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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.
(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 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) |
Related Children Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
59,392
|
11,007
|
(N/A)
|
18.5
|
(N/A)
|
14,245
|
(N/A)
|
24.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
581
|
149
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
210
|
(N/A)
|
36.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
801
|
117
|
(N/A)
|
14.6
|
(N/A)
|
161
|
(N/A)
|
20.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
801
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
29.8
|
(N/A)
|
297
|
(N/A)
|
37.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
524
|
122
|
(N/A)
|
23.3
|
(N/A)
|
150
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,619
|
1,127
|
(N/A)
|
20.1
|
(N/A)
|
1,484
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,358
|
237
|
(N/A)
|
17.5
|
(N/A)
|
312
|
(N/A)
|
23.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,272
|
122
|
(N/A)
|
9.6
|
(N/A)
|
160
|
(N/A)
|
12.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
880
|
160
|
(N/A)
|
18.2
|
(N/A)
|
200
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
525
|
150
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
180
|
(N/A)
|
34.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
2,068
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
502
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,368
|
305
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
28.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
905
|
161
|
(N/A)
|
17.8
|
(N/A)
|
212
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
879
|
175
|
(N/A)
|
19.9
|
(N/A)
|
240
|
(N/A)
|
27.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
1,877
|
334
|
(N/A)
|
17.8
|
(N/A)
|
459
|
(N/A)
|
24.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
860
|
223
|
(N/A)
|
25.9
|
(N/A)
|
261
|
(N/A)
|
30.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,140
|
148
|
(N/A)
|
13.0
|
(N/A)
|
256
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
917
|
150
|
(N/A)
|
16.4
|
(N/A)
|
205
|
(N/A)
|
22.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
839
|
178
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
210
|
(N/A)
|
25.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
531
|
100
|
(N/A)
|
18.8
|
(N/A)
|
140
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
908
|
133
|
(N/A)
|
14.6
|
(N/A)
|
186
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,314
|
142
|
(N/A)
|
10.8
|
(N/A)
|
191
|
(N/A)
|
14.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
855
|
134
|
(N/A)
|
15.7
|
(N/A)
|
177
|
(N/A)
|
20.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,349
|
248
|
(N/A)
|
18.4
|
(N/A)
|
311
|
(N/A)
|
23.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,472
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
16.2
|
(N/A)
|
313
|
(N/A)
|
21.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
584
|
180
|
(N/A)
|
30.8
|
(N/A)
|
226
|
(N/A)
|
38.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
1,046
|
232
|
(N/A)
|
22.2
|
(N/A)
|
272
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
496
|
103
|
(N/A)
|
20.8
|
(N/A)
|
146
|
(N/A)
|
29.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
969
|
122
|
(N/A)
|
12.6
|
(N/A)
|
158
|
(N/A)
|
16.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
896
|
173
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
230
|
(N/A)
|
25.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,129
|
113
|
(N/A)
|
10.0
|
(N/A)
|
147
|
(N/A)
|
13.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,262
|
163
|
(N/A)
|
12.9
|
(N/A)
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
602
|
162
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
195
|
(N/A)
|
32.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,423
|
576
|
(N/A)
|
23.8
|
(N/A)
|
675
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,162
|
269
|
(N/A)
|
23.1
|
(N/A)
|
335
|
(N/A)
|
28.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
724
|
106
|
(N/A)
|
14.6
|
(N/A)
|
146
|
(N/A)
|
20.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,603
|
262
|
(N/A)
|
16.3
|
(N/A)
|
344
|
(N/A)
|
21.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
693
|
134
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
164
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
786
|
133
|
(N/A)
|
16.9
|
(N/A)
|
169
|
(N/A)
|
21.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,605
|
213
|
(N/A)
|
13.3
|
(N/A)
|
281
|
(N/A)
|
17.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
941
|
206
|
(N/A)
|
21.9
|
(N/A)
|
245
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
758
|
137
|
(N/A)
|
18.1
|
(N/A)
|
167
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,008
|
179
|
(N/A)
|
17.8
|
(N/A)
|
216
|
(N/A)
|
21.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
756
|
163
|
(N/A)
|
21.6
|
(N/A)
|
216
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,863
|
972
|
(N/A)
|
25.2
|
(N/A)
|
1,289
|
(N/A)
|
33.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,003
|
141
|
(N/A)
|
14.1
|
(N/A)
|
178
|
(N/A)
|
17.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
684
|
78
|
(N/A)
|
11.4
|
(N/A)
|
127
|
(N/A)
|
18.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,239
|
178
|
(N/A)
|
14.4
|
(N/A)
|
223
|
(N/A)
|
18.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
1,021
|
166
|
(N/A)
|
16.3
|
(N/A)
|
201
|
(N/A)
|
19.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
591
|
128
|
(N/A)
|
21.7
|
(N/A)
|
146
|
(N/A)
|
24.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,089
|
154
|
(N/A)
|
14.1
|
(N/A)
|
197
|
(N/A)
|
18.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
816
|
81
|
(N/A)
|
9.9
|
(N/A)
|
106
|
(N/A)
|
13.0
|
(N/A)
|
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