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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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 29,200 11,950 344 40.9 0.93
Alabama............... 467 241 50 51.7 7.49
Alaska................ 58 15 5 (B) 7.20
Arizona............... 583 233 48 40.1 6.44
Arkansas.............. 307 131 28 42.5 6.98
California............ 3,610 1,603 146 44.4 3.03
Colorado.............. 258 103 31 39.7 9.46
Connecticut........... 338 114 34 33.8 8.29
Delaware.............. 101 31 8 31.1 6.98
District of Columbia.. 106 65 10 61.2 6.11
Florida............... 1,434 600 78 41.9 4.13
Georgia............... 1,089 444 80 40.7 5.68
Hawaii................ 140 40 12 28.4 7.26
Idaho................. 86 36 10 42.0 8.93
Illinois.............. 1,577 552 76 35.0 3.87
Indiana............... 488 137 44 28.0 7.70
Iowa.................. 278 109 28 39.3 7.95
Kansas................ 252 91 25 36.1 7.86
Kentucky.............. 330 130 35 39.4 8.31
Louisiana............. 697 378 61 54.2 5.93
Maine................. 134 59 15 43.9 8.41
Maryland.............. 480 94 37 19.7 6.86
Massachusetts......... 665 251 46 37.8 5.45
Michigan.............. 1,176 431 64 36.7 4.37
Minnesota............. 355 124 38 34.8 8.58
Mississippi........... 489 234 39 47.9 5.83
Missouri.............. 591 268 62 45.3 7.72
Montana............... 84 46 10 54.1 7.81
Nebraska.............. 144 57 16 39.4 8.49
Nevada................ 173 55 16 31.6 7.56
New Hampshire......... 103 34 12 32.8 9.18
New Jersey............ 702 209 42 29.8 5.04
New Mexico............ 169 75 18 44.2 7.78
New York.............. 2,602 1,295 109 49.8 2.98
North Carolina........ 753 351 58 46.6 5.68
North Dakota.......... 68 30 7 (B) 7.74
Ohio.................. 1,100 476 71 43.2 4.86
Oklahoma.............. 285 105 28 36.7 7.86
Oregon................ 327 167 39 51.0 8.26
Pennsylvania.......... 974 460 68 47.3 5.05
Rhode Island.......... 99 50 12 50.6 8.86
South Carolina........ 374 117 35 31.3 7.76
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.......... 60 19 6 (B) 8.02
Tennessee............. 540 182 50 33.7 7.58
Texas................. 2,475 992 111 40.1 3.49
Utah.................. 187 79 19 42.6 7.65
Vermont............... 52 21 6 (B) 9.33
Virginia.............. 612 197 55 32.2 7.40
Washington............ 557 158 49 28.3 7.46
West Virginia......... 160 87 19 54.4 7.93
Wisconsin............. 476 164 46 34.4 7.77
Wyoming............... 35 12 4 (B) 9.10
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,754 1,176 100 42.7 2.75
Central Cities...... 1,886 947 90 50.2 3.36
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,699 686 76 40.4 3.47
Central Cities...... 691 336 53 48.6 5.55
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,098 349 59 31.8 4.46
Central Cities...... 709 248 50 35.0 5.68
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 653 159 45 24.4 6.03
Central Cities...... 289 98 36 33.9 10.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 576 148 38 25.6 5.68
Central Cities...... 286 94 30 32.9 8.68
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 629 317 55 50.5 6.16
Central Cities...... 402 238 48 59.3 7.57
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 538 183 39 34.0 5.92
Central Cities...... 270 129 33 47.8 8.81
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 784 333 64 42.5 6.18
Central Cities...... 468 254 56 54.4 8.06
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 724 240 54 33.1 6.12
Central Cities...... 450 199 49 44.1 8.19
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 601 267 61 44.4 7.61
Central Cities...... 316 184 51 58.2 10.43
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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 14,585 378 49.9 0.94
Alabama............... 259 52 55.5 7.45
Alaska................ 23 6 (B) 7.99
Arizona............... 263 51 45.2 6.54
Arkansas.............. 175 33 57.1 6.99
California............ 1,924 160 53.3 3.04
Colorado.............. 116 33 44.7 9.61
Connecticut........... 151 40 44.7 8.72
Delaware.............. 48 10 47.8 7.53
District of Columbia.. 69 11 65.6 5.95
Florida............... 769 88 53.6 4.18
Georgia............... 614 94 56.4 5.73
Hawaii................ 44 13 31.6 7.49
Idaho................. 45 11 52.8 9.03
Illinois.............. 648 82 41.1 3.99
Indiana............... 173 50 35.4 8.20
Iowa.................. 146 33 52.4 8.13
Kansas................ 118 28 46.8 8.17
Kentucky.............. 159 39 48.3 8.50
Louisiana............. 413 64 59.3 5.84
Maine................. 70 16 52.5 8.46
Maryland.............. 145 45 30.1 7.92
Massachusetts......... 320 52 48.2 5.62
Michigan.............. 557 73 47.3 4.52
Minnesota............. 132 39 37.2 8.71
Mississippi........... 298 44 60.9 5.69
Missouri.............. 328 68 55.5 7.71
Montana............... 50 10 59.6 7.70
Nebraska.............. 76 18 53.0 8.68
Nevada................ 59 16 34.2 7.71
New Hampshire......... 56 15 54.0 9.74
New Jersey............ 271 48 38.5 5.36
New Mexico............ 88 19 51.9 7.83
New York.............. 1,502 117 57.7 2.94
North Carolina........ 459 67 60.9 5.55
North Dakota.......... 40 8 (B) 7.70
Ohio.................. 596 79 54.2 4.89
Oklahoma.............. 127 31 44.7 8.11
Oregon................ 195 42 59.5 8.11
Pennsylvania.......... 520 72 53.4 5.05
Rhode Island.......... 58 13 58.2 8.74
South Carolina........ 136 38 36.2 8.04
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.......... 26 7 (B) 8.51
Tennessee............. 241 58 44.6 7.97
Texas................. 1,166 121 47.1 3.56
Utah.................. 98 21 52.7 7.72
Vermont............... 25 7 (B) 9.49
Virginia.............. 249 62 40.6 7.78
Washington............ 223 58 40.0 8.11
West Virginia......... 100 20 62.7 7.70
Wisconsin............. 202 51 42.4 8.09
Wyoming............... 16 4 (B) 9.44
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,420 110 51.6 2.78
Central Cities...... 1,137 98 60.3 3.29
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 840 84 49.4 3.54
Central Cities...... 390 58 56.5 5.50
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 431 66 39.3 4.68
Central Cities...... 305 55 43.0 5.90
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 214 52 32.7 6.59
Central Cities...... 131 41 45.4 10.51
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 185 42 32.1 6.07
Central Cities...... 115 34 40.4 9.07
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 346 57 55.0 6.13
Central Cities...... 251 49 62.5 7.47
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 251 46 46.6 6.24
Central Cities...... 165 37 61.3 8.60
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 423 72 53.9 6.23
Central Cities...... 321 63 68.6 7.51
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 293 60 40.5 6.38
Central Cities...... 208 51 46.3 8.23
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 288 64 47.9 7.65
Central Cities...... 205 54 65.0 10.08
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: July 14, 2004
URL: http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/031999/pov/new25_007.htm