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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 34,517 5,790 0 16.8 0.00 7,835 0 22.7 0.00
Alabama............... 409 90 0 22.0 0.00 111 0 27.1 0.00
Alaska................ 499 38 0 7.6 0.00 58 0 11.6 0.00
Arizona............... 715 129 0 18.0 0.00 199 0 27.8 0.00
Arkansas.............. 427 65 0 15.2 0.00 93 0 21.8 0.00
California............ 3,794 848 0 22.4 0.00 1,168 0 30.8 0.00
Colorado.............. 548 69 0 12.6 0.00 88 0 16.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 371 34 0 9.2 0.00 47 0 12.7 0.00
Delaware.............. 332 61 0 18.4 0.00 79 0 23.8 0.00
District of Columbia.. 234 51 0 21.8 0.00 62 0 26.5 0.00
Florida............... 1,551 276 0 17.8 0.00 376 0 24.2 0.00
Georgia............... 526 95 0 18.1 0.00 143 0 27.2 0.00
Hawaii................ 326 40 0 12.3 0.00 66 0 20.2 0.00
Idaho................. 560 120 0 21.4 0.00 168 0 30.0 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,500 197 0 13.1 0.00 252 0 16.8 0.00
Indiana............... 429 31 0 7.2 0.00 54 0 12.6 0.00
Iowa.................. 412 38 0 9.2 0.00 55 0 13.3 0.00
Kansas................ 422 78 0 18.5 0.00 94 0 22.3 0.00
Kentucky.............. 374 62 0 16.6 0.00 85 0 22.7 0.00
Louisiana............. 427 99 0 23.2 0.00 120 0 28.1 0.00
Maine................. 324 53 0 16.4 0.00 68 0 21.0 0.00
Maryland.............. 329 26 0 7.9 0.00 37 0 11.2 0.00
Massachusetts......... 708 148 0 20.9 0.00 191 0 27.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,226 157 0 12.8 0.00 221 0 18.0 0.00
Minnesota............. 498 42 0 8.4 0.00 56 0 11.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 409 88 0 21.5 0.00 112 0 27.4 0.00
Missouri.............. 376 64 0 17.0 0.00 80 0 21.3 0.00
Montana............... 456 91 0 20.0 0.00 132 0 28.9 0.00
Nebraska.............. 450 54 0 12.0 0.00 68 0 15.1 0.00
Nevada................ 576 86 0 14.9 0.00 122 0 21.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 336 26 0 7.7 0.00 43 0 12.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 966 97 0 10.0 0.00 135 0 14.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 657 190 0 28.9 0.00 236 0 35.9 0.00
New York.............. 2,180 507 0 23.3 0.00 644 0 29.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 800 152 0 19.0 0.00 189 0 23.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 359 61 0 17.0 0.00 79 0 22.0 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,163 179 0 15.4 0.00 250 0 21.5 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 438 69 0 15.8 0.00 90 0 20.5 0.00
Oregon................ 382 59 0 15.4 0.00 81 0 21.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,208 143 0 11.8 0.00 219 0 18.1 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 324 53 0 16.4 0.00 69 0 21.3 0.00
South Carolina........ 311 52 0 16.7 0.00 67 0 21.5 0.00
South Dakota.......... 426 32 0 7.5 0.00 58 0 13.6 0.00
Tennessee............. 369 58 0 15.7 0.00 74 0 20.1 0.00
Texas................. 2,274 535 0 23.5 0.00 679 0 29.9 0.00
Utah.................. 660 53 0 8.0 0.00 91 0 13.8 0.00
Vermont............... 306 34 0 11.1 0.00 46 0 15.0 0.00
Virginia.............. 468 49 0 10.5 0.00 57 0 12.2 0.00
Washington............ 419 45 0 10.7 0.00 75 0 17.9 0.00
West Virginia......... 325 70 0 21.5 0.00 94 0 28.9 0.00
Wisconsin............. 496 35 0 7.1 0.00 62 0 12.5 0.00
Wyoming............... 442 61 0 13.8 0.00 92 0 20.8 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,495 466 0 18.7 0.00 620 0 24.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,142 359 0 31.4 0.00 457 0 40.0 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,249 532 0 23.7 0.00 699 0 31.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 861 252 0 29.3 0.00 333 0 38.7 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,190 137 0 11.5 0.00 169 0 14.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 434 75 0 17.3 0.00 98 0 22.6 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 709 83 0 11.7 0.00 104 0 14.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 280 60 0 21.4 0.00 71 0 25.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 495 40 0 8.1 0.00 64 0 12.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 239 28 0 11.7 0.00 47 0 19.7 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 845 124 0 14.7 0.00 159 0 18.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 212 64 0 30.2 0.00 90 0 42.5 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 781 120 0 15.4 0.00 159 0 20.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 247 87 0 35.2 0.00 101 0 40.9 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 733 91 0 12.4 0.00 137 0 18.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 169 66 0 39.1 0.00 88 0 52.1 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 503 84 0 16.7 0.00 105 0 20.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 222 55 0 24.8 0.00 65 0 29.3 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 490 89 0 18.2 0.00 119 0 24.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 209 54 0 25.8 0.00 74 0 35.4 0.00