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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2010
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2011 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 100% of poverty (5) | Below 125% of poverty (5) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All income levels | Number | Standard error (19) | Percent | Standard error (19) | Number | Standard error (19) | Percent | Standard error (19) | State Factors | A Parameter | B Parameter | |
| Related Children Under 18 Years of Age (9) | ||||||||||||
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT | ||||||||||||
| United States | 73,227 | 15,730 | 228 | 21.5 | 0.3 | 19,990 | 249 | 27.3 | 0.3 | 1.00 | -.000049 | 4,072 |
| Alabama | 1,123 | 272 | 33 | 24.2 | 2.6 | 336 | 37 | 30.0 | 2.8 | 1.05 | -.000917 | 4,072 |
| Alaska | 183 | 28 | 4 | 15.6 | 2.3 | 36 | 5 | 19.5 | 2.5 | 0.18 | -.001165 | 4,072 |
| Arizona | 1,743 | 477 | 47 | 27.3 | 2.4 | 595 | 52 | 34.1 | 2.5 | 1.23 | -.000755 | 4,072 |
| Arkansas | 687 | 150 | 20 | 21.8 | 2.6 | 206 | 23 | 30.0 | 2.9 | 0.68 | -.000964 | 4,072 |
| California | 9,330 | 2,142 | 101 | 23.0 | 1.0 | 2,718 | 113 | 29.1 | 1.1 | 1.25 | -.000138 | 4,072 |
| Colorado | 1,231 | 228 | 33 | 18.5 | 2.4 | 280 | 36 | 22.8 | 2.6 | 1.20 | -.000968 | 4,072 |
| Connecticut | 807 | 91 | 18 | 11.3 | 2.1 | 120 | 20 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 0.88 | -.001031 | 4,072 |
| Delaware | 204 | 36 | 6 | 17.5 | 2.5 | 48 | 6 | 23.3 | 2.8 | 0.22 | -.001018 | 4,072 |
| District of Columbia | 113 | 38 | 5 | 33.5 | 3.8 | 44 | 5 | 38.5 | 3.9 | 0.18 | -.001207 | 4,072 |
| Florida | 3,962 | 883 | 62 | 22.3 | 1.4 | 1,089 | 68 | 27.5 | 1.5 | 1.12 | -.000247 | 4,072 |
| Georgia | 2,550 | 630 | 51 | 24.7 | 1.8 | 772 | 56 | 30.3 | 1.9 | 1.08 | -.000451 | 4,072 |
| Hawaii | 287 | 54 | 8 | 18.9 | 2.5 | 73 | 9 | 25.5 | 2.8 | 0.29 | -.000939 | 4,072 |
| Idaho | 413 | 78 | 10 | 18.9 | 2.3 | 120 | 13 | 28.9 | 2.7 | 0.36 | -.000950 | 4,072 |
| Illinois | 3,097 | 639 | 53 | 20.6 | 1.6 | 888 | 62 | 28.7 | 1.7 | 1.13 | -.000360 | 4,072 |
| Indiana | 1,554 | 392 | 40 | 25.2 | 2.3 | 457 | 43 | 29.4 | 2.4 | 1.08 | -.000691 | 4,072 |
| Iowa | 690 | 86 | 16 | 12.5 | 2.2 | 127 | 20 | 18.4 | 2.6 | 0.77 | -.001049 | 4,072 |
| Kansas | 685 | 158 | 21 | 23.1 | 2.8 | 195 | 23 | 28.4 | 3.0 | 0.73 | -.001064 | 4,072 |
| Kentucky | 971 | 240 | 31 | 24.7 | 2.9 | 312 | 35 | 32.1 | 3.1 | 1.05 | -.001001 | 4,072 |
| Louisiana | 1,142 | 349 | 37 | 30.5 | 2.8 | 464 | 42 | 40.7 | 3.0 | 1.05 | -.000960 | 4,072 |
| Maine | 254 | 45 | 8 | 17.8 | 3.0 | 54 | 9 | 21.3 | 3.2 | 0.39 | -.001227 | 4,072 |
| Maryland | 1,329 | 180 | 28 | 13.6 | 2.0 | 219 | 31 | 16.5 | 2.2 | 1.13 | -.000812 | 4,072 |
| Massachusetts | 1,386 | 174 | 27 | 12.6 | 1.8 | 236 | 31 | 17.0 | 2.1 | 1.06 | -.000657 | 4,072 |
| Michigan | 2,251 | 460 | 44 | 20.4 | 1.8 | 597 | 50 | 26.5 | 2.0 | 1.09 | -.000454 | 4,072 |
| Minnesota | 1,243 | 173 | 27 | 13.9 | 2.1 | 219 | 30 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 1.07 | -.000832 | 4,072 |
| Mississippi | 743 | 251 | 26 | 33.7 | 2.9 | 302 | 28 | 40.6 | 3.1 | 0.71 | -.000998 | 4,072 |
| Missouri | 1,355 | 278 | 35 | 20.5 | 2.3 | 347 | 38 | 25.6 | 2.5 | 1.11 | -.000764 | 4,072 |
| Montana | 205 | 40 | 6 | 19.2 | 2.7 | 50 | 7 | 24.5 | 3.0 | 0.24 | -.001011 | 4,072 |
| Nebraska | 446 | 62 | 11 | 13.9 | 2.2 | 94 | 13 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 0.46 | -.001047 | 4,072 |
| Nevada | 658 | 155 | 20 | 23.6 | 2.7 | 197 | 22 | 30.0 | 2.9 | 0.67 | -.001038 | 4,072 |
| New Hampshire | 270 | 17 | 5 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 25 | 6 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 0.34 | -.001059 | 4,072 |
| New Jersey | 1,989 | 255 | 34 | 12.8 | 1.6 | 354 | 39 | 17.8 | 1.8 | 1.12 | -.000528 | 4,072 |
| New Mexico | 516 | 142 | 18 | 27.6 | 3.0 | 188 | 20 | 36.5 | 3.3 | 0.58 | -.001172 | 4,072 |
| New York | 4,338 | 1,045 | 69 | 24.1 | 1.4 | 1,299 | 76 | 29.9 | 1.5 | 1.17 | -.000246 | 4,072 |
| North Carolina | 2,256 | 623 | 51 | 27.6 | 2.0 | 746 | 56 | 33.1 | 2.1 | 1.11 | -.000487 | 4,072 |
| North Dakota | 144 | 23 | 4 | 16.1 | 2.5 | 29 | 4 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 0.16 | -.001015 | 4,072 |
| Ohio | 2,613 | 597 | 50 | 22.9 | 1.7 | 673 | 53 | 25.7 | 1.8 | 1.09 | -.000391 | 4,072 |
| Oklahoma | 944 | 236 | 29 | 25.0 | 2.7 | 308 | 32 | 32.6 | 2.9 | 0.91 | -.001013 | 4,072 |
| Oregon | 827 | 175 | 26 | 21.2 | 2.9 | 224 | 29 | 27.1 | 3.1 | 1.01 | -.001074 | 4,072 |
| Pennsylvania | 2,681 | 440 | 43 | 16.4 | 1.5 | 546 | 48 | 20.4 | 1.6 | 1.09 | -.000357 | 4,072 |
| Rhode Island | 222 | 45 | 7 | 20.4 | 3.0 | 53 | 8 | 23.9 | 3.2 | 0.30 | -.001172 | 4,072 |
| South Carolina | 1,046 | 269 | 33 | 25.7 | 2.8 | 317 | 36 | 30.3 | 3.0 | 1.06 | -.000956 | 4,072 |
| South Dakota | 189 | 29 | 4 | 15.5 | 2.2 | 41 | 5 | 21.6 | 2.5 | 0.17 | -.000857 | 4,072 |
| Tennessee | 1,450 | 343 | 38 | 23.6 | 2.3 | 434 | 42 | 30.0 | 2.5 | 1.08 | -.000702 | 4,072 |
| Texas | 6,945 | 1,842 | 94 | 26.5 | 1.2 | 2,398 | 106 | 34.5 | 1.3 | 1.28 | -.000209 | 4,072 |
| Utah | 870 | 112 | 15 | 12.9 | 1.7 | 156 | 18 | 17.9 | 1.9 | 0.54 | -.000776 | 4,072 |
| Vermont | 116 | 16 | 3 | 13.5 | 2.7 | 21 | 4 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 0.18 | -.001189 | 4,072 |
| Virginia | 1,839 | 227 | 31 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 302 | 36 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 1.08 | -.000566 | 4,072 |
| Washington | 1,561 | 252 | 34 | 16.1 | 2.0 | 339 | 39 | 21.7 | 2.3 | 1.15 | -.000700 | 4,072 |
| West Virginia | 388 | 79 | 11 | 20.3 | 2.6 | 104 | 12 | 26.8 | 2.8 | 0.39 | -.000881 | 4,072 |
| Wisconsin | 1,251 | 159 | 26 | 12.7 | 2.0 | 220 | 31 | 17.6 | 2.3 | 1.10 | -.000800 | 4,072 |
| Wyoming | 128 | 15 | 3 | 12.0 | 2.2 | 19 | 3 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 0.15 | -.001132 | 4,072 |
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