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Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1998 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......... 271,059 34,476 559 12.7 0.21
Alabama............... 4,190 609 80 14.5 1.76
Alaska................ 641 60 10 9.4 1.44
Arizona............... 4,887 812 90 16.6 1.69
Arkansas.............. 2,559 377 48 14.7 1.73
California............ 33,292 5,118 259 15.4 0.72
Colorado.............. 3,966 363 59 9.2 1.42
Connecticut........... 3,275 310 57 9.5 1.65
Delaware.............. 781 80 14 10.3 1.64
District of Columbia.. 510 114 14 22.3 2.37
Florida............... 14,629 1,923 139 13.1 0.89
Georgia............... 7,634 1,034 122 13.5 1.49
Hawaii................ 1,201 131 22 10.9 1.72
Idaho................. 1,273 165 22 13.0 1.58
Illinois.............. 12,255 1,234 113 10.1 0.88
Indiana............... 5,830 547 88 9.4 1.44
Iowa.................. 2,834 257 44 9.1 1.47
Kansas................ 2,615 250 41 9.6 1.49
Kentucky.............. 3,860 521 70 13.5 1.70
Louisiana............. 4,305 821 90 19.1 1.88
Maine................. 1,263 131 22 10.4 1.68
Maryland.............. 5,014 359 72 7.2 1.38
Massachusetts......... 6,100 528 67 8.7 1.04
Michigan.............. 10,012 1,097 103 11.0 0.97
Minnesota............. 4,815 498 76 10.3 1.49
Mississippi........... 2,758 486 57 17.6 1.87
Missouri.............. 5,399 531 87 9.8 1.53
Montana............... 922 153 18 16.6 1.76
Nebraska.............. 1,713 211 30 12.3 1.66
Nevada................ 1,845 195 30 10.6 1.53
New Hampshire......... 1,216 119 22 9.8 1.69
New Jersey............ 8,072 693 77 8.6 0.91
New Mexico............ 1,823 371 39 20.4 1.92
New York.............. 18,370 3,068 167 16.7 0.84
North Carolina........ 7,412 1,039 101 14.0 1.26
North Dakota.......... 644 97 13 15.1 1.82
Ohio.................. 11,201 1,253 115 11.2 0.97
Oklahoma.............. 3,251 458 59 14.1 1.68
Oregon................ 3,352 503 67 15.0 1.84
Pennsylvania.......... 11,890 1,338 115 11.3 0.91
Rhode Island.......... 965 112 19 11.6 1.82
South Carolina........ 3,851 527 74 13.7 1.79
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1998 2
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level
Number in poverty Percent in poverty
Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error
South Dakota.......... 710 77 12 10.8 1.55
Tennessee............. 5,569 749 102 13.4 1.70
Texas................. 19,889 2,994 193 15.1 0.90
Utah.................. 2,106 190 29 9.0 1.32
Vermont............... 592 58 10 9.9 1.68
Virginia.............. 6,679 589 95 8.8 1.36
Washington............ 5,729 512 88 8.9 1.47
West Virginia......... 1,748 312 36 17.8 1.84
Wisconsin............. 5,127 449 76 8.8 1.41
Wyoming............... 484 51 8 10.6 1.56
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 20,493 3,035 160 14.8 0.72
Central Cities...... 9,127 2,189 136 24.0 1.30
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 15,737 2,550 147 16.2 0.86
Central Cities...... 5,638 1,268 104 22.5 1.62
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 8,456 860 93 10.2 1.04
Central Cities...... 3,229 568 76 17.6 2.13
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 7,235 510 81 7.0 1.08
Central Cities...... 1,420 226 54 15.9 3.49
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 6,955 537 72 7.7 1.00
Central Cities...... 3,055 278 52 9.1 1.62
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 6,208 735 84 11.8 1.27
Central Cities...... 1,842 482 68 26.2 3.16
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5,673 446 61 7.9 1.04
Central Cities...... 1,637 250 46 15.3 2.58
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 5,809 675 91 11.6 1.47
Central Cities...... 1,545 435 73 28.1 4.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 5,264 632 88 12.0 1.57
Central Cities...... 2,420 455 75 18.8 2.78
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 4,785 605 92 12.6 1.80
Central Cities...... 2,313 425 77 18.4 3.02
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1998 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......... 46,036 630 17.0 0.23
Alabama............... 759 89 18.1 1.93
Alaska................ 84 11 13.1 1.66
Arizona............... 1,063 103 21.7 1.87
Arkansas.............. 547 58 21.4 2.01
California............ 6,852 299 20.6 0.81
Colorado.............. 430 64 10.8 1.53
Connecticut........... 396 64 12.1 1.84
Delaware.............. 123 17 15.7 1.97
District of Columbia.. 140 15 27.4 2.55
Florida............... 2,637 162 18.0 1.01
Georgia............... 1,487 147 19.5 1.73
Hawaii................ 171 25 14.3 1.92
Idaho................. 244 26 19.2 1.85
Illinois.............. 1,684 132 13.7 1.00
Indiana............... 709 101 12.2 1.62
Iowa.................. 384 53 13.6 1.75
Kansas................ 359 49 13.7 1.75
Kentucky.............. 727 83 18.8 1.94
Louisiana............. 1,101 104 25.6 2.09
Maine................. 184 27 14.5 1.94
Maryland.............. 502 85 10.0 1.60
Massachusetts......... 782 81 12.8 1.24
Michigan.............. 1,542 122 15.4 1.12
Minnesota............. 588 82 12.2 1.60
Mississippi........... 657 66 23.8 2.09
Missouri.............. 769 104 14.2 1.79
Montana............... 192 20 20.8 1.92
Nebraska.............. 277 35 16.1 1.86
Nevada................ 255 34 13.8 1.72
New Hampshire......... 174 26 14.3 1.99
New Jersey............ 997 92 12.4 1.07
New Mexico............ 463 44 25.4 2.08
New York.............. 3,850 187 21.0 0.91
North Carolina........ 1,366 115 18.4 1.41
North Dakota.......... 128 15 19.8 2.02
Ohio.................. 1,599 130 14.3 1.08
Oklahoma.............. 585 67 18.0 1.85
Oregon................ 643 76 19.2 2.03
Pennsylvania.......... 1,693 129 14.2 1.01
Rhode Island.......... 153 22 15.9 2.08
South Carolina........ 676 84 17.6 1.99
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1998 4
(Numbers in thousands)
Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number below 125% Percent below 125%
Standard Standard
Value Error Value Error
South Dakota.......... 104 14 14.6 1.76
Tennessee............. 1,012 118 18.2 1.93
Texas................. 4,043 224 20.3 1.01
Utah.................. 260 34 12.3 1.51
Vermont............... 77 12 13.1 1.90
Virginia.............. 810 111 12.1 1.57
Washington............ 694 103 12.1 1.68
West Virginia......... 400 40 22.9 2.02
Wisconsin............. 585 86 11.4 1.59
Wyoming............... 78 10 16.2 1.87
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 3,932 182 19.2 0.80
Central Cities...... 2,761 153 30.3 1.40
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,439 170 21.9 0.96
Central Cities...... 1,666 119 29.5 1.77
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,156 108 13.7 1.19
Central Cities...... 742 86 23.0 2.35
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 687 94 9.5 1.24
Central Cities...... 309 63 21.7 3.93
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 768 86 11.0 1.17
Central Cities...... 390 62 12.8 1.89
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 929 94 15.0 1.40
Central Cities...... 578 74 31.4 3.34
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 683 76 12.0 1.25
Central Cities...... 371 56 22.6 3.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 936 107 16.1 1.69
Central Cities...... 571 84 37.0 4.30
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 812 100 15.4 1.74
Central Cities...... 521 80 21.5 2.92
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 765 104 16.0 1.99
Central Cities...... 536 87 23.2 3.30
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
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