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 UNDER 18
United States......... 70,253 12,845 290 18.3 0.41
Alabama............... 958 228 43 23.8 3.91
Alaska................ 205 20 5 9.8 2.27
Arizona............... 1,337 339 51 25.4 3.32
Arkansas.............. 661 106 22 16.0 3.10
California............ 9,110 2,096 145 23.0 1.42
Colorado.............. 990 133 31 13.4 2.95
Connecticut........... 823 96 28 11.7 3.17
Delaware.............. 212 34 8 16.1 3.35
District of Columbia.. 100 45 8 45.3 5.63
Florida............... 3,140 668 72 21.3 2.03
Georgia............... 2,038 474 73 23.3 3.13
Hawaii................ 307 45 11 14.8 3.39
Idaho................. 383 77 13 20.0 3.01
Illinois.............. 3,468 450 60 13.0 1.61
Indiana............... 1,477 154 41 10.4 2.64
Iowa.................. 710 102 24 14.3 3.13
Kansas................ 692 82 21 11.9 2.81
Kentucky.............. 938 176 36 18.7 3.45
Louisiana............. 1,143 335 50 29.3 3.71
Maine................. 304 41 11 13.3 3.35
Maryland.............. 1,169 80 30 6.9 2.46
Massachusetts......... 1,461 196 36 13.4 2.27
Michigan.............. 2,844 432 57 15.2 1.84
Minnesota............. 1,376 206 43 15.0 2.87
Mississippi........... 758 165 29 21.7 3.39
Missouri.............. 1,363 213 48 15.6 3.26
Montana............... 258 57 10 22.0 3.26
Nebraska.............. 498 80 16 16.2 3.02
Nevada................ 525 70 16 13.4 2.79
New Hampshire......... 328 47 12 14.4 3.38
New Jersey............ 2,009 241 40 12.0 1.86
New Mexico............ 555 144 21 25.9 3.33
New York.............. 4,693 1,114 88 23.7 1.66
North Carolina........ 1,776 368 52 20.7 2.64
North Dakota.......... 180 37 7 20.4 3.39
Ohio.................. 2,862 482 63 16.8 2.00
Oklahoma.............. 797 151 30 18.9 3.35
Oregon................ 861 181 35 21.0 3.64
Pennsylvania.......... 2,883 504 62 17.5 1.96
Rhode Island.......... 230 44 10 19.1 4.02
South Carolina........ 978 170 37 17.4 3.45
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.......... 187 22 5 11.8 2.75
Tennessee............. 1,419 258 53 18.2 3.35
Texas................. 5,605 1,206 107 21.5 1.71
Utah.................. 665 91 18 13.7 2.48
Vermont............... 143 17 5 11.7 3.22
Virginia.............. 1,631 142 41 8.7 2.40
Washington............ 1,480 163 44 11.0 2.79
West Virginia......... 345 95 17 27.4 4.24
Wisconsin............. 1,254 154 39 12.3 2.91
Wyoming............... 124 17 4 13.3 2.99
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 5,213 1,061 83 20.3 1.43
Central Cities...... 2,310 789 72 34.1 2.53
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,483 1,037 82 23.1 1.61
Central Cities...... 1,558 502 57 32.2 3.03
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,350 312 49 13.3 1.95
Central Cities...... 859 207 40 24.1 4.06
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,694 114 34 6.8 1.92
Central Cities...... 230 55 23 24.0 8.87
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,543 146 33 9.5 2.05
Central Cities...... 626 89 26 14.1 3.82
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,578 318 48 20.2 2.74
Central Cities...... 495 241 42 48.8 6.10
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,396 157 32 11.3 2.16
Central Cities...... 421 107 26 25.5 5.41
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,678 287 52 17.1 2.82
Central Cities...... 498 210 44 42.0 6.79
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,532 247 48 16.1 2.89
Central Cities...... 682 197 43 28.8 5.33
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,360 240 51 17.6 3.41
Central Cities...... 612 169 43 27.7 5.97
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 UNDER 18
United States......... 16,447 318 23.4 0.45
Alabama............... 254 45 26.5 4.06
Alaska................ 30 6 14.7 2.71
Arizona............... 412 56 30.8 3.52
Arkansas.............. 164 28 24.9 3.65
California............ 2,689 163 29.5 1.54
Colorado.............. 151 34 15.3 3.12
Connecticut........... 126 32 15.3 3.55
Delaware.............. 52 10 24.5 3.92
District of Columbia.. 53 8 52.6 5.65
Florida............... 851 81 27.1 2.21
Georgia............... 650 85 31.9 3.45
Hawaii................ 57 13 18.5 3.71
Idaho................. 109 15 28.4 3.38
Illinois.............. 609 70 17.6 1.83
Indiana............... 191 46 13.0 2.90
Iowa.................. 144 29 20.3 3.60
Kansas................ 123 25 17.7 3.31
Kentucky.............. 244 42 26.0 3.88
Louisiana............. 394 55 34.5 3.88
Maine................. 62 14 20.5 3.98
Maryland.............. 119 36 10.2 2.94
Massachusetts......... 288 43 19.7 2.65
Michigan.............. 598 66 21.0 2.08
Minnesota............. 226 45 16.4 2.98
Mississippi........... 221 34 29.2 3.74
Missouri.............. 290 56 21.3 3.67
Montana............... 67 10 26.1 3.46
Nebraska.............. 100 18 20.0 3.29
Nevada................ 95 18 18.2 3.16
New Hampshire......... 70 15 21.4 3.95
New Jersey............ 350 48 17.4 2.17
New Mexico............ 174 24 31.3 3.52
New York.............. 1,349 97 28.7 1.76
North Carolina........ 446 58 25.1 2.82
North Dakota.......... 48 8 26.9 3.74
Ohio.................. 583 69 20.4 2.15
Oklahoma.............. 182 33 22.9 3.60
Oregon................ 236 40 27.3 3.98
Pennsylvania.......... 597 67 20.7 2.09
Rhode Island.......... 52 11 22.6 4.27
South Carolina........ 204 41 20.9 3.69
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 16.0 3.12
Tennessee............. 320 58 22.6 3.63
Texas................. 1,546 121 27.6 1.86
Utah.................. 119 20 17.9 2.76
Vermont............... 20 5 14.3 3.51
Virginia.............. 194 48 11.9 2.76
Washington............ 223 51 15.0 3.19
West Virginia......... 117 19 34.0 4.50
Wisconsin............. 193 44 15.4 3.20
Wyoming............... 24 5 19.5 3.49
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,356 93 26.0 1.56
Central Cities...... 966 79 41.8 2.63
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,341 93 29.9 1.75
Central Cities...... 631 64 40.5 3.19
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 426 57 18.1 2.21
Central Cities...... 272 46 31.6 4.42
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 160 40 9.5 2.24
Central Cities...... 77 28 33.7 9.83
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 215 40 14.0 2.42
Central Cities...... 128 31 20.5 4.42
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 370 52 23.4 2.89
Central Cities...... 266 44 53.7 6.08
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 251 40 18.0 2.62
Central Cities...... 162 32 38.6 6.04
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 396 61 23.6 3.18
Central Cities...... 266 50 53.3 6.87
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 313 54 20.4 3.17
Central Cities...... 223 46 32.7 5.52
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 295 57 21.7 3.69
Central Cities...... 212 48 34.6 6.35