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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 71,936 11,553 279 16.1 0.39 15,588 313 21.7 0.43
Alabama............... 1,155 238 44 20.6 3.38 290 48 25.1 3.63
Alaska................ 211 22 5 10.6 2.32 31 6 14.9 2.69
Arizona............... 1,351 265 45 19.6 3.01 354 52 26.2 3.33
Arkansas.............. 708 193 30 27.3 3.64 239 34 33.8 3.86
California............ 9,612 1,843 136 19.2 1.29 2,561 160 26.6 1.45
Colorado.............. 1,114 122 30 10.9 2.55 171 36 15.4 2.95
Connecticut........... 857 79 25 9.2 2.79 98 28 11.4 3.07
Delaware.............. 209 35 8 16.9 3.44 43 9 20.6 3.71
District of Columbia.. 98 23 5 23.4 4.85 24 6 25.0 4.96
Florida............... 3,444 556 65 16.1 1.75 729 75 21.2 1.94
Georgia............... 1,899 311 59 16.4 2.84 387 66 20.4 3.09
Hawaii................ 269 37 10 13.9 3.53 48 12 17.8 3.90
Idaho................. 347 65 12 18.8 3.08 90 14 25.8 3.45
Illinois.............. 3,400 598 69 17.6 1.85 732 76 21.5 1.99
Indiana............... 1,435 150 41 10.5 2.69 249 52 17.3 3.32
Iowa.................. 744 65 19 8.7 2.46 90 23 12.0 2.84
Kansas................ 667 87 21 13.0 2.97 116 25 17.5 3.35
Kentucky.............. 944 143 32 15.2 3.17 183 37 19.4 3.49
Louisiana............. 1,013 237 42 23.4 3.67 345 51 34.0 4.11
Maine................. 286 26 9 8.9 2.90 45 12 15.6 3.70
Maryland.............. 1,240 86 31 6.9 2.40 141 39 11.4 3.00
Massachusetts......... 1,567 219 38 13.9 2.23 306 44 19.5 2.55
Michigan.............. 2,637 364 52 13.8 1.83 430 56 16.3 1.96
Minnesota............. 1,240 105 31 8.5 2.36 160 38 12.9 2.84
Mississippi........... 765 125 25 16.4 3.03 205 32 26.8 3.63
Missouri.............. 1,455 154 41 10.6 2.67 204 47 14.0 3.01
Montana............... 202 50 9 24.7 3.84 59 10 29.4 4.06
Nebraska.............. 442 54 13 12.2 2.85 67 15 15.1 3.13
Nevada................ 599 71 16 11.9 2.48 121 21 20.2 3.08
New Hampshire......... 318 24 9 7.7 2.61 32 10 10.2 2.95
New Jersey............ 2,171 241 40 11.1 1.73 336 47 15.5 1.99
New Mexico............ 511 120 20 23.5 3.36 159 23 31.1 3.66
New York.............. 4,597 873 78 19.0 1.54 1,104 88 24.0 1.68
North Carolina........ 1,829 338 50 18.5 2.49 455 58 24.9 2.77
North Dakota.......... 148 21 5 14.1 3.24 29 6 19.6 3.70
Ohio.................. 3,221 492 63 15.3 1.81 686 74 21.3 2.06
Oklahoma.............. 786 186 33 23.7 3.67 245 38 31.2 3.99
Oregon................ 849 159 33 18.7 3.51 211 38 24.8 3.89
Pennsylvania.......... 2,965 327 50 11.0 1.59 509 62 17.2 1.92
Rhode Island.......... 199 27 8 13.8 3.79 30 8 15.0 3.93
South Carolina........ 778 127 32 16.3 3.76 182 38 23.4 4.31
South Dakota.......... 167 21 5 12.7 3.00 25 6 15.0 3.22
Tennessee............. 1,350 273 54 20.2 3.58 325 59 24.0 3.81
Texas................. 5,888 1,229 108 20.9 1.65 1,662 125 28.2 1.83
Utah.................. 740 86 17 11.6 2.19 136 22 18.4 2.64
Vermont............... 176 28 6 16.1 3.33 50 8 28.4 4.08
Virginia.............. 1,741 144 41 8.3 2.27 197 48 11.3 2.61
Washington............ 1,561 216 50 13.8 3.00 303 60 19.4 3.43
West Virginia......... 376 69 15 18.3 3.52 103 18 27.4 4.06
Wisconsin............. 1,527 210 45 13.8 2.77 265 51 17.4 3.04
Wyoming............... 131 19 4 14.6 3.03 27 5 20.5 3.46
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......... 5,218 805 72 15.4 1.28 1,023 81 19.6 1.41
Central Cities...... 2,205 628 64 28.5 2.46 749 70 34.0 2.58
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,764 908 77 19.1 1.46 1,287 91 27.0 1.65
Central Cities...... 1,573 422 52 26.8 2.86 549 60 34.9 3.08
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,451 365 53 14.9 2.00 469 60 19.2 2.21
Central Cities...... 939 266 45 28.3 4.09 320 50 34.1 4.31
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,843 120 34 6.5 1.81 188 43 10.2 2.22
Central Cities...... 282 44 21 15.6 6.82 48 22 17.2 7.08
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,697 166 35 9.8 1.98 235 42 13.9 2.30
Central Cities...... 789 112 29 14.2 3.40 169 36 21.4 4.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,696 152 33 9.0 1.88 238 42 14.0 2.29
Central Cities...... 391 81 24 20.7 5.56 109 28 27.9 6.15
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,467 169 33 11.5 2.12 234 39 16.0 2.43
Central Cities...... 427 111 27 26.0 5.40 152 31 35.5 5.90
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,552 251 49 16.2 2.87 296 53 19.1 3.07
Central Cities...... 365 181 41 49.4 8.04 197 43 54.0 8.02
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,437 206 44 14.4 2.84 304 53 21.1 3.31
Central Cities...... 609 130 35 21.3 5.10 201 43 32.9 5.85
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,625 295 57 18.1 3.15 359 62 22.1 3.40
Central Cities...... 590 156 41 26.5 5.99 199 46 33.7 6.42
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.