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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 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) |
All Ages (1)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
209,407
|
43,219
|
(N/A)
|
20.6
|
(N/A)
|
49,536
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
2,265
|
639
|
(N/A)
|
28.2
|
(N/A)
|
728
|
(N/A)
|
32.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
2,763
|
465
|
(N/A)
|
16.8
|
(N/A)
|
555
|
(N/A)
|
20.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
2,717
|
818
|
(N/A)
|
30.1
|
(N/A)
|
894
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,009
|
537
|
(N/A)
|
26.7
|
(N/A)
|
630
|
(N/A)
|
31.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
20,161
|
4,716
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
5,430
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
4,566
|
894
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,031
|
(N/A)
|
22.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
4,585
|
588
|
(N/A)
|
12.8
|
(N/A)
|
646
|
(N/A)
|
14.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
3,188
|
586
|
(N/A)
|
18.4
|
(N/A)
|
675
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
2,609
|
626
|
(N/A)
|
24.0
|
(N/A)
|
708
|
(N/A)
|
27.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
8,452
|
1,796
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
2,061
|
(N/A)
|
24.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
4,610
|
1,196
|
(N/A)
|
25.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,347
|
(N/A)
|
29.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
3,688
|
677
|
(N/A)
|
18.4
|
(N/A)
|
779
|
(N/A)
|
21.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
2,488
|
566
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
671
|
(N/A)
|
27.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
6,469
|
1,334
|
(N/A)
|
20.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,569
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
2,971
|
658
|
(N/A)
|
22.1
|
(N/A)
|
749
|
(N/A)
|
25.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
3,776
|
712
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
829
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
2,958
|
594
|
(N/A)
|
20.1
|
(N/A)
|
672
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
2,925
|
715
|
(N/A)
|
24.4
|
(N/A)
|
796
|
(N/A)
|
27.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,979
|
432
|
(N/A)
|
21.8
|
(N/A)
|
492
|
(N/A)
|
24.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
3,565
|
672
|
(N/A)
|
18.8
|
(N/A)
|
753
|
(N/A)
|
21.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
4,915
|
688
|
(N/A)
|
14.0
|
(N/A)
|
777
|
(N/A)
|
15.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
3,092
|
530
|
(N/A)
|
17.1
|
(N/A)
|
634
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
4,806
|
983
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
1,143
|
(N/A)
|
23.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
4,797
|
815
|
(N/A)
|
17.0
|
(N/A)
|
915
|
(N/A)
|
19.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
2,009
|
639
|
(N/A)
|
31.8
|
(N/A)
|
731
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
3,518
|
760
|
(N/A)
|
21.6
|
(N/A)
|
862
|
(N/A)
|
24.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,797
|
406
|
(N/A)
|
22.6
|
(N/A)
|
476
|
(N/A)
|
26.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
3,098
|
485
|
(N/A)
|
15.7
|
(N/A)
|
585
|
(N/A)
|
18.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
3,298
|
708
|
(N/A)
|
21.5
|
(N/A)
|
827
|
(N/A)
|
25.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
4,008
|
474
|
(N/A)
|
11.8
|
(N/A)
|
538
|
(N/A)
|
13.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
4,512
|
703
|
(N/A)
|
15.6
|
(N/A)
|
790
|
(N/A)
|
17.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,100
|
599
|
(N/A)
|
28.5
|
(N/A)
|
695
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
9,043
|
2,056
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
2,296
|
(N/A)
|
25.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
4,122
|
964
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,093
|
(N/A)
|
26.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,424
|
425
|
(N/A)
|
17.5
|
(N/A)
|
496
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
5,535
|
1,087
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,228
|
(N/A)
|
22.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
2,537
|
516
|
(N/A)
|
20.3
|
(N/A)
|
573
|
(N/A)
|
22.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
2,900
|
598
|
(N/A)
|
20.6
|
(N/A)
|
692
|
(N/A)
|
23.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
5,900
|
965
|
(N/A)
|
16.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,156
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
3,288
|
692
|
(N/A)
|
21.0
|
(N/A)
|
779
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
2,764
|
588
|
(N/A)
|
21.3
|
(N/A)
|
668
|
(N/A)
|
24.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
3,237
|
698
|
(N/A)
|
21.6
|
(N/A)
|
793
|
(N/A)
|
24.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
2,689
|
653
|
(N/A)
|
24.3
|
(N/A)
|
703
|
(N/A)
|
26.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
12,422
|
3,342
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
3,797
|
(N/A)
|
30.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
2,705
|
436
|
(N/A)
|
16.1
|
(N/A)
|
533
|
(N/A)
|
19.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
2,634
|
394
|
(N/A)
|
15.0
|
(N/A)
|
501
|
(N/A)
|
19.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
4,407
|
700
|
(N/A)
|
15.9
|
(N/A)
|
780
|
(N/A)
|
17.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
3,532
|
606
|
(N/A)
|
17.2
|
(N/A)
|
724
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
2,089
|
490
|
(N/A)
|
23.5
|
(N/A)
|
544
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
3,829
|
620
|
(N/A)
|
16.2
|
(N/A)
|
721
|
(N/A)
|
18.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
2,656
|
378
|
(N/A)
|
14.2
|
(N/A)
|
471
|
(N/A)
|
17.7
|
(N/A)
|
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