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 UNDER 18
United States......... 35,499 5,999 0 16.9 0.00 8,104 0 22.8 0.00
Alabama............... 423 92 0 21.7 0.00 114 0 27.0 0.00
Alaska................ 509 38 0 7.5 0.00 59 0 11.6 0.00
Arizona............... 757 133 0 17.6 0.00 205 0 27.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 439 70 0 15.9 0.00 99 0 22.6 0.00
California............ 3,961 888 0 22.4 0.00 1,219 0 30.8 0.00
Colorado.............. 558 72 0 12.9 0.00 91 0 16.3 0.00
Connecticut........... 373 35 0 9.4 0.00 49 0 13.1 0.00
Delaware.............. 339 62 0 18.3 0.00 80 0 23.6 0.00
District of Columbia.. 243 53 0 21.8 0.00 65 0 26.7 0.00
Florida............... 1,583 282 0 17.8 0.00 382 0 24.1 0.00
Georgia............... 541 101 0 18.7 0.00 150 0 27.7 0.00
Hawaii................ 340 40 0 11.8 0.00 66 0 19.4 0.00
Idaho................. 566 122 0 21.6 0.00 170 0 30.0 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,538 203 0 13.2 0.00 259 0 16.8 0.00
Indiana............... 439 33 0 7.5 0.00 56 0 12.8 0.00
Iowa.................. 417 38 0 9.1 0.00 56 0 13.4 0.00
Kansas................ 428 80 0 18.7 0.00 96 0 22.4 0.00
Kentucky.............. 382 63 0 16.5 0.00 86 0 22.5 0.00
Louisiana............. 451 109 0 24.2 0.00 132 0 29.3 0.00
Maine................. 326 53 0 16.3 0.00 68 0 20.9 0.00
Maryland.............. 338 26 0 7.7 0.00 39 0 11.5 0.00
Massachusetts......... 720 151 0 21.0 0.00 194 0 26.9 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,259 162 0 12.9 0.00 228 0 18.1 0.00
Minnesota............. 502 42 0 8.4 0.00 56 0 11.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 430 95 0 22.1 0.00 120 0 27.9 0.00
Missouri.............. 388 66 0 17.0 0.00 84 0 21.6 0.00
Montana............... 463 93 0 20.1 0.00 134 0 28.9 0.00
Nebraska.............. 457 55 0 12.0 0.00 69 0 15.1 0.00
Nevada................ 601 88 0 14.6 0.00 127 0 21.1 0.00
New Hampshire......... 339 26 0 7.7 0.00 44 0 13.0 0.00
New Jersey............ 994 101 0 10.2 0.00 141 0 14.2 0.00
New Mexico............ 684 199 0 29.1 0.00 246 0 36.0 0.00
New York.............. 2,241 516 0 23.0 0.00 659 0 29.4 0.00
North Carolina........ 822 159 0 19.3 0.00 196 0 23.8 0.00
North Dakota.......... 361 62 0 17.2 0.00 80 0 22.2 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,186 182 0 15.3 0.00 253 0 21.3 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 449 70 0 15.6 0.00 93 0 20.7 0.00
Oregon................ 392 59 0 15.1 0.00 84 0 21.4 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,234 151 0 12.2 0.00 228 0 18.5 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 336 55 0 16.4 0.00 71 0 21.1 0.00
South Carolina........ 323 53 0 16.4 0.00 69 0 21.4 0.00
South Dakota.......... 431 33 0 7.7 0.00 59 0 13.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 380 63 0 16.6 0.00 79 0 20.8 0.00
Texas................. 2,377 569 0 23.9 0.00 717 0 30.2 0.00
Utah.................. 674 53 0 7.9 0.00 91 0 13.5 0.00
Vermont............... 309 34 0 11.0 0.00 46 0 14.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 480 50 0 10.4 0.00 59 0 12.3 0.00
Washington............ 426 47 0 11.0 0.00 77 0 18.1 0.00
West Virginia......... 339 70 0 20.6 0.00 97 0 28.6 0.00
Wisconsin............. 504 38 0 7.5 0.00 67 0 13.3 0.00
Wyoming............... 447 64 0 14.3 0.00 95 0 21.3 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,569 479 0 18.6 0.00 639 0 24.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,188 367 0 30.9 0.00 470 0 39.6 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,358 560 0 23.7 0.00 736 0 31.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 915 268 0 29.3 0.00 356 0 38.9 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,223 142 0 11.6 0.00 175 0 14.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 454 78 0 17.2 0.00 102 0 22.5 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 729 85 0 11.7 0.00 108 0 14.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 289 62 0 21.5 0.00 74 0 25.6 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 515 40 0 7.8 0.00 64 0 12.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 252 28 0 11.1 0.00 47 0 18.7 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 865 133 0 15.4 0.00 169 0 19.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 230 73 0 31.7 0.00 100 0 43.5 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 790 123 0 15.6 0.00 163 0 20.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 252 90 0 35.7 0.00 104 0 41.3 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 753 96 0 12.7 0.00 143 0 19.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 180 71 0 39.4 0.00 93 0 51.7 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 521 89 0 17.1 0.00 110 0 21.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 233 59 0 25.3 0.00 69 0 29.6 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 513 93 0 18.1 0.00 124 0 24.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 220 58 0 26.4 0.00 79 0 35.9 0.00