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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 Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
73,410
|
14,774
|
222
|
20.1
|
0.3
|
18,857
|
244
|
25.7
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
1,069
|
273
|
33
|
25.5
|
2.8
|
376
|
38
|
35.2
|
3.0
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
180
|
25
|
4
|
13.9
|
2.2
|
35
|
5
|
19.7
|
2.5
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,698
|
529
|
49
|
31.2
|
2.5
|
642
|
54
|
37.8
|
2.6
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
685
|
168
|
21
|
24.5
|
2.7
|
201
|
23
|
29.3
|
2.9
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
9,250
|
1,877
|
95
|
20.3
|
0.9
|
2,453
|
108
|
26.5
|
1.0
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
1,227
|
217
|
32
|
17.7
|
2.4
|
283
|
36
|
23.1
|
2.7
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
794
|
76
|
16
|
9.5
|
2.0
|
99
|
19
|
12.5
|
2.2
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
207
|
37
|
6
|
18.0
|
2.5
|
46
|
6
|
22.2
|
2.7
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
112
|
35
|
5
|
31.5
|
3.8
|
41
|
5
|
37.0
|
3.9
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
3,952
|
807
|
59
|
20.4
|
1.4
|
1,023
|
66
|
25.9
|
1.5
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
2,545
|
584
|
49
|
22.9
|
1.7
|
740
|
55
|
29.1
|
1.9
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
290
|
54
|
8
|
18.8
|
2.5
|
70
|
9
|
24.3
|
2.7
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
416
|
81
|
11
|
19.5
|
2.4
|
112
|
12
|
26.9
|
2.6
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
3,131
|
591
|
51
|
18.9
|
1.5
|
793
|
58
|
25.3
|
1.7
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,610
|
421
|
42
|
26.1
|
2.3
|
488
|
44
|
30.3
|
2.4
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
694
|
94
|
17
|
13.6
|
2.3
|
155
|
21
|
22.3
|
2.8
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
691
|
116
|
18
|
16.9
|
2.5
|
156
|
21
|
22.5
|
2.7
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
992
|
218
|
30
|
22.0
|
2.7
|
257
|
32
|
25.9
|
2.9
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,138
|
219
|
30
|
19.3
|
2.4
|
302
|
35
|
26.5
|
2.7
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
260
|
40
|
8
|
15.5
|
2.8
|
56
|
9
|
21.4
|
3.2
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
1,329
|
160
|
27
|
12.0
|
1.9
|
208
|
30
|
15.7
|
2.1
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,432
|
231
|
31
|
16.1
|
2.0
|
298
|
35
|
20.8
|
2.2
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
2,293
|
447
|
44
|
19.5
|
1.7
|
559
|
48
|
24.4
|
1.9
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,232
|
212
|
30
|
17.2
|
2.2
|
271
|
33
|
22.0
|
2.5
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
766
|
242
|
25
|
31.6
|
2.9
|
304
|
28
|
39.7
|
3.0
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
1,396
|
320
|
37
|
22.9
|
2.4
|
383
|
40
|
27.4
|
2.5
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
212
|
43
|
6
|
20.2
|
2.7
|
60
|
7
|
28.6
|
3.1
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
448
|
57
|
10
|
12.8
|
2.2
|
75
|
12
|
16.7
|
2.4
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
647
|
112
|
17
|
17.3
|
2.5
|
149
|
20
|
23.0
|
2.7
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
281
|
29
|
6
|
10.2
|
2.1
|
38
|
7
|
13.4
|
2.4
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,024
|
255
|
34
|
12.6
|
1.6
|
384
|
41
|
19.0
|
1.9
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
497
|
140
|
18
|
28.2
|
3.1
|
166
|
19
|
33.4
|
3.3
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
4,352
|
1,060
|
69
|
24.3
|
1.4
|
1,242
|
74
|
28.5
|
1.5
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,276
|
535
|
48
|
23.5
|
1.9
|
656
|
52
|
28.8
|
2.0
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
143
|
20
|
4
|
14.2
|
2.4
|
28
|
4
|
19.6
|
2.7
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
2,634
|
459
|
44
|
17.4
|
1.6
|
602
|
50
|
22.9
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
911
|
179
|
25
|
19.7
|
2.5
|
217
|
27
|
23.8
|
2.7
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
830
|
140
|
24
|
16.9
|
2.6
|
178
|
26
|
21.4
|
2.9
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,773
|
390
|
41
|
14.1
|
1.4
|
506
|
46
|
18.2
|
1.5
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
221
|
48
|
8
|
21.9
|
3.1
|
57
|
8
|
25.7
|
3.2
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,098
|
193
|
28
|
17.6
|
2.4
|
236
|
31
|
21.5
|
2.6
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
198
|
36
|
5
|
18.1
|
2.3
|
43
|
5
|
21.9
|
2.4
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,465
|
332
|
37
|
22.6
|
2.3
|
436
|
42
|
29.7
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
6,858
|
1,724
|
91
|
25.1
|
1.2
|
2,260
|
103
|
32.9
|
1.3
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
864
|
114
|
15
|
13.2
|
1.7
|
147
|
17
|
17.0
|
1.9
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
121
|
14
|
3
|
11.3
|
2.5
|
23
|
4
|
18.9
|
3.0
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,886
|
276
|
34
|
14.6
|
1.7
|
347
|
38
|
18.4
|
1.9
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,520
|
265
|
34
|
17.4
|
2.1
|
314
|
37
|
20.7
|
2.2
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
384
|
79
|
11
|
20.5
|
2.6
|
90
|
12
|
23.5
|
2.7
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,246
|
186
|
28
|
14.9
|
2.1
|
237
|
32
|
19.0
|
2.4
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
133
|
14
|
3
|
10.2
|
2.0
|
17
|
3
|
12.8
|
2.3
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
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