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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 36,163 6,313 0 17.5 0.00 8,484 0 23.5 0.00
Alabama............... 432 95 0 22.0 0.00 122 0 28.2 0.00
Alaska................ 515 40 0 7.8 0.00 61 0 11.8 0.00
Arizona............... 776 145 0 18.7 0.00 219 0 28.2 0.00
Arkansas.............. 448 75 0 16.7 0.00 104 0 23.2 0.00
California............ 4,023 917 0 22.8 0.00 1,260 0 31.3 0.00
Colorado.............. 567 75 0 13.2 0.00 95 0 16.8 0.00
Connecticut........... 380 39 0 10.3 0.00 53 0 13.9 0.00
Delaware.............. 341 62 0 18.2 0.00 80 0 23.5 0.00
District of Columbia.. 245 55 0 22.4 0.00 67 0 27.3 0.00
Florida............... 1,633 306 0 18.7 0.00 409 0 25.0 0.00
Georgia............... 543 103 0 19.0 0.00 152 0 28.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 347 45 0 13.0 0.00 71 0 20.5 0.00
Idaho................. 573 124 0 21.6 0.00 172 0 30.0 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,562 213 0 13.6 0.00 272 0 17.4 0.00
Indiana............... 449 35 0 7.8 0.00 64 0 14.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 432 44 0 10.2 0.00 63 0 14.6 0.00
Kansas................ 433 83 0 19.2 0.00 99 0 22.9 0.00
Kentucky.............. 386 65 0 16.8 0.00 88 0 22.8 0.00
Louisiana............. 455 113 0 24.8 0.00 136 0 29.9 0.00
Maine................. 335 58 0 17.3 0.00 73 0 21.8 0.00
Maryland.............. 340 27 0 7.9 0.00 41 0 12.1 0.00
Massachusetts......... 738 158 0 21.4 0.00 201 0 27.2 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,289 177 0 13.7 0.00 244 0 18.9 0.00
Minnesota............. 509 44 0 8.6 0.00 58 0 11.4 0.00
Mississippi........... 438 97 0 22.1 0.00 122 0 27.9 0.00
Missouri.............. 393 69 0 17.6 0.00 87 0 22.1 0.00
Montana............... 474 104 0 21.9 0.00 145 0 30.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 464 57 0 12.3 0.00 72 0 15.5 0.00
Nevada................ 622 97 0 15.6 0.00 141 0 22.7 0.00
New Hampshire......... 347 28 0 8.1 0.00 46 0 13.3 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,003 104 0 10.4 0.00 144 0 14.4 0.00
New Mexico............ 692 202 0 29.2 0.00 249 0 36.0 0.00
New York.............. 2,281 534 0 23.4 0.00 680 0 29.8 0.00
North Carolina........ 836 166 0 19.9 0.00 203 0 24.3 0.00
North Dakota.......... 371 70 0 18.9 0.00 88 0 23.7 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,209 192 0 15.9 0.00 263 0 21.8 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 455 72 0 15.8 0.00 95 0 20.9 0.00
Oregon................ 412 72 0 17.5 0.00 97 0 23.5 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,245 156 0 12.5 0.00 234 0 18.8 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 345 56 0 16.2 0.00 74 0 21.4 0.00
South Carolina........ 330 56 0 17.0 0.00 74 0 22.4 0.00
South Dakota.......... 436 33 0 7.6 0.00 62 0 14.2 0.00
Tennessee............. 385 63 0 16.4 0.00 81 0 21.0 0.00
Texas................. 2,420 593 0 24.5 0.00 746 0 30.8 0.00
Utah.................. 683 59 0 8.6 0.00 97 0 14.2 0.00
Vermont............... 319 40 0 12.5 0.00 52 0 16.3 0.00
Virginia.............. 488 54 0 11.1 0.00 65 0 13.3 0.00
Washington............ 437 51 0 11.7 0.00 83 0 19.0 0.00
West Virginia......... 347 73 0 21.0 0.00 100 0 28.8 0.00
Wisconsin............. 519 48 0 9.2 0.00 77 0 14.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 461 69 0 15.0 0.00 103 0 22.3 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,597 493 0 19.0 0.00 656 0 25.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,200 373 0 31.1 0.00 479 0 39.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,401 578 0 24.1 0.00 764 0 31.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 935 276 0 29.5 0.00 373 0 39.9 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,241 149 0 12.0 0.00 183 0 14.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 461 80 0 17.4 0.00 105 0 22.8 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 740 92 0 12.4 0.00 116 0 15.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 291 64 0 22.0 0.00 76 0 26.1 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 523 45 0 8.6 0.00 70 0 13.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 257 32 0 12.5 0.00 51 0 19.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 869 135 0 15.5 0.00 172 0 19.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 231 73 0 31.6 0.00 101 0 43.7 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 809 127 0 15.7 0.00 167 0 20.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 266 93 0 35.0 0.00 107 0 40.2 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 775 104 0 13.4 0.00 151 0 19.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 186 72 0 38.7 0.00 94 0 50.5 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 529 93 0 17.6 0.00 114 0 21.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 240 63 0 26.3 0.00 73 0 30.4 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 521 99 0 19.0 0.00 130 0 25.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 224 61 0 27.2 0.00 82 0 36.6 0.00