Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 1999 1
Below Poverty Level Below 125 Percent of Poverty
Number in poverty Percent in poverty Number below 125% Percent below 125%
Standard Standard Standard Standard
Total Value Error Value Error Value Error Value Error
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 133,380 16,343 0 12.3 0.00 22,602 0 16.9 0.00
Alabama............... 1,735 248 0 14.3 0.00 323 0 18.6 0.00
Alaska................ 1,602 120 0 7.5 0.00 182 0 11.4 0.00
Arizona............... 2,544 352 0 13.8 0.00 530 0 20.8 0.00
Arkansas.............. 1,710 237 0 13.9 0.00 333 0 19.5 0.00
California............ 13,288 2,084 0 15.7 0.00 2,961 0 22.3 0.00
Colorado.............. 2,035 190 0 9.3 0.00 243 0 11.9 0.00
Connecticut........... 1,404 116 0 8.3 0.00 154 0 11.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 1,320 138 0 10.5 0.00 183 0 13.9 0.00
District of Columbia.. 1,183 168 0 14.2 0.00 222 0 18.8 0.00
Florida............... 6,931 880 0 12.7 0.00 1,207 0 17.4 0.00
Georgia............... 1,999 250 0 12.5 0.00 373 0 18.7 0.00
Hawaii................ 1,297 131 0 10.1 0.00 202 0 15.6 0.00
Idaho................. 1,960 281 0 14.3 0.00 381 0 19.4 0.00
Illinois.............. 5,609 521 0 9.3 0.00 692 0 12.3 0.00
Indiana............... 1,682 109 0 6.5 0.00 183 0 10.9 0.00
Iowa.................. 1,626 123 0 7.6 0.00 189 0 11.6 0.00
Kansas................ 1,659 203 0 12.2 0.00 277 0 16.7 0.00
Kentucky.............. 1,623 195 0 12.0 0.00 298 0 18.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 1,700 305 0 17.9 0.00 382 0 22.5 0.00
Maine................. 1,350 143 0 10.6 0.00 193 0 14.3 0.00
Maryland.............. 1,427 109 0 7.6 0.00 151 0 10.6 0.00
Massachusetts......... 2,873 359 0 12.5 0.00 476 0 16.6 0.00
Michigan.............. 4,499 427 0 9.5 0.00 621 0 13.8 0.00
Minnesota............. 1,806 137 0 7.6 0.00 196 0 10.9 0.00
Mississippi........... 1,550 253 0 16.3 0.00 321 0 20.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 1,500 173 0 11.5 0.00 228 0 15.2 0.00
Montana............... 1,724 271 0 15.7 0.00 387 0 22.4 0.00
Nebraska.............. 1,724 194 0 11.3 0.00 253 0 14.7 0.00
Nevada................ 2,095 228 0 10.9 0.00 329 0 15.7 0.00
New Hampshire......... 1,291 99 0 7.7 0.00 142 0 11.0 0.00
New Jersey............ 4,023 329 0 8.2 0.00 482 0 12.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 2,343 470 0 20.1 0.00 609 0 26.0 0.00
New York.............. 8,658 1,329 0 15.3 0.00 1,790 0 20.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 3,267 447 0 13.7 0.00 584 0 17.9 0.00
North Dakota.......... 1,482 192 0 13.0 0.00 267 0 18.0 0.00
Ohio.................. 4,618 509 0 11.0 0.00 688 0 14.9 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 1,851 230 0 12.4 0.00 313 0 16.9 0.00
Oregon................ 1,593 207 0 13.0 0.00 274 0 17.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 5,027 460 0 9.2 0.00 680 0 13.5 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 1,287 139 0 10.8 0.00 202 0 15.7 0.00
South Carolina........ 1,299 150 0 11.5 0.00 203 0 15.6 0.00
South Dakota.......... 1,622 127 0 7.8 0.00 201 0 12.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 1,645 186 0 11.3 0.00 259 0 15.7 0.00
Texas................. 8,007 1,362 0 17.0 0.00 1,793 0 22.4 0.00
Utah.................. 1,963 130 0 6.6 0.00 211 0 10.7 0.00
Vermont............... 1,232 120 0 9.7 0.00 156 0 12.7 0.00
Virginia.............. 1,935 154 0 8.0 0.00 197 0 10.2 0.00
Washington............ 1,659 163 0 9.8 0.00 237 0 14.3 0.00
West Virginia......... 1,613 245 0 15.2 0.00 340 0 21.1 0.00
Wisconsin............. 1,857 157 0 8.5 0.00 224 0 12.1 0.00
Wyoming............... 1,653 193 0 11.7 0.00 280 0 16.9 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 9,988 1,311 0 13.1 0.00 1,825 0 18.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 4,654 947 0 20.3 0.00 1,277 0 27.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 7,640 1,300 0 17.0 0.00 1,778 0 23.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 2,965 624 0 21.0 0.00 846 0 28.5 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 4,329 365 0 8.4 0.00 479 0 11.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,659 209 0 12.6 0.00 284 0 17.1 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 3,193 308 0 9.6 0.00 405 0 12.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,438 204 0 14.2 0.00 267 0 18.6 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 2,093 146 0 7.0 0.00 218 0 10.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 991 80 0 8.1 0.00 127 0 12.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 3,401 363 0 10.7 0.00 473 0 13.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 888 189 0 21.3 0.00 252 0 28.4 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 3,122 331 0 10.6 0.00 443 0 14.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 963 191 0 19.8 0.00 238 0 24.7 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 2,734 247 0 9.0 0.00 368 0 13.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 620 145 0 23.4 0.00 197 0 31.8 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,804 200 0 11.1 0.00 255 0 14.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 836 131 0 15.7 0.00 164 0 19.6 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,699 245 0 14.4 0.00 335 0 19.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 766 155 0 20.2 0.00 208 0 27.2 0.00