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
FAMILIES
United States......... 72,031 6,676 108 9.3 0.17 9,320 118 12.9 0.20
Alabama............... 1,219 149 19 12.2 1.47 194 22 15.9 1.65
Alaska................ 152 7 2 4.7 1.04 13 2 8.6 1.37
Arizona............... 1,214 113 16 9.3 1.28 180 21 14.9 1.57
Arkansas.............. 699 82 11 11.7 1.46 107 12 15.2 1.63
California............ 8,239 888 52 10.8 0.61 1,307 62 15.9 0.71
Colorado.............. 1,033 61 12 5.9 1.11 84 14 8.1 1.28
Connecticut........... 895 48 11 5.3 1.17 71 13 7.9 1.41
Delaware.............. 210 21 3 9.9 1.51 26 4 12.6 1.68
District of Columbia.. 111 17 3 15.1 2.13 21 3 18.8 2.32
Florida............... 4,026 361 29 9.0 0.69 519 35 12.9 0.81
Georgia............... 2,139 216 27 10.1 1.21 321 33 15.0 1.43
Hawaii................ 289 28 5 9.7 1.61 44 6 15.4 1.96
Idaho................. 351 37 5 10.6 1.34 52 6 14.8 1.54
Illinois.............. 3,150 252 25 8.0 0.75 322 28 10.2 0.84
Indiana............... 1,605 71 15 4.4 0.94 113 19 7.0 1.17
Iowa.................. 791 47 9 5.9 1.10 69 11 8.8 1.32
Kansas................ 719 66 10 9.1 1.35 94 12 13.0 1.58
Kentucky.............. 1,101 122 17 11.1 1.42 184 20 16.7 1.69
Louisiana............. 1,158 176 20 15.2 1.61 224 23 19.3 1.77
Maine................. 345 24 5 7.0 1.31 35 6 10.1 1.54
Maryland.............. 1,360 60 14 4.4 1.02 85 17 6.2 1.20
Massachusetts......... 1,558 131 16 8.4 0.99 187 19 12.0 1.16
Michigan.............. 2,585 178 20 6.9 0.75 269 25 10.4 0.90
Minnesota............. 1,245 67 13 5.4 1.05 97 16 7.8 1.25
Mississippi........... 772 101 13 13.0 1.52 133 14 17.3 1.70
Missouri.............. 1,476 148 22 10.0 1.43 189 25 12.8 1.59
Montana............... 247 25 4 10.3 1.35 40 4 16.1 1.63
Nebraska.............. 432 33 6 7.7 1.30 44 7 10.2 1.48
Nevada................ 480 40 7 8.4 1.32 60 8 12.5 1.57
New Hampshire......... 331 19 4 5.8 1.24 25 5 7.5 1.40
New Jersey............ 2,051 131 16 6.4 0.76 191 19 9.3 0.91
New Mexico............ 471 72 8 15.3 1.64 95 10 20.2 1.83
New York.............. 4,693 567 35 12.1 0.70 768 40 16.4 0.80
North Carolina........ 2,153 239 23 11.1 1.03 320 27 14.9 1.16
North Dakota.......... 170 17 3 10.2 1.45 25 3 14.6 1.69
Ohio.................. 3,076 321 28 10.4 0.87 417 32 13.6 0.97
Oklahoma.............. 915 91 13 9.9 1.32 116 14 12.6 1.47
Oregon................ 907 88 14 9.7 1.42 112 15 12.3 1.58
Pennsylvania.......... 3,170 232 23 7.3 0.71 349 28 11.0 0.85
Rhode Island.......... 241 19 4 7.7 1.47 25 4 10.3 1.67
South Carolina........ 1,088 90 15 8.3 1.31 128 18 11.8 1.54
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.......... 187 11 2 6.1 1.13 17 3 8.9 1.34
Tennessee............. 1,572 159 23 10.1 1.38 217 27 13.8 1.58
Texas................. 5,265 654 43 12.4 0.78 865 50 16.4 0.88
Utah.................. 539 27 5 4.9 0.96 43 7 8.0 1.20
Vermont............... 155 11 2 7.3 1.39 16 3 10.1 1.61
Virginia.............. 1,895 105 19 5.6 1.00 138 22 7.3 1.13
Washington............ 1,493 104 19 7.0 1.25 148 23 9.9 1.47
West Virginia......... 510 62 8 12.1 1.41 86 9 16.9 1.62
Wisconsin............. 1,413 76 15 5.4 1.04 118 19 8.3 1.27
Wyoming............... 133 11 2 8.2 1.28 16 2 12.2 1.53
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 5,146 542 33 10.5 0.61 760 38 14.8 0.70
Central Cities...... 2,206 395 28 17.9 1.16 536 32 24.3 1.29
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,816 459 30 12.0 0.75 635 35 16.7 0.85
Central Cities...... 1,310 218 21 16.6 1.46 285 24 21.7 1.61
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,165 132 18 6.1 0.79 175 20 8.1 0.90
Central Cities...... 737 74 13 10.1 1.71 102 16 13.9 1.96
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,924 92 17 4.8 0.85 124 19 6.4 0.97
Central Cities...... 306 37 11 12.1 3.25 47 12 15.3 3.58
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,645 77 13 4.7 0.79 120 17 7.3 0.97
Central Cities...... 745 41 10 5.5 1.26 71 13 9.6 1.63
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,618 152 18 9.4 1.09 194 21 12.0 1.21
Central Cities...... 389 75 13 19.4 3.01 98 15 25.2 3.30
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,443 103 14 7.1 0.95 145 17 10.1 1.11
Central Cities...... 370 52 10 14.0 2.54 69 12 18.6 2.84
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,464 105 17 7.1 1.14 157 21 10.7 1.37
Central Cities...... 302 67 14 22.1 4.05 90 16 29.7 4.46
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,377 117 18 8.5 1.28 147 21 10.7 1.42
Central Cities...... 598 79 15 13.3 2.35 98 17 16.4 2.57
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,151 121 20 10.5 1.65 170 24 14.8 1.91
Central Cities...... 484 73 16 15.2 2.97 102 18 21.1 3.38