| Percentage of People in
Poverty by State Using 2- and 3-Year Averages: 2004-2005 and 2006-2007 |
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| (People as
of March of the following year) |
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2-year average |
Change in percentage points |
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3-year average |
(2006-2007 average less |
| State |
2005-2007 |
2004-2005 |
2006-2007 |
2004-2005 average)/2 |
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90-percent |
|
90-percent |
|
90-percent |
|
90-percent |
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|
confidence |
|
confidence |
|
confidence |
|
confidence |
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Percentage |
interval/1 (+/-) |
Percentage |
interval/1 (+/-) |
Percentage |
interval/1 (+/-) |
Percentage |
interval/1 (+/-) |
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| United States…… |
12.5 |
0.2 |
12.7 |
0.2 |
12.4 |
0.2 |
*-0.3 |
0.3 |
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| Alabama.............. |
15.2 |
1.5 |
16.8 |
1.8 |
14.4 |
1.7 |
*-2.4 |
2.3 |
| Alaska............... |
8.8 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
1.6 |
8.3 |
1.5 |
-1.3 |
2.0 |
| Arizona.............. |
14.7 |
1.4 |
14.8 |
1.7 |
14.4 |
1.6 |
-0.4 |
2.1 |
| Arkansas............. |
15.1 |
1.6 |
14.5 |
1.8 |
15.8 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
2.3 |
| California........... |
12.7 |
0.5 |
13.2 |
0.6 |
12.5 |
0.6 |
-0.7 |
0.8 |
| Colorado............. |
10.3 |
1.3 |
10.7 |
1.6 |
9.8 |
1.5 |
-0.9 |
2.0 |
| Connecticut.......... |
8.7 |
1.2 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
8.4 |
1.4 |
-1.3 |
1.9 |
| Delaware............. |
9.3 |
1.3 |
9.1 |
1.5 |
9.3 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
| District of Columbia. |
19.2 |
1.9 |
19.1 |
2.3 |
18.1 |
2.2 |
-1.0 |
2.9 |
| Florida.............. |
11.7 |
0.7 |
11.4 |
0.8 |
12.0 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
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| Georgia.............. |
13.5 |
1.0 |
13.7 |
1.2 |
13.1 |
1.2 |
-0.6 |
1.6 |
| Hawaii............... |
8.4 |
1.2 |
8.6 |
1.4 |
8.3 |
1.3 |
-0.3 |
1.8 |
| Idaho................ |
9.8 |
1.3 |
9.9 |
1.5 |
9.7 |
1.5 |
-0.2 |
2.0 |
| Illinois............. |
10.7 |
0.8 |
11.9 |
1.0 |
10.3 |
0.9 |
*-1.6 |
1.2 |
| Indiana.............. |
11.7 |
1.2 |
12.1 |
1.4 |
11.2 |
1.3 |
-0.9 |
1.8 |
| Iowa................. |
10.2 |
1.4 |
11.1 |
1.6 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
-1.5 |
2.1 |
| Kansas............... |
12.3 |
1.5 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
12.3 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
| Kentucky............. |
15.7 |
1.6 |
16.3 |
1.9 |
16.2 |
1.9 |
-0.1 |
2.5 |
| Louisiana............ |
17.1 |
1.7 |
17.6 |
1.9 |
16.5 |
1.9 |
-1.0 |
2.5 |
| Maine................ |
11.2 |
1.5 |
12.1 |
1.8 |
10.5 |
1.7 |
-1.6 |
2.3 |
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| Maryland............. |
9.0 |
1.1 |
9.8 |
1.4 |
8.6 |
1.3 |
-1.2 |
1.7 |
| Massachusetts........ |
11.1 |
1.1 |
9.7 |
1.2 |
11.6 |
1.3 |
*1.8 |
1.7 |
| Michigan............. |
12.0 |
0.9 |
12.6 |
1.1 |
12.1 |
1.1 |
-0.6 |
1.4 |
| Minnesota............ |
8.5 |
1.1 |
7.5 |
1.2 |
8.7 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
| Mississippi.......... |
21.1 |
1.8 |
19.4 |
2.0 |
21.6 |
2.1 |
2.2 |
2.7 |
| Missouri............. |
11.9 |
1.2 |
11.9 |
1.5 |
12.1 |
1.5 |
0.2 |
1.9 |
| Montana.............. |
13.4 |
1.5 |
14.0 |
1.8 |
13.2 |
1.7 |
-0.8 |
2.3 |
| Nebraska............. |
9.9 |
1.3 |
9.5 |
1.5 |
10.1 |
1.6 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
| Nevada............... |
10.0 |
1.3 |
10.8 |
1.7 |
9.6 |
1.5 |
-1.1 |
2.1 |
| New Hampshire........ |
5.6 |
1.0 |
5.5 |
1.2 |
5.6 |
1.2 |
0.1 |
1.6 |
| |
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| New Jersey........... |
8.1 |
0.9 |
7.4 |
1.0 |
8.7 |
1.0 |
*1.3 |
1.3 |
| New Mexico........... |
16.3 |
1.8 |
17.2 |
2.1 |
15.5 |
2.0 |
-1.7 |
2.7 |
| New York............. |
14.4 |
0.8 |
14.8 |
0.9 |
14.3 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
1.2 |
| North Carolina....... |
14.1 |
1.1 |
13.8 |
1.3 |
14.7 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
| North Dakota......... |
10.6 |
1.4 |
10.4 |
1.6 |
10.3 |
1.6 |
-0.1 |
2.0 |
| Ohio................. |
12.4 |
0.9 |
11.9 |
1.0 |
12.5 |
1.0 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
| Oklahoma............. |
14.7 |
1.6 |
13.2 |
1.8 |
14.3 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.3 |
| Oregon............... |
12.2 |
1.5 |
11.9 |
1.7 |
12.3 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
| Pennsylvania......... |
11.0 |
0.8 |
11.3 |
1.0 |
10.8 |
0.9 |
-0.5 |
1.2 |
| Rhode Island......... |
10.7 |
1.4 |
11.8 |
1.8 |
10.0 |
1.6 |
-1.8 |
2.2 |
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| South Carolina....... |
13.4 |
1.5 |
15.0 |
1.8 |
12.7 |
1.7 |
*-2.3 |
2.3 |
| South Dakota......... |
10.7 |
1.3 |
12.7 |
1.6 |
10.1 |
1.4 |
*-2.6 |
2.0 |
| Tennessee............ |
14.8 |
1.3 |
15.4 |
1.6 |
14.8 |
1.5 |
-0.6 |
2.0 |
| Texas................ |
16.4 |
0.8 |
16.3 |
0.9 |
16.5 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
| Utah................. |
9.4 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
1.4 |
9.4 |
1.4 |
-0.2 |
1.8 |
| Vermont.............. |
8.4 |
1.3 |
7.7 |
1.5 |
8.8 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
| Virginia............. |
8.8 |
0.9 |
9.3 |
1.1 |
8.6 |
1.1 |
-0.7 |
1.4 |
| Washington........... |
9.4 |
1.1 |
10.8 |
1.4 |
9.1 |
1.2 |
*1.8 |
1.7 |
| West Virginia........ |
15.2 |
1.5 |
14.8 |
1.7 |
15.0 |
1.7 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
| Wisconsin............ |
10.4 |
1.2 |
11.3 |
1.4 |
10.6 |
1.4 |
-0.7 |
1.9 |
| Wyoming.............. |
10.5 |
1.4 |
10.3 |
1.7 |
10.4 |
1.7 |
0.1 |
2.2 |
| *Significantly
different from zero at the 90-percent confidence level. |
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| 1/A 90-percent confidence interval is a measure of an estimate's
variability. The larger the
confidence interval in relation to the size of the estimate, the less
reliable the estimate. Fore more
information, see "Standard Errors and Their Use" at
<www.census.gov/hhes/www/p60_235sa.pdf>. |
| 2/Details
may not sum to totals because of rounding. |
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| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population
Survey, 2005 to 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplements. |
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