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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
FAMILIES
United States......... 35,345 3,672 0 10.4 0.00
Alabama............... 467 53 0 11.3 0.00
Alaska................ 397 33 0 8.3 0.00
Arizona............... 610 97 0 15.9 0.00
Arkansas.............. 457 52 0 11.4 0.00
California............ 3,218 467 0 14.5 0.00
Colorado.............. 518 34 0 6.6 0.00
Connecticut........... 374 30 0 8.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 348 28 0 8.0 0.00
District of Columbia.. 241 43 0 17.8 0.00
Florida............... 1,812 169 0 9.3 0.00
Georgia............... 575 59 0 10.3 0.00
Hawaii................ 316 27 0 8.5 0.00
Idaho................. 538 60 0 11.2 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,462 108 0 7.4 0.00
Indiana............... 458 36 0 7.9 0.00
Iowa.................. 446 33 0 7.4 0.00
Kansas................ 439 34 0 7.7 0.00
Kentucky.............. 478 51 0 10.7 0.00
Louisiana............. 489 74 0 15.1 0.00
Maine................. 380 28 0 7.4 0.00
Maryland.............. 383 18 0 4.7 0.00
Massachusetts......... 791 58 0 7.3 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,172 97 0 8.3 0.00
Minnesota............. 464 35 0 7.5 0.00
Mississippi........... 418 56 0 13.4 0.00
Missouri.............. 419 31 0 7.4 0.00
Montana............... 499 61 0 12.2 0.00
Nebraska.............. 469 42 0 9.0 0.00
Nevada................ 516 42 0 8.1 0.00
New Hampshire......... 361 27 0 7.5 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,067 71 0 6.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 650 106 0 16.3 0.00
New York.............. 2,186 327 0 15.0 0.00
North Carolina........ 927 99 0 10.7 0.00
North Dakota.......... 446 52 0 11.7 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,267 112 0 8.8 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 527 56 0 10.6 0.00
Oregon................ 453 53 0 11.7 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,432 118 0 8.2 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 356 34 0 9.6 0.00
South Carolina........ 370 38 0 10.3 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.......... 428 31 0 7.2 0.00
Tennessee............. 500 49 0 9.8 0.00
Texas................. 2,040 280 0 13.7 0.00
Utah.................. 470 35 0 7.4 0.00
Vermont............... 309 25 0 8.1 0.00
Virginia.............. 520 38 0 7.3 0.00
Washington............ 468 34 0 7.3 0.00
West Virginia......... 485 65 0 13.4 0.00
Wisconsin............. 476 28 0 5.9 0.00
Wyoming............... 453 38 0 8.4 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,545 331 0 13.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,149 252 0 21.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,864 291 0 15.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 713 150 0 21.0 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,070 78 0 7.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 384 49 0 12.8 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 756 64 0 8.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 295 47 0 15.9 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 503 32 0 6.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 219 17 0 7.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 938 76 0 8.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 251 52 0 20.7 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 859 55 0 6.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 243 28 0 11.5 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 711 60 0 8.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 167 36 0 21.6 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 472 46 0 9.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 211 33 0 15.6 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 456 49 0 10.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 212 33 0 15.6 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
FAMILIES
United States......... 5,007 0 14.2 0.00
Alabama............... 69 0 14.8 0.00
Alaska................ 51 0 12.8 0.00
Arizona............... 129 0 21.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 78 0 17.1 0.00
California............ 626 0 19.5 0.00
Colorado.............. 43 0 8.3 0.00
Connecticut........... 36 0 9.6 0.00
Delaware.............. 44 0 12.6 0.00
District of Columbia.. 55 0 22.8 0.00
Florida............... 251 0 13.9 0.00
Georgia............... 86 0 15.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 37 0 11.7 0.00
Idaho................. 87 0 16.2 0.00
Illinois.............. 151 0 10.3 0.00
Indiana............... 47 0 10.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 51 0 11.4 0.00
Kansas................ 47 0 10.7 0.00
Kentucky.............. 72 0 15.1 0.00
Louisiana............. 105 0 21.5 0.00
Maine................. 42 0 11.1 0.00
Maryland.............. 28 0 7.3 0.00
Massachusetts......... 87 0 11.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 143 0 12.2 0.00
Minnesota............. 41 0 8.8 0.00
Mississippi........... 81 0 19.4 0.00
Missouri.............. 45 0 10.7 0.00
Montana............... 78 0 15.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 58 0 12.4 0.00
Nevada................ 56 0 10.9 0.00
New Hampshire......... 38 0 10.5 0.00
New Jersey............ 103 0 9.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 142 0 21.8 0.00
New York.............. 408 0 18.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 135 0 14.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 69 0 15.5 0.00
Ohio.................. 141 0 11.1 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 75 0 14.2 0.00
Oregon................ 69 0 15.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 153 0 10.7 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 45 0 12.6 0.00
South Carolina........ 48 0 13.0 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.......... 46 0 10.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 72 0 14.4 0.00
Texas................. 380 0 18.6 0.00
Utah.................. 49 0 10.4 0.00
Vermont............... 34 0 11.0 0.00
Virginia.............. 51 0 9.8 0.00
Washington............ 47 0 10.0 0.00
West Virginia......... 84 0 17.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 37 0 7.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 57 0 12.6 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 428 0 16.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 320 0 27.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 395 0 21.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 200 0 28.1 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 110 0 10.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 68 0 17.7 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 85 0 11.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 62 0 21.0 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 47 0 9.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 24 0 11.0 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 98 0 10.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 61 0 24.3 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 83 0 9.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 43 0 17.7 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 91 0 12.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 53 0 31.7 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 64 0 13.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 39 0 18.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 58 0 12.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 39 0 18.4 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_013.htm