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
FAMILIES
United States......... 35,511 3,410 0 9.6 0.00 4,809 0 13.5 0.00
Alabama............... 490 55 0 11.2 0.00 74 0 15.1 0.00
Alaska................ 403 19 0 4.7 0.00 34 0 8.4 0.00
Arizona............... 629 71 0 11.3 0.00 111 0 17.6 0.00
Arkansas.............. 480 51 0 10.6 0.00 68 0 14.2 0.00
California............ 3,184 395 0 12.4 0.00 582 0 18.3 0.00
Colorado.............. 508 33 0 6.5 0.00 45 0 8.9 0.00
Connecticut........... 390 27 0 6.9 0.00 36 0 9.2 0.00
Delaware.............. 373 37 0 9.9 0.00 48 0 12.9 0.00
District of Columbia.. 266 37 0 13.9 0.00 48 0 18.0 0.00
Florida............... 1,894 173 0 9.1 0.00 255 0 13.5 0.00
Georgia............... 563 52 0 9.2 0.00 82 0 14.6 0.00
Hawaii................ 314 25 0 8.0 0.00 44 0 14.0 0.00
Idaho................. 547 62 0 11.3 0.00 85 0 15.5 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,468 107 0 7.3 0.00 139 0 9.5 0.00
Indiana............... 456 19 0 4.2 0.00 31 0 6.8 0.00
Iowa.................. 456 27 0 5.9 0.00 39 0 8.6 0.00
Kansas................ 461 41 0 8.9 0.00 58 0 12.6 0.00
Kentucky.............. 466 50 0 10.7 0.00 76 0 16.3 0.00
Louisiana............. 471 68 0 14.4 0.00 87 0 18.5 0.00
Maine................. 374 27 0 7.2 0.00 38 0 10.2 0.00
Maryland.............. 397 19 0 4.8 0.00 27 0 6.8 0.00
Massachusetts......... 736 69 0 9.4 0.00 96 0 13.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,194 83 0 7.0 0.00 127 0 10.6 0.00
Minnesota............. 480 27 0 5.6 0.00 39 0 8.1 0.00
Mississippi........... 435 56 0 12.9 0.00 75 0 17.2 0.00
Missouri.............. 413 39 0 9.4 0.00 51 0 12.3 0.00
Montana............... 476 50 0 10.5 0.00 79 0 16.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 458 37 0 8.1 0.00 49 0 10.7 0.00
Nevada................ 534 46 0 8.6 0.00 68 0 12.7 0.00
New Hampshire......... 354 21 0 5.9 0.00 28 0 7.9 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,044 69 0 6.6 0.00 104 0 10.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 634 100 0 15.8 0.00 131 0 20.7 0.00
New York.............. 2,245 297 0 13.2 0.00 402 0 17.9 0.00
North Carolina........ 949 102 0 10.7 0.00 140 0 14.8 0.00
North Dakota.......... 417 43 0 10.3 0.00 61 0 14.6 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,281 123 0 9.6 0.00 164 0 12.8 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 526 50 0 9.5 0.00 65 0 12.4 0.00
Oregon................ 430 43 0 10.0 0.00 55 0 12.8 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,384 101 0 7.3 0.00 154 0 11.1 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 328 28 0 8.5 0.00 38 0 11.6 0.00
South Carolina........ 372 30 0 8.1 0.00 43 0 11.6 0.00
South Dakota.......... 436 26 0 6.0 0.00 38 0 8.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 487 47 0 9.7 0.00 66 0 13.6 0.00
Texas................. 2,087 299 0 14.3 0.00 398 0 19.1 0.00
Utah.................. 491 28 0 5.7 0.00 43 0 8.8 0.00
Vermont............... 320 23 0 7.2 0.00 32 0 10.0 0.00
Virginia.............. 549 29 0 5.3 0.00 38 0 6.9 0.00
Washington............ 437 31 0 7.1 0.00 45 0 10.3 0.00
West Virginia......... 470 55 0 11.7 0.00 77 0 16.4 0.00
Wisconsin............. 499 26 0 5.2 0.00 41 0 8.2 0.00
Wyoming............... 455 37 0 8.1 0.00 55 0 12.1 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 2,570 299 0 11.6 0.00 418 0 16.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,165 223 0 19.1 0.00 302 0 25.9 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,809 250 0 13.8 0.00 352 0 19.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 674 120 0 17.8 0.00 164 0 24.3 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,100 69 0 6.3 0.00 90 0 8.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 390 38 0 9.7 0.00 52 0 13.3 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 818 62 0 7.6 0.00 81 0 9.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 328 44 0 13.4 0.00 57 0 17.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 482 23 0 4.8 0.00 36 0 7.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 223 13 0 5.8 0.00 22 0 9.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 923 81 0 8.8 0.00 107 0 11.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 221 41 0 18.6 0.00 55 0 24.9 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 809 59 0 7.3 0.00 82 0 10.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 220 31 0 14.1 0.00 41 0 18.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 718 52 0 7.2 0.00 78 0 10.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 147 32 0 21.8 0.00 43 0 29.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 466 41 0 8.8 0.00 52 0 11.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 204 27 0 13.2 0.00 34 0 16.7 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 425 50 0 11.8 0.00 71 0 16.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 182 31 0 17.0 0.00 43 0 23.6 0.00