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
FAMILIES
United States......... 72,388 6,222 106 8.6 0.16 8,886 117 12.3 0.19
Alabama............... 1,253 138 18 11.0 1.39 202 22 16.1 1.63
Alaska................ 159 11 2 7.0 1.22 16 2 9.8 1.43
Arizona............... 1,243 116 17 9.3 1.27 163 20 13.1 1.48
Arkansas.............. 747 101 12 13.6 1.50 137 14 18.3 1.70
California............ 8,309 822 50 9.9 0.58 1,217 60 14.6 0.69
Colorado.............. 1,079 52 11 4.8 0.98 73 13 6.8 1.15
Connecticut........... 896 50 11 5.6 1.20 65 13 7.2 1.35
Delaware.............. 214 15 3 6.9 1.27 19 3 8.9 1.43
District of Columbia.. 111 15 2 13.3 2.01 18 3 16.2 2.18
Florida............... 4,108 302 27 7.4 0.63 445 32 10.8 0.75
Georgia............... 2,166 213 27 9.9 1.18 305 32 14.1 1.38
Hawaii................ 281 18 4 6.4 1.35 25 5 8.9 1.57
Idaho................. 336 28 4 8.4 1.23 42 5 12.6 1.47
Illinois.............. 3,120 278 26 8.9 0.80 375 30 12.0 0.91
Indiana............... 1,558 77 16 4.9 1.01 137 21 8.8 1.32
Iowa.................. 792 36 8 4.6 0.98 53 10 6.7 1.17
Kansas................ 719 55 9 7.6 1.25 75 11 10.4 1.44
Kentucky.............. 1,131 111 16 9.8 1.33 165 19 14.6 1.58
Louisiana............. 1,204 160 19 13.3 1.49 251 24 20.9 1.78
Maine................. 343 21 4 6.2 1.24 35 6 10.3 1.56
Maryland.............. 1,325 56 14 4.2 1.01 95 18 7.1 1.30
Massachusetts......... 1,524 128 16 8.4 1.00 188 19 12.3 1.18
Michigan.............. 2,551 187 21 7.3 0.78 232 23 9.1 0.86
Minnesota............. 1,219 54 12 4.5 0.97 83 15 6.8 1.19
Mississippi........... 778 72 11 9.3 1.30 111 13 14.3 1.57
Missouri.............. 1,458 101 18 6.9 1.21 140 22 9.6 1.41
Montana............... 245 29 4 11.8 1.44 37 4 15.1 1.60
Nebraska.............. 433 28 5 6.5 1.20 38 6 8.8 1.38
Nevada................ 489 34 6 6.9 1.19 54 8 11.0 1.47
New Hampshire......... 325 14 4 4.3 1.09 20 4 6.1 1.28
New Jersey............ 2,128 115 15 5.4 0.69 177 19 8.3 0.85
New Mexico............ 478 65 8 13.5 1.55 91 9 18.9 1.77
New York.............. 4,653 504 33 10.8 0.67 650 37 14.0 0.75
North Carolina........ 2,084 183 20 8.8 0.94 268 25 12.9 1.11
North Dakota.......... 157 11 2 6.9 1.26 18 3 11.7 1.60
Ohio.................. 3,046 241 24 7.9 0.77 336 29 11.0 0.90
Oklahoma.............. 911 110 14 12.0 1.44 145 16 15.9 1.62
Oregon................ 928 66 12 7.1 1.22 103 15 11.1 1.49
Pennsylvania.......... 3,155 212 22 6.7 0.68 321 27 10.2 0.82
Rhode Island.......... 235 13 3 5.7 1.29 18 4 7.5 1.47
South Carolina........ 1,113 89 15 8.0 1.28 144 19 12.9 1.58
South Dakota.......... 189 13 2 6.8 1.18 17 3 9.0 1.34
Tennessee............. 1,569 188 25 12.0 1.48 237 28 15.1 1.64
Texas................. 5,420 652 43 12.0 0.76 914 51 16.9 0.87
Utah.................. 545 43 7 7.9 1.18 68 8 12.6 1.45
Vermont............... 163 14 2 8.6 1.46 23 3 14.1 1.81
Virginia.............. 1,955 105 19 5.4 0.97 164 24 8.4 1.19
Washington............ 1,490 118 21 7.9 1.33 164 24 11.0 1.53
West Virginia......... 513 61 8 11.8 1.39 89 9 17.3 1.63
Wisconsin............. 1,404 88 16 6.3 1.12 112 18 7.9 1.25
Wyoming............... 137 9 2 6.8 1.17 14 2 10.4 1.41
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......... 5,199 469 30 9.0 0.56 625 35 12.0 0.64
Central Cities...... 2,131 349 26 16.4 1.13 430 29 20.2 1.23
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,888 432 29 11.1 0.71 611 35 15.7 0.83
Central Cities...... 1,308 198 20 15.1 1.40 269 23 20.6 1.58
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,098 164 20 7.8 0.90 222 23 10.6 1.03
Central Cities...... 721 111 16 15.4 2.07 146 19 20.2 2.30
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,951 79 15 4.1 0.78 125 19 6.4 0.96
Central Cities...... 338 26 9 7.7 2.52 35 10 10.5 2.90
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,679 77 13 4.6 0.77 114 16 6.8 0.93
Central Cities...... 763 51 11 6.7 1.37 75 13 9.8 1.63
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,617 109 16 6.8 0.94 167 19 10.3 1.13
Central Cities...... 398 67 12 16.8 2.81 99 15 24.8 3.24
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,416 94 14 6.6 0.93 133 16 9.4 1.09
Central Cities...... 357 47 10 13.3 2.53 72 12 20.2 2.99
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,438 123 19 8.5 1.25 152 21 10.6 1.38
Central Cities...... 293 73 14 24.8 4.28 84 16 28.8 4.49
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,409 116 18 8.2 1.24 167 22 11.8 1.46
Central Cities...... 578 74 15 12.7 2.35 107 18 18.5 2.74
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,321 160 23 12.1 1.64 197 25 14.9 1.78
Central Cities...... 508 89 17 17.4 3.07 111 19 21.8 3.34
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.