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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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 36,163 6,998 0 19.4 0.00
Alabama............... 376 85 0 22.6 0.00
Alaska................ 486 60 0 12.3 0.00
Arizona............... 758 225 0 29.7 0.00
Arkansas.............. 439 69 0 15.7 0.00
California............ 4,003 1,046 0 26.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 509 75 0 14.7 0.00
Connecticut........... 350 50 0 14.3 0.00
Delaware.............. 357 58 0 16.2 0.00
District of Columbia.. 208 93 0 44.7 0.00
Florida............... 1,459 304 0 20.8 0.00
Georgia............... 568 125 0 22.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 323 50 0 15.5 0.00
Idaho................. 676 143 0 21.2 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,606 218 0 13.6 0.00
Indiana............... 452 59 0 13.1 0.00
Iowa.................. 435 69 0 15.9 0.00
Kansas................ 443 57 0 12.9 0.00
Kentucky.............. 415 76 0 18.3 0.00
Louisiana............. 467 126 0 27.0 0.00
Maine................. 335 48 0 14.3 0.00
Maryland.............. 327 29 0 8.9 0.00
Massachusetts......... 753 106 0 14.1 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,290 200 0 15.5 0.00
Minnesota............. 514 77 0 15.0 0.00
Mississippi........... 458 98 0 21.4 0.00
Missouri.............. 380 52 0 13.7 0.00
Montana............... 552 119 0 21.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 515 82 0 15.9 0.00
Nevada................ 563 76 0 13.5 0.00
New Hampshire......... 362 52 0 14.4 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,005 122 0 12.1 0.00
New Mexico............ 686 173 0 25.2 0.00
New York.............. 2,294 605 0 26.4 0.00
North Carolina........ 820 177 0 21.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 445 90 0 20.2 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,216 206 0 16.9 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 459 88 0 19.2 0.00
Oregon................ 434 93 0 21.4 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,305 231 0 17.7 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 319 63 0 19.7 0.00
South Carolina........ 374 65 0 17.4 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.......... 448 51 0 11.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 421 74 0 17.6 0.00
Texas................. 2,387 568 0 23.8 0.00
Utah.................. 637 91 0 14.3 0.00
Vermont............... 326 46 0 14.1 0.00
Virginia.............. 476 43 0 9.0 0.00
Washington............ 471 60 0 12.7 0.00
West Virginia......... 340 93 0 27.4 0.00
Wisconsin............. 446 63 0 14.1 0.00
Wyoming............... 475 69 0 14.5 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,613 586 0 22.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,237 450 0 36.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,407 634 0 26.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 942 323 0 34.3 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,201 174 0 14.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 442 114 0 25.8 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 667 120 0 18.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 241 96 0 39.8 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 511 64 0 12.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 218 34 0 15.6 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 907 168 0 18.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 279 124 0 44.4 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 841 95 0 11.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 267 63 0 23.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 798 130 0 16.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 221 91 0 41.2 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 558 92 0 16.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 245 71 0 29.0 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 529 95 0 18.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 244 65 0 26.6 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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 8,995 0 24.9 0.00
Alabama............... 96 0 25.5 0.00
Alaska................ 87 0 17.9 0.00
Arizona............... 276 0 36.4 0.00
Arkansas.............. 109 0 24.8 0.00
California............ 1,345 0 33.6 0.00
Colorado.............. 89 0 17.5 0.00
Connecticut........... 61 0 17.4 0.00
Delaware.............. 86 0 24.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 112 0 53.8 0.00
Florida............... 391 0 26.8 0.00
Georgia............... 171 0 30.1 0.00
Hawaii................ 63 0 19.5 0.00
Idaho................. 208 0 30.8 0.00
Illinois.............. 292 0 18.2 0.00
Indiana............... 74 0 16.4 0.00
Iowa.................. 96 0 22.1 0.00
Kansas................ 81 0 18.3 0.00
Kentucky.............. 106 0 25.5 0.00
Louisiana............. 151 0 32.3 0.00
Maine................. 71 0 21.2 0.00
Maryland.............. 39 0 11.9 0.00
Massachusetts......... 154 0 20.5 0.00
Michigan.............. 280 0 21.7 0.00
Minnesota............. 85 0 16.5 0.00
Mississippi........... 131 0 28.6 0.00
Missouri.............. 73 0 19.2 0.00
Montana............... 146 0 26.4 0.00
Nebraska.............. 103 0 20.0 0.00
Nevada................ 109 0 19.4 0.00
New Hampshire......... 80 0 22.1 0.00
New Jersey............ 181 0 18.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 212 0 30.9 0.00
New York.............. 720 0 31.4 0.00
North Carolina........ 211 0 25.7 0.00
North Dakota.......... 115 0 25.8 0.00
Ohio.................. 253 0 20.8 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 108 0 23.5 0.00
Oregon................ 119 0 27.4 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 274 0 21.0 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 78 0 24.5 0.00
South Carolina........ 77 0 20.6 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.......... 68 0 15.2 0.00
Tennessee............. 91 0 21.6 0.00
Texas................. 728 0 30.5 0.00
Utah.................. 116 0 18.2 0.00
Vermont............... 55 0 16.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 59 0 12.4 0.00
Washington............ 79 0 16.8 0.00
West Virginia......... 115 0 33.8 0.00
Wisconsin............. 75 0 16.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 96 0 20.2 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 731 0 28.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 535 0 43.2 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 823 0 34.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 411 0 43.6 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 231 0 19.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 147 0 33.3 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 149 0 22.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 119 0 49.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 90 0 17.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 50 0 22.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 200 0 22.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 138 0 49.5 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 153 0 18.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 95 0 35.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 184 0 23.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 117 0 52.9 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 120 0 21.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 84 0 34.3 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 115 0 21.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 81 0 33.2 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_010.htm