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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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 71,338 13,467 296 18.9 0.41
Alabama............... 961 231 43 24.1 3.92
Alaska................ 209 22 5 10.7 2.34
Arizona............... 1,386 366 53 26.4 3.30
Arkansas.............. 667 111 23 16.7 3.14
California............ 9,251 2,183 148 23.6 1.42
Colorado.............. 1,000 137 32 13.7 2.97
Connecticut........... 827 100 28 12.1 3.21
Delaware.............. 213 34 8 16.1 3.34
District of Columbia.. 100 45 8 45.3 5.63
Florida............... 3,207 715 74 22.3 2.05
Georgia............... 2,050 479 73 23.4 3.13
Hawaii................ 313 47 12 15.1 3.39
Idaho................. 390 78 13 20.1 2.98
Illinois.............. 3,521 487 62 13.8 1.65
Indiana............... 1,513 181 45 12.0 2.77
Iowa.................. 731 114 25 15.5 3.19
Kansas................ 705 91 22 12.9 2.88
Kentucky.............. 942 176 36 18.6 3.44
Louisiana............. 1,146 335 50 29.2 3.70
Maine................. 312 44 11 14.3 3.41
Maryland.............. 1,177 89 31 7.5 2.56
Massachusetts......... 1,474 204 36 13.8 2.29
Michigan.............. 2,880 451 58 15.6 1.85
Minnesota............. 1,396 215 44 15.4 2.88
Mississippi........... 765 167 29 21.8 3.38
Missouri.............. 1,381 216 49 15.6 3.23
Montana............... 264 60 10 22.6 3.26
Nebraska.............. 503 81 17 16.2 3.01
Nevada................ 534 73 16 13.7 2.80
New Hampshire......... 341 50 12 14.7 3.35
New Jersey............ 2,018 246 40 12.2 1.86
New Mexico............ 563 148 22 26.3 3.32
New York.............. 4,782 1,175 91 24.6 1.66
North Carolina........ 1,815 391 54 21.5 2.65
North Dakota.......... 182 38 7 20.6 3.39
Ohio.................. 2,931 527 65 18.0 2.03
Oklahoma.............. 808 157 30 19.5 3.37
Oregon................ 872 188 36 21.6 3.65
Pennsylvania.......... 2,932 533 64 18.2 1.97
Rhode Island.......... 233 45 10 19.4 4.01
South Carolina........ 996 180 38 18.1 3.47
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.......... 189 22 5 11.7 2.73
Tennessee............. 1,449 262 53 18.1 3.31
Texas................. 5,674 1,250 109 22.0 1.71
Utah.................. 671 94 18 14.0 2.48
Vermont............... 148 21 6 14.3 3.46
Virginia.............. 1,650 148 42 9.0 2.42
Washington............ 1,505 169 45 11.2 2.79
West Virginia......... 347 96 17 27.5 4.23
Wisconsin............. 1,281 173 41 13.5 3.00
Wyoming............... 129 19 4 14.9 3.07
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 5,269 1,101 84 20.9 1.43
Central Cities...... 2,338 808 72 34.6 2.52
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,546 1,069 83 23.5 1.61
Central Cities...... 1,581 518 58 32.7 3.02
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,388 339 51 14.2 1.99
Central Cities...... 881 220 41 24.9 4.06
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,712 127 35 7.4 1.99
Central Cities...... 230 55 23 24.0 8.87
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,569 170 36 10.9 2.15
Central Cities...... 636 97 27 15.2 3.90
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,595 325 49 20.4 2.74
Central Cities...... 497 244 42 49.0 6.08
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,410 165 33 11.7 2.18
Central Cities...... 432 115 27 26.7 5.42
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,696 294 53 17.4 2.83
Central Cities...... 506 213 45 42.2 6.75
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,564 266 50 17.0 2.92
Central Cities...... 702 206 44 29.4 5.28
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,368 241 51 17.6 3.40
Central Cities...... 619 171 43 27.5 5.92
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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 17,135 323 24.0 0.45
Alabama............... 257 46 26.8 4.06
Alaska................ 33 6 15.7 2.76
Arizona............... 447 59 32.2 3.50
Arkansas.............. 170 28 25.5 3.67
California............ 2,779 166 30.0 1.53
Colorado.............. 156 34 15.6 3.13
Connecticut........... 130 32 15.8 3.58
Delaware.............. 52 10 24.5 3.91
District of Columbia.. 53 8 52.6 5.65
Florida............... 901 83 28.1 2.21
Georgia............... 655 85 32.0 3.45
Hawaii................ 59 13 18.8 3.70
Idaho................. 113 16 28.8 3.37
Illinois.............. 649 72 18.4 1.85
Indiana............... 227 50 15.0 3.05
Iowa.................. 156 30 21.4 3.61
Kansas................ 132 26 18.7 3.35
Kentucky.............. 245 42 26.0 3.88
Louisiana............. 397 55 34.7 3.88
Maine................. 66 14 21.2 3.98
Maryland.............. 127 37 10.8 3.01
Massachusetts......... 295 44 20.0 2.65
Michigan.............. 617 67 21.4 2.09
Minnesota............. 235 46 16.9 2.99
Mississippi........... 223 34 29.1 3.72
Missouri.............. 295 57 21.4 3.65
Montana............... 72 11 27.2 3.46
Nebraska.............. 100 18 20.0 3.27
Nevada................ 101 19 19.0 3.18
New Hampshire......... 77 15 22.5 3.95
New Jersey............ 357 48 17.7 2.17
New Mexico............ 179 24 31.8 3.51
New York.............. 1,416 99 29.6 1.76
North Carolina........ 470 59 25.9 2.82
North Dakota.......... 49 8 27.0 3.72
Ohio.................. 628 71 21.4 2.17
Oklahoma.............. 189 33 23.4 3.60
Oregon................ 242 41 27.8 3.98
Pennsylvania.......... 627 69 21.4 2.10
Rhode Island.......... 55 12 23.7 4.32
South Carolina........ 214 42 21.5 3.70
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.......... 30 6 15.9 3.10
Tennessee............. 324 59 22.3 3.58
Texas................. 1,593 123 28.1 1.86
Utah.................. 121 20 18.1 2.75
Vermont............... 25 6 16.9 3.70
Virginia.............. 205 49 12.4 2.79
Washington............ 233 52 15.5 3.20
West Virginia......... 119 19 34.1 4.49
Wisconsin............. 212 46 16.6 3.26
Wyoming............... 27 5 21.0 3.51
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,398 95 26.5 1.56
Central Cities...... 987 80 42.2 2.62
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,374 94 30.2 1.74
Central Cities...... 648 65 41.0 3.17
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 453 59 19.0 2.24
Central Cities...... 285 47 32.3 4.39
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 172 41 10.1 2.29
Central Cities...... 77 28 33.7 9.83
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 241 43 15.4 2.50
Central Cities...... 138 32 21.7 4.48
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 379 53 23.7 2.89
Central Cities...... 268 44 53.9 6.06
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 259 41 18.4 2.62
Central Cities...... 170 33 39.5 5.99
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 404 62 23.8 3.18
Central Cities...... 270 50 53.3 6.82
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 332 56 21.2 3.18
Central Cities...... 233 47 33.2 5.46
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 297 57 21.7 3.68
Central Cities...... 213 48 34.4 6.30
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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