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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 |
Related Children Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
73,410
|
20,364
|
250
|
27.7
|
0.3
|
23,092
|
261
|
31.5
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000049
|
4,072
|
|
Alabama
|
1,069
|
396
|
39
|
37.1
|
3.1
|
469
|
42
|
43.9
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.000928
|
4,072
|
|
Alaska
|
180
|
37
|
5
|
20.5
|
2.6
|
46
|
6
|
25.6
|
2.8
|
0.18
|
-.001105
|
4,072
|
|
Arizona
|
1,698
|
689
|
56
|
40.6
|
2.7
|
740
|
57
|
43.6
|
2.7
|
1.23
|
-.000773
|
4,072
|
|
Arkansas
|
685
|
219
|
24
|
32.0
|
3.0
|
259
|
26
|
37.8
|
3.1
|
0.68
|
-.000983
|
4,072
|
|
California
|
9,250
|
2,690
|
113
|
29.1
|
1.1
|
3,073
|
120
|
33.2
|
1.1
|
1.25
|
-.000140
|
4,072
|
|
Colorado
|
1,227
|
313
|
38
|
25.5
|
2.8
|
355
|
40
|
28.9
|
2.9
|
1.20
|
-.000994
|
4,072
|
|
Connecticut
|
794
|
107
|
19
|
13.5
|
2.3
|
121
|
20
|
15.3
|
2.4
|
0.88
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Delaware
|
207
|
50
|
6
|
24.2
|
2.8
|
55
|
7
|
26.8
|
2.9
|
0.22
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
District of Columbia
|
112
|
44
|
5
|
39.6
|
4.0
|
50
|
6
|
45.0
|
4.0
|
0.18
|
-.001257
|
4,072
|
|
Florida
|
3,952
|
1,114
|
69
|
28.2
|
1.5
|
1,260
|
73
|
31.9
|
1.6
|
1.12
|
-.000252
|
4,072
|
|
Georgia
|
2,545
|
787
|
56
|
30.9
|
1.9
|
894
|
60
|
35.1
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000460
|
4,072
|
|
Hawaii
|
290
|
75
|
9
|
25.8
|
2.8
|
86
|
10
|
29.7
|
2.9
|
0.29
|
-.000942
|
4,072
|
|
Idaho
|
416
|
124
|
13
|
29.9
|
2.7
|
141
|
14
|
33.9
|
2.8
|
0.36
|
-.000967
|
4,072
|
|
Illinois
|
3,131
|
866
|
61
|
27.7
|
1.7
|
1,026
|
66
|
32.8
|
1.8
|
1.13
|
-.000361
|
4,072
|
|
Indiana
|
1,610
|
506
|
45
|
31.4
|
2.4
|
569
|
48
|
35.4
|
2.5
|
1.08
|
-.000698
|
4,072
|
|
Iowa
|
694
|
171
|
22
|
24.6
|
2.9
|
204
|
24
|
29.3
|
3.1
|
0.77
|
-.001057
|
4,072
|
|
Kansas
|
691
|
168
|
22
|
24.3
|
2.8
|
191
|
23
|
27.7
|
2.9
|
0.73
|
-.001079
|
4,072
|
|
Kentucky
|
992
|
289
|
34
|
29.2
|
3.0
|
320
|
36
|
32.2
|
3.1
|
1.05
|
-.001015
|
4,072
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,138
|
329
|
36
|
28.9
|
2.8
|
359
|
38
|
31.5
|
2.8
|
1.05
|
-.000985
|
4,072
|
|
Maine
|
260
|
65
|
10
|
24.9
|
3.4
|
70
|
10
|
27.0
|
3.5
|
0.39
|
-.001221
|
4,072
|
|
Maryland
|
1,329
|
236
|
32
|
17.8
|
2.2
|
274
|
35
|
20.6
|
2.4
|
1.13
|
-.000829
|
4,072
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,432
|
314
|
36
|
22.0
|
2.3
|
368
|
39
|
25.7
|
2.4
|
1.06
|
-.000672
|
4,072
|
|
Michigan
|
2,293
|
597
|
50
|
26.0
|
1.9
|
682
|
53
|
29.8
|
2.0
|
1.09
|
-.000451
|
4,072
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,232
|
286
|
34
|
23.2
|
2.5
|
315
|
36
|
25.6
|
2.6
|
1.07
|
-.000842
|
4,072
|
|
Mississippi
|
766
|
324
|
29
|
42.2
|
3.0
|
365
|
30
|
47.6
|
3.1
|
0.71
|
-.001003
|
4,072
|
|
Missouri
|
1,396
|
408
|
41
|
29.2
|
2.6
|
449
|
43
|
32.2
|
2.7
|
1.11
|
-.000776
|
4,072
|
|
Montana
|
212
|
62
|
8
|
29.1
|
3.1
|
72
|
8
|
34.0
|
3.2
|
0.24
|
-.001020
|
4,072
|
|
Nebraska
|
448
|
83
|
12
|
18.6
|
2.5
|
104
|
14
|
23.2
|
2.7
|
0.46
|
-.001064
|
4,072
|
|
Nevada
|
647
|
165
|
21
|
25.5
|
2.8
|
196
|
22
|
30.3
|
3.0
|
0.67
|
-.001050
|
4,072
|
|
New Hampshire
|
281
|
40
|
7
|
14.3
|
2.5
|
45
|
8
|
15.9
|
2.6
|
0.34
|
-.001062
|
4,072
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,024
|
404
|
42
|
20.0
|
1.9
|
435
|
43
|
21.5
|
2.0
|
1.12
|
-.000531
|
4,072
|
|
New Mexico
|
497
|
192
|
20
|
38.6
|
3.4
|
220
|
21
|
44.3
|
3.4
|
0.58
|
-.001198
|
4,072
|
|
New York
|
4,352
|
1,322
|
77
|
30.4
|
1.5
|
1,465
|
80
|
33.7
|
1.6
|
1.17
|
-.000247
|
4,072
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,276
|
681
|
53
|
29.9
|
2.0
|
759
|
56
|
33.3
|
2.1
|
1.11
|
-.000496
|
4,072
|
|
North Dakota
|
143
|
30
|
4
|
20.8
|
2.7
|
35
|
5
|
24.8
|
2.9
|
0.16
|
-.001039
|
4,072
|
|
Ohio
|
2,634
|
662
|
53
|
25.1
|
1.8
|
735
|
55
|
27.9
|
1.8
|
1.09
|
-.000392
|
4,072
|
|
Oklahoma
|
911
|
232
|
28
|
25.5
|
2.8
|
260
|
30
|
28.5
|
2.9
|
0.91
|
-.001036
|
4,072
|
|
Oregon
|
830
|
203
|
28
|
24.5
|
3.0
|
235
|
30
|
28.3
|
3.2
|
1.01
|
-.001089
|
4,072
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
2,773
|
547
|
48
|
19.7
|
1.6
|
669
|
53
|
24.1
|
1.7
|
1.09
|
-.000363
|
4,072
|
|
Rhode Island
|
221
|
61
|
8
|
27.7
|
3.3
|
68
|
9
|
30.9
|
3.4
|
0.30
|
-.001184
|
4,072
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,098
|
264
|
33
|
24.1
|
2.7
|
300
|
35
|
27.3
|
2.8
|
1.06
|
-.000977
|
4,072
|
|
South Dakota
|
198
|
49
|
6
|
24.7
|
2.5
|
57
|
6
|
28.6
|
2.7
|
0.17
|
-.000874
|
4,072
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,465
|
441
|
42
|
30.1
|
2.5
|
477
|
44
|
32.6
|
2.6
|
1.08
|
-.000714
|
4,072
|
|
Texas
|
6,858
|
2,398
|
106
|
35.0
|
1.3
|
2,695
|
112
|
39.3
|
1.3
|
1.28
|
-.000216
|
4,072
|
|
Utah
|
864
|
174
|
19
|
20.1
|
2.0
|
211
|
21
|
24.4
|
2.2
|
0.54
|
-.000799
|
4,072
|
|
Vermont
|
121
|
25
|
4
|
20.3
|
3.1
|
31
|
5
|
25.3
|
3.4
|
0.18
|
-.001191
|
4,072
|
|
Virginia
|
1,886
|
399
|
41
|
21.1
|
2.0
|
437
|
43
|
23.2
|
2.0
|
1.08
|
-.000579
|
4,072
|
|
Washington
|
1,520
|
341
|
39
|
22.4
|
2.3
|
407
|
42
|
26.8
|
2.5
|
1.15
|
-.000720
|
4,072
|
|
West Virginia
|
384
|
101
|
12
|
26.4
|
2.8
|
111
|
13
|
28.8
|
2.9
|
0.39
|
-.000887
|
4,072
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,246
|
261
|
33
|
20.9
|
2.4
|
303
|
36
|
24.3
|
2.6
|
1.10
|
-.000805
|
4,072
|
|
Wyoming
|
133
|
20
|
3
|
15.3
|
2.4
|
26
|
4
|
19.6
|
2.7
|
0.15
|
-.001152
|
4,072
|
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