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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) |
People Under 18
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
60,336
|
22,675
|
(N/A)
|
37.6
|
(N/A)
|
24,419
|
(N/A)
|
40.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
585
|
300
|
(N/A)
|
51.3
|
(N/A)
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
55.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
825
|
266
|
(N/A)
|
32.2
|
(N/A)
|
288
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
806
|
396
|
(N/A)
|
49.1
|
(N/A)
|
418
|
(N/A)
|
51.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
535
|
239
|
(N/A)
|
44.7
|
(N/A)
|
260
|
(N/A)
|
48.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,725
|
2,392
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
2,546
|
(N/A)
|
44.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,374
|
468
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
512
|
(N/A)
|
37.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,289
|
262
|
(N/A)
|
20.3
|
(N/A)
|
290
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
896
|
304
|
(N/A)
|
33.9
|
(N/A)
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
36.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
534
|
268
|
(N/A)
|
50.2
|
(N/A)
|
273
|
(N/A)
|
51.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
2,106
|
838
|
(N/A)
|
39.8
|
(N/A)
|
907
|
(N/A)
|
43.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,387
|
572
|
(N/A)
|
41.2
|
(N/A)
|
618
|
(N/A)
|
44.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
925
|
362
|
(N/A)
|
39.1
|
(N/A)
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
41.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
885
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
43.5
|
(N/A)
|
416
|
(N/A)
|
47.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
1,910
|
764
|
(N/A)
|
40.0
|
(N/A)
|
807
|
(N/A)
|
42.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
866
|
365
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
44.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,159
|
426
|
(N/A)
|
36.8
|
(N/A)
|
445
|
(N/A)
|
38.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
933
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
382
|
(N/A)
|
40.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
855
|
331
|
(N/A)
|
38.7
|
(N/A)
|
361
|
(N/A)
|
42.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
538
|
219
|
(N/A)
|
40.7
|
(N/A)
|
236
|
(N/A)
|
43.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
938
|
311
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
36.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,328
|
350
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
376
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
863
|
274
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
294
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,377
|
489
|
(N/A)
|
35.5
|
(N/A)
|
527
|
(N/A)
|
38.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,488
|
464
|
(N/A)
|
31.2
|
(N/A)
|
502
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
594
|
334
|
(N/A)
|
56.2
|
(N/A)
|
349
|
(N/A)
|
58.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
1,070
|
432
|
(N/A)
|
40.4
|
(N/A)
|
454
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
509
|
216
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
227
|
(N/A)
|
44.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
989
|
306
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
343
|
(N/A)
|
34.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
916
|
390
|
(N/A)
|
42.6
|
(N/A)
|
419
|
(N/A)
|
45.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,139
|
234
|
(N/A)
|
20.5
|
(N/A)
|
266
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,282
|
356
|
(N/A)
|
27.8
|
(N/A)
|
376
|
(N/A)
|
29.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
616
|
319
|
(N/A)
|
51.8
|
(N/A)
|
325
|
(N/A)
|
52.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,469
|
996
|
(N/A)
|
40.3
|
(N/A)
|
1,068
|
(N/A)
|
43.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,187
|
492
|
(N/A)
|
41.4
|
(N/A)
|
527
|
(N/A)
|
44.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
730
|
215
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
240
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,638
|
572
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
638
|
(N/A)
|
38.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
702
|
291
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
307
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
803
|
299
|
(N/A)
|
37.2
|
(N/A)
|
344
|
(N/A)
|
42.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,625
|
502
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
563
|
(N/A)
|
34.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
952
|
372
|
(N/A)
|
39.1
|
(N/A)
|
402
|
(N/A)
|
42.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
764
|
284
|
(N/A)
|
37.2
|
(N/A)
|
310
|
(N/A)
|
40.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,019
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
37.8
|
(N/A)
|
434
|
(N/A)
|
42.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
763
|
321
|
(N/A)
|
42.1
|
(N/A)
|
337
|
(N/A)
|
44.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,907
|
1,906
|
(N/A)
|
48.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,991
|
(N/A)
|
51.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,012
|
313
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
349
|
(N/A)
|
34.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
692
|
225
|
(N/A)
|
32.5
|
(N/A)
|
243
|
(N/A)
|
35.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,253
|
365
|
(N/A)
|
29.1
|
(N/A)
|
409
|
(N/A)
|
32.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
1,036
|
349
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
378
|
(N/A)
|
36.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
597
|
221
|
(N/A)
|
37.0
|
(N/A)
|
248
|
(N/A)
|
41.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,116
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
368
|
(N/A)
|
33.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
829
|
256
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
286
|
(N/A)
|
34.5
|
(N/A)
|
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