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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
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 34,674 6,457 0 18.6 0.00
Alabama............... 361 80 0 22.2 0.00
Alaska................ 474 55 0 11.6 0.00
Arizona............... 706 201 0 28.5 0.00
Arkansas.............. 421 60 0 14.3 0.00
California............ 3,812 982 0 25.8 0.00
Colorado.............. 495 70 0 14.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 344 49 0 14.2 0.00
Delaware.............. 337 54 0 16.0 0.00
District of Columbia.. 205 92 0 44.9 0.00
Florida............... 1,400 273 0 19.5 0.00
Georgia............... 535 114 0 21.3 0.00
Hawaii................ 302 46 0 15.2 0.00
Idaho................. 654 140 0 21.4 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,534 190 0 12.4 0.00
Indiana............... 430 50 0 11.6 0.00
Iowa.................. 415 59 0 14.2 0.00
Kansas................ 428 52 0 12.1 0.00
Kentucky.............. 402 74 0 18.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 441 117 0 26.5 0.00
Maine................. 325 44 0 13.5 0.00
Maryland.............. 318 27 0 8.5 0.00
Massachusetts......... 727 102 0 14.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,250 188 0 15.0 0.00
Minnesota............. 500 73 0 14.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 433 87 0 20.1 0.00
Missouri.............. 369 50 0 13.6 0.00
Montana............... 531 114 0 21.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 501 80 0 16.0 0.00
Nevada................ 533 68 0 12.8 0.00
New Hampshire......... 344 48 0 14.0 0.00
New Jersey............ 980 115 0 11.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 656 159 0 24.2 0.00
New York.............. 2,183 557 0 25.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 783 158 0 20.2 0.00
North Dakota.......... 438 87 0 19.9 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,168 188 0 16.1 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 444 84 0 18.9 0.00
Oregon................ 425 89 0 20.9 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,259 213 0 16.9 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 307 61 0 19.9 0.00
South Carolina........ 357 57 0 16.0 0.00
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.......... 440 50 0 11.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 403 69 0 17.1 0.00
Texas................. 2,251 512 0 22.7 0.00
Utah.................. 617 87 0 14.1 0.00
Vermont............... 314 36 0 11.5 0.00
Virginia.............. 459 39 0 8.5 0.00
Washington............ 453 54 0 11.9 0.00
West Virginia......... 332 90 0 27.1 0.00
Wisconsin............. 431 55 0 12.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 447 58 0 13.0 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,502 547 0 21.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,162 423 0 36.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,284 598 0 26.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 888 304 0 34.2 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,145 152 0 13.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 410 99 0 24.1 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 649 116 0 17.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 237 95 0 40.1 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 492 55 0 11.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 209 31 0 14.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 872 158 0 18.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 264 117 0 44.3 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 812 89 0 11.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 255 57 0 22.4 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 772 124 0 16.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 208 87 0 41.8 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 531 84 0 15.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 229 66 0 28.8 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 501 89 0 17.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 230 60 0 26.1 0.00
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
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 8,348 0 24.1 0.00
Alabama............... 91 0 25.2 0.00
Alaska................ 81 0 17.1 0.00
Arizona............... 247 0 35.0 0.00
Arkansas.............. 97 0 23.0 0.00
California............ 1,263 0 33.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 84 0 17.0 0.00
Connecticut........... 59 0 17.2 0.00
Delaware.............. 78 0 23.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 111 0 54.1 0.00
Florida............... 356 0 25.4 0.00
Georgia............... 157 0 29.3 0.00
Hawaii................ 59 0 19.5 0.00
Idaho................. 200 0 30.6 0.00
Illinois.............. 260 0 16.9 0.00
Indiana............... 62 0 14.4 0.00
Iowa.................. 85 0 20.5 0.00
Kansas................ 76 0 17.8 0.00
Kentucky.............. 102 0 25.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 141 0 32.0 0.00
Maine................. 66 0 20.3 0.00
Maryland.............. 37 0 11.6 0.00
Massachusetts......... 149 0 20.5 0.00
Michigan.............. 265 0 21.2 0.00
Minnesota............. 81 0 16.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 120 0 27.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 68 0 18.4 0.00
Montana............... 138 0 26.0 0.00
Nebraska.............. 100 0 20.0 0.00
Nevada................ 97 0 18.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 71 0 20.6 0.00
New Jersey............ 173 0 17.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 197 0 30.0 0.00
New York.............. 664 0 30.4 0.00
North Carolina........ 192 0 24.5 0.00
North Dakota.......... 111 0 25.3 0.00
Ohio.................. 235 0 20.1 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 104 0 23.4 0.00
Oregon................ 115 0 27.1 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 255 0 20.3 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 73 0 23.8 0.00
South Carolina........ 69 0 19.3 0.00
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.......... 66 0 15.0 0.00
Tennessee............. 86 0 21.3 0.00
Texas................. 665 0 29.5 0.00
Utah.................. 111 0 18.0 0.00
Vermont............... 45 0 14.3 0.00
Virginia.............. 53 0 11.5 0.00
Washington............ 72 0 15.9 0.00
West Virginia......... 112 0 33.7 0.00
Wisconsin............. 67 0 15.5 0.00
Wyoming............... 82 0 18.3 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 685 0 27.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 501 0 43.1 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 773 0 33.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 386 0 43.5 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 207 0 18.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 131 0 32.0 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 145 0 22.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 118 0 49.8 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 80 0 16.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 46 0 22.0 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 189 0 21.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 131 0 49.6 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 145 0 17.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 87 0 34.1 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 175 0 22.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 111 0 53.4 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 112 0 21.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 79 0 34.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 109 0 21.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 76 0 33.0 0.00
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_009.htm