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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) |
People in Families with a
Female Householder, no
Husband Present, with Children
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
24,967
|
9,665
|
(N/A)
|
38.7
|
(N/A)
|
11,910
|
(N/A)
|
47.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
333
|
172
|
(N/A)
|
51.7
|
(N/A)
|
213
|
(N/A)
|
64.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
266
|
77
|
(N/A)
|
28.9
|
(N/A)
|
98
|
(N/A)
|
36.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
328
|
143
|
(N/A)
|
43.6
|
(N/A)
|
184
|
(N/A)
|
56.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
220
|
97
|
(N/A)
|
44.1
|
(N/A)
|
110
|
(N/A)
|
50.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
2,239
|
720
|
(N/A)
|
32.2
|
(N/A)
|
908
|
(N/A)
|
40.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
514
|
204
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
255
|
(N/A)
|
49.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
465
|
115
|
(N/A)
|
24.7
|
(N/A)
|
150
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
393
|
140
|
(N/A)
|
35.6
|
(N/A)
|
158
|
(N/A)
|
40.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
434
|
195
|
(N/A)
|
44.9
|
(N/A)
|
229
|
(N/A)
|
52.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
995
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
32.7
|
(N/A)
|
428
|
(N/A)
|
43.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
734
|
327
|
(N/A)
|
44.6
|
(N/A)
|
402
|
(N/A)
|
54.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
451
|
121
|
(N/A)
|
26.8
|
(N/A)
|
157
|
(N/A)
|
34.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
234
|
89
|
(N/A)
|
38.0
|
(N/A)
|
122
|
(N/A)
|
52.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
760
|
307
|
(N/A)
|
40.4
|
(N/A)
|
374
|
(N/A)
|
49.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
451
|
233
|
(N/A)
|
51.7
|
(N/A)
|
275
|
(N/A)
|
61.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
387
|
120
|
(N/A)
|
31.0
|
(N/A)
|
194
|
(N/A)
|
50.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
341
|
140
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
169
|
(N/A)
|
49.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
384
|
179
|
(N/A)
|
46.6
|
(N/A)
|
201
|
(N/A)
|
52.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
275
|
129
|
(N/A)
|
46.9
|
(N/A)
|
168
|
(N/A)
|
61.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
320
|
121
|
(N/A)
|
37.8
|
(N/A)
|
172
|
(N/A)
|
53.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
541
|
129
|
(N/A)
|
23.8
|
(N/A)
|
180
|
(N/A)
|
33.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
334
|
108
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
150
|
(N/A)
|
44.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
566
|
244
|
(N/A)
|
43.1
|
(N/A)
|
295
|
(N/A)
|
52.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
518
|
202
|
(N/A)
|
39.0
|
(N/A)
|
241
|
(N/A)
|
46.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
409
|
220
|
(N/A)
|
53.8
|
(N/A)
|
267
|
(N/A)
|
65.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
434
|
191
|
(N/A)
|
44.0
|
(N/A)
|
220
|
(N/A)
|
50.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
174
|
95
|
(N/A)
|
54.6
|
(N/A)
|
126
|
(N/A)
|
72.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
302
|
105
|
(N/A)
|
34.8
|
(N/A)
|
125
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
358
|
143
|
(N/A)
|
39.9
|
(N/A)
|
182
|
(N/A)
|
50.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
343
|
107
|
(N/A)
|
31.2
|
(N/A)
|
133
|
(N/A)
|
38.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
521
|
169
|
(N/A)
|
32.4
|
(N/A)
|
198
|
(N/A)
|
38.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
303
|
148
|
(N/A)
|
48.8
|
(N/A)
|
170
|
(N/A)
|
56.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
1,405
|
575
|
(N/A)
|
40.9
|
(N/A)
|
661
|
(N/A)
|
47.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
518
|
225
|
(N/A)
|
43.4
|
(N/A)
|
260
|
(N/A)
|
50.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
283
|
114
|
(N/A)
|
40.3
|
(N/A)
|
144
|
(N/A)
|
50.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
596
|
251
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
306
|
(N/A)
|
51.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
268
|
118
|
(N/A)
|
44.0
|
(N/A)
|
137
|
(N/A)
|
51.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
270
|
104
|
(N/A)
|
38.5
|
(N/A)
|
111
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
581
|
185
|
(N/A)
|
31.8
|
(N/A)
|
241
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
500
|
215
|
(N/A)
|
43.0
|
(N/A)
|
250
|
(N/A)
|
50.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
433
|
169
|
(N/A)
|
39.0
|
(N/A)
|
205
|
(N/A)
|
47.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
408
|
175
|
(N/A)
|
42.9
|
(N/A)
|
218
|
(N/A)
|
53.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
294
|
142
|
(N/A)
|
48.3
|
(N/A)
|
160
|
(N/A)
|
54.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
1,786
|
762
|
(N/A)
|
42.7
|
(N/A)
|
988
|
(N/A)
|
55.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
287
|
92
|
(N/A)
|
32.1
|
(N/A)
|
107
|
(N/A)
|
37.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
243
|
61
|
(N/A)
|
25.1
|
(N/A)
|
97
|
(N/A)
|
39.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
530
|
178
|
(N/A)
|
33.6
|
(N/A)
|
218
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
404
|
160
|
(N/A)
|
39.6
|
(N/A)
|
169
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
205
|
124
|
(N/A)
|
60.5
|
(N/A)
|
129
|
(N/A)
|
62.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
400
|
132
|
(N/A)
|
33.0
|
(N/A)
|
173
|
(N/A)
|
43.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
229
|
68
|
(N/A)
|
29.7
|
(N/A)
|
82
|
(N/A)
|
35.8
|
(N/A)
|
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