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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 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) |
People Under 18
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
60,380
|
21,558
|
(N/A)
|
35.7
|
(N/A)
|
23,228
|
(N/A)
|
38.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
545
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
43.9
|
(N/A)
|
254
|
(N/A)
|
46.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
751
|
180
|
(N/A)
|
24.0
|
(N/A)
|
201
|
(N/A)
|
26.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
819
|
374
|
(N/A)
|
45.7
|
(N/A)
|
405
|
(N/A)
|
49.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
643
|
299
|
(N/A)
|
46.5
|
(N/A)
|
322
|
(N/A)
|
50.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,741
|
2,307
|
(N/A)
|
40.2
|
(N/A)
|
2,471
|
(N/A)
|
43.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,313
|
418
|
(N/A)
|
31.8
|
(N/A)
|
442
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,302
|
316
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
864
|
269
|
(N/A)
|
31.1
|
(N/A)
|
291
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
523
|
259
|
(N/A)
|
49.5
|
(N/A)
|
264
|
(N/A)
|
50.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
1,994
|
721
|
(N/A)
|
36.2
|
(N/A)
|
793
|
(N/A)
|
39.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,414
|
567
|
(N/A)
|
40.1
|
(N/A)
|
604
|
(N/A)
|
42.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
931
|
275
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
306
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
871
|
369
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
403
|
(N/A)
|
46.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
2,001
|
683
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
754
|
(N/A)
|
37.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
1,048
|
436
|
(N/A)
|
41.6
|
(N/A)
|
449
|
(N/A)
|
42.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,180
|
357
|
(N/A)
|
30.3
|
(N/A)
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
978
|
374
|
(N/A)
|
38.2
|
(N/A)
|
398
|
(N/A)
|
40.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
771
|
323
|
(N/A)
|
41.9
|
(N/A)
|
351
|
(N/A)
|
45.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
620
|
279
|
(N/A)
|
45.0
|
(N/A)
|
294
|
(N/A)
|
47.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
958
|
315
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
336
|
(N/A)
|
35.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,325
|
338
|
(N/A)
|
25.5
|
(N/A)
|
357
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
923
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
26.5
|
(N/A)
|
255
|
(N/A)
|
27.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,432
|
506
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
37.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,404
|
397
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
448
|
(N/A)
|
31.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
510
|
265
|
(N/A)
|
52.0
|
(N/A)
|
277
|
(N/A)
|
54.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
982
|
350
|
(N/A)
|
35.6
|
(N/A)
|
367
|
(N/A)
|
37.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
487
|
200
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
218
|
(N/A)
|
44.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
936
|
307
|
(N/A)
|
32.8
|
(N/A)
|
344
|
(N/A)
|
36.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
877
|
314
|
(N/A)
|
35.8
|
(N/A)
|
334
|
(N/A)
|
38.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,181
|
227
|
(N/A)
|
19.2
|
(N/A)
|
268
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,365
|
382
|
(N/A)
|
28.0
|
(N/A)
|
424
|
(N/A)
|
31.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
633
|
320
|
(N/A)
|
50.6
|
(N/A)
|
327
|
(N/A)
|
51.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,514
|
939
|
(N/A)
|
37.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,004
|
(N/A)
|
39.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,170
|
445
|
(N/A)
|
38.0
|
(N/A)
|
478
|
(N/A)
|
40.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
698
|
240
|
(N/A)
|
34.4
|
(N/A)
|
258
|
(N/A)
|
37.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,571
|
583
|
(N/A)
|
37.1
|
(N/A)
|
630
|
(N/A)
|
40.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
736
|
324
|
(N/A)
|
44.0
|
(N/A)
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
46.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
877
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
38.8
|
(N/A)
|
378
|
(N/A)
|
43.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,705
|
512
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
554
|
(N/A)
|
32.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
963
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
362
|
(N/A)
|
37.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
744
|
293
|
(N/A)
|
39.4
|
(N/A)
|
311
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
939
|
328
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
355
|
(N/A)
|
37.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
724
|
299
|
(N/A)
|
41.3
|
(N/A)
|
315
|
(N/A)
|
43.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,848
|
1,845
|
(N/A)
|
47.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,947
|
(N/A)
|
50.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,003
|
250
|
(N/A)
|
24.9
|
(N/A)
|
285
|
(N/A)
|
28.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
738
|
201
|
(N/A)
|
27.2
|
(N/A)
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,250
|
344
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
377
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
1,049
|
293
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
324
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
569
|
238
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
250
|
(N/A)
|
43.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,178
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
28.8
|
(N/A)
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
782
|
194
|
(N/A)
|
24.8
|
(N/A)
|
215
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
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