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 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 32,394 3,386 109 10.5 0.34
Alabama............... 538 72 17 13.4 2.93
Alaska................ 32 1 1 (B) 2.24
Arizona............... 541 52 14 9.6 2.47
Arkansas.............. 385 65 12 17.0 2.91
California............ 3,435 324 40 9.4 1.12
Colorado.............. 355 10 6 2.9 1.71
Connecticut........... 429 18 8 4.2 1.91
Delaware.............. 110 10 3 8.9 2.52
District of Columbia.. 76 14 3 18.0 3.50
Florida............... 2,685 227 29 8.5 1.05
Georgia............... 743 81 21 11.0 2.69
Hawaii................ 164 13 4 8.0 2.48
Idaho................. 133 10 3 7.5 2.36
Illinois.............. 1,330 154 25 11.6 1.74
Indiana............... 664 57 18 8.6 2.53
Iowa.................. 408 24 8 6.0 1.96
Kansas................ 400 37 10 9.3 2.32
Kentucky.............. 468 66 15 14.2 3.06
Louisiana............. 501 82 17 16.3 3.19
Maine................. 163 28 6 17.1 3.56
Maryland.............. 666 66 19 9.9 2.70
Massachusetts......... 779 59 14 7.6 1.69
Michigan.............. 1,166 119 21 10.2 1.69
Minnesota............. 515 52 15 10.2 2.78
Mississippi........... 347 68 13 19.5 3.38
Missouri.............. 689 55 17 7.9 2.39
Montana............... 99 9 3 9.6 2.62
Nebraska.............. 207 21 6 10.4 2.72
Nevada................ 196 18 6 9.0 2.68
New Hampshire......... 122 11 4 9.4 3.23
New Jersey............ 881 66 15 7.5 1.60
New Mexico............ 227 37 8 16.2 3.06
New York.............. 2,389 352 35 14.7 1.36
North Carolina........ 925 105 20 11.4 2.01
North Dakota.......... 90 13 3 14.4 2.94
Ohio.................. 1,360 124 22 9.1 1.56
Oklahoma.............. 446 43 11 9.7 2.37
Oregon................ 360 35 11 9.8 2.88
Pennsylvania.......... 1,622 127 22 7.8 1.29
Rhode Island.......... 149 14 4 9.7 2.64
South Carolina........ 484 71 17 14.7 3.21
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.......... 92 12 3 12.9 2.86
Tennessee............. 582 70 19 12.1 3.09
Texas................. 1,901 255 35 13.4 1.70
Utah.................. 160 8 4 5.2 2.29
Vermont............... 62 5 2 (B) 2.96
Virginia.............. 800 91 23 11.4 2.71
Washington............ 554 42 16 7.6 2.70
West Virginia......... 306 48 9 15.7 2.57
Wisconsin............. 606 36 13 5.9 2.10
Wyoming............... 53 5 2 (B) 2.76
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,532 351 33 13.9 1.23
Central Cities...... 1,119 241 28 21.6 2.21
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,564 200 25 12.8 1.51
Central Cities...... 554 103 18 18.5 2.96
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 895 95 19 10.6 2.01
Central Cities...... 325 59 15 18.0 4.17
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 918 89 21 9.7 2.16
Central Cities...... 232 38 14 16.5 5.38
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 688 32 11 4.6 1.53
Central Cities...... 299 14 7 4.7 2.34
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 766 66 15 8.6 1.92
Central Cities...... 240 33 11 13.7 4.22
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 655 51 13 7.8 1.86
Central Cities...... 149 27 9 17.9 5.59
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 633 94 21 14.8 3.04
Central Cities...... 150 43 14 28.5 7.94
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 310 43 14 13.9 4.23
Central Cities...... 151 19 9 12.3 5.74
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 298 50 16 16.9 5.02
Central Cities...... 160 36 14 22.4 7.61
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 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 5,447 133 16.8 0.41
Alabama............... 126 22 23.3 3.63
Alaska................ 2 1 (B) 3.32
Arizona............... 84 18 15.5 3.03
Arkansas.............. 94 15 24.4 3.33
California............ 530 51 15.4 1.39
Colorado.............. 26 10 7.3 2.64
Connecticut........... 27 10 6.4 2.33
Delaware.............. 18 4 16.6 3.30
District of Columbia.. 20 4 26.8 4.04
Florida............... 410 39 15.3 1.36
Georgia............... 124 26 16.7 3.20
Hawaii................ 19 5 11.6 2.94
Idaho................. 13 4 10.0 2.69
Illinois.............. 220 29 16.5 2.02
Indiana............... 95 23 14.2 3.16
Iowa.................. 48 12 11.7 2.65
Kansas................ 57 12 14.2 2.79
Kentucky.............. 96 19 20.6 3.55
Louisiana............. 156 24 31.1 3.99
Maine................. 36 7 22.3 3.93
Maryland.............. 107 24 16.0 3.31
Massachusetts......... 100 18 12.8 2.13
Michigan.............. 169 25 14.5 1.97
Minnesota............. 84 19 16.4 3.40
Mississippi........... 103 16 29.8 3.89
Missouri.............. 86 21 12.4 2.92
Montana............... 16 4 16.2 3.28
Nebraska.............. 34 7 16.3 3.30
Nevada................ 25 7 12.8 3.14
New Hampshire......... 18 5 14.4 3.89
New Jersey............ 116 19 13.2 2.05
New Mexico............ 53 9 23.3 3.52
New York.............. 532 43 22.3 1.59
North Carolina........ 179 26 19.3 2.49
North Dakota.......... 19 3 21.0 3.41
Ohio.................. 196 28 14.4 1.90
Oklahoma.............. 72 14 16.1 2.95
Oregon................ 60 14 16.6 3.60
Pennsylvania.......... 201 27 12.4 1.59
Rhode Island.......... 28 6 18.5 3.45
South Carolina........ 103 20 21.3 3.71
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.......... 16 3 17.7 3.25
Tennessee............. 127 26 21.8 3.93
Texas................. 443 46 23.3 2.11
Utah.................. 15 5 9.4 3.00
Vermont............... 12 3 (B) 4.21
Virginia.............. 148 29 18.4 3.31
Washington............ 59 18 10.6 3.14
West Virginia......... 68 10 22.4 2.95
Wisconsin............. 51 16 8.5 2.49
Wyoming............... 10 2 (B) 3.66
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 531 41 21.0 1.45
Central Cities...... 363 34 32.5 2.51
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 313 32 20.0 1.82
Central Cities...... 146 22 26.3 3.35
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 134 23 15.0 2.33
Central Cities...... 80 17 24.7 4.67
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 136 26 14.8 2.59
Central Cities...... 64 18 27.7 6.49
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 49 13 7.2 1.89
Central Cities...... 21 9 7.1 2.86
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 106 19 13.8 2.37
Central Cities...... 53 14 22.1 5.10
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 86 16 13.1 2.35
Central Cities...... 38 11 25.3 6.34
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 119 23 18.9 3.35
Central Cities...... 49 15 32.8 8.26
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 67 18 21.8 5.04
Central Cities...... 34 12 22.2 7.28
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 78 20 26.1 5.88
Central Cities...... 54 17 33.8 8.65