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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 13,812 5,174 0 37.5 0.00 6,401 0 46.3 0.00
Alabama............... 228 105 0 46.1 0.00 121 0 53.1 0.00
Alaska................ 162 30 0 18.5 0.00 49 0 30.2 0.00
Arizona............... 335 119 0 35.5 0.00 143 0 42.7 0.00
Arkansas.............. 155 74 0 47.7 0.00 77 0 49.7 0.00
California............ 1,426 523 0 36.7 0.00 682 0 47.8 0.00
Colorado.............. 137 45 0 32.8 0.00 57 0 41.6 0.00
Connecticut........... 127 44 0 34.6 0.00 60 0 47.2 0.00
Delaware.............. 175 59 0 33.7 0.00 72 0 41.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 190 82 0 43.2 0.00 100 0 52.6 0.00
Florida............... 661 232 0 35.1 0.00 284 0 43.0 0.00
Georgia............... 267 106 0 39.7 0.00 124 0 46.4 0.00
Hawaii................ 135 42 0 31.1 0.00 57 0 42.2 0.00
Idaho................. 167 64 0 38.3 0.00 87 0 52.1 0.00
Illinois.............. 614 189 0 30.8 0.00 220 0 35.8 0.00
Indiana............... 115 28 0 24.3 0.00 36 0 31.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 146 54 0 37.0 0.00 56 0 38.4 0.00
Kansas................ 125 60 0 48.0 0.00 68 0 54.4 0.00
Kentucky.............. 103 50 0 48.5 0.00 61 0 59.2 0.00
Louisiana............. 237 122 0 51.5 0.00 148 0 62.4 0.00
Maine................. 103 44 0 42.7 0.00 47 0 45.6 0.00
Maryland.............. 120 19 0 15.8 0.00 30 0 25.0 0.00
Massachusetts......... 342 176 0 51.5 0.00 204 0 59.6 0.00
Michigan.............. 441 159 0 36.1 0.00 207 0 46.9 0.00
Minnesota............. 105 26 0 24.8 0.00 30 0 28.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 227 104 0 45.8 0.00 118 0 52.0 0.00
Missouri.............. 159 71 0 44.7 0.00 82 0 51.6 0.00
Montana............... 161 57 0 35.4 0.00 73 0 45.3 0.00
Nebraska.............. 131 45 0 34.4 0.00 64 0 48.9 0.00
Nevada................ 234 61 0 26.1 0.00 76 0 32.5 0.00
New Hampshire......... 102 25 0 24.5 0.00 33 0 32.4 0.00
New Jersey............ 339 108 0 31.9 0.00 134 0 39.5 0.00
New Mexico............ 332 136 0 41.0 0.00 168 0 50.6 0.00
New York.............. 1,200 548 0 45.7 0.00 633 0 52.8 0.00
North Carolina........ 325 131 0 40.3 0.00 151 0 46.5 0.00
North Dakota.......... 100 47 0 47.0 0.00 56 0 56.0 0.00
Ohio.................. 529 187 0 35.3 0.00 231 0 43.7 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 139 39 0 28.1 0.00 51 0 36.7 0.00
Oregon................ 187 66 0 35.3 0.00 102 0 54.5 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 482 171 0 35.5 0.00 231 0 47.9 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 178 72 0 40.4 0.00 93 0 52.2 0.00
South Carolina........ 141 40 0 28.4 0.00 54 0 38.3 0.00
South Dakota.......... 147 39 0 26.5 0.00 51 0 34.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 128 64 0 50.0 0.00 72 0 56.3 0.00
Texas................. 965 417 0 43.2 0.00 488 0 50.6 0.00
Utah.................. 138 48 0 34.8 0.00 59 0 42.8 0.00
Vermont............... 109 31 0 28.4 0.00 48 0 44.0 0.00
Virginia.............. 158 33 0 20.9 0.00 49 0 31.0 0.00
Washington............ 151 36 0 23.8 0.00 52 0 34.4 0.00
West Virginia......... 153 56 0 36.6 0.00 73 0 47.7 0.00
Wisconsin............. 162 55 0 34.0 0.00 84 0 51.9 0.00
Wyoming............... 119 35 0 29.4 0.00 55 0 46.2 0.00
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 1,261 537 0 42.6 0.00 640 0 50.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 852 415 0 48.7 0.00 479 0 56.2 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 836 281 0 33.6 0.00 382 0 45.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 342 112 0 32.7 0.00 162 0 47.4 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 474 118 0 24.9 0.00 143 0 30.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 269 75 0 27.9 0.00 90 0 33.5 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 354 104 0 29.4 0.00 135 0 38.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 209 88 0 42.1 0.00 106 0 50.7 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 149 31 0 20.8 0.00 34 0 22.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 55 17 0 30.9 0.00 20 0 36.4 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 383 153 0 39.9 0.00 180 0 47.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 196 98 0 50.0 0.00 122 0 62.2 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 302 133 0 44.0 0.00 159 0 52.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 184 106 0 57.6 0.00 125 0 67.9 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 311 115 0 37.0 0.00 151 0 48.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 176 85 0 48.3 0.00 111 0 63.1 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 203 70 0 34.5 0.00 83 0 40.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 125 60 0 48.0 0.00 70 0 56.0 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 222 64 0 28.8 0.00 81 0 36.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 106 36 0 34.0 0.00 46 0 43.4 0.00