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Table 19.  Percent of People in Poverty by State:  2004, 2005, and 2006
  2006 2005 200414
Characteristic   Standard   Standard   Standard
  Percent error Percent error Percent error
 
United States……….. 12.3 0.14 12.6 0.14 12.7 0.14  
           
Alabama.............. 14.3 1.23 16.7 1.31 16.9 1.31  
Alaska............... 8.9 1.08 10.0 1.14 9.1 1.10  
Arizona.............. 14.4 1.13 15.2 1.18 14.4 1.18  
Arkansas............. 17.7 1.38 13.8 1.25 15.1 1.30  
California........... 12.2 0.44 13.2 0.46 13.2 0.46  
Colorado............. 9.7 1.08 11.4 1.18 10.0 1.12  
Connecticut.......... 8.0 0.99 9.3 1.06 10.1 1.10  
Delaware............. 9.3 1.07 9.2 1.07 9.0 1.07  
District of Columbia. 18.3 1.58 21.3 1.72 17.0 1.57  
Florida.............. 11.5 0.58 11.1 0.57 11.6 0.59  
             
Georgia.............. 12.6 0.82 14.4 0.88 13.0 0.86  
Hawaii............... 9.2 1.01 8.6 0.97 8.6 0.98  
Idaho................ 9.5 1.06 9.9 1.08 9.9 1.11  
Illinois............. 10.6 0.67 11.5 0.69 12.3 0.72  
Indiana.............. 10.6 0.93 12.6 1.01 11.6 0.98  
Iowa................. 10.3 1.14 11.3 1.18 10.9 1.17  
Kansas............... 12.8 1.26 12.5 1.25 11.4 1.21  
Kentucky............. 16.8 1.37 14.8 1.31 17.8 1.41  
Louisiana............ 17.0 1.36 18.3 1.42 16.8 1.33  
Maine................ 10.2 1.20 12.6 1.31 11.6 1.28  
           
Maryland............. 8.4 0.90 9.7 0.97 9.9 0.98  
Massachusetts........ 12.0 0.97 10.1 0.90 9.3 0.86  
Michigan............. 13.3 0.82 12.0 0.78 13.3 0.82  
Minnesota............ 8.2 0.91 8.1 0.91 7.0 0.85  
Mississippi.......... 20.6 1.46 20.1 1.46 18.7 1.41  
Missouri............. 11.4 1.01 11.6 1.03 12.2 1.06  
Montana.............. 13.5 1.26 13.8 1.28 14.2 1.30  
Nebraska............. 10.2 1.12 9.5 1.09 9.5 1.10  
Nevada............... 9.5 1.10 10.6 1.17 10.9 1.20  
New Hampshire........ 5.4 0.84 5.6 0.86 5.5 0.85  
           
New Jersey........... 8.8 0.74 6.8 0.66 8.0 0.71  
New Mexico........... 16.9 1.49 17.9 1.52 16.5 1.49  
New York............. 14.0 0.63 14.5 0.64 15.0 0.64  
North Carolina....... 13.8 0.89 13.1 0.88 14.6 0.93  
North Dakota......... 11.4 1.18 11.2 1.16 9.7 1.09  
Ohio................. 12.1 0.74 12.3 0.74 11.6 0.72  
Oklahoma............. 15.2 1.33 15.6 1.35 10.8 1.16  
Oregon............... 11.8 1.23 12.0 1.25 11.8 1.25  
Pennsylvania......... 11.3 0.69 11.2 0.68 11.4 0.69  
Rhode Island......... 10.5 1.19 12.1 1.26 11.5 1.24  
           
South Carolina....... 11.2 1.15 15.0 1.31 14.9 1.31  
South Dakota......... 10.7 1.06 11.8 1.11 13.5 1.18  
Tennessee............ 14.9 1.10 14.9 1.11 15.9 1.14  
Texas................ 16.4 0.63 16.2 0.63 16.5 0.65  
Utah................. 9.3 0.97 9.2 0.97 10.1 1.04  
Vermont.............. 7.8 1.05 7.6 1.04 7.8 1.06  
Virginia............. 8.6 0.77 9.2 0.80 9.4 0.81  
Washington........... 8.0 0.84 10.2 0.94 11.4 1.00  
West Virginia........ 15.3 1.21 15.4 1.22 14.2 1.18  
Wisconsin............ 10.1 0.98 10.2 0.99 12.4 1.08  
Wyoming.............. 10.0 1.17 10.6 1.22 10.0 1.20  
Table 19.  Percent of People in Poverty by State:  2004, 2005, and 2006--Continued
  3-year average 2004-2006 Average 2005-2006 Average 2004-2005 Difference in 2-year moving averages
Characteristic   Standard   Standard   Standard   Standard
  Percent error Percent error Percent error Value error
                 
United States………. 12.5          0.1 12.5 0.1 12.7           0.1 *-0.2           0.1
       
Alabama.............. 16.0          0.9 15.5 1.1 16.8           1.1 -1.3           0.9
Alaska............... 9.3          0.8 9.4 0.9 9.5           1.0 -0.1           0.8
Arizona.............. 14.7          0.9 14.8 1.0 14.8           1.0 -           0.8
Arkansas............. 15.6          1.0 15.8 1.1 14.5           1.1 1.3           0.9
California........... 12.9          0.3 12.7 0.4 13.2           0.4 -0.5           0.3
Colorado............. 10.4          0.8 10.6 1.0 10.7           1.0 -0.1           0.8
Connecticut.......... 9.1          0.8 8.7 0.9 9.7           0.9 -1.1           0.7
Delaware............. 9.2          0.8 9.3 0.9 9.1           0.9 0.2           0.8
District of Columbia. 18.8          1.2 19.8 1.4 19.1           1.4 0.6           1.1
Florida.............. 11.4          0.4 11.3 0.5 11.4           0.5 -0.1           0.4
       
Georgia.............. 13.3          0.6 13.5 0.7 13.7           0.7 -0.2           0.6
Hawaii............... 8.8          0.7 8.9 0.8 8.6           0.8 0.3           0.7
Idaho................ 9.8          0.8 9.7 0.9 9.9           0.9 -0.2           0.8
Illinois............. 11.5          0.5 11.0 0.6 11.9           0.6 *-0.9           0.5
Indiana.............. 11.6          0.7 11.6 0.8 12.1           0.8 -0.5           0.7
Iowa................. 10.8          0.9 10.8 1.0 11.1           1.0 -0.3           0.8
Kansas............... 12.2          0.9 12.7 1.1 12.0           1.0 0.7           0.9
Kentucky............. 16.5          1.0 15.8 1.1 16.3           1.2 -0.5           1.0
Louisiana............ 17.4          1.0 17.6 1.2 17.6           1.2 0.1           1.0
Maine................ 11.5          0.9 11.4 1.1 12.1           1.1 -0.7           0.9
       
Maryland............. 9.3          0.7 9.1 0.8 9.8           0.8 -0.8           0.7
Massachusetts........ 10.5          0.7 11.1 0.8 9.7           0.8 *1.3           0.6
Michigan............. 12.9          0.6 12.6 0.7 12.6           0.7 -           0.6
Minnesota............ 7.7          0.6 8.1 0.8 7.5           0.7 0.6           0.6
Mississippi.......... 19.8          1.1 20.4 1.2 19.4           1.2 1.0           1.0
Missouri............. 11.7          0.8 11.5 0.9 11.9           0.9 -0.4           0.7
Montana.............. 13.8          0.9 13.7 1.1 14.0           1.1 -0.3           0.9
Nebraska............. 9.7          0.8 9.9 0.9 9.5           0.9 0.4           0.8
Nevada............... 10.4          0.8 10.1 1.0 10.8           1.0 -0.7           0.8
New Hampshire........ 5.5          0.6 5.5 0.7 5.5           0.7 -           0.6
       
New Jersey........... 7.9          0.5 7.8 0.6 7.4           0.6 0.4           0.5
New Mexico........... 17.1          1.1 17.4 1.3 17.2           1.3 0.2           1.1
New York............. 14.5          0.5 14.3 0.5 14.8           0.5 -0.5           0.4
North Carolina....... 13.8          0.7 13.5 0.8 13.8           0.8 -0.4           0.6
North Dakota......... 10.8          0.8 11.3 1.0 10.4           1.0 0.8           0.8
Ohio................. 12.0          0.5 12.2 0.6 11.9           0.6 0.3           0.5
Oklahoma............. 13.9          0.9 15.4 1.1 13.2           1.1 *2.2           0.9
Oregon............... 11.9          0.9 11.9 1.1 11.9           1.1 -           0.9
Pennsylvania......... 11.3          0.5 11.3 0.6 11.3           0.6 -           0.5
Rhode Island......... 11.3          0.9 11.3 1.0 11.8           1.1 -0.5           0.9
       
South Carolina....... 13.7          0.9 13.1 1.0 15.0           1.1 *-1.8           0.9
South Dakota......... 12.0          0.8 11.3 0.9 12.7           1.0 *-1.4           0.8
Tennessee............ 15.2          0.8 14.9 0.9 15.4           1.0 -0.5           0.8
Texas................ 16.4          0.5 16.3 0.5 16.3           0.5 -           0.5
Utah................. 9.5          0.7 9.2 0.8 9.6           0.9 -0.4           0.7
Vermont.............. 7.7          0.8 7.7 0.9 7.7           0.9 -           0.7
Virginia............. 9.1          0.6 8.9 0.7 9.3           0.7 -0.4           0.6
Washington........... 9.9          0.7 9.1 0.8 10.8           0.8 *-1.7           0.7
West Virginia........ 15.0          0.9 15.3 1.0 14.8           1.0 0.6           0.8
Wisconsin............ 10.9          0.7 10.2 0.8 11.3           0.9 -1.1           0.7
Wyoming.............. 10.2          0.9 10.3 1.0 10.3           1.0 -           0.8
-Represents zero or rounds to zero.
*Statistically different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level.
Footnotes                   
                                                                                                    
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements.
Poverty and Health Statistics Branch/HHES Division                                                  
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division