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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 65 Years and Over
|
|---|
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
38,613
|
6,472
|
103
|
16.8
|
0.3
|
7,872
|
112
|
20.4
|
0.3
|
1.00
|
-.000053
|
1,998
|
|
Alabama
|
676
|
150
|
17
|
22.1
|
2.3
|
177
|
19
|
26.2
|
2.4
|
1.05
|
-.000455
|
1,998
|
|
Alaska
|
59
|
10
|
2
|
(B)
|
2.9
|
11
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.1
|
0.18
|
-.000542
|
1,998
|
|
Arizona
|
776
|
158
|
19
|
20.4
|
2.3
|
187
|
21
|
24.1
|
2.4
|
1.23
|
-.000379
|
1,998
|
|
Arkansas
|
418
|
96
|
11
|
23.0
|
2.4
|
128
|
13
|
30.7
|
2.6
|
0.68
|
-.000482
|
1,998
|
|
California
|
4,128
|
716
|
42
|
17.3
|
0.9
|
894
|
47
|
21.7
|
1.0
|
1.25
|
-.000069
|
1,998
|
|
Colorado
|
536
|
75
|
13
|
14.0
|
2.3
|
90
|
15
|
16.8
|
2.5
|
1.20
|
-.000488
|
1,998
|
|
Connecticut
|
470
|
56
|
10
|
11.9
|
2.0
|
65
|
11
|
13.8
|
2.1
|
0.88
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Delaware
|
132
|
19
|
3
|
14.4
|
2.0
|
25
|
3
|
19.1
|
2.3
|
0.22
|
-.000508
|
1,998
|
|
District of Columbia
|
65
|
15
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.1
|
17
|
2
|
(B)
|
3.3
|
0.18
|
-.000617
|
1,998
|
|
Florida
|
3,176
|
450
|
31
|
14.2
|
0.9
|
566
|
35
|
17.8
|
1.0
|
1.12
|
-.000124
|
1,998
|
|
Georgia
|
869
|
229
|
22
|
26.3
|
2.2
|
268
|
24
|
30.9
|
2.3
|
1.08
|
-.000226
|
1,998
|
|
Hawaii
|
196
|
33
|
4
|
16.7
|
2.0
|
38
|
5
|
19.3
|
2.1
|
0.29
|
-.000462
|
1,998
|
|
Idaho
|
182
|
32
|
5
|
17.5
|
2.4
|
39
|
5
|
21.6
|
2.6
|
0.36
|
-.000475
|
1,998
|
|
Illinois
|
1,494
|
207
|
21
|
13.9
|
1.3
|
261
|
24
|
17.5
|
1.5
|
1.13
|
-.000177
|
1,998
|
|
Indiana
|
847
|
116
|
16
|
13.7
|
1.7
|
143
|
17
|
16.9
|
1.9
|
1.08
|
-.000342
|
1,998
|
|
Iowa
|
366
|
53
|
9
|
14.4
|
2.3
|
61
|
10
|
16.7
|
2.4
|
0.77
|
-.000519
|
1,998
|
|
Kansas
|
341
|
56
|
9
|
16.5
|
2.4
|
66
|
10
|
19.4
|
2.6
|
0.73
|
-.000529
|
1,998
|
|
Kentucky
|
544
|
106
|
15
|
19.4
|
2.5
|
134
|
17
|
24.7
|
2.7
|
1.05
|
-.000498
|
1,998
|
|
Louisiana
|
539
|
99
|
14
|
18.3
|
2.4
|
120
|
16
|
22.2
|
2.6
|
1.05
|
-.000483
|
1,998
|
|
Maine
|
204
|
34
|
5
|
16.6
|
2.3
|
42
|
6
|
20.5
|
2.5
|
0.39
|
-.000599
|
1,998
|
|
Maryland
|
656
|
107
|
15
|
16.3
|
2.2
|
114
|
16
|
17.4
|
2.2
|
1.13
|
-.000407
|
1,998
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,010
|
146
|
17
|
14.5
|
1.6
|
196
|
20
|
19.4
|
1.8
|
1.06
|
-.000330
|
1,998
|
|
Michigan
|
1,243
|
160
|
19
|
12.9
|
1.4
|
209
|
21
|
16.8
|
1.6
|
1.09
|
-.000221
|
1,998
|
|
Minnesota
|
697
|
101
|
15
|
14.5
|
1.9
|
120
|
16
|
17.2
|
2.1
|
1.07
|
-.000413
|
1,998
|
|
Mississippi
|
385
|
107
|
12
|
27.7
|
2.7
|
118
|
13
|
30.6
|
2.8
|
0.71
|
-.000492
|
1,998
|
|
Missouri
|
764
|
126
|
17
|
16.4
|
2.0
|
168
|
19
|
22.0
|
2.2
|
1.11
|
-.000381
|
1,998
|
|
Montana
|
144
|
21
|
3
|
14.6
|
2.0
|
30
|
4
|
20.7
|
2.3
|
0.24
|
-.000501
|
1,998
|
|
Nebraska
|
230
|
28
|
5
|
12.3
|
2.1
|
35
|
6
|
15.1
|
2.3
|
0.46
|
-.000522
|
1,998
|
|
Nevada
|
310
|
59
|
9
|
19.2
|
2.6
|
71
|
10
|
22.8
|
2.8
|
0.67
|
-.000515
|
1,998
|
|
New Hampshire
|
171
|
22
|
4
|
12.5
|
2.1
|
29
|
4
|
16.7
|
2.3
|
0.34
|
-.000521
|
1,998
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,063
|
145
|
18
|
13.7
|
1.6
|
184
|
20
|
17.3
|
1.7
|
1.12
|
-.000261
|
1,998
|
|
New Mexico
|
264
|
53
|
8
|
20.2
|
2.7
|
65
|
9
|
24.5
|
2.8
|
0.58
|
-.000588
|
1,998
|
|
New York
|
2,546
|
495
|
34
|
19.4
|
1.2
|
583
|
36
|
22.9
|
1.3
|
1.17
|
-.000121
|
1,998
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,198
|
204
|
21
|
17.0
|
1.6
|
242
|
23
|
20.2
|
1.7
|
1.11
|
-.000243
|
1,998
|
|
North Dakota
|
79
|
14
|
2
|
17.3
|
2.4
|
16
|
2
|
19.8
|
2.5
|
0.16
|
-.000510
|
1,998
|
|
Ohio
|
1,496
|
226
|
22
|
15.1
|
1.4
|
275
|
24
|
18.4
|
1.5
|
1.09
|
-.000192
|
1,998
|
|
Oklahoma
|
497
|
75
|
12
|
15.1
|
2.2
|
95
|
13
|
19.1
|
2.4
|
0.91
|
-.000509
|
1,998
|
|
Oregon
|
550
|
80
|
13
|
14.6
|
2.1
|
100
|
14
|
18.2
|
2.3
|
1.01
|
-.000535
|
1,998
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,887
|
304
|
25
|
16.1
|
1.2
|
360
|
28
|
19.1
|
1.3
|
1.09
|
-.000178
|
1,998
|
|
Rhode Island
|
139
|
25
|
4
|
18.1
|
2.5
|
30
|
4
|
21.8
|
2.7
|
0.30
|
-.000581
|
1,998
|
|
South Carolina
|
640
|
128
|
16
|
20.1
|
2.3
|
154
|
18
|
24.0
|
2.5
|
1.06
|
-.000479
|
1,998
|
|
South Dakota
|
111
|
15
|
2
|
13.4
|
1.9
|
19
|
2
|
16.6
|
2.1
|
0.17
|
-.000429
|
1,998
|
|
Tennessee
|
874
|
189
|
20
|
21.6
|
2.0
|
209
|
21
|
23.9
|
2.1
|
1.08
|
-.000350
|
1,998
|
|
Texas
|
2,434
|
493
|
35
|
20.2
|
1.3
|
570
|
38
|
23.4
|
1.4
|
1.28
|
-.000106
|
1,998
|
|
Utah
|
248
|
30
|
6
|
12.1
|
2.2
|
37
|
6
|
14.8
|
2.3
|
0.54
|
-.000392
|
1,998
|
|
Vermont
|
81
|
12
|
2
|
15.3
|
2.4
|
17
|
2
|
20.4
|
2.7
|
0.18
|
-.000584
|
1,998
|
|
Virginia
|
921
|
125
|
16
|
13.6
|
1.7
|
146
|
18
|
15.8
|
1.8
|
1.08
|
-.000284
|
1,998
|
|
Washington
|
770
|
116
|
16
|
15.1
|
2.0
|
148
|
18
|
19.2
|
2.2
|
1.15
|
-.000353
|
1,998
|
|
West Virginia
|
306
|
51
|
6
|
16.5
|
1.9
|
64
|
7
|
20.8
|
2.0
|
0.39
|
-.000435
|
1,998
|
|
Wisconsin
|
810
|
95
|
14
|
11.7
|
1.7
|
125
|
16
|
15.4
|
1.9
|
1.10
|
-.000395
|
1,998
|
|
Wyoming
|
68
|
11
|
2
|
(B)
|
2.4
|
13
|
2
|
(B)
|
2.6
|
0.15
|
-.000565
|
1,998
|
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