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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 18 to 64
|
|---|
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT |
|---|
|
United States
|
127,215
|
34,344
|
(N/A)
|
27.0
|
(N/A)
|
37,347
|
(N/A)
|
29.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alabama
|
1,390
|
488
|
(N/A)
|
35.1
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
38.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Alaska
|
1,724
|
356
|
(N/A)
|
20.6
|
(N/A)
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arizona
|
1,645
|
561
|
(N/A)
|
34.1
|
(N/A)
|
614
|
(N/A)
|
37.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Arkansas
|
1,221
|
443
|
(N/A)
|
36.3
|
(N/A)
|
479
|
(N/A)
|
39.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
California
|
12,593
|
3,911
|
(N/A)
|
31.1
|
(N/A)
|
4,216
|
(N/A)
|
33.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Colorado
|
2,809
|
697
|
(N/A)
|
24.8
|
(N/A)
|
762
|
(N/A)
|
27.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Connecticut
|
2,798
|
498
|
(N/A)
|
17.8
|
(N/A)
|
540
|
(N/A)
|
19.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Delaware
|
1,894
|
444
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
503
|
(N/A)
|
26.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
District of Columbia
|
1,771
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
523
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Florida
|
5,113
|
1,533
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
1,670
|
(N/A)
|
32.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Georgia
|
2,877
|
944
|
(N/A)
|
32.8
|
(N/A)
|
1,016
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Hawaii
|
2,227
|
533
|
(N/A)
|
23.9
|
(N/A)
|
584
|
(N/A)
|
26.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Idaho
|
1,395
|
407
|
(N/A)
|
29.2
|
(N/A)
|
455
|
(N/A)
|
32.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Illinois
|
3,932
|
1,049
|
(N/A)
|
26.7
|
(N/A)
|
1,131
|
(N/A)
|
28.8
|
(N/A)
|
|
Indiana
|
1,760
|
490
|
(N/A)
|
27.8
|
(N/A)
|
534
|
(N/A)
|
30.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Iowa
|
2,289
|
536
|
(N/A)
|
23.4
|
(N/A)
|
582
|
(N/A)
|
25.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kansas
|
1,740
|
477
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
524
|
(N/A)
|
30.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Kentucky
|
1,778
|
585
|
(N/A)
|
32.9
|
(N/A)
|
628
|
(N/A)
|
35.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Louisiana
|
1,206
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
28.1
|
(N/A)
|
368
|
(N/A)
|
30.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maine
|
2,193
|
531
|
(N/A)
|
24.2
|
(N/A)
|
580
|
(N/A)
|
26.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Maryland
|
3,090
|
604
|
(N/A)
|
19.5
|
(N/A)
|
645
|
(N/A)
|
20.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Massachusetts
|
1,848
|
418
|
(N/A)
|
22.6
|
(N/A)
|
452
|
(N/A)
|
24.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Michigan
|
2,937
|
819
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
881
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Minnesota
|
2,855
|
596
|
(N/A)
|
20.9
|
(N/A)
|
641
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
Mississippi
|
1,163
|
474
|
(N/A)
|
40.8
|
(N/A)
|
507
|
(N/A)
|
43.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Missouri
|
2,112
|
574
|
(N/A)
|
27.2
|
(N/A)
|
634
|
(N/A)
|
30.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Montana
|
1,081
|
312
|
(N/A)
|
28.9
|
(N/A)
|
339
|
(N/A)
|
31.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nebraska
|
1,791
|
400
|
(N/A)
|
22.3
|
(N/A)
|
443
|
(N/A)
|
24.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Nevada
|
2,048
|
604
|
(N/A)
|
29.5
|
(N/A)
|
655
|
(N/A)
|
32.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Hampshire
|
2,470
|
375
|
(N/A)
|
15.2
|
(N/A)
|
419
|
(N/A)
|
17.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Jersey
|
2,799
|
562
|
(N/A)
|
20.1
|
(N/A)
|
617
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
New Mexico
|
1,245
|
438
|
(N/A)
|
35.2
|
(N/A)
|
453
|
(N/A)
|
36.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
New York
|
5,558
|
1,549
|
(N/A)
|
27.9
|
(N/A)
|
1,694
|
(N/A)
|
30.5
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Carolina
|
2,481
|
755
|
(N/A)
|
30.4
|
(N/A)
|
826
|
(N/A)
|
33.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
North Dakota
|
1,480
|
345
|
(N/A)
|
23.3
|
(N/A)
|
380
|
(N/A)
|
25.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Ohio
|
3,329
|
917
|
(N/A)
|
27.5
|
(N/A)
|
1,002
|
(N/A)
|
30.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oklahoma
|
1,536
|
421
|
(N/A)
|
27.4
|
(N/A)
|
451
|
(N/A)
|
29.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Oregon
|
1,769
|
520
|
(N/A)
|
29.4
|
(N/A)
|
576
|
(N/A)
|
32.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Pennsylvania
|
3,554
|
812
|
(N/A)
|
22.8
|
(N/A)
|
899
|
(N/A)
|
25.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
Rhode Island
|
2,000
|
510
|
(N/A)
|
25.5
|
(N/A)
|
565
|
(N/A)
|
28.3
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Carolina
|
1,653
|
507
|
(N/A)
|
30.7
|
(N/A)
|
549
|
(N/A)
|
33.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
South Dakota
|
1,889
|
561
|
(N/A)
|
29.7
|
(N/A)
|
612
|
(N/A)
|
32.4
|
(N/A)
|
|
Tennessee
|
1,608
|
524
|
(N/A)
|
32.6
|
(N/A)
|
578
|
(N/A)
|
35.9
|
(N/A)
|
|
Texas
|
7,467
|
2,537
|
(N/A)
|
34.0
|
(N/A)
|
2,698
|
(N/A)
|
36.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Utah
|
1,505
|
319
|
(N/A)
|
21.2
|
(N/A)
|
363
|
(N/A)
|
24.1
|
(N/A)
|
|
Vermont
|
1,656
|
349
|
(N/A)
|
21.1
|
(N/A)
|
376
|
(N/A)
|
22.7
|
(N/A)
|
|
Virginia
|
2,710
|
531
|
(N/A)
|
19.6
|
(N/A)
|
595
|
(N/A)
|
22.0
|
(N/A)
|
|
Washington
|
2,176
|
513
|
(N/A)
|
23.6
|
(N/A)
|
556
|
(N/A)
|
25.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
West Virginia
|
1,217
|
351
|
(N/A)
|
28.8
|
(N/A)
|
392
|
(N/A)
|
32.2
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wisconsin
|
2,267
|
486
|
(N/A)
|
21.4
|
(N/A)
|
536
|
(N/A)
|
23.6
|
(N/A)
|
|
Wyoming
|
1,566
|
353
|
(N/A)
|
22.5
|
(N/A)
|
385
|
(N/A)
|
24.6
|
(N/A)
|
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