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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 71,731 12,109 284 16.9 0.40 16,147 316 22.5 0.44
Alabama............... 1,140 273 47 24.0 3.59 350 53 30.7 3.88
Alaska................ 202 16 4 8.0 2.09 25 6 12.5 2.54
Arizona............... 1,369 220 41 16.1 2.76 339 51 24.7 3.25
Arkansas.............. 680 126 24 18.5 3.23 164 28 24.1 3.56
California............ 9,324 1,892 138 20.3 1.34 2,612 161 28.0 1.49
Colorado.............. 1,155 134 32 11.6 2.57 169 35 14.6 2.84
Connecticut........... 905 79 25 8.8 2.66 114 30 12.6 3.12
Delaware.............. 200 35 8 17.6 3.58 45 9 22.4 3.91
District of Columbia.. 112 27 6 24.5 4.60 32 6 28.8 4.84
Florida............... 3,513 647 71 18.4 1.82 843 80 24.0 2.01
Georgia............... 2,061 402 67 19.5 2.92 569 80 27.6 3.30
Hawaii................ 325 44 11 13.5 3.17 67 14 20.8 3.77
Idaho................. 349 76 13 21.9 3.26 103 15 29.6 3.59
Illinois.............. 3,305 497 63 15.0 1.76 634 71 19.2 1.94
Indiana............... 1,497 127 37 8.5 2.39 215 49 14.4 3.01
Iowa.................. 730 72 20 9.9 2.63 103 24 14.1 3.07
Kansas................ 669 123 25 18.5 3.42 150 28 22.4 3.68
Kentucky.............. 910 152 33 16.7 3.36 214 40 23.5 3.81
Louisiana............. 1,135 302 48 26.6 3.62 364 52 32.0 3.82
Maine................. 310 54 13 17.5 3.71 67 14 21.7 4.03
Maryland.............. 1,197 79 30 6.6 2.39 135 39 11.2 3.03
Massachusetts......... 1,519 296 44 19.5 2.59 386 50 25.4 2.84
Michigan.............. 2,904 408 55 14.1 1.76 547 64 18.8 1.98
Minnesota............. 1,337 105 31 7.9 2.20 137 35 10.3 2.48
Mississippi........... 747 167 29 22.3 3.45 209 33 27.9 3.71
Missouri.............. 1,422 258 53 18.2 3.38 323 59 22.7 3.68
Montana............... 237 52 9 21.8 3.40 73 11 30.7 3.79
Nebraska.............. 451 52 13 11.5 2.75 66 15 14.7 3.06
Nevada................ 582 101 19 17.3 2.94 143 22 24.6 3.35
New Hampshire......... 351 29 9 8.1 2.54 45 12 12.8 3.11
New Jersey............ 1,986 200 36 10.1 1.73 271 42 13.7 1.97
New Mexico............ 538 160 23 29.7 3.52 204 26 38.0 3.74
New York.............. 4,770 1,037 85 21.8 1.59 1,318 96 27.6 1.73
North Carolina........ 1,890 351 51 18.5 2.45 440 57 23.3 2.67
North Dakota.......... 152 29 6 19.2 3.62 36 7 23.8 3.92
Ohio.................. 2,973 523 65 17.6 2.00 681 74 22.9 2.20
Oklahoma.............. 797 133 28 16.7 3.19 171 32 21.5 3.52
Oregon................ 877 149 32 17.0 3.33 201 37 22.9 3.72
Pennsylvania.......... 2,848 363 53 12.8 1.73 519 63 18.2 2.00
Rhode Island.......... 260 37 9 14.3 3.36 48 11 18.5 3.74
South Carolina........ 888 156 35 17.5 3.63 207 41 23.3 4.03
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.......... 180 13 4 7.3 2.26 26 6 14.5 3.06
Tennessee............. 1,387 241 51 17.4 3.33 301 57 21.7 3.63
Texas................. 5,523 1,220 108 22.1 1.74 1,533 121 27.8 1.88
Utah.................. 714 51 13 7.1 1.78 88 17 12.4 2.29
Vermont............... 151 19 5 12.5 3.23 25 6 16.2 3.60
Virginia.............. 1,707 186 47 10.9 2.59 233 52 13.6 2.86
Washington............ 1,415 151 42 10.7 2.82 233 52 16.5 3.38
West Virginia......... 355 80 16 22.6 3.92 108 18 30.3 4.31
Wisconsin............. 1,554 144 38 9.3 2.31 233 48 15.0 2.84
Wyoming............... 129 19 4 14.8 3.06 29 5 22.4 3.60
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 5,230 912 77 17.4 1.34 1,217 89 23.3 1.50
Central Cities...... 2,283 670 66 29.4 2.44 859 75 37.6 2.60
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,573 969 79 21.2 1.55 1,265 90 27.7 1.69
Central Cities...... 1,635 429 53 26.2 2.79 566 61 34.6 3.01
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,419 299 48 12.4 1.86 371 53 15.3 2.04
Central Cities...... 853 157 35 18.4 3.70 207 40 24.2 4.09
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,724 130 36 7.5 2.00 186 43 10.8 2.35
Central Cities...... 255 50 22 19.7 7.84 55 23 21.6 8.11
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,667 142 33 8.5 1.88 218 40 13.1 2.27
Central Cities...... 801 95 27 11.8 3.13 157 34 19.6 3.85
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,565 263 44 16.8 2.57 313 48 20.0 2.74
Central Cities...... 414 143 32 34.6 6.35 181 36 43.8 6.62
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,440 239 39 16.6 2.49 306 44 21.3 2.74
Central Cities...... 454 175 34 38.6 5.82 200 36 44.0 5.93
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,669 223 46 13.4 2.56 324 55 19.4 2.98
Central Cities...... 420 164 39 39.1 7.31 217 45 51.6 7.49
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,464 234 47 16.0 2.94 294 53 20.1 3.22
Central Cities...... 659 163 39 24.8 5.17 194 43 29.5 5.46
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,304 236 51 18.1 3.52 311 58 23.8 3.89
Central Cities...... 542 150 40 27.7 6.35 200 47 37.0 6.84