Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 275,924 31,054 535 11.3 0.19 43,377 615 15.7 0.22
Alabama............... 4,447 642 82 14.4 1.71 864 95 19.4 1.92
Alaska................ 642 53 9 8.2 1.35 76 11 11.9 1.59
Arizona............... 4,914 590 77 12.0 1.47 811 90 16.5 1.68
Arkansas.............. 2,625 467 53 17.8 1.85 638 62 24.3 2.07
California............ 34,589 4,441 242 12.8 0.66 6,439 290 18.6 0.77
Colorado.............. 4,215 343 58 8.1 1.31 477 68 11.3 1.52
Connecticut........... 3,319 219 48 6.6 1.39 310 57 9.3 1.63
Delaware.............. 784 72 13 9.1 1.55 95 15 12.2 1.77
District of Columbia.. 504 75 11 14.9 2.05 92 12 18.3 2.22
Florida............... 15,141 1,604 127 10.6 0.79 2,218 149 14.7 0.91
Georgia............... 7,768 869 112 11.2 1.36 1,190 131 15.3 1.56
Hawaii................ 1,151 115 20 9.9 1.68 149 23 12.9 1.89
Idaho................. 1,255 161 21 12.9 1.58 230 25 18.4 1.83
Illinois.............. 12,246 1,406 120 11.5 0.93 1,822 137 14.9 1.04
Indiana............... 5,807 504 85 8.7 1.40 760 104 13.1 1.68
Iowa.................. 2,860 206 39 7.2 1.31 299 47 10.5 1.55
Kansas................ 2,605 251 41 9.6 1.50 359 49 13.8 1.75
Kentucky.............. 3,967 471 67 11.9 1.59 644 78 16.2 1.81
Louisiana............. 4,215 730 85 17.3 1.83 1,072 103 25.4 2.11
Maine................. 1,265 106 20 8.4 1.53 178 26 14.1 1.92
Maryland.............. 5,117 387 74 7.6 1.40 570 90 11.1 1.67
Massachusetts......... 6,244 629 73 10.1 1.10 911 87 14.6 1.30
Michigan.............. 9,913 993 98 10.0 0.94 1,275 111 12.9 1.04
Minnesota............. 4,771 285 57 6.0 1.17 452 72 9.5 1.44
Mississippi........... 2,783 358 49 12.9 1.64 539 60 19.4 1.93
Missouri.............. 5,509 440 79 8.0 1.38 614 93 11.1 1.60
Montana............... 871 136 17 15.7 1.78 177 19 20.4 1.97
Nebraska.............. 1,650 148 25 9.0 1.47 198 29 12.0 1.67
Nevada................ 1,988 170 28 8.5 1.34 276 35 13.9 1.66
New Hampshire......... 1,233 64 16 5.2 1.25 92 19 7.4 1.49
New Jersey............ 8,295 666 75 8.0 0.87 952 90 11.5 1.02
New Mexico............ 1,785 299 35 16.8 1.80 412 41 23.1 2.03
New York.............. 18,368 2,460 150 13.4 0.76 3,201 171 17.4 0.85
North Carolina........ 7,502 911 94 12.1 1.18 1,280 111 17.1 1.36
North Dakota.......... 605 61 10 10.1 1.58 91 12 15.1 1.87
Ohio.................. 11,517 1,157 110 10.0 0.91 1,612 130 14.0 1.05
Oklahoma.............. 3,279 504 62 15.4 1.73 689 72 21.0 1.96
Oregon................ 3,395 382 58 11.2 1.62 525 68 15.5 1.85
Pennsylvania.......... 11,940 1,062 103 8.9 0.82 1,640 127 13.7 0.99
Rhode Island.......... 935 85 16 9.1 1.66 111 19 11.9 1.87
South Carolina........ 3,760 400 65 10.6 1.63 617 80 16.4 1.95
South Dakota.......... 695 67 11 9.6 1.48 87 12 12.4 1.66
Tennessee............. 5,573 820 107 14.7 1.77 1,054 121 18.9 1.96
Texas................. 20,561 3,013 193 14.7 0.87 4,172 227 20.3 0.99
Utah.................. 2,208 212 31 9.6 1.33 329 38 14.9 1.60
Vermont............... 629 71 12 11.3 1.73 115 15 18.2 2.10
Virginia.............. 6,958 534 90 7.7 1.25 744 107 10.7 1.45
Washington............ 5,851 593 95 10.1 1.54 819 112 14.0 1.77
West Virginia......... 1,775 248 32 14.0 1.66 362 38 20.4 1.92
Wisconsin............. 5,407 518 81 9.6 1.43 661 92 12.2 1.59
Wyoming............... 488 54 8 11.0 1.58 75 10 15.4 1.82
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 2000
(Numbers in thousands. Based on a November 2001 weighting correction.)
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
AREA
New York-Northern
New Jersey-Long
Island CMSA......... 20,523 2,282 139 11.1 0.64 3,036 160 14.8 0.72
Central Cities...... 8,858 1,671 119 18.9 1.21 2,081 133 23.5 1.31
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 16,448 2,239 137 13.6 0.78 3,196 164 19.4 0.90
Central Cities...... 5,698 1,030 93 18.1 1.49 1,367 108 24.0 1.65
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 8,684 865 93 10.0 1.02 1,143 107 13.2 1.15
Central Cities...... 3,294 622 79 18.9 2.16 785 89 23.8 2.36
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 7,616 508 81 6.7 1.03 736 97 9.7 1.21
Central Cities...... 1,531 184 49 12.0 2.98 236 55 15.4 3.31
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 7,052 458 67 6.5 0.92 668 81 9.5 1.09
Central Cities...... 3,354 270 51 8.1 1.47 408 63 12.2 1.76
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 6,330 517 70 8.2 1.06 789 87 12.5 1.28
Central Cities...... 1,648 282 52 17.1 2.87 412 63 25.0 3.30
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5,847 503 65 8.6 1.06 730 78 12.5 1.25
Central Cities...... 1,685 281 49 16.7 2.63 418 59 24.8 3.05
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 5,757 635 88 11.0 1.44 805 99 14.0 1.60
Central Cities...... 1,310 387 69 29.5 4.41 457 75 34.9 4.61
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 5,379 510 79 9.5 1.40 749 96 13.9 1.65
Central Cities...... 2,395 331 64 13.8 2.47 497 78 20.8 2.90
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 5,177 709 100 13.7 1.80 898 112 17.3 1.98
Central Cities...... 2,073 395 75 19.0 3.24 505 84 24.4 3.54
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.