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 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 32,978 3,359 109 10.2 0.33 5,586 135 16.9 0.41
Alabama............... 535 96 19 17.9 3.30 133 23 24.9 3.72
Alaska................ 35 3 1 (B) 3.76 5 2 (B) 4.72
Arizona............... 569 61 15 10.8 2.54 78 17 13.6 2.81
Arkansas.............. 365 56 11 15.3 2.87 96 15 26.2 3.50
California............ 3,527 273 37 7.7 1.01 512 51 14.5 1.34
Colorado.............. 455 36 12 8.0 2.43 60 15 13.2 3.03
Connecticut........... 523 28 10 5.3 1.94 52 14 9.9 2.59
Delaware.............. 93 4 2 4.4 1.97 9 3 10.2 2.92
District of Columbia.. 66 14 3 (B) 4.04 20 4 (B) 4.52
Florida............... 2,542 205 28 8.1 1.05 363 37 14.3 1.35
Georgia............... 793 76 20 9.6 2.45 141 28 17.8 3.18
Hawaii................ 148 9 4 6.2 2.32 13 4 8.9 2.75
Idaho................. 140 11 3 8.1 2.37 24 5 16.8 3.25
Illinois.............. 1,283 143 24 11.2 1.74 208 28 16.2 2.04
Indiana............... 854 116 25 13.6 2.73 162 30 18.9 3.12
Iowa.................. 404 33 10 8.1 2.26 52 12 12.9 2.78
Kansas................ 390 30 9 7.7 2.16 71 13 18.2 3.12
Kentucky.............. 444 66 15 15.0 3.22 102 19 22.9 3.79
Louisiana............. 532 87 18 16.4 3.10 147 23 27.6 3.75
Maine................. 155 12 4 7.6 2.57 22 6 14.1 3.37
Maryland.............. 696 99 23 14.3 3.09 147 28 21.1 3.60
Massachusetts......... 756 71 15 9.4 1.89 138 21 18.3 2.51
Michigan.............. 1,094 84 17 7.6 1.54 146 23 13.3 1.96
Minnesota............. 459 50 15 10.9 3.04 77 18 16.9 3.65
Mississippi........... 359 55 12 15.3 3.01 86 15 24.1 3.58
Missouri.............. 610 45 15 7.3 2.44 79 21 12.9 3.15
Montana............... 120 8 2 6.3 1.96 14 3 12.0 2.62
Nebraska.............. 207 15 5 7.4 2.34 26 7 12.8 2.98
Nevada................ 235 20 6 8.4 2.38 37 8 15.7 3.12
New Hampshire......... 152 7 3 4.7 2.10 14 5 9.3 2.88
New Jersey............ 1,097 72 15 6.6 1.34 127 20 11.6 1.73
New Mexico............ 218 28 7 13.1 2.86 42 8 19.1 3.34
New York.............. 2,324 284 31 12.2 1.27 459 40 19.7 1.54
North Carolina........ 894 114 20 12.7 2.14 187 26 20.9 2.61
North Dakota.......... 83 7 2 9.0 2.48 17 3 20.1 3.48
Ohio.................. 1,328 90 19 6.7 1.38 158 25 11.9 1.78
Oklahoma.............. 476 56 13 11.7 2.49 76 15 15.9 2.84
Oregon................ 412 25 9 6.0 2.15 47 13 11.4 2.88
Pennsylvania.......... 1,529 126 22 8.2 1.37 253 31 16.6 1.85
Rhode Island.......... 150 17 4 11.4 2.82 30 6 19.8 3.53
South Carolina........ 488 57 15 11.7 2.90 116 21 23.7 3.83
South Dakota.......... 112 9 2 8.0 2.09 14 3 12.1 2.52
Tennessee............. 627 151 28 24.1 3.92 215 34 34.2 4.35
Texas................. 2,096 277 36 13.2 1.61 434 45 20.7 1.93
Utah.................. 180 21 6 11.8 3.13 34 8 18.9 3.79
Vermont............... 69 7 2 (B) 3.08 15 3 (B) 4.18
Virginia.............. 784 86 22 11.0 2.70 134 28 17.1 3.24
Washington............ 595 22 11 3.6 1.85 50 17 8.4 2.74
West Virginia......... 266 25 6 9.3 2.21 49 9 18.3 2.93
Wisconsin............. 650 65 18 10.0 2.59 88 21 13.6 2.95
Wyoming............... 59 4 1 (B) 2.38 9 2 (B) 3.20
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......... 2,570 262 29 10.2 1.07 442 37 17.2 1.34
Central Cities...... 1,117 184 24 16.5 1.99 295 31 26.4 2.37
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,634 173 24 10.6 1.36 246 28 15.1 1.59
Central Cities...... 604 75 15 12.4 2.40 118 19 19.5 2.90
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 864 99 19 11.4 2.11 138 23 15.9 2.43
Central Cities...... 302 61 15 20.0 4.49 85 18 28.1 5.04
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 883 115 24 13.1 2.50 170 29 19.3 2.93
Central Cities...... 221 35 13 15.8 5.41 53 16 24.1 6.35
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 706 42 13 6.0 1.72 84 18 12.0 2.35
Central Cities...... 274 18 8 6.7 2.91 38 12 14.0 4.03
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 707 63 15 8.9 2.04 116 20 16.4 2.65
Central Cities...... 201 34 11 16.8 5.01 67 16 33.1 6.30
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 666 64 14 9.7 2.04 124 20 18.6 2.69
Central Cities...... 193 31 10 16.3 4.74 57 13 29.6 5.86
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 613 40 14 6.6 2.15 71 18 11.6 2.79
Central Cities...... 128 20 10 15.5 6.89 35 13 27.2 8.48
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 416 27 11 6.5 2.60 61 17 14.7 3.74
Central Cities...... 162 15 8 9.3 4.91 24 11 15.1 6.06
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 381 47 16 12.2 3.88 62 18 16.4 4.38
Central Cities...... 169 27 12 15.8 6.49 32 13 18.9 6.97
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.