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 UNDER 18
United States......... 70,480 11,510 278 16.3 0.39 15,422 311 21.9 0.44
Alabama............... 1,114 264 46 23.7 3.62 326 51 29.2 3.87
Alaska................ 200 15 4 7.7 2.07 24 5 12.2 2.54
Arizona............... 1,335 198 39 14.8 2.71 314 49 23.5 3.23
Arkansas.............. 667 119 24 17.8 3.22 157 27 23.6 3.57
California............ 9,205 1,838 136 20.0 1.34 2,537 159 27.6 1.50
Colorado.............. 1,136 129 31 11.3 2.56 162 35 14.3 2.83
Connecticut........... 890 68 23 7.6 2.51 102 29 11.5 3.02
Delaware.............. 199 35 8 17.7 3.59 45 9 22.4 3.93
District of Columbia.. 111 26 6 23.8 4.57 31 6 28.2 4.83
Florida............... 3,401 598 68 17.6 1.82 784 78 23.0 2.01
Georgia............... 2,051 393 66 19.2 2.91 560 79 27.3 3.29
Hawaii................ 319 40 11 12.6 3.10 64 13 20.0 3.75
Idaho................. 344 76 13 22.0 3.28 102 15 29.7 3.62
Illinois.............. 3,259 478 62 14.7 1.75 605 69 18.6 1.93
Indiana............... 1,472 121 37 8.2 2.38 196 47 13.3 2.95
Iowa.................. 707 63 19 8.9 2.56 93 23 13.1 3.02
Kansas................ 660 118 25 17.9 3.41 144 27 21.9 3.67
Kentucky.............. 900 147 33 16.3 3.34 208 39 23.1 3.81
Louisiana............. 1,122 289 47 25.8 3.60 351 52 31.2 3.81
Maine................. 301 49 12 16.4 3.67 62 14 20.8 4.02
Maryland.............. 1,191 77 29 6.5 2.37 128 38 10.8 2.99
Massachusetts......... 1,485 284 43 19.2 2.60 375 49 25.2 2.87
Michigan.............. 2,838 372 52 13.1 1.73 509 61 17.9 1.96
Minnesota............. 1,317 100 30 7.6 2.17 132 34 10.0 2.47
Mississippi........... 733 164 29 22.3 3.48 205 32 28.0 3.75
Missouri.............. 1,405 247 52 17.6 3.36 311 58 22.1 3.67
Montana............... 231 46 9 19.9 3.32 67 10 29.0 3.78
Nebraska.............. 444 50 13 11.2 2.75 63 15 14.3 3.04
Nevada................ 565 94 18 16.6 2.94 132 22 23.3 3.34
New Hampshire......... 343 26 9 7.7 2.51 43 11 12.5 3.11
New Jersey............ 1,968 193 36 9.8 1.72 265 42 13.4 1.97
New Mexico............ 533 157 22 29.6 3.54 202 25 38.0 3.76
New York.............. 4,682 992 83 21.2 1.59 1,268 94 27.1 1.73
North Carolina........ 1,860 335 50 18.0 2.44 424 56 22.8 2.67
North Dakota.......... 148 26 6 17.6 3.55 33 6 22.4 3.88
Ohio.................. 2,911 495 63 17.0 1.99 653 73 22.4 2.21
Oklahoma.............. 787 129 27 16.4 3.19 168 31 21.3 3.53
Oregon................ 835 122 29 14.6 3.21 174 35 20.8 3.69
Pennsylvania.......... 2,823 352 52 12.5 1.72 506 62 17.9 2.00
Rhode Island.......... 253 36 9 14.3 3.41 46 10 18.2 3.76
South Carolina........ 868 147 34 17.0 3.62 192 39 22.1 4.01
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.......... 178 13 4 7.4 2.28 25 6 13.9 3.02
Tennessee............. 1,365 241 51 17.7 3.38 294 56 21.6 3.64
Texas................. 5,422 1,161 105 21.4 1.73 1,466 118 27.0 1.88
Utah.................. 704 44 12 6.2 1.69 82 17 11.6 2.24
Vermont............... 147 16 5 11.0 3.11 22 6 14.8 3.52
Virginia.............. 1,683 175 45 10.4 2.56 215 50 12.8 2.80
Washington............ 1,379 137 40 10.0 2.76 216 50 15.7 3.36
West Virginia......... 349 77 16 22.2 3.93 105 18 30.0 4.34
Wisconsin............. 1,516 119 34 7.9 2.17 208 45 13.7 2.77
Wyoming............... 125 18 4 14.1 3.05 27 5 21.4 3.60
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 5,171 876 75 16.9 1.34 1,177 87 22.8 1.49
Central Cities...... 2,265 660 65 29.1 2.45 845 74 37.3 2.60
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,501 942 78 20.9 1.55 1,224 89 27.2 1.70
Central Cities...... 1,600 413 52 25.8 2.80 538 59 33.6 3.03
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,389 286 47 12.0 1.85 355 52 14.9 2.03
Central Cities...... 841 153 34 18.1 3.70 200 39 23.8 4.09
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,699 115 34 6.8 1.92 167 41 9.8 2.27
Central Cities...... 254 49 22 19.4 7.81 54 23 21.3 8.09
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,647 130 31 7.9 1.82 202 39 12.3 2.22
Central Cities...... 791 87 26 11.1 3.06 150 34 19.0 3.82
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,557 258 44 16.6 2.56 307 47 19.7 2.73
Central Cities...... 412 143 32 34.7 6.36 180 36 43.6 6.63
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,410 233 39 16.5 2.52 301 44 21.3 2.78
Central Cities...... 433 171 33 39.4 5.98 195 36 45.1 6.08
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,623 205 44 12.6 2.53 306 54 18.9 2.98
Central Cities...... 408 163 39 39.8 7.45 215 45 52.7 7.59
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,443 224 46 15.5 2.93 284 52 19.7 3.22
Central Cities...... 639 153 38 24.0 5.19 184 42 28.8 5.50
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,285 220 49 17.2 3.47 295 57 23.0 3.87
Central Cities...... 533 143 39 26.9 6.34 193 46 36.3 6.88