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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) |
Related Children 5 to 17
Years of Age (14)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
57,587
|
21,094
|
(N/A)
|
36.6
|
(N/A)
|
22,749
|
(N/A)
|
39.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
557
|
283
|
(N/A)
|
50.8
|
(N/A)
|
308
|
(N/A)
|
55.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
782
|
242
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
264
|
(N/A)
|
33.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
769
|
368
|
(N/A)
|
47.9
|
(N/A)
|
388
|
(N/A)
|
50.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
507
|
221
|
(N/A)
|
43.6
|
(N/A)
|
242
|
(N/A)
|
47.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,353
|
2,173
|
(N/A)
|
40.6
|
(N/A)
|
2,315
|
(N/A)
|
43.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,325
|
443
|
(N/A)
|
33.4
|
(N/A)
|
483
|
(N/A)
|
36.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,239
|
244
|
(N/A)
|
19.7
|
(N/A)
|
266
|
(N/A)
|
21.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
858
|
282
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
303
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
500
|
252
|
(N/A)
|
50.4
|
(N/A)
|
256
|
(N/A)
|
51.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
1,996
|
775
|
(N/A)
|
38.8
|
(N/A)
|
840
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,314
|
529
|
(N/A)
|
40.3
|
(N/A)
|
574
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
844
|
335
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
353
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
858
|
371
|
(N/A)
|
43.2
|
(N/A)
|
401
|
(N/A)
|
46.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
1,835
|
717
|
(N/A)
|
39.1
|
(N/A)
|
757
|
(N/A)
|
41.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
847
|
351
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
371
|
(N/A)
|
43.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,107
|
391
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
410
|
(N/A)
|
37.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
896
|
313
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
355
|
(N/A)
|
39.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
817
|
310
|
(N/A)
|
37.9
|
(N/A)
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
506
|
197
|
(N/A)
|
38.9
|
(N/A)
|
212
|
(N/A)
|
41.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
891
|
276
|
(N/A)
|
31.0
|
(N/A)
|
304
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,278
|
330
|
(N/A)
|
25.8
|
(N/A)
|
356
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
845
|
265
|
(N/A)
|
31.4
|
(N/A)
|
285
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,332
|
461
|
(N/A)
|
34.6
|
(N/A)
|
498
|
(N/A)
|
37.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,445
|
443
|
(N/A)
|
30.7
|
(N/A)
|
480
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
555
|
306
|
(N/A)
|
55.1
|
(N/A)
|
320
|
(N/A)
|
57.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
1,012
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
38.5
|
(N/A)
|
410
|
(N/A)
|
40.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
487
|
203
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
213
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
950
|
280
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
317
|
(N/A)
|
33.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
861
|
359
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
387
|
(N/A)
|
44.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,105
|
215
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
247
|
(N/A)
|
22.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,234
|
332
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
349
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
585
|
297
|
(N/A)
|
50.8
|
(N/A)
|
303
|
(N/A)
|
51.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,360
|
931
|
(N/A)
|
39.4
|
(N/A)
|
997
|
(N/A)
|
42.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,139
|
466
|
(N/A)
|
40.9
|
(N/A)
|
498
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
708
|
203
|
(N/A)
|
28.7
|
(N/A)
|
228
|
(N/A)
|
32.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,557
|
517
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
580
|
(N/A)
|
37.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
658
|
270
|
(N/A)
|
41.0
|
(N/A)
|
286
|
(N/A)
|
43.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
768
|
275
|
(N/A)
|
35.8
|
(N/A)
|
318
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,562
|
472
|
(N/A)
|
30.2
|
(N/A)
|
533
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
925
|
355
|
(N/A)
|
38.4
|
(N/A)
|
384
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
726
|
263
|
(N/A)
|
36.2
|
(N/A)
|
288
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
984
|
360
|
(N/A)
|
36.6
|
(N/A)
|
407
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
731
|
301
|
(N/A)
|
41.2
|
(N/A)
|
317
|
(N/A)
|
43.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,706
|
1,788
|
(N/A)
|
48.2
|
(N/A)
|
1,869
|
(N/A)
|
50.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
969
|
295
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
330
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
676
|
214
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
231
|
(N/A)
|
34.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,207
|
345
|
(N/A)
|
28.6
|
(N/A)
|
383
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
982
|
329
|
(N/A)
|
33.5
|
(N/A)
|
357
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
568
|
204
|
(N/A)
|
35.9
|
(N/A)
|
230
|
(N/A)
|
40.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,072
|
314
|
(N/A)
|
29.3
|
(N/A)
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
31.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
799
|
238
|
(N/A)
|
29.8
|
(N/A)
|
268
|
(N/A)
|
33.5
|
(N/A)
|
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