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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 51,901 8,232 241 15.9 0.45 11,133 274 21.5 0.51
Alabama............... 827 161 36 19.5 3.91 219 42 26.5 4.36
Alaska................ 145 11 4 7.8 2.44 17 4 11.5 2.90
Arizona............... 954 131 32 13.7 3.10 227 42 23.8 3.84
Arkansas.............. 512 81 20 15.8 3.50 105 22 20.5 3.87
California............ 6,694 1,298 115 19.4 1.55 1,795 134 26.8 1.74
Colorado.............. 834 94 26 11.2 2.98 111 29 13.3 3.20
Connecticut........... 658 66 23 10.1 3.32 83 26 12.6 3.66
Delaware.............. 147 25 7 17.2 4.13 31 7 21.0 4.46
District of Columbia.. 81 19 5 23.3 5.33 22 5 27.5 5.63
Florida............... 2,581 461 60 17.9 2.10 622 69 24.1 2.34
Georgia............... 1,502 282 56 18.7 3.37 412 68 27.4 3.85
Hawaii................ 236 24 8 10.0 3.27 43 11 18.1 4.19
Idaho................. 255 44 10 17.0 3.46 65 12 25.3 4.00
Illinois.............. 2,354 319 50 13.5 2.00 402 57 17.1 2.19
Indiana............... 1,089 79 30 7.3 2.61 147 40 13.5 3.44
Iowa.................. 507 31 13 6.2 2.55 48 17 9.5 3.11
Kansas................ 484 84 21 17.4 3.93 99 23 20.5 4.18
Kentucky.............. 706 104 28 14.7 3.61 145 33 20.6 4.13
Louisiana............. 827 222 41 26.9 4.25 267 45 32.3 4.48
Maine................. 234 42 11 17.8 4.30 50 12 21.2 4.59
Maryland.............. 851 64 27 7.5 3.01 98 33 11.5 3.63
Massachusetts......... 1,100 221 38 20.1 3.07 290 43 26.3 3.38
Michigan.............. 2,091 280 46 13.4 2.03 371 52 17.7 2.28
Minnesota............. 981 87 28 8.8 2.70 115 32 11.8 3.07
Mississippi........... 559 127 26 22.8 4.01 161 29 28.8 4.33
Missouri.............. 964 178 44 18.5 4.14 227 50 23.5 4.52
Montana............... 178 36 8 20.2 3.81 51 9 28.6 4.28
Nebraska.............. 323 33 10 10.2 3.08 46 12 14.1 3.55
Nevada................ 418 64 15 15.4 3.31 100 19 23.9 3.91
New Hampshire......... 262 19 8 7.1 2.77 31 10 11.9 3.48
New Jersey............ 1,454 159 32 10.9 2.10 213 37 14.7 2.38
New Mexico............ 424 129 20 30.5 4.00 167 23 39.5 4.25
New York.............. 3,487 732 72 21.0 1.84 945 81 27.1 2.01
North Carolina........ 1,316 251 43 19.1 2.97 302 48 22.9 3.18
North Dakota.......... 114 19 5 16.9 3.98 25 6 22.3 4.42
Ohio.................. 2,183 322 51 14.7 2.17 436 59 20.0 2.44
Oklahoma.............. 599 87 23 14.5 3.48 107 25 17.9 3.79
Oregon................ 644 99 26 15.4 3.73 137 31 21.3 4.23
Pennsylvania.......... 2,148 250 44 11.6 1.92 358 52 16.7 2.23
Rhode Island.......... 185 26 8 14.0 3.96 34 9 18.6 4.43
South Carolina........ 677 109 30 16.2 4.02 150 35 22.2 4.54
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.......... 129 9 3 6.9 2.59 16 5 12.7 3.42
Tennessee............. 985 163 42 16.5 3.87 204 47 20.7 4.22
Texas................. 3,830 780 86 20.4 2.02 1,003 98 26.2 2.21
Utah.................. 506 32 11 6.4 2.01 57 14 11.3 2.61
Vermont............... 118 14 4 11.7 3.55 18 5 15.2 3.97
Virginia.............. 1,261 130 39 10.3 2.94 170 45 13.4 3.31
Washington............ 979 80 31 8.2 3.01 144 41 14.7 3.89
West Virginia......... 252 54 13 21.3 4.56 73 15 28.9 5.05
Wisconsin............. 1,155 90 30 7.8 2.47 157 39 13.6 3.16
Wyoming............... 99 13 4 12.9 3.30 20 4 19.8 3.93
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 3,754 660 65 17.6 1.59 882 76 23.5 1.77
Central Cities...... 1,630 488 56 29.9 2.91 626 64 38.4 3.09
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,235 651 65 20.1 1.81 836 74 25.8 1.97
Central Cities...... 1,143 279 43 24.4 3.25 373 49 32.7 3.55
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,686 197 39 11.7 2.18 243 43 14.4 2.38
Central Cities...... 564 100 28 17.7 4.48 132 32 23.4 4.96
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,251 100 32 8.0 2.42 132 36 10.6 2.74
Central Cities...... 185 40 20 21.7 9.55 44 21 23.6 9.83
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,179 100 27 8.5 2.23 156 34 13.3 2.71
Central Cities...... 553 74 24 13.3 3.96 120 30 21.7 4.80
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,187 195 38 16.4 2.91 233 41 19.7 3.13
Central Cities...... 310 93 26 30.1 7.07 125 30 40.4 7.56
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,062 192 35 18.1 3.01 242 40 22.7 3.27
Central Cities...... 331 139 30 42.0 6.91 155 32 46.9 6.99
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,188 155 38 13.0 3.00 223 46 18.7 3.48
Central Cities...... 309 121 34 39.3 8.53 159 39 51.3 8.73
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 981 150 38 15.3 3.53 192 43 19.6 3.89
Central Cities...... 421 91 29 21.7 6.17 111 32 26.3 6.59
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 898 138 39 15.4 3.97 193 46 21.5 4.52
Central Cities...... 360 90 31 25.1 7.54 129 37 35.9 8.35