Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 1999 1
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number in poverty Percent in pover Number below 125% Percent below 12
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error Value Error Value Error
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 273,493 32,258 543 11.8 0.20 44,286 621 16.2 0.23
Alabama............... 4,431 671 84 15.1 1.74 867 95 19.6 1.93
Alaska................ 627 47 9 7.6 1.32 73 11 11.6 1.59
Arizona............... 4,845 579 76 12.0 1.48 879 94 18.1 1.76
Arkansas.............. 2,553 375 48 14.7 1.73 516 56 20.2 1.97
California............ 33,867 4,677 248 13.8 0.69 6,670 295 19.7 0.79
Colorado.............. 4,215 351 58 8.3 1.32 459 67 10.9 1.49
Connecticut........... 3,324 235 49 7.1 1.43 333 59 10.0 1.68
Delaware.............. 763 79 13 10.4 1.67 103 15 13.5 1.87
District of Columbia.. 517 77 11 14.9 2.02 98 13 18.9 2.22
Florida............... 15,034 1,867 137 12.4 0.85 2,512 158 16.7 0.97
Georgia............... 7,789 1,005 121 12.9 1.45 1,445 145 18.6 1.68
Hawaii................ 1,214 132 22 10.9 1.70 197 27 16.2 2.02
Idaho................. 1,252 175 22 13.9 1.64 235 26 18.8 1.85
Illinois.............. 12,129 1,206 112 9.9 0.88 1,602 129 13.2 0.99
Indiana............... 5,883 395 75 6.7 1.24 652 97 11.1 1.55
Iowa.................. 2,828 211 39 7.5 1.34 325 49 11.5 1.63
Kansas................ 2,613 318 46 12.2 1.66 437 54 16.7 1.90
Kentucky.............. 3,883 470 67 12.1 1.62 724 83 18.7 1.93
Louisiana............. 4,291 823 90 19.2 1.89 1,021 100 23.8 2.04
Maine................. 1,268 135 23 10.6 1.70 181 26 14.3 1.93
Maryland.............. 5,045 368 73 7.3 1.38 529 87 10.5 1.63
Massachusetts......... 6,171 722 78 11.7 1.19 972 90 15.7 1.34
Michigan.............. 10,103 977 97 9.7 0.91 1,395 116 13.8 1.07
Minnesota............. 4,794 346 63 7.2 1.27 494 75 10.3 1.49
Mississippi........... 2,758 444 54 16.1 1.80 562 61 20.4 1.98
Missouri.............. 5,466 633 95 11.6 1.63 828 108 15.2 1.83
Montana............... 896 140 17 15.6 1.75 200 20 22.3 2.00
Nebraska.............. 1,654 180 28 10.9 1.60 237 32 14.3 1.80
Nevada................ 1,922 216 31 11.3 1.54 307 37 16.0 1.79
New Hampshire......... 1,249 96 19 7.7 1.50 136 23 10.9 1.75
New Jersey............ 8,098 631 73 7.8 0.87 912 88 11.3 1.03
New Mexico............ 1,794 371 39 20.7 1.95 482 45 26.9 2.13
New York.............. 18,486 2,603 154 14.1 0.78 3,510 179 19.0 0.88
North Carolina........ 7,504 1,017 99 13.5 1.23 1,319 113 17.6 1.37
North Dakota.......... 615 80 12 13.0 1.75 111 14 18.0 2.00
Ohio.................. 11,272 1,347 119 12.0 0.99 1,758 136 15.6 1.11
Oklahoma.............. 3,262 414 56 12.7 1.60 558 65 17.1 1.82
Oregon................ 3,399 427 62 12.6 1.70 565 71 16.6 1.91
Pennsylvania.......... 11,768 1,101 105 9.4 0.85 1,579 125 13.4 0.99
Rhode Island.......... 982 97 17 9.9 1.68 140 21 14.3 1.97
South Carolina........ 3,800 445 68 11.7 1.69 602 79 15.8 1.92
Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 1999 2
(Numbers in thousands)
Below Poverty Level Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number in poverty Percent in pover Number below 125% Percent below 12
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error Value Error Value Error
South Dakota.......... 701 54 10 7.7 1.34 87 12 12.4 1.65
Tennessee............. 5,534 659 96 11.9 1.62 899 112 16.2 1.85
Texas................. 20,005 3,007 193 15.0 0.90 3,929 221 19.6 1.00
Utah.................. 2,145 122 23 5.7 1.06 209 31 9.7 1.35
Vermont............... 602 58 10 9.7 1.65 75 12 12.5 1.84
Virginia.............. 6,823 542 91 7.9 1.28 700 104 10.3 1.44
Washington............ 5,692 539 91 9.5 1.52 753 107 13.2 1.75
West Virginia......... 1,755 276 33 15.7 1.75 378 39 21.5 1.97
Wisconsin............. 5,393 461 77 8.6 1.36 651 91 12.1 1.58
Wyoming............... 480 56 8 11.6 1.63 81 10 16.9 1.91
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 20,520 2,444 144 11.9 0.66 3,421 170 16.7 0.76
Central Cities...... 9,126 1,703 120 18.7 1.19 2,308 140 25.3 1.33
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 15,848 2,357 141 14.9 0.82 3,200 164 20.2 0.93
Central Cities...... 5,716 1,079 96 18.9 1.51 1,427 110 25.0 1.67
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 8,661 743 86 8.6 0.95 979 99 11.3 1.08
Central Cities...... 3,208 430 66 13.4 1.91 583 77 18.2 2.16
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 7,273 523 82 7.2 1.09 713 96 9.8 1.25
Central Cities...... 1,376 187 49 13.6 3.31 237 55 17.2 3.65
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 7,093 481 68 6.8 0.93 721 84 10.2 1.12
Central Cities...... 3,292 247 49 7.5 1.43 407 63 12.4 1.79
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 6,126 717 83 11.7 1.27 893 92 14.6 1.39
Central Cities...... 1,606 381 60 23.7 3.28 472 67 29.4 3.51
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5,734 624 72 10.9 1.19 828 83 14.4 1.35
Central Cities...... 1,685 351 54 20.8 2.87 430 60 25.5 3.08
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 5,795 525 80 9.1 1.32 780 98 13.5 1.57
Central Cities...... 1,357 323 63 23.8 4.04 437 73 32.2 4.44
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 5,253 528 80 10.1 1.45 675 91 12.9 1.62
Central Cities...... 2,434 352 66 14.5 2.50 439 73 18.0 2.73
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 4,572 624 94 13.7 1.91 834 108 18.2 2.15
Central Cities...... 2,065 395 75 19.1 3.25 519 86 25.1 3.59