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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 51,588 9,167 253 17.8 0.48
Alabama............... 716 156 35 21.8 4.38
Alaska................ 149 13 4 9.0 2.57
Arizona............... 941 222 41 23.6 3.86
Arkansas.............. 508 67 18 13.1 3.25
California............ 6,535 1,459 121 22.3 1.66
Colorado.............. 741 93 26 12.5 3.32
Connecticut........... 608 82 26 13.4 3.91
Delaware.............. 153 24 7 15.7 3.91
District of Columbia.. 72 33 7 (B) 6.63
Florida............... 2,306 474 60 20.5 2.34
Georgia............... 1,527 377 65 24.7 3.69
Hawaii................ 220 32 9 14.5 3.97
Idaho................. 285 50 10 17.4 3.30
Illinois.............. 2,555 308 50 12.1 1.82
Indiana............... 1,114 140 39 12.6 3.30
Iowa.................. 519 73 20 14.2 3.65
Kansas................ 523 69 19 13.2 3.37
Kentucky.............. 704 118 29 16.7 3.81
Louisiana............. 818 244 43 29.8 4.41
Maine................. 227 27 9 12.0 3.71
Maryland.............. 819 66 27 8.1 3.16
Massachusetts......... 1,081 163 32 15.0 2.77
Michigan.............. 2,098 311 48 14.8 2.12
Minnesota............. 1,026 130 34 12.6 3.09
Mississippi........... 561 108 24 19.3 3.77
Missouri.............. 946 136 39 14.4 3.77
Montana............... 197 42 8 21.2 3.69
Nebraska.............. 361 54 13 14.8 3.43
Nevada................ 383 49 13 12.8 3.21
New Hampshire......... 257 34 10 13.3 3.70
New Jersey............ 1,474 194 36 13.2 2.26
New Mexico............ 428 101 18 23.5 3.67
New York.............. 3,543 848 77 23.9 1.91
North Carolina........ 1,303 277 46 21.3 3.11
North Dakota.......... 136 23 5 17.2 3.66
Ohio.................. 2,125 339 52 16.0 2.27
Oklahoma.............. 604 120 26 19.9 3.93
Oregon................ 624 121 29 19.4 4.15
Pennsylvania.......... 2,122 382 54 18.0 2.31
Rhode Island.......... 177 36 9 20.5 4.70
South Carolina........ 736 129 32 17.6 3.99
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.......... 136 13 4 9.2 2.89
Tennessee............. 1,079 156 41 14.5 3.51
Texas................. 4,025 809 88 20.1 1.97
Utah.................. 463 55 14 11.8 2.78
Vermont............... 110 13 4 12.2 3.73
Virginia.............. 1,167 92 33 7.9 2.71
Washington............ 1,089 118 37 10.8 3.23
West Virginia......... 253 65 14 25.7 4.86
Wisconsin............. 944 109 33 11.5 3.26
Wyoming............... 100 13 4 13.0 3.29
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 3,819 823 73 21.6 1.70
Central Cities...... 1,647 603 63 36.6 3.04
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,229 714 68 22.1 1.87
Central Cities...... 1,101 340 47 30.9 3.57
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,747 246 44 14.1 2.32
Central Cities...... 638 162 35 25.3 4.79
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,202 90 30 7.5 2.39
Central Cities...... 154 43 21 27.9 11.37
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,106 111 29 10.1 2.48
Central Cities...... 437 58 21 13.2 4.44
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,158 239 42 20.6 3.23
Central Cities...... 371 180 36 48.5 7.04
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,025 127 29 12.3 2.62
Central Cities...... 316 93 24 29.3 6.52
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,220 210 44 17.2 3.32
Central Cities...... 368 153 38 41.6 7.89
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,077 156 38 14.5 3.29
Central Cities...... 460 127 35 27.5 6.40
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 965 174 43 18.0 4.08
Central Cities...... 422 125 37 29.6 7.33
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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 11,768 280 22.8 0.52
Alabama............... 175 38 24.5 4.57
Alaska................ 21 5 14.1 3.13
Arizona............... 284 47 30.2 4.17
Arkansas.............. 112 23 22.0 4.00
California............ 1,858 137 28.4 1.79
Colorado.............. 109 28 14.7 3.54
Connecticut........... 94 27 15.5 4.15
Delaware.............. 34 8 21.9 4.44
District of Columbia.. 39 7 (B) 6.62
Florida............... 612 69 26.5 2.56
Georgia............... 512 75 33.5 4.04
Hawaii................ 40 11 18.3 4.36
Idaho................. 72 12 25.4 3.79
Illinois.............. 417 58 16.3 2.07
Indiana............... 187 45 16.8 3.72
Iowa.................. 102 24 19.7 4.16
Kansas................ 98 23 18.7 3.89
Kentucky.............. 163 35 23.1 4.31
Louisiana............. 280 46 34.2 4.57
Maine................. 45 11 19.6 4.54
Maryland.............. 96 33 11.7 3.74
Massachusetts......... 220 38 20.3 3.12
Michigan.............. 436 57 20.8 2.42
Minnesota............. 147 36 14.4 3.26
Mississippi........... 152 28 27.0 4.24
Missouri.............. 192 46 20.3 4.33
Montana............... 52 9 26.6 3.98
Nebraska.............. 65 15 18.0 3.71
Nevada................ 67 15 17.4 3.64
New Hampshire......... 50 12 19.3 4.29
New Jersey............ 283 43 19.2 2.63
New Mexico............ 124 20 28.9 3.92
New York.............. 1,017 84 28.7 2.03
North Carolina........ 344 51 26.4 3.35
North Dakota.......... 31 6 22.4 4.05
Ohio.................. 420 58 19.8 2.47
Oklahoma.............. 134 28 22.3 4.09
Oregon................ 151 32 24.2 4.50
Pennsylvania.......... 454 59 21.4 2.47
Rhode Island.......... 44 10 24.7 5.03
South Carolina........ 155 35 21.0 4.27
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.......... 18 5 13.4 3.40
Tennessee............. 185 44 17.1 3.76
Texas................. 1,057 100 26.3 2.16
Utah.................. 64 15 13.9 2.98
Vermont............... 17 5 15.2 4.10
Virginia.............. 135 40 11.5 3.22
Washington............ 168 44 15.4 3.75
West Virginia......... 80 16 31.8 5.18
Wisconsin............. 141 37 14.9 3.64
Wyoming............... 17 4 17.4 3.71
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,035 82 27.1 1.84
Central Cities...... 722 68 43.8 3.13
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 918 77 28.4 2.03
Central Cities...... 430 53 39.0 3.77
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 323 50 18.5 2.59
Central Cities...... 196 39 30.8 5.09
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 126 35 10.5 2.78
Central Cities...... 64 25 41.5 12.50
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 158 34 14.2 2.88
Central Cities...... 85 25 19.5 5.19
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 281 45 24.3 3.42
Central Cities...... 198 38 53.2 7.03
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 184 34 17.9 3.05
Central Cities...... 127 29 40.0 7.01
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 294 53 24.1 3.76
Central Cities...... 199 43 54.0 7.98
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 208 44 19.4 3.70
Central Cities...... 144 37 31.3 6.64
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 210 48 21.8 4.38
Central Cities...... 155 41 36.8 7.74