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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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 14,008 5,849 0 41.8 0.00
Alabama............... 173 90 0 52.0 0.00
Alaska................ 152 43 0 28.3 0.00
Arizona............... 308 131 0 42.5 0.00
Arkansas.............. 186 76 0 40.9 0.00
California............ 1,460 674 0 46.2 0.00
Colorado.............. 142 55 0 38.7 0.00
Connecticut........... 146 57 0 39.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 161 53 0 32.9 0.00
District of Columbia.. 203 125 0 61.6 0.00
Florida............... 622 247 0 39.7 0.00
Georgia............... 281 113 0 40.2 0.00
Hawaii................ 151 41 0 27.2 0.00
Idaho................. 136 58 0 42.6 0.00
Illinois.............. 659 224 0 34.0 0.00
Indiana............... 144 42 0 29.2 0.00
Iowa.................. 158 64 0 40.5 0.00
Kansas................ 148 54 0 36.5 0.00
Kentucky.............. 134 56 0 41.8 0.00
Louisiana............. 262 138 0 52.7 0.00
Maine................. 142 62 0 43.7 0.00
Maryland.............. 127 25 0 19.7 0.00
Massachusetts......... 345 133 0 38.6 0.00
Michigan.............. 513 189 0 36.8 0.00
Minnesota............. 131 47 0 35.9 0.00
Mississippi........... 264 125 0 47.3 0.00
Missouri.............. 145 61 0 42.1 0.00
Montana............... 168 89 0 53.0 0.00
Nebraska.............. 146 55 0 37.7 0.00
Nevada................ 172 55 0 32.0 0.00
New Hampshire......... 110 36 0 32.7 0.00
New Jersey............ 358 109 0 30.4 0.00
New Mexico............ 230 103 0 44.8 0.00
New York.............. 1,288 658 0 51.1 0.00
North Carolina........ 312 144 0 46.2 0.00
North Dakota.......... 161 71 0 44.1 0.00
Ohio.................. 457 194 0 42.5 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 152 57 0 37.5 0.00
Oregon................ 166 81 0 48.8 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 428 201 0 47.0 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 139 71 0 51.1 0.00
South Carolina........ 129 41 0 31.8 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.......... 138 44 0 31.9 0.00
Tennessee............. 150 49 0 32.7 0.00
Texas................. 979 413 0 42.2 0.00
Utah.................. 170 76 0 44.7 0.00
Vermont............... 108 42 0 38.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 164 52 0 31.7 0.00
Washington............ 176 50 0 28.4 0.00
West Virginia......... 139 76 0 54.7 0.00
Wisconsin............. 155 55 0 35.5 0.00
Wyoming............... 120 44 0 36.7 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,406 625 0 44.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,001 522 0 52.1 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 833 361 0 43.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 353 172 0 48.7 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 492 161 0 32.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 320 119 0 37.2 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 349 150 0 43.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 241 132 0 54.8 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 185 49 0 26.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 94 31 0 33.0 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 367 169 0 46.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 216 124 0 57.4 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 311 103 0 33.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 156 69 0 44.2 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 347 146 0 42.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 198 109 0 55.1 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 232 77 0 33.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 142 64 0 45.1 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 225 96 0 42.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 113 64 0 56.6 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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 7,127 0 50.9 0.00
Alabama............... 96 0 55.5 0.00
Alaska................ 66 0 43.4 0.00
Arizona............... 148 0 48.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 104 0 55.9 0.00
California............ 823 0 56.4 0.00
Colorado.............. 66 0 46.5 0.00
Connecticut........... 70 0 47.9 0.00
Delaware.............. 79 0 49.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 135 0 66.5 0.00
Florida............... 320 0 51.4 0.00
Georgia............... 156 0 55.5 0.00
Hawaii................ 46 0 30.5 0.00
Idaho................. 71 0 52.2 0.00
Illinois.............. 263 0 39.9 0.00
Indiana............... 53 0 36.8 0.00
Iowa.................. 86 0 54.4 0.00
Kansas................ 69 0 46.6 0.00
Kentucky.............. 66 0 49.3 0.00
Louisiana............. 150 0 57.3 0.00
Maine................. 74 0 52.1 0.00
Maryland.............. 37 0 29.1 0.00
Massachusetts......... 169 0 49.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 244 0 47.6 0.00
Minnesota............. 50 0 38.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 159 0 60.2 0.00
Missouri.............. 76 0 52.4 0.00
Montana............... 99 0 58.9 0.00
Nebraska.............. 77 0 52.7 0.00
Nevada................ 61 0 35.5 0.00
New Hampshire......... 59 0 53.6 0.00
New Jersey............ 142 0 39.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 120 0 52.2 0.00
New York.............. 756 0 58.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 186 0 59.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 94 0 58.4 0.00
Ohio.................. 241 0 52.7 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 69 0 45.4 0.00
Oregon................ 94 0 56.6 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 231 0 54.0 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 82 0 59.0 0.00
South Carolina........ 47 0 36.4 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.......... 60 0 43.5 0.00
Tennessee............. 65 0 43.3 0.00
Texas................. 482 0 49.2 0.00
Utah.................. 92 0 54.1 0.00
Vermont............... 52 0 48.1 0.00
Virginia.............. 65 0 39.6 0.00
Washington............ 70 0 39.8 0.00
West Virginia......... 88 0 63.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 66 0 42.6 0.00
Wyoming............... 53 0 44.2 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 742 0 52.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 610 0 60.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 456 0 54.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 211 0 59.8 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 195 0 39.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 144 0 45.0 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 172 0 49.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 148 0 61.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 60 0 32.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 38 0 40.4 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 186 0 50.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 131 0 60.6 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 147 0 47.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 90 0 57.7 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 184 0 53.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 136 0 68.7 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 94 0 40.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 66 0 46.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 102 0 45.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 70 0 61.9 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_014.htm