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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 27,421 9,613 310 35.1 0.93 12,233 348 44.6 0.97
Alabama............... 774 312 57 40.3 5.71 388 64 50.1 5.82
Alaska................ 65 24 6 (B) 7.50 30 7 (B) 7.72
Arizona............... 536 178 42 33.2 6.46 242 49 45.1 6.82
Arkansas.............. 371 209 36 56.3 6.37 234 38 63.1 6.20
California............ 3,555 1,084 120 30.5 2.83 1,449 139 40.8 3.02
Colorado.............. 229 70 26 30.6 9.46 84 28 36.6 9.88
Connecticut........... 285 69 27 24.3 8.18 69 27 24.3 8.18
Delaware.............. 88 27 8 31.3 7.48 29 8 33.1 7.60
District of Columbia.. 94 32 7 34.0 6.31 34 7 35.9 6.39
Florida............... 1,430 447 67 31.2 3.89 586 77 41.0 4.13
Georgia............... 753 277 63 36.9 6.70 345 71 45.9 6.92
Hawaii................ 109 28 10 25.8 7.99 34 11 31.2 8.46
Idaho................. 93 39 10 41.7 8.57 50 12 54.2 8.66
Illinois.............. 1,309 492 71 37.6 4.31 599 79 45.8 4.44
Indiana............... 462 60 29 13.0 5.92 121 42 26.3 7.75
Iowa.................. 169 60 21 35.4 10.00 78 24 46.5 10.43
Kansas................ 183 62 21 34.1 9.10 79 23 43.1 9.51
Kentucky.............. 317 91 30 28.8 7.86 119 34 37.6 8.41
Louisiana............. 664 246 49 37.1 5.89 377 61 56.8 6.04
Maine................. 82 22 9 26.5 9.55 32 11 39.0 10.56
Maryland.............. 393 84 35 21.4 7.82 130 43 33.1 8.98
Massachusetts......... 673 257 46 38.2 5.43 325 52 48.2 5.58
Michigan.............. 870 336 57 38.6 5.13 369 60 42.4 5.21
Minnesota............. 292 77 30 26.2 8.74 91 32 31.1 9.19
Mississippi........... 384 183 35 47.6 6.57 265 42 68.9 6.09
Missouri.............. 468 192 52 41.1 8.58 222 56 47.5 8.71
Montana............... 82 34 8 41.2 7.83 39 9 48.0 7.95
Nebraska.............. 149 56 16 37.6 8.29 64 17 42.8 8.46
Nevada................ 199 63 17 31.5 7.05 89 20 44.7 7.54
New Hampshire......... 136 35 12 25.8 7.44 45 13 33.2 8.01
New Jersey............ 681 166 38 24.4 4.80 247 46 36.3 5.38
New Mexico............ 249 97 20 39.0 6.30 129 23 52.0 6.46
New York.............. 2,303 895 91 38.9 3.09 1,102 101 47.8 3.16
North Carolina........ 753 308 55 40.8 5.59 387 61 51.4 5.69
North Dakota.......... 50 14 5 (B) 8.20 21 6 (B) 9.03
Ohio.................. 1,199 421 67 35.1 4.48 562 77 46.9 4.69
Oklahoma.............. 316 146 33 46.1 7.71 166 35 52.5 7.73
Oregon................ 274 120 33 43.6 8.95 140 35 51.0 9.02
Pennsylvania.......... 948 318 56 33.6 4.84 396 63 41.8 5.06
Rhode Island.......... 86 26 9 30.0 8.70 30 10 34.5 9.03
South Carolina........ 314 119 35 38.0 8.87 139 38 44.1 9.07
South Dakota.......... 51 14 5 (B) 8.26 16 5 (B) 8.65
Tennessee............. 678 225 56 33.2 6.75 304 65 44.9 7.13
Texas................. 2,185 921 107 42.1 3.74 1,124 119 51.5 3.79
Utah.................. 121 41 13 33.7 9.08 54 16 44.5 9.55
Vermont............... 62 25 7 (B) 8.50 36 8 (B) 8.58
Virginia.............. 745 170 51 22.8 6.03 232 60 31.2 6.65
Washington............ 564 207 56 36.7 7.93 258 63 45.7 8.19
West Virginia......... 189 68 17 35.9 7.01 91 19 48.2 7.30
Wisconsin............. 404 157 45 39.0 8.67 167 46 41.4 8.76
Wyoming............... 36 9 3 (B) 7.92 13 4 (B) 8.80
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......... 2,335 792 82 33.9 2.86 975 91 41.8 2.98
Central Cities...... 1,638 679 76 41.5 3.55 783 82 47.8 3.60
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,705 552 68 32.3 3.31 710 78 41.6 3.48
Central Cities...... 625 298 50 47.6 5.83 368 56 58.9 5.74
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 941 320 57 34.0 4.90 394 63 41.8 5.10
Central Cities...... 522 236 49 45.2 6.91 289 54 55.3 6.90
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 596 126 40 21.2 6.00 189 49 31.8 6.84
Central Cities...... 145 56 27 38.7 14.53 64 29 44.0 14.80
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 652 90 30 13.8 4.22 134 36 20.6 4.94
Central Cities...... 245 56 23 22.9 8.40 85 29 34.7 9.51
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 663 146 37 22.1 4.98 211 45 31.9 5.59
Central Cities...... 282 98 31 34.8 8.77 122 34 43.2 9.12
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 570 198 41 34.7 5.78 235 44 41.2 5.98
Central Cities...... 278 132 33 47.4 8.68 160 37 57.6 8.59
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 609 265 57 43.5 7.03 292 60 47.9 7.08
Central Cities...... 369 218 52 59.0 8.96 237 54 64.1 8.74
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 486 195 49 40.2 7.79 206 50 42.4 7.85
Central Cities...... 286 166 45 58.0 10.22 166 45 58.0 10.22
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 636 232 57 36.4 7.17 291 64 45.7 7.42
Central Cities...... 352 139 44 39.5 9.79 186 51 52.7 10.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.