
|
55
|
7
|
26.0
|
2.9
|
61
|
7
|
29.0
|
3.0
|
0.46
|
-.000522
|
1,998
|
|
Nevada
|
285
|
80
|
10
|
27.9
|
3.1
|
89
|
11
|
31.2
|
3.2
|
0.67
|
-.000515
|
1,998
|
|
New Hampshire
|
157
|
34
|
5
|
21.9
|
2.7
|
44
|
5
|
27.8
|
2.9
|
0.34
|
-.000521
|
1,998
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,094
|
310
|
26
|
28.3
|
2.0
|
350
|
27
|
32.0
|
2.1
|
1.12
|
-.000261
|
1,998
|
|
New Mexico
|
245
|
88
|
10
|
35.9
|
3.3
|
106
|
11
|
43.3
|
3.4
|
0.58
|
-.000588
|
1,998
|
|
New York
|
2,506
|
839
|
43
|
33.5
|
1.4
|
918
|
45
|
36.6
|
1.5
|
1.17
|
-.000121
|
1,998
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,155
|
426
|
30
|
36.9
|
2.1
|
480
|
32
|
41.6
|
2.2
|
1.11
|
-.000243
|
1,998
|
|
North Dakota
|
80
|
30
|
3
|
37.6
|
3.1
|
32
|
3
|
39.7
|
3.1
|
0.16
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Ohio
|
1,536
|
471
|
31
|
30.7
|
1.7
|
521
|
33
|
33.9
|
1.8
|
1.09
|
-.000192
|
1,998
|
|
Oklahoma
|
518
|
173
|
17
|
33.3
|
2.8
|
185
|
18
|
35.7
|
2.8
|
0.91
|
-.000509
|
1,998
|
|
Oregon
|
509
|
137
|
16
|
27.0
|
2.8
|
161
|
18
|
31.7
|
2.9
|
1.01
|
-.000535
|
1,998
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,848
|
590
|
35
|
31.9
|
1.6
|
678
|
37
|
36.7
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000178
|
1,998
|
|
Rhode Island
|
138
|
40
|
5
|
29.0
|
3.0
|
44
|
5
|
32.1
|
3.1
|
0.30
|
-.000581
|
1,998
|
|
South Carolina
|
653
|
236
|
22
|
36.2
|
2.7
|
276
|
23
|
42.2
|
2.8
|
1.06
|
-.000479
|
1,998
|
|
South Dakota
|
113
|
27
|
3
|
24.3
|
2.4
|
31
|
3
|
27.6
|
2.5
|
0.17
|
-.000429
|
1,998
|
|
Tennessee
|
851
|
343
|
26
|
40.3
|
2.5
|
394
|
28
|
46.2
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000350
|
1,998
|
|
Texas
|
2,503
|
935
|
48
|
37.3
|
1.5
|
1,045
|
51
|
41.7
|
1.6
|
1.28
|
-.000106
|
1,998
|
|
Utah
|
238
|
57
|
8
|
23.9
|
2.9
|
65
|
8
|
27.5
|
3.0
|
0.54
|
-.000392
|
1,998
|
|
Vermont
|
88
|
32
|
3
|
36.5
|
3.1
|
35
|
3
|
39.7
|
3.1
|
0.18
|
-.000584
|
1,998
|
|
Virginia
|
920
|
280
|
24
|
30.5
|
2.2
|
316
|
26
|
34.4
|
2.3
|
1.08
|
-.000284
|
1,998
|
|
Washington
|
761
|
214
|
22
|
28.2
|
2.5
|
243
|
23
|
32.0
|
2.6
|
1.15
|
-.000353
|
1,998
|
|
West Virginia
|
296
|
107
|
9
|
36.1
|
2.5
|
121
|
9
|
41.0
|
2.5
|
0.39
|
-.000435
|
1,998
|
|
Wisconsin
|
720
|
229
|
22
|
31.9
|
2.6
|
269
|
24
|
37.4
|
2.7
|
1.10
|
-.000395
|
1,998
|
|
Wyoming
|
67
|
26
|
3
|
(B)
|
3.2
|
28
|
3
|
(B)
|
3.3
|
0.15
|
-.000565
|
1,998
|
Poverty Footnotes
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