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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 28,340 10,587 325 37.4 0.93 13,020 359 45.9 0.95
Alabama............... 635 308 57 48.5 6.42 350 61 55.2 6.39
Alaska................ 63 12 4 (B) 6.09 19 6 (B) 7.23
Arizona............... 552 181 43 32.8 6.34 234 49 42.4 6.67
Arkansas.............. 268 133 29 49.7 7.55 139 29 51.6 7.55
California............ 3,335 1,217 127 36.5 3.05 1,549 144 46.4 3.16
Colorado.............. 243 84 28 34.6 9.48 101 31 41.6 9.82
Connecticut........... 292 85 30 29.0 8.56 126 36 43.1 9.34
Delaware.............. 111 37 9 33.6 6.78 45 10 41.0 7.06
District of Columbia.. 92 43 8 46.2 6.69 51 9 54.8 6.68
Florida............... 1,479 509 72 34.4 3.92 619 79 41.8 4.07
Georgia............... 1,085 451 81 41.6 5.71 514 86 47.4 5.78
Hawaii................ 130 44 13 33.9 7.91 57 14 43.8 8.29
Idaho................. 107 40 11 37.3 7.81 54 12 50.1 8.08
Illinois.............. 1,416 490 71 34.6 4.07 570 77 40.3 4.20
Indiana............... 414 109 39 26.3 8.19 138 44 33.3 8.77
Iowa.................. 258 94 26 36.4 8.14 98 27 38.1 8.21
Kansas................ 197 93 25 47.2 9.23 106 27 53.8 9.22
Kentucky.............. 259 125 35 48.5 9.60 154 38 59.4 9.43
Louisiana............. 655 342 58 52.3 6.13 410 63 62.5 5.94
Maine................. 94 40 12 42.6 10.02 42 13 45.2 10.09
Maryland.............. 465 67 31 14.5 6.18 120 42 25.9 7.69
Massachusetts......... 663 329 53 49.6 5.63 381 57 57.4 5.57
Michigan.............. 978 369 60 37.7 4.81 472 67 48.3 4.96
Minnesota............. 271 57 26 21.0 8.40 68 28 25.0 8.94
Mississippi........... 410 192 36 46.7 6.35 215 38 52.4 6.36
Missouri.............. 616 275 62 44.6 7.55 314 67 50.9 7.60
Montana............... 84 29 8 34.8 7.48 37 9 43.9 7.79
Nebraska.............. 128 43 14 33.5 8.70 62 16 48.2 9.21
Nevada................ 220 60 17 27.1 6.40 73 18 33.0 6.77
New Hampshire......... 101 24 10 24.0 8.44 32 11 32.1 9.23
New Jersey............ 684 214 43 31.3 5.17 268 48 39.2 5.45
New Mexico............ 250 92 20 36.7 6.21 125 23 50.2 6.45
New York.............. 2,451 1,078 100 44.0 3.05 1,251 107 51.0 3.07
North Carolina........ 757 299 54 39.6 5.55 352 59 46.5 5.66
North Dakota.......... 42 19 6 (B) 9.92 23 6 (B) 9.89
Ohio.................. 1,322 490 72 37.1 4.32 601 80 45.5 4.46
Oklahoma.............. 258 77 24 29.7 7.83 99 27 38.4 8.33
Oregon................ 400 137 35 34.4 7.09 212 43 52.9 7.46
Pennsylvania.......... 1,111 391 62 35.2 4.52 515 72 46.3 4.72
Rhode Island.......... 125 46 12 37.0 7.62 57 13 46.0 7.87
South Carolina........ 439 125 36 28.4 6.97 168 42 38.2 7.51
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.......... 61 15 5 (B) 7.35 21 6 (B) 8.03
Tennessee............. 469 241 58 51.5 8.61 270 61 57.5 8.52
Texas................. 2,359 938 108 39.7 3.57 1,121 118 47.5 3.64
Utah.................. 134 39 13 28.8 8.27 48 15 35.6 8.74
Vermont............... 51 16 5 (B) 8.83 23 7 (B) 9.55
Virginia.............. 601 129 45 21.5 6.57 197 55 32.8 7.51
Washington............ 515 117 42 22.7 7.22 166 50 32.3 8.05
West Virginia......... 169 62 16 37.0 7.48 81 18 47.7 7.73
Wisconsin............. 488 170 47 34.8 7.71 259 57 53.1 8.08
Wyoming............... 34 9 3 (B) 8.43 15 4 (B) 9.46
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,512 1,006 92 40.0 2.85 1,220 102 48.6 2.91
Central Cities...... 1,642 764 81 46.6 3.59 890 87 54.2 3.59
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,528 509 66 33.3 3.52 679 76 44.4 3.71
Central Cities...... 610 199 41 32.7 5.54 287 49 47.1 5.90
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,019 261 51 25.6 4.34 326 57 32.0 4.64
Central Cities...... 572 157 40 27.5 5.92 200 45 34.9 6.32
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 648 113 38 17.5 5.35 182 48 28.1 6.34
Central Cities...... 153 63 28 40.8 14.23 70 30 45.9 14.44
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 517 106 32 20.5 5.54 112 33 21.7 5.66
Central Cities...... 177 58 24 32.9 11.05 65 25 36.6 11.32
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 689 308 54 44.6 5.85 353 58 51.3 5.89
Central Cities...... 373 203 44 54.4 7.97 246 48 66.0 7.58
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 532 245 45 46.0 6.26 284 49 53.3 6.27
Central Cities...... 316 195 41 61.9 7.92 224 43 71.0 7.41
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 678 252 56 37.1 6.49 333 64 49.1 6.72
Central Cities...... 410 195 49 47.6 8.63 258 56 63.0 8.34
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 633 204 50 32.2 6.50 251 55 39.7 6.80
Central Cities...... 395 181 47 45.8 8.77 216 51 54.8 8.76
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 621 167 48 26.8 6.68 222 56 35.8 7.23
Central Cities...... 302 97 37 32.3 10.12 127 42 42.2 10.69