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 UNDER 18
United States......... 70,767 11,018 274 15.6 0.39 14,966 308 21.1 0.43
Alabama............... 1,141 238 44 20.8 3.42 290 48 25.4 3.66
Alaska................ 205 20 5 10.0 2.30 29 6 14.1 2.67
Arizona............... 1,320 244 43 18.5 2.98 330 51 25.0 3.32
Arkansas.............. 705 192 30 27.2 3.64 238 33 33.7 3.87
California............ 9,477 1,757 133 18.5 1.28 2,470 157 26.1 1.45
Colorado.............. 1,087 112 29 10.3 2.52 162 35 14.9 2.95
Connecticut........... 850 75 24 8.8 2.75 94 27 11.0 3.04
Delaware.............. 207 34 8 16.5 3.42 42 9 20.2 3.70
District of Columbia.. 95 22 5 22.9 4.87 23 5 24.6 4.99
Florida............... 3,356 495 62 14.8 1.71 658 71 19.6 1.91
Georgia............... 1,877 308 59 16.4 2.86 384 65 20.4 3.12
Hawaii................ 262 33 10 12.6 3.43 42 11 16.0 3.79
Idaho................. 339 60 11 17.6 3.04 84 13 24.8 3.45
Illinois.............. 3,347 579 68 17.3 1.85 708 75 21.1 2.00
Indiana............... 1,419 147 40 10.4 2.69 245 52 17.3 3.34
Iowa.................. 736 64 19 8.7 2.48 89 22 12.1 2.86
Kansas................ 659 82 21 12.5 2.94 109 24 16.6 3.31
Kentucky.............. 920 136 32 14.8 3.17 175 36 19.1 3.51
Louisiana............. 1,010 235 42 23.2 3.66 342 51 33.9 4.11
Maine................. 277 23 8 8.2 2.83 42 11 15.1 3.70
Maryland.............. 1,226 81 30 6.6 2.36 133 38 10.8 2.95
Massachusetts......... 1,537 212 37 13.8 2.24 299 44 19.5 2.57
Michigan.............. 2,581 329 49 12.7 1.79 390 54 15.1 1.92
Minnesota............. 1,212 91 28 7.5 2.26 141 35 11.6 2.74
Mississippi........... 748 118 25 15.8 3.02 194 31 25.9 3.63
Missouri.............. 1,414 147 40 10.4 2.69 190 46 13.4 3.00
Montana............... 197 46 9 23.3 3.81 55 9 28.1 4.05
Nebraska.............. 432 53 13 12.2 2.89 66 15 15.2 3.17
Nevada................ 587 71 16 12.1 2.52 120 21 20.5 3.13
New Hampshire......... 314 23 8 7.4 2.57 31 10 9.9 2.93
New Jersey............ 2,147 235 39 10.9 1.72 330 46 15.3 1.99
New Mexico............ 499 114 19 22.8 3.36 151 22 30.2 3.68
New York.............. 4,536 836 77 18.4 1.54 1,063 86 23.4 1.68
North Carolina........ 1,797 327 49 18.2 2.50 439 57 24.5 2.78
North Dakota.......... 147 21 5 14.1 3.25 29 6 19.6 3.71
Ohio.................. 3,158 462 61 14.6 1.80 650 73 20.6 2.06
Oklahoma.............. 770 179 32 23.3 3.68 236 37 30.6 4.01
Oregon................ 824 147 32 17.9 3.50 199 37 24.2 3.91
Pennsylvania.......... 2,929 304 48 10.4 1.56 485 61 16.6 1.90
Rhode Island.......... 195 25 8 12.8 3.70 28 8 14.1 3.86
South Carolina........ 769 127 32 16.5 3.80 182 38 23.6 4.35
South Dakota.......... 164 19 5 11.6 2.91 23 6 13.9 3.15
Tennessee............. 1,338 273 54 20.4 3.61 325 59 24.3 3.84
Texas................. 5,796 1,191 106 20.5 1.65 1,621 124 28.0 1.83
Utah.................. 734 83 17 11.3 2.17 133 21 18.1 2.64
Vermont............... 174 28 6 16.3 3.35 50 8 28.6 4.11
Virginia.............. 1,721 131 39 7.6 2.20 181 46 10.5 2.54
Washington............ 1,539 211 50 13.7 3.01 298 59 19.3 3.45
West Virginia......... 371 68 15 18.3 3.55 102 18 27.6 4.10
Wisconsin............. 1,491 196 44 13.2 2.75 245 49 16.4 3.01
Wyoming............... 126 15 4 12.2 2.86 23 5 17.9 3.35
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......... 5,168 781 71 15.1 1.28 999 80 19.3 1.41
Central Cities...... 2,180 612 63 28.1 2.47 733 69 33.6 2.59
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,709 886 76 18.8 1.46 1,261 90 26.8 1.65
Central Cities...... 1,567 421 52 26.9 2.87 546 60 34.8 3.08
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,418 356 52 14.7 2.01 455 59 18.8 2.21
Central Cities...... 928 263 45 28.3 4.12 317 50 34.2 4.34
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,819 111 33 6.1 1.77 175 42 9.6 2.18
Central Cities...... 272 40 20 14.8 6.79 44 21 16.4 7.07
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,685 164 35 9.7 1.98 233 42 13.9 2.31
Central Cities...... 789 112 29 14.2 3.40 169 36 21.4 4.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,687 150 33 8.9 1.88 234 41 13.9 2.28
Central Cities...... 386 80 24 20.7 5.60 107 28 27.8 6.18
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,448 163 32 11.2 2.11 228 38 15.8 2.44
Central Cities...... 417 110 27 26.5 5.50 151 31 36.3 6.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,509 225 46 14.9 2.82 266 50 17.6 3.01
Central Cities...... 360 176 41 48.7 8.09 192 43 53.3 8.08
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,422 200 43 14.1 2.83 296 53 20.8 3.31
Central Cities...... 600 123 34 20.6 5.07 194 43 32.4 5.87
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,591 291 56 18.3 3.20 356 62 22.4 3.45
Central Cities...... 586 154 41 26.3 6.00 197 46 33.6 6.43
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.