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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 185% of poverty (5) |
Below 200% 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
|
63,774
|
(N/A)
|
30.5
|
(N/A)
|
69,346
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
2,265
|
898
|
(N/A)
|
39.6
|
(N/A)
|
983
|
(N/A)
|
43.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
2,763
|
679
|
(N/A)
|
24.6
|
(N/A)
|
734
|
(N/A)
|
26.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
2,717
|
1,057
|
(N/A)
|
38.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,145
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
2,009
|
799
|
(N/A)
|
39.8
|
(N/A)
|
863
|
(N/A)
|
43.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
20,161
|
6,875
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
7,395
|
(N/A)
|
36.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
4,566
|
1,260
|
(N/A)
|
27.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,379
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
4,585
|
877
|
(N/A)
|
19.1
|
(N/A)
|
972
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
3,188
|
855
|
(N/A)
|
26.8
|
(N/A)
|
950
|
(N/A)
|
29.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
2,609
|
860
|
(N/A)
|
33.0
|
(N/A)
|
911
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
8,452
|
2,729
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
2,986
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
4,610
|
1,663
|
(N/A)
|
36.1
|
(N/A)
|
1,796
|
(N/A)
|
39.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
3,688
|
1,045
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
1,148
|
(N/A)
|
31.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
2,488
|
864
|
(N/A)
|
34.7
|
(N/A)
|
950
|
(N/A)
|
38.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
6,469
|
2,004
|
(N/A)
|
31.0
|
(N/A)
|
2,154
|
(N/A)
|
33.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
2,971
|
952
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,038
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
3,776
|
1,046
|
(N/A)
|
27.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,129
|
(N/A)
|
29.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
2,958
|
904
|
(N/A)
|
30.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,014
|
(N/A)
|
34.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
2,925
|
1,019
|
(N/A)
|
34.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,097
|
(N/A)
|
37.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,979
|
652
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
714
|
(N/A)
|
36.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
3,565
|
982
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
1,075
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
4,915
|
1,080
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,164
|
(N/A)
|
23.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
3,092
|
801
|
(N/A)
|
25.9
|
(N/A)
|
862
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
4,806
|
1,438
|
(N/A)
|
29.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,554
|
(N/A)
|
32.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
4,797
|
1,170
|
(N/A)
|
24.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,267
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
2,009
|
922
|
(N/A)
|
45.9
|
(N/A)
|
977
|
(N/A)
|
48.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
3,518
|
1,115
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,216
|
(N/A)
|
34.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,797
|
612
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
654
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
3,098
|
792
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
883
|
(N/A)
|
28.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
3,298
|
1,104
|
(N/A)
|
33.5
|
(N/A)
|
1,189
|
(N/A)
|
36.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
4,008
|
708
|
(N/A)
|
17.7
|
(N/A)
|
799
|
(N/A)
|
19.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
4,512
|
1,036
|
(N/A)
|
23.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,126
|
(N/A)
|
25.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
2,100
|
844
|
(N/A)
|
40.2
|
(N/A)
|
876
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
9,043
|
2,886
|
(N/A)
|
31.9
|
(N/A)
|
3,137
|
(N/A)
|
34.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
4,122
|
1,408
|
(N/A)
|
34.2
|
(N/A)
|
1,534
|
(N/A)
|
37.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
2,424
|
622
|
(N/A)
|
25.7
|
(N/A)
|
685
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
5,535
|
1,660
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,839
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
2,537
|
805
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
866
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
2,900
|
912
|
(N/A)
|
31.4
|
(N/A)
|
1,024
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
5,900
|
1,528
|
(N/A)
|
25.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,706
|
(N/A)
|
28.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
3,288
|
981
|
(N/A)
|
29.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,087
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
2,764
|
920
|
(N/A)
|
33.3
|
(N/A)
|
994
|
(N/A)
|
36.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
3,237
|
1,037
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,149
|
(N/A)
|
35.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
2,689
|
966
|
(N/A)
|
35.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,045
|
(N/A)
|
38.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
12,422
|
4,809
|
(N/A)
|
38.7
|
(N/A)
|
5,092
|
(N/A)
|
41.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
2,705
|
674
|
(N/A)
|
24.9
|
(N/A)
|
757
|
(N/A)
|
28.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
2,634
|
669
|
(N/A)
|
25.4
|
(N/A)
|
725
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
4,407
|
1,010
|
(N/A)
|
22.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,130
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
3,532
|
945
|
(N/A)
|
26.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,030
|
(N/A)
|
29.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
2,089
|
671
|
(N/A)
|
32.1
|
(N/A)
|
753
|
(N/A)
|
36.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
3,829
|
949
|
(N/A)
|
24.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,039
|
(N/A)
|
27.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
2,656
|
680
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
754
|
(N/A)
|
28.4
|
(N/A)
|
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