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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 135% of poverty (5) |
Below 150% 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 |
People Under 18
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
74,579
|
21,115
|
253
|
28.3
|
0.3
|
23,894
|
263
|
32.0
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
1,076
|
401
|
40
|
37.3
|
3.0
|
474
|
43
|
44.1
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
185
|
40
|
5
|
21.7
|
2.6
|
50
|
6
|
26.8
|
2.8
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,707
|
697
|
56
|
40.8
|
2.7
|
748
|
58
|
43.8
|
2.7
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
701
|
231
|
24
|
33.0
|
3.0
|
271
|
26
|
38.6
|
3.1
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
9,419
|
2,809
|
115
|
29.8
|
1.1
|
3,199
|
122
|
34.0
|
1.1
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
1,241
|
322
|
38
|
26.0
|
2.8
|
364
|
41
|
29.3
|
2.9
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
805
|
113
|
20
|
14.1
|
2.3
|
127
|
21
|
15.8
|
2.4
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
211
|
53
|
7
|
25.0
|
2.8
|
59
|
7
|
27.8
|
2.9
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
113
|
45
|
5
|
39.4
|
3.9
|
51
|
6
|
44.8
|
4.0
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
4,017
|
1,154
|
70
|
28.7
|
1.5
|
1,306
|
74
|
32.5
|
1.6
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
2,579
|
806
|
57
|
31.2
|
1.9
|
913
|
60
|
35.4
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
296
|
78
|
9
|
26.5
|
2.8
|
90
|
10
|
30.3
|
2.9
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
419
|
126
|
13
|
30.0
|
2.7
|
144
|
14
|
34.4
|
2.8
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
3,189
|
901
|
62
|
28.3
|
1.7
|
1,066
|
67
|
33.4
|
1.8
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,620
|
512
|
45
|
31.6
|
2.4
|
578
|
48
|
35.7
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
707
|
180
|
23
|
25.5
|
2.9
|
215
|
25
|
30.4
|
3.1
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
704
|
180
|
22
|
25.5
|
2.8
|
203
|
24
|
28.9
|
2.9
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
1,010
|
297
|
34
|
29.4
|
3.0
|
328
|
36
|
32.5
|
3.0
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,158
|
342
|
37
|
29.5
|
2.8
|
371
|
38
|
32.0
|
2.8
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
269
|
71
|
10
|
26.5
|
3.4
|
77
|
11
|
28.7
|
3.5
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
1,343
|
245
|
33
|
18.2
|
2.3
|
283
|
35
|
21.0
|
2.4
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,448
|
325
|
37
|
22.5
|
2.3
|
379
|
39
|
26.2
|
2.4
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
2,343
|
634
|
51
|
27.1
|
1.9
|
721
|
54
|
30.8
|
2.0
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,245
|
293
|
35
|
23.5
|
2.5
|
321
|
36
|
25.8
|
2.6
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
782
|
331
|
29
|
42.3
|
3.0
|
372
|
31
|
47.5
|
3.0
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
1,428
|
428
|
42
|
30.0
|
2.6
|
472
|
44
|
33.0
|
2.6
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
217
|
65
|
8
|
29.7
|
3.1
|
75
|
8
|
34.7
|
3.2
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
457
|
88
|
13
|
19.3
|
2.5
|
109
|
14
|
23.8
|
2.7
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
665
|
174
|
21
|
26.2
|
2.8
|
207
|
23
|
31.2
|
3.0
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
284
|
41
|
7
|
14.5
|
2.5
|
46
|
8
|
16.1
|
2.6
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,052
|
417
|
43
|
20.3
|
1.9
|
451
|
44
|
22.0
|
2.0
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
511
|
200
|
21
|
39.2
|
3.3
|
231
|
22
|
45.2
|
3.4
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
4,439
|
1,383
|
78
|
31.1
|
1.5
|
1,526
|
82
|
34.4
|
1.6
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,323
|
715
|
55
|
30.8
|
2.0
|
793
|
57
|
34.1
|
2.1
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
144
|
30
|
4
|
21.0
|
2.7
|
36
|
5
|
25.0
|
2.9
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
2,694
|
707
|
54
|
26.2
|
1.8
|
785
|
57
|
29.1
|
1.8
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
924
|
242
|
29
|
26.2
|
2.8
|
269
|
30
|
29.1
|
2.9
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
850
|
218
|
29
|
25.6
|
3.0
|
250
|
31
|
29.5
|
3.2
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,810
|
572
|
49
|
20.4
|
1.6
|
694
|
54
|
24.7
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
224
|
63
|
8
|
28.1
|
3.3
|
70
|
9
|
31.3
|
3.4
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,106
|
268
|
33
|
24.2
|
2.7
|
303
|
35
|
27.4
|
2.8
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
200
|
50
|
6
|
25.1
|
2.5
|
58
|
6
|
28.9
|
2.7
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,478
|
450
|
43
|
30.5
|
2.5
|
487
|
44
|
32.9
|
2.6
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
6,941
|
2,448
|
107
|
35.3
|
1.3
|
2,747
|
113
|
39.6
|
1.3
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
872
|
181
|
19
|
20.8
|
2.0
|
218
|
21
|
25.0
|
2.2
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
122
|
26
|
4
|
20.9
|
3.1
|
32
|
5
|
26.0
|
3.4
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,908
|
407
|
41
|
21.3
|
2.0
|
445
|
43
|
23.3
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,540
|
354
|
40
|
23.0
|
2.3
|
420
|
43
|
27.3
|
2.5
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
388
|
105
|
13
|
27.0
|
2.8
|
114
|
13
|
29.4
|
2.9
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,279
|
276
|
34
|
21.5
|
2.4
|
320
|
37
|
25.0
|
2.6
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
135
|
21
|
4
|
15.8
|
2.4
|
27
|
4
|
20.3
|
2.7
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
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