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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 18 to 64
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
125,761
|
31,416
|
(N/A)
|
25.0
|
(N/A)
|
34,329
|
(N/A)
|
27.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
1,281
|
367
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
397
|
(N/A)
|
31.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
1,669
|
326
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
357
|
(N/A)
|
21.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
1,581
|
489
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
537
|
(N/A)
|
34.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
1,279
|
419
|
(N/A)
|
32.8
|
(N/A)
|
468
|
(N/A)
|
36.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
12,257
|
3,545
|
(N/A)
|
28.9
|
(N/A)
|
3,859
|
(N/A)
|
31.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
2,707
|
608
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
650
|
(N/A)
|
24.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
2,723
|
499
|
(N/A)
|
18.3
|
(N/A)
|
540
|
(N/A)
|
19.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
1,844
|
405
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
436
|
(N/A)
|
23.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
1,797
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
27.0
|
(N/A)
|
511
|
(N/A)
|
28.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
4,839
|
1,292
|
(N/A)
|
26.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,414
|
(N/A)
|
29.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
2,789
|
826
|
(N/A)
|
29.6
|
(N/A)
|
892
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
2,178
|
422
|
(N/A)
|
19.4
|
(N/A)
|
466
|
(N/A)
|
21.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
1,397
|
379
|
(N/A)
|
27.1
|
(N/A)
|
425
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
4,080
|
960
|
(N/A)
|
23.5
|
(N/A)
|
1,064
|
(N/A)
|
26.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
1,886
|
500
|
(N/A)
|
26.5
|
(N/A)
|
530
|
(N/A)
|
28.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
2,280
|
493
|
(N/A)
|
21.6
|
(N/A)
|
544
|
(N/A)
|
23.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
1,774
|
462
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
497
|
(N/A)
|
28.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
1,715
|
548
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
592
|
(N/A)
|
34.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,169
|
373
|
(N/A)
|
31.9
|
(N/A)
|
401
|
(N/A)
|
34.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
2,124
|
529
|
(N/A)
|
24.9
|
(N/A)
|
565
|
(N/A)
|
26.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
3,104
|
560
|
(N/A)
|
18.0
|
(N/A)
|
605
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,895
|
348
|
(N/A)
|
18.4
|
(N/A)
|
369
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
2,899
|
741
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
793
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
2,840
|
531
|
(N/A)
|
18.7
|
(N/A)
|
592
|
(N/A)
|
20.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
1,122
|
407
|
(N/A)
|
36.3
|
(N/A)
|
438
|
(N/A)
|
39.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
1,973
|
519
|
(N/A)
|
26.3
|
(N/A)
|
560
|
(N/A)
|
28.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,017
|
287
|
(N/A)
|
28.2
|
(N/A)
|
318
|
(N/A)
|
31.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
1,772
|
387
|
(N/A)
|
21.8
|
(N/A)
|
445
|
(N/A)
|
25.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
1,985
|
428
|
(N/A)
|
21.6
|
(N/A)
|
471
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
2,519
|
365
|
(N/A)
|
14.5
|
(N/A)
|
415
|
(N/A)
|
16.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,804
|
522
|
(N/A)
|
18.6
|
(N/A)
|
608
|
(N/A)
|
21.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
1,301
|
467
|
(N/A)
|
35.9
|
(N/A)
|
494
|
(N/A)
|
38.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
5,654
|
1,455
|
(N/A)
|
25.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,598
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,484
|
727
|
(N/A)
|
29.3
|
(N/A)
|
798
|
(N/A)
|
32.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
1,417
|
327
|
(N/A)
|
23.1
|
(N/A)
|
366
|
(N/A)
|
25.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
3,268
|
844
|
(N/A)
|
25.8
|
(N/A)
|
919
|
(N/A)
|
28.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
1,480
|
388
|
(N/A)
|
26.2
|
(N/A)
|
424
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
1,779
|
463
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
530
|
(N/A)
|
29.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
3,691
|
782
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
846
|
(N/A)
|
22.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
1,959
|
467
|
(N/A)
|
23.8
|
(N/A)
|
500
|
(N/A)
|
25.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,644
|
493
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
531
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,720
|
437
|
(N/A)
|
25.4
|
(N/A)
|
481
|
(N/A)
|
28.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,614
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
30.1
|
(N/A)
|
524
|
(N/A)
|
32.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
7,279
|
2,328
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
2,509
|
(N/A)
|
34.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,539
|
276
|
(N/A)
|
17.9
|
(N/A)
|
320
|
(N/A)
|
20.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
1,651
|
341
|
(N/A)
|
20.7
|
(N/A)
|
388
|
(N/A)
|
23.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
2,670
|
503
|
(N/A)
|
18.8
|
(N/A)
|
575
|
(N/A)
|
21.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
2,211
|
454
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
512
|
(N/A)
|
23.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
1,273
|
384
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
400
|
(N/A)
|
31.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
2,321
|
480
|
(N/A)
|
20.7
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
23.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
1,507
|
291
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
321
|
(N/A)
|
21.3
|
(N/A)
|
Poverty Footnotes
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