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 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 15,908 1,597 0 10.0 0.00 2,610 0 16.4 0.00
Alabama............... 235 34 0 14.5 0.00 47 0 20.0 0.00
Alaska................ 82 4 0 4.9 0.00 7 0 8.5 0.00
Arizona............... 258 17 0 6.6 0.00 31 0 12.0 0.00
Arkansas.............. 251 32 0 12.7 0.00 52 0 20.7 0.00
California............ 1,189 111 0 9.3 0.00 198 0 16.7 0.00
Colorado.............. 170 8 0 4.7 0.00 12 0 7.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 201 24 0 11.9 0.00 31 0 15.4 0.00
Delaware.............. 155 10 0 6.5 0.00 15 0 9.7 0.00
District of Columbia.. 186 21 0 11.3 0.00 33 0 17.7 0.00
Florida............... 1,168 105 0 9.0 0.00 170 0 14.6 0.00
Georgia............... 213 23 0 10.8 0.00 39 0 18.3 0.00
Hawaii................ 151 11 0 7.3 0.00 18 0 11.9 0.00
Idaho................. 236 18 0 7.6 0.00 26 0 11.0 0.00
Illinois.............. 588 43 0 7.3 0.00 69 0 11.7 0.00
Indiana............... 201 12 0 6.0 0.00 23 0 11.4 0.00
Iowa.................. 226 13 0 5.8 0.00 30 0 13.3 0.00
Kansas................ 212 14 0 6.6 0.00 26 0 12.3 0.00
Kentucky.............. 191 19 0 9.9 0.00 48 0 25.1 0.00
Louisiana............. 195 34 0 17.4 0.00 47 0 24.1 0.00
Maine................. 159 11 0 6.9 0.00 26 0 16.4 0.00
Maryland.............. 210 24 0 11.4 0.00 29 0 13.8 0.00
Massachusetts......... 367 37 0 10.1 0.00 52 0 14.2 0.00
Michigan.............. 494 38 0 7.7 0.00 69 0 14.0 0.00
Minnesota............. 220 24 0 10.9 0.00 40 0 18.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 211 39 0 18.5 0.00 51 0 24.2 0.00
Missouri.............. 180 20 0 11.1 0.00 30 0 16.7 0.00
Montana............... 209 14 0 6.7 0.00 35 0 16.7 0.00
Nebraska.............. 216 27 0 12.5 0.00 44 0 20.4 0.00
Nevada................ 204 16 0 7.8 0.00 28 0 13.7 0.00
New Hampshire......... 140 15 0 10.7 0.00 24 0 17.1 0.00
New Jersey............ 515 45 0 8.7 0.00 84 0 16.3 0.00
New Mexico............ 300 46 0 15.3 0.00 73 0 24.3 0.00
New York.............. 1,062 141 0 13.3 0.00 230 0 21.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 409 52 0 12.7 0.00 81 0 19.8 0.00
North Dakota.......... 233 26 0 11.2 0.00 49 0 21.0 0.00
Ohio.................. 604 43 0 7.1 0.00 68 0 11.3 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 277 31 0 11.2 0.00 43 0 15.5 0.00
Oregon................ 182 16 0 8.8 0.00 24 0 13.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 772 57 0 7.4 0.00 105 0 13.6 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 184 18 0 9.8 0.00 37 0 20.1 0.00
South Carolina........ 179 23 0 12.8 0.00 36 0 20.1 0.00
South Dakota.......... 211 18 0 8.5 0.00 26 0 12.3 0.00
Tennessee............. 186 17 0 9.1 0.00 33 0 17.7 0.00
Texas................. 750 99 0 13.2 0.00 154 0 20.5 0.00
Utah.................. 139 7 0 5.0 0.00 10 0 7.2 0.00
Vermont............... 123 14 0 11.4 0.00 22 0 17.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 240 28 0 11.7 0.00 36 0 15.0 0.00
Washington............ 156 15 0 9.6 0.00 27 0 17.3 0.00
West Virginia......... 274 38 0 13.9 0.00 54 0 19.7 0.00
Wisconsin............. 209 18 0 8.6 0.00 27 0 12.9 0.00
Wyoming............... 185 27 0 14.6 0.00 41 0 22.2 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,219 153 0 12.6 0.00 256 0 21.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 548 98 0 17.9 0.00 161 0 29.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 638 72 0 11.3 0.00 124 0 19.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 231 30 0 13.0 0.00 51 0 22.1 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 412 28 0 6.8 0.00 45 0 10.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 142 14 0 9.9 0.00 23 0 16.2 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 441 50 0 11.3 0.00 67 0 15.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 230 28 0 12.2 0.00 42 0 18.3 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 204 18 0 8.8 0.00 23 0 11.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 80 5 0 6.3 0.00 7 0 8.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 441 40 0 9.1 0.00 65 0 14.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 112 19 0 17.0 0.00 25 0 22.3 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 358 34 0 9.5 0.00 53 0 14.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 88 8 0 9.1 0.00 19 0 21.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 308 23 0 7.5 0.00 43 0 14.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 82 8 0 9.8 0.00 16 0 19.5 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 112 9 0 8.0 0.00 12 0 10.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 52 4 0 7.7 0.00 7 0 13.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 131 11 0 8.4 0.00 20 0 15.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 58 5 0 8.6 0.00 11 0 19.0 0.00