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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) |
Related Children Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
59,499
|
20,878
|
(N/A)
|
35.1
|
(N/A)
|
22,537
|
(N/A)
|
37.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
536
|
231
|
(N/A)
|
43.1
|
(N/A)
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
45.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
740
|
174
|
(N/A)
|
23.5
|
(N/A)
|
195
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
809
|
366
|
(N/A)
|
45.2
|
(N/A)
|
397
|
(N/A)
|
49.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
629
|
286
|
(N/A)
|
45.5
|
(N/A)
|
308
|
(N/A)
|
49.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,649
|
2,233
|
(N/A)
|
39.5
|
(N/A)
|
2,397
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,296
|
405
|
(N/A)
|
31.3
|
(N/A)
|
429
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,290
|
311
|
(N/A)
|
24.1
|
(N/A)
|
334
|
(N/A)
|
25.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
848
|
256
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
278
|
(N/A)
|
32.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
519
|
256
|
(N/A)
|
49.3
|
(N/A)
|
261
|
(N/A)
|
50.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
1,960
|
697
|
(N/A)
|
35.6
|
(N/A)
|
769
|
(N/A)
|
39.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,397
|
551
|
(N/A)
|
39.4
|
(N/A)
|
588
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
916
|
265
|
(N/A)
|
28.9
|
(N/A)
|
296
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
854
|
354
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
388
|
(N/A)
|
45.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
1,982
|
674
|
(N/A)
|
34.0
|
(N/A)
|
745
|
(N/A)
|
37.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
1,040
|
428
|
(N/A)
|
41.2
|
(N/A)
|
441
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,162
|
342
|
(N/A)
|
29.4
|
(N/A)
|
375
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
956
|
356
|
(N/A)
|
37.2
|
(N/A)
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
758
|
312
|
(N/A)
|
41.2
|
(N/A)
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
44.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
615
|
275
|
(N/A)
|
44.7
|
(N/A)
|
290
|
(N/A)
|
47.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
932
|
292
|
(N/A)
|
31.3
|
(N/A)
|
313
|
(N/A)
|
33.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,312
|
329
|
(N/A)
|
25.1
|
(N/A)
|
347
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
920
|
243
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
253
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,409
|
484
|
(N/A)
|
34.4
|
(N/A)
|
512
|
(N/A)
|
36.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,383
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
431
|
(N/A)
|
31.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
504
|
260
|
(N/A)
|
51.6
|
(N/A)
|
272
|
(N/A)
|
54.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
958
|
331
|
(N/A)
|
34.6
|
(N/A)
|
348
|
(N/A)
|
36.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
473
|
188
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
206
|
(N/A)
|
43.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
922
|
295
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
332
|
(N/A)
|
36.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
857
|
303
|
(N/A)
|
35.4
|
(N/A)
|
323
|
(N/A)
|
37.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,165
|
216
|
(N/A)
|
18.5
|
(N/A)
|
255
|
(N/A)
|
21.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,345
|
369
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
410
|
(N/A)
|
30.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
627
|
314
|
(N/A)
|
50.1
|
(N/A)
|
321
|
(N/A)
|
51.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,479
|
911
|
(N/A)
|
36.7
|
(N/A)
|
975
|
(N/A)
|
39.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,152
|
427
|
(N/A)
|
37.1
|
(N/A)
|
460
|
(N/A)
|
39.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
686
|
230
|
(N/A)
|
33.5
|
(N/A)
|
248
|
(N/A)
|
36.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,548
|
563
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
610
|
(N/A)
|
39.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
724
|
315
|
(N/A)
|
43.5
|
(N/A)
|
331
|
(N/A)
|
45.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
860
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
37.8
|
(N/A)
|
363
|
(N/A)
|
42.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,680
|
495
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
537
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
944
|
324
|
(N/A)
|
34.3
|
(N/A)
|
346
|
(N/A)
|
36.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
733
|
283
|
(N/A)
|
38.6
|
(N/A)
|
301
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
923
|
316
|
(N/A)
|
34.2
|
(N/A)
|
343
|
(N/A)
|
37.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
711
|
289
|
(N/A)
|
40.6
|
(N/A)
|
304
|
(N/A)
|
42.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,805
|
1,818
|
(N/A)
|
47.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,919
|
(N/A)
|
50.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
994
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
24.6
|
(N/A)
|
280
|
(N/A)
|
28.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
728
|
196
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
32.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,240
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
373
|
(N/A)
|
30.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
1,037
|
284
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
314
|
(N/A)
|
30.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
565
|
234
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
246
|
(N/A)
|
43.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,159
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
28.0
|
(N/A)
|
366
|
(N/A)
|
31.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
768
|
182
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
203
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
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