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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2009
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2010 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.)
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Below 100% of poverty (5) |
Below 125% 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 |
Related Children 5 to 17
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
52,865
|
9,982
|
189
|
18.9
|
0.3
|
12,870
|
210
|
24.3
|
0.4
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
757
|
202
|
29
|
26.6
|
3.3
|
272
|
33
|
35.9
|
3.6
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
129
|
17
|
3
|
13.2
|
2.6
|
24
|
4
|
18.4
|
2.9
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,197
|
322
|
39
|
26.9
|
2.9
|
412
|
44
|
34.4
|
3.1
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
474
|
109
|
17
|
22.9
|
3.2
|
137
|
19
|
28.8
|
3.5
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
6,528
|
1,279
|
79
|
19.6
|
1.1
|
1,672
|
90
|
25.6
|
1.2
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
874
|
153
|
27
|
17.5
|
2.8
|
199
|
31
|
22.8
|
3.1
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
581
|
52
|
14
|
9.0
|
2.2
|
71
|
16
|
12.2
|
2.6
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
151
|
27
|
5
|
18.1
|
3.0
|
33
|
5
|
22.1
|
3.2
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
73
|
22
|
4
|
(B)
|
4.6
|
27
|
4
|
(B)
|
4.8
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
2,870
|
551
|
49
|
19.2
|
1.6
|
711
|
56
|
24.8
|
1.7
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
1,849
|
382
|
40
|
20.7
|
2.0
|
493
|
45
|
26.7
|
2.2
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
208
|
38
|
7
|
18.4
|
2.9
|
51
|
8
|
24.3
|
3.2
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
296
|
48
|
8
|
16.2
|
2.6
|
72
|
10
|
24.3
|
3.0
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
2,253
|
390
|
42
|
17.3
|
1.7
|
517
|
48
|
22.9
|
1.9
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,198
|
268
|
34
|
22.4
|
2.5
|
320
|
37
|
26.7
|
2.7
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
488
|
60
|
14
|
12.2
|
2.6
|
97
|
17
|
19.9
|
3.2
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
510
|
75
|
15
|
14.8
|
2.7
|
105
|
17
|
20.5
|
3.1
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
720
|
143
|
24
|
19.8
|
3.1
|
170
|
26
|
23.6
|
3.3
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
834
|
146
|
25
|
17.6
|
2.7
|
212
|
29
|
25.4
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
200
|
25
|
6
|
12.3
|
2.9
|
37
|
8
|
18.5
|
3.5
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
970
|
119
|
23
|
12.2
|
2.3
|
149
|
26
|
15.4
|
2.5
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,083
|
170
|
27
|
15.7
|
2.3
|
228
|
31
|
21.0
|
2.6
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
1,716
|
330
|
38
|
19.2
|
2.0
|
405
|
42
|
23.6
|
2.2
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
854
|
139
|
24
|
16.3
|
2.6
|
174
|
27
|
20.3
|
2.9
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
536
|
144
|
20
|
26.8
|
3.3
|
192
|
23
|
35.7
|
3.5
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
1,048
|
203
|
30
|
19.4
|
2.6
|
254
|
33
|
24.3
|
2.8
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
154
|
30
|
5
|
19.2
|
3.1
|
42
|
6
|
27.0
|
3.5
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
299
|
33
|
8
|
11.0
|
2.5
|
42
|
9
|
14.0
|
2.7
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
448
|
77
|
14
|
17.2
|
2.9
|
107
|
17
|
23.8
|
3.3
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
210
|
20
|
5
|
9.6
|
2.4
|
27
|
6
|
12.8
|
2.7
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,513
|
193
|
29
|
12.8
|
1.8
|
277
|
35
|
18.3
|
2.1
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
367
|
90
|
14
|
24.6
|
3.5
|
110
|
16
|
29.9
|
3.7
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
3,130
|
711
|
57
|
22.7
|
1.6
|
842
|
62
|
26.9
|
1.7
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,673
|
392
|
41
|
23.4
|
2.2
|
482
|
45
|
28.8
|
2.4
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
100
|
13
|
3
|
13.4
|
2.8
|
18
|
3
|
17.9
|
3.1
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
1,953
|
312
|
37
|
16.0
|
1.7
|
415
|
42
|
21.2
|
1.9
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
631
|
119
|
21
|
18.9
|
3.0
|
146
|
23
|
23.1
|
3.2
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
612
|
114
|
21
|
18.6
|
3.2
|
135
|
23
|
22.1
|
3.4
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,096
|
286
|
35
|
13.6
|
1.6
|
360
|
39
|
17.2
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
162
|
34
|
6
|
20.7
|
3.5
|
40
|
7
|
24.4
|
3.7
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
774
|
139
|
24
|
18.0
|
2.9
|
166
|
26
|
21.4
|
3.1
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
138
|
20
|
4
|
14.2
|
2.5
|
24
|
4
|
17.7
|
2.7
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,011
|
212
|
30
|
21.0
|
2.7
|
290
|
35
|
28.7
|
3.0
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
4,797
|
1,149
|
76
|
24.0
|
1.4
|
1,530
|
86
|
31.9
|
1.5
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
592
|
78
|
13
|
13.1
|
2.1
|
93
|
14
|
15.8
|
2.2
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
91
|
10
|
3
|
10.8
|
2.8
|
17
|
3
|
18.3
|
3.5
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,363
|
184
|
28
|
13.5
|
1.9
|
238
|
32
|
17.5
|
2.2
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,041
|
150
|
26
|
14.4
|
2.4
|
190
|
29
|
18.3
|
2.6
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
279
|
61
|
10
|
21.8
|
3.1
|
69
|
10
|
24.7
|
3.3
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
941
|
135
|
24
|
14.4
|
2.4
|
168
|
27
|
17.8
|
2.6
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
94
|
9
|
2
|
9.3
|
2.3
|
12
|
3
|
12.5
|
2.7
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
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