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 UNDER 18
United States......... 35,586 6,681 0 18.8 0.00
Alabama............... 375 84 0 22.4 0.00
Alaska................ 476 55 0 11.6 0.00
Arizona............... 729 209 0 28.7 0.00
Arkansas.............. 434 64 0 14.7 0.00
California............ 3,943 1,009 0 25.6 0.00
Colorado.............. 503 72 0 14.3 0.00
Connecticut........... 349 49 0 14.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 354 56 0 15.8 0.00
District of Columbia.. 208 93 0 44.7 0.00
Florida............... 1,431 284 0 19.8 0.00
Georgia............... 564 123 0 21.8 0.00
Hawaii................ 316 48 0 15.2 0.00
Idaho................. 664 140 0 21.1 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,582 202 0 12.8 0.00
Indiana............... 441 51 0 11.6 0.00
Iowa.................. 422 61 0 14.5 0.00
Kansas................ 435 52 0 12.0 0.00
Kentucky.............. 413 76 0 18.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 466 126 0 27.0 0.00
Maine................. 326 44 0 13.5 0.00
Maryland.............. 325 27 0 8.3 0.00
Massachusetts......... 745 102 0 13.7 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,274 192 0 15.1 0.00
Minnesota............. 507 74 0 14.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 454 97 0 21.4 0.00
Missouri.............. 374 51 0 13.6 0.00
Montana............... 539 114 0 21.2 0.00
Nebraska.............. 509 81 0 15.9 0.00
Nevada................ 550 71 0 12.9 0.00
New Hampshire......... 347 48 0 13.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,000 119 0 11.9 0.00
New Mexico............ 674 167 0 24.8 0.00
New York.............. 2,249 574 0 25.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 803 166 0 20.7 0.00
North Dakota.......... 440 88 0 20.0 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,193 192 0 16.1 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 453 84 0 18.5 0.00
Oregon................ 429 90 0 21.0 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,285 221 0 17.2 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 314 61 0 19.4 0.00
South Carolina........ 369 62 0 16.8 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.......... 444 51 0 11.5 0.00
Tennessee............. 413 73 0 17.7 0.00
Texas................. 2,358 548 0 23.2 0.00
Utah.................. 630 88 0 14.0 0.00
Vermont............... 315 36 0 11.4 0.00
Virginia.............. 470 41 0 8.7 0.00
Washington............ 464 58 0 12.5 0.00
West Virginia......... 337 92 0 27.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 435 55 0 12.6 0.00
Wyoming............... 456 60 0 13.2 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,583 564 0 21.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,221 438 0 35.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,373 615 0 25.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 927 313 0 33.8 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,183 162 0 13.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 431 108 0 25.1 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 662 117 0 17.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 241 96 0 39.8 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 502 56 0 11.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 215 32 0 14.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 899 165 0 18.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 278 123 0 44.2 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 829 89 0 10.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 258 57 0 22.1 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 789 126 0 16.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 218 89 0 40.8 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 548 86 0 15.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 239 68 0 28.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 526 94 0 17.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 241 64 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
RELATED CHILDREN UNDER 18
United States......... 8,634 0 24.3 0.00
Alabama............... 95 0 25.3 0.00
Alaska................ 81 0 17.0 0.00
Arizona............... 256 0 35.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 104 0 24.0 0.00
California............ 1,306 0 33.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 86 0 17.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 60 0 17.2 0.00
Delaware.............. 84 0 23.7 0.00
District of Columbia.. 112 0 53.8 0.00
Florida............... 370 0 25.9 0.00
Georgia............... 169 0 30.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 61 0 19.3 0.00
Idaho................. 201 0 30.3 0.00
Illinois.............. 275 0 17.4 0.00
Indiana............... 63 0 14.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 88 0 20.9 0.00
Kansas................ 76 0 17.5 0.00
Kentucky.............. 105 0 25.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 150 0 32.2 0.00
Maine................. 67 0 20.6 0.00
Maryland.............. 37 0 11.4 0.00
Massachusetts......... 150 0 20.1 0.00
Michigan.............. 272 0 21.4 0.00
Minnesota............. 82 0 16.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 130 0 28.6 0.00
Missouri.............. 71 0 19.0 0.00
Montana............... 138 0 25.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 102 0 20.0 0.00
Nevada................ 100 0 18.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 72 0 20.7 0.00
New Jersey............ 177 0 17.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 205 0 30.4 0.00
New York.............. 686 0 30.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 200 0 24.9 0.00
North Dakota.......... 113 0 25.7 0.00
Ohio.................. 239 0 20.0 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 104 0 23.0 0.00
Oregon................ 116 0 27.0 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 264 0 20.5 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 73 0 23.2 0.00
South Carolina........ 74 0 20.1 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 15.3 0.00
Tennessee............. 90 0 21.8 0.00
Texas................. 706 0 29.9 0.00
Utah.................. 113 0 17.9 0.00
Vermont............... 45 0 14.3 0.00
Virginia.............. 56 0 11.9 0.00
Washington............ 76 0 16.4 0.00
West Virginia......... 114 0 33.8 0.00
Wisconsin............. 67 0 15.4 0.00
Wyoming............... 85 0 18.6 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 708 0 27.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 522 0 42.8 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 803 0 33.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 400 0 43.1 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 219 0 18.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 141 0 32.7 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 146 0 22.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 119 0 49.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 81 0 16.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 47 0 21.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 196 0 21.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 137 0 49.3 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 147 0 17.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 89 0 34.5 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 180 0 22.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 115 0 52.8 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 114 0 20.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 81 0 33.9 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 114 0 21.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 80 0 33.2 0.00