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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 Under
18 Years of Age (9)
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
59,392
|
21,966
|
(N/A)
|
37.0
|
(N/A)
|
23,690
|
(N/A)
|
39.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
581
|
297
|
(N/A)
|
51.1
|
(N/A)
|
322
|
(N/A)
|
55.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
801
|
248
|
(N/A)
|
31.0
|
(N/A)
|
270
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
801
|
392
|
(N/A)
|
48.9
|
(N/A)
|
413
|
(N/A)
|
51.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
524
|
230
|
(N/A)
|
43.9
|
(N/A)
|
251
|
(N/A)
|
47.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
5,619
|
2,305
|
(N/A)
|
41.0
|
(N/A)
|
2,457
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
1,358
|
457
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
499
|
(N/A)
|
36.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
1,272
|
252
|
(N/A)
|
19.8
|
(N/A)
|
278
|
(N/A)
|
21.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
880
|
292
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
313
|
(N/A)
|
35.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
525
|
265
|
(N/A)
|
50.5
|
(N/A)
|
270
|
(N/A)
|
51.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
2,068
|
806
|
(N/A)
|
39.0
|
(N/A)
|
874
|
(N/A)
|
42.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
1,368
|
560
|
(N/A)
|
40.9
|
(N/A)
|
606
|
(N/A)
|
44.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
905
|
350
|
(N/A)
|
38.7
|
(N/A)
|
371
|
(N/A)
|
41.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
879
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
43.2
|
(N/A)
|
410
|
(N/A)
|
46.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
1,877
|
739
|
(N/A)
|
39.4
|
(N/A)
|
782
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
860
|
360
|
(N/A)
|
41.9
|
(N/A)
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
44.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
1,140
|
407
|
(N/A)
|
35.7
|
(N/A)
|
426
|
(N/A)
|
37.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
917
|
326
|
(N/A)
|
35.6
|
(N/A)
|
368
|
(N/A)
|
40.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
839
|
322
|
(N/A)
|
38.4
|
(N/A)
|
351
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
531
|
215
|
(N/A)
|
40.5
|
(N/A)
|
232
|
(N/A)
|
43.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
908
|
288
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
317
|
(N/A)
|
34.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
1,314
|
341
|
(N/A)
|
26.0
|
(N/A)
|
367
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
855
|
267
|
(N/A)
|
31.2
|
(N/A)
|
287
|
(N/A)
|
33.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
1,349
|
468
|
(N/A)
|
34.7
|
(N/A)
|
505
|
(N/A)
|
37.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
1,472
|
455
|
(N/A)
|
30.9
|
(N/A)
|
492
|
(N/A)
|
33.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
584
|
328
|
(N/A)
|
56.2
|
(N/A)
|
343
|
(N/A)
|
58.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
1,046
|
409
|
(N/A)
|
39.1
|
(N/A)
|
431
|
(N/A)
|
41.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
496
|
207
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
218
|
(N/A)
|
44.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
969
|
291
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
328
|
(N/A)
|
33.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
896
|
375
|
(N/A)
|
41.9
|
(N/A)
|
404
|
(N/A)
|
45.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
1,129
|
226
|
(N/A)
|
20.0
|
(N/A)
|
258
|
(N/A)
|
22.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
1,262
|
340
|
(N/A)
|
26.9
|
(N/A)
|
360
|
(N/A)
|
28.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
602
|
308
|
(N/A)
|
51.2
|
(N/A)
|
314
|
(N/A)
|
52.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
2,423
|
961
|
(N/A)
|
39.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,033
|
(N/A)
|
42.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
1,162
|
473
|
(N/A)
|
40.7
|
(N/A)
|
507
|
(N/A)
|
43.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
724
|
212
|
(N/A)
|
29.3
|
(N/A)
|
237
|
(N/A)
|
32.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
1,603
|
541
|
(N/A)
|
33.7
|
(N/A)
|
607
|
(N/A)
|
37.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
693
|
284
|
(N/A)
|
41.0
|
(N/A)
|
300
|
(N/A)
|
43.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
786
|
286
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
329
|
(N/A)
|
41.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
1,605
|
488
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
549
|
(N/A)
|
34.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
941
|
363
|
(N/A)
|
38.6
|
(N/A)
|
393
|
(N/A)
|
41.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
758
|
281
|
(N/A)
|
37.1
|
(N/A)
|
307
|
(N/A)
|
40.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,008
|
378
|
(N/A)
|
37.5
|
(N/A)
|
427
|
(N/A)
|
42.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
756
|
315
|
(N/A)
|
41.7
|
(N/A)
|
331
|
(N/A)
|
43.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
3,863
|
1,876
|
(N/A)
|
48.6
|
(N/A)
|
1,961
|
(N/A)
|
50.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,003
|
305
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
341
|
(N/A)
|
34.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
684
|
217
|
(N/A)
|
31.7
|
(N/A)
|
235
|
(N/A)
|
34.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
1,239
|
357
|
(N/A)
|
28.8
|
(N/A)
|
401
|
(N/A)
|
32.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
1,021
|
338
|
(N/A)
|
33.1
|
(N/A)
|
367
|
(N/A)
|
35.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
591
|
216
|
(N/A)
|
36.5
|
(N/A)
|
243
|
(N/A)
|
41.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
1,089
|
322
|
(N/A)
|
29.6
|
(N/A)
|
348
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
816
|
247
|
(N/A)
|
30.3
|
(N/A)
|
277
|
(N/A)
|
33.9
|
(N/A)
|
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