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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 51,940 7,879 237 15.2 0.45 10,685 270 20.6 0.50
Alabama............... 857 164 36 19.2 3.82 202 40 23.5 4.12
Alaska................ 146 12 4 8.4 2.53 19 5 13.0 3.06
Arizona............... 943 201 39 21.3 3.72 270 46 28.6 4.10
Arkansas.............. 526 121 24 23.0 3.99 153 27 29.1 4.31
California............ 6,987 1,287 114 18.4 1.49 1,807 135 25.9 1.68
Colorado.............. 828 84 25 10.2 2.87 124 30 15.0 3.38
Connecticut........... 607 48 20 8.0 3.11 59 22 9.8 3.41
Delaware.............. 159 22 6 13.5 3.59 28 7 17.5 3.99
District of Columbia.. 64 15 4 (B) 6.03 16 4 (B) 6.05
Florida............... 2,495 392 55 15.7 2.03 513 63 20.6 2.25
Georgia............... 1,349 216 49 16.0 3.34 264 54 19.6 3.62
Hawaii................ 194 24 8 12.5 3.97 29 9 14.8 4.26
Idaho................. 258 46 10 18.0 3.52 62 12 24.1 3.92
Illinois.............. 2,380 388 56 16.3 2.14 475 61 19.9 2.32
Indiana............... 1,062 113 35 10.6 3.14 181 45 17.0 3.83
Iowa.................. 526 45 16 8.6 2.92 64 19 12.2 3.40
Kansas................ 471 58 17 12.4 3.46 76 20 16.1 3.87
Kentucky.............. 647 93 26 14.3 3.74 108 28 16.6 3.97
Louisiana............. 694 167 36 24.1 4.48 225 41 32.4 4.90
Maine................. 214 16 7 7.4 3.09 32 10 14.8 4.17
Maryland.............. 949 61 26 6.4 2.64 97 33 10.2 3.27
Massachusetts......... 1,136 151 31 13.3 2.57 211 37 18.6 2.94
Michigan.............. 1,884 234 42 12.4 2.07 275 45 14.6 2.22
Minnesota............. 957 82 27 8.5 2.69 125 33 13.1 3.25
Mississippi........... 527 71 19 13.5 3.37 127 26 24.2 4.22
Missouri.............. 1,072 102 33 9.5 2.97 149 40 13.9 3.50
Montana............... 148 28 7 19.0 4.08 35 8 23.9 4.43
Nebraska.............. 326 34 11 10.6 3.12 39 11 11.9 3.29
Nevada................ 431 51 13 11.7 2.91 81 17 18.7 3.52
New Hampshire......... 217 15 7 6.7 2.96 19 8 8.7 3.33
New Jersey............ 1,594 170 33 10.6 1.98 246 40 15.4 2.32
New Mexico............ 398 93 17 23.5 3.80 125 20 31.4 4.17
New York.............. 3,358 631 67 18.8 1.80 794 75 23.6 1.96
North Carolina........ 1,307 234 42 17.9 2.91 321 49 24.5 3.26
North Dakota.......... 116 14 4 12.0 3.42 20 5 17.6 4.00
Ohio.................. 2,297 313 50 13.6 2.05 458 61 20.0 2.38
Oklahoma.............. 571 123 27 21.6 4.16 163 31 28.6 4.57
Oregon................ 604 104 27 17.2 4.03 132 30 21.8 4.41
Pennsylvania.......... 2,185 227 42 10.4 1.81 351 52 16.1 2.18
Rhode Island.......... 135 14 6 10.4 4.09 17 6 12.3 4.39
South Carolina........ 580 83 26 14.4 4.14 126 32 21.7 4.87
South Dakota.......... 132 16 5 12.3 3.33 19 5 14.7 3.59
Tennessee............. 979 215 48 21.9 4.33 240 51 24.5 4.50
Texas................. 4,143 811 88 19.6 1.92 1,103 103 26.6 2.14
Utah.................. 501 47 13 9.4 2.42 74 16 14.7 2.94
Vermont............... 141 18 5 12.8 3.39 38 7 27.1 4.50
Virginia.............. 1,282 86 32 6.7 2.40 126 39 9.8 2.86
Washington............ 1,059 114 37 10.8 3.27 176 46 16.7 3.93
West Virginia......... 266 41 11 15.4 3.91 63 14 23.7 4.60
Wisconsin............. 1,141 168 41 14.7 3.29 210 45 18.4 3.60
Wyoming............... 98 13 4 13.1 3.34 18 4 18.7 3.85
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......... 3,741 581 61 15.5 1.52 726 69 19.4 1.66
Central Cities...... 1,580 449 54 28.4 2.91 518 58 32.8 3.02
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,491 665 66 19.0 1.70 929 78 26.6 1.92
Central Cities...... 1,154 316 45 27.4 3.36 403 51 34.9 3.59
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,692 250 44 14.8 2.40 311 49 18.4 2.62
Central Cities...... 612 186 38 30.5 5.19 221 41 36.1 5.41
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,378 79 28 5.7 1.97 124 35 9.0 2.43
Central Cities...... 200 34 18 16.8 8.33 37 19 18.3 8.60
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,218 123 30 10.1 2.37 169 36 13.9 2.72
Central Cities...... 558 80 25 14.4 4.08 118 30 21.1 4.74
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,247 104 28 8.3 2.12 159 34 12.7 2.56
Central Cities...... 293 61 21 20.9 6.44 82 25 27.9 7.11
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,067 124 28 11.6 2.50 170 33 15.9 2.85
Central Cities...... 307 81 23 26.4 6.41 110 27 35.7 6.96
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,084 164 39 15.2 3.35 194 43 17.9 3.58
Central Cities...... 256 125 34 48.7 9.60 134 35 52.2 9.59
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 968 149 37 15.4 3.57 209 44 21.6 4.06
Central Cities...... 386 91 29 23.7 6.66 128 35 33.3 7.37
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,164 164 42 14.1 3.36 203 47 17.5 3.67
Central Cities...... 409 85 30 20.8 6.62 115 35 28.1 7.33
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.