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Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1997 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level
Number in poverty Percent in poverty
Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 268480 35574 566 13.3 0.21
Alabama............... 4243 665 83 15.7 1.81
Alaska................ 640 56 9 8.8 1.40
Arizona............... 4643 797 89 17.2 1.76
Arkansas.............. 2621 515 56 19.7 1.92
California............ 32877 5459 268 16.6 0.75
Colorado.............. 3921 320 56 8.2 1.36
Connecticut........... 3296 282 54 8.6 1.57
Delaware.............. 749 72 13 9.6 1.63
District of Columbia.. 516 113 14 21.8 2.34
Florida............... 14354 2056 143 14.3 0.93
Georgia............... 7631 1109 127 14.5 1.54
Hawaii................ 1182 164 24 13.9 1.92
Idaho................. 1251 183 23 14.7 1.67
Illinois.............. 12065 1349 118 11.2 0.92
Indiana............... 5849 515 86 8.8 1.40
Iowa.................. 2820 270 45 9.6 1.50
Kansas................ 2583 250 41 9.7 1.51
Kentucky.............. 3913 623 77 15.9 1.81
Louisiana............. 4241 691 82 16.3 1.78
Maine................. 1222 124 22 10.1 1.69
Maryland.............. 5043 422 78 8.4 1.48
Massachusetts......... 5991 732 78 12.2 1.23
Michigan.............. 9783 1006 98 10.3 0.95
Minnesota............. 4748 457 73 9.6 1.45
Mississippi........... 2731 455 55 16.7 1.84
Missouri.............. 5315 627 94 11.8 1.67
Montana............... 892 139 17 15.6 1.75
Nebraska.............. 1658 163 27 9.8 1.53
Nevada................ 1723 190 29 11.0 1.61
New Hampshire......... 1197 109 21 9.1 1.65
New Jersey............ 7967 737 79 9.3 0.95
New Mexico............ 1823 387 40 21.2 1.95
New York.............. 18103 2979 165 16.5 0.84
North Carolina........ 7345 839 90 11.4 1.16
North Dakota.......... 638 87 12 13.6 1.75
Ohio.................. 11212 1231 114 11.0 0.96
Oklahoma.............. 3321 456 59 13.7 1.64
Oregon................ 3284 382 58 11.6 1.67
Pennsylvania.......... 11904 1337 115 11.2 0.91
Rhode Island.......... 943 120 19 12.7 1.92
South Carolina........ 3813 500 72 13.1 1.77
South Dakota.......... 708 117 14 16.5 1.85
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1997 2
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level
Number in poverty Percent in poverty
Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error
Tennessee............. 5536 791 105 14.3 1.75
Texas................. 19688 3297 202 16.7 0.94
Utah.................. 2085 185 29 8.9 1.31
Vermont............... 580 54 10 9.3 1.64
Virginia.............. 6747 858 115 12.7 1.59
Washington............ 5735 529 90 9.2 1.49
West Virginia......... 1742 286 34 16.4 1.79
Wisconsin............. 5120 422 73 8.2 1.37
Wyoming............... 490 66 9 13.5 1.73
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 20088 2840 155 14.1 0.72
Central Cities...... 8851 2151 135 24.3 1.33
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 16047 2884 156 18.0 0.88
Central Cities...... 5833 1494 112 25.6 1.67
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 8240 844 92 10.2 1.06
Central Cities...... 3076 531 73 17.3 2.16
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 7308 745 98 10.2 1.27
Central Cities...... 1494 190 49 12.7 3.09
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 6616 474 68 7.2 0.99
Central Cities...... 2950 236 48 8.0 1.56
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 6068 715 83 11.8 1.28
Central Cities...... 1852 414 63 22.4 2.99
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5537 615 72 11.1 1.22
Central Cities...... 1563 346 54 22.1 3.04
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 5676 633 88 11.2 1.46
Central Cities...... 1495 421 72 28.1 4.07
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 5212 626 87 12.0 1.58
Central Cities...... 2441 418 71 17.1 2.67
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 4706 773 104 16.4 2.03
Central Cities...... 2231 530 86 23.8 3.39
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1997 3
(Numbers in thousands)
Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number below 125% Percent below 125%
Standard Standard
Value Error Value Error
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 47853 638 17.8 0.24
Alabama............... 867 95 20.4 2.00
Alaska................ 75 11 11.6 1.58
Arizona............... 1150 107 24.8 2.01
Arkansas.............. 741 67 28.3 2.18
California............ 7182 306 21.8 0.83
Colorado.............. 452 66 11.5 1.58
Connecticut........... 420 66 12.7 1.87
Delaware.............. 93 15 12.3 1.82
District of Columbia.. 133 15 25.9 2.48
Florida............... 2785 167 19.4 1.05
Georgia............... 1427 144 18.7 1.70
Hawaii................ 193 26 16.4 2.05
Idaho................. 269 27 21.5 1.94
Illinois.............. 1932 141 16.0 1.08
Indiana............... 732 102 12.5 1.64
Iowa.................. 377 53 13.4 1.74
Kansas................ 372 50 14.4 1.79
Kentucky.............. 789 87 20.2 1.98
Louisiana............. 908 94 21.4 1.98
Maine................. 235 30 19.2 2.21
Maryland.............. 520 86 10.3 1.62
Massachusetts......... 908 87 15.2 1.34
Michigan.............. 1440 118 14.7 1.11
Minnesota............. 590 82 12.4 1.62
Mississippi........... 700 68 25.6 2.15
Missouri.............. 837 109 15.8 1.88
Montana............... 204 21 22.9 2.03
Nebraska.............. 239 32 14.4 1.80
Nevada................ 289 36 16.7 1.92
New Hampshire......... 148 24 12.4 1.89
New Jersey............ 952 90 11.9 1.06
New Mexico............ 504 46 27.6 2.13
New York.............. 3748 185 20.7 0.92
North Carolina........ 1234 109 16.8 1.36
North Dakota.......... 114 14 17.8 1.95
Ohio.................. 1598 130 14.3 1.07
Oklahoma.............. 623 69 18.8 1.86
Oregon................ 516 68 15.7 1.90
Pennsylvania.......... 1697 130 14.3 1.01
Rhode Island.......... 162 22 17.2 2.17
South Carolina........ 656 83 17.2 1.98
South Dakota.......... 145 16 20.5 2.01
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1997 4
(Numbers in thousands)
Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number below 125% Percent below 125%
Standard Standard
Value Error Value Error
Tennessee............. 1048 121 18.9 1.96
Texas................. 4523 236 23.0 1.06
Utah.................. 244 33 11.7 1.49
Vermont............... 73 12 12.7 1.89
Virginia.............. 1172 134 17.4 1.81
Washington............ 724 105 12.6 1.71
West Virginia......... 408 41 23.4 2.04
Wisconsin............. 616 89 12.0 1.63
Wyoming............... 91 11 18.6 1.96
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 3617 174 18.0 0.79
Central Cities...... 2691 151 30.4 1.43
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3746 177 23.3 0.97
Central Cities...... 1880 126 32.2 1.79
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1252 112 15.2 1.25
Central Cities...... 778 88 25.3 2.49
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 881 106 12.1 1.37
Central Cities...... 237 55 15.8 3.39
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 707 83 10.7 1.19
Central Cities...... 364 60 12.3 1.89
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 880 92 14.5 1.40
Central Cities...... 499 69 26.9 3.19
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 779 81 14.1 1.35
Central Cities...... 414 59 26.5 3.23
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 870 103 15.3 1.67
Central Cities...... 553 82 37.0 4.37
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 818 100 15.7 1.76
Central Cities...... 519 80 21.3 2.90
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1024 120 21.8 2.26
Central Cities...... 663 97 29.7 3.63
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 20, 2004
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