Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas 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
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 128,515 15,138 0 11.8 0.00 21,231 0 16.5 0.00
Alabama............... 1,673 235 0 14.0 0.00 311 0 18.6 0.00
Alaska................ 1,588 131 0 8.2 0.00 188 0 11.8 0.00
Arizona............... 2,339 324 0 13.9 0.00 429 0 18.3 0.00
Arkansas.............. 1,683 289 0 17.2 0.00 407 0 24.2 0.00
California............ 12,913 1,910 0 14.8 0.00 2,784 0 21.6 0.00
Colorado.............. 1,852 175 0 9.4 0.00 239 0 12.9 0.00
Connecticut........... 1,333 99 0 7.4 0.00 138 0 10.4 0.00
Delaware.............. 1,365 125 0 9.2 0.00 172 0 12.6 0.00
District of Columbia.. 1,107 163 0 14.7 0.00 204 0 18.4 0.00
Florida............... 6,680 722 0 10.8 0.00 1,016 0 15.2 0.00
Georgia............... 1,872 213 0 11.4 0.00 288 0 15.4 0.00
Hawaii................ 1,204 121 0 10.0 0.00 156 0 13.0 0.00
Idaho................. 1,915 264 0 13.8 0.00 370 0 19.3 0.00
Illinois.............. 5,586 631 0 11.3 0.00 835 0 14.9 0.00
Indiana............... 1,583 131 0 8.3 0.00 199 0 12.6 0.00
Iowa.................. 1,714 118 0 6.9 0.00 181 0 10.6 0.00
Kansas................ 1,567 164 0 10.5 0.00 230 0 14.7 0.00
Kentucky.............. 1,579 178 0 11.3 0.00 249 0 15.8 0.00
Louisiana............. 1,516 263 0 17.3 0.00 382 0 25.2 0.00
Maine................. 1,272 104 0 8.2 0.00 175 0 13.8 0.00
Maryland.............. 1,386 111 0 8.0 0.00 160 0 11.5 0.00
Massachusetts......... 2,858 319 0 11.2 0.00 457 0 16.0 0.00
Michigan.............. 4,132 413 0 10.0 0.00 536 0 13.0 0.00
Minnesota............. 1,728 107 0 6.2 0.00 172 0 10.0 0.00
Mississippi........... 1,388 179 0 12.9 0.00 271 0 19.5 0.00
Missouri.............. 1,486 115 0 7.7 0.00 162 0 10.9 0.00
Montana............... 1,584 251 0 15.8 0.00 330 0 20.8 0.00
Nebraska.............. 1,673 148 0 8.8 0.00 208 0 12.4 0.00
Nevada................ 1,971 182 0 9.2 0.00 288 0 14.6 0.00
New Hampshire......... 1,163 60 0 5.2 0.00 86 0 7.4 0.00
New Jersey............ 3,908 309 0 7.9 0.00 460 0 11.8 0.00
New Mexico............ 2,246 388 0 17.3 0.00 535 0 23.8 0.00
New York.............. 8,218 1,147 0 14.0 0.00 1,496 0 18.2 0.00
North Carolina........ 3,045 387 0 12.7 0.00 550 0 18.1 0.00
North Dakota.......... 1,475 157 0 10.6 0.00 233 0 15.8 0.00
Ohio.................. 4,678 465 0 9.9 0.00 639 0 13.7 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 1,756 277 0 15.8 0.00 372 0 21.2 0.00
Oregon................ 1,503 197 0 13.1 0.00 265 0 17.6 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 5,036 436 0 8.7 0.00 666 0 13.2 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 1,171 120 0 10.2 0.00 155 0 13.2 0.00
South Carolina........ 1,193 133 0 11.1 0.00 202 0 16.9 0.00
South Dakota.......... 1,594 164 0 10.3 0.00 214 0 13.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 1,546 223 0 14.4 0.00 288 0 18.6 0.00
Texas................. 7,761 1,273 0 16.4 0.00 1,799 0 23.2 0.00
Utah.................. 1,880 181 0 9.6 0.00 288 0 15.3 0.00
Vermont............... 1,134 135 0 11.9 0.00 201 0 17.7 0.00
Virginia.............. 1,907 140 0 7.3 0.00 199 0 10.4 0.00
Washington............ 1,601 175 0 10.9 0.00 237 0 14.8 0.00
West Virginia......... 1,609 222 0 13.8 0.00 319 0 19.8 0.00
Wisconsin............. 1,903 180 0 9.5 0.00 230 0 12.1 0.00
Wyoming............... 1,641 184 0 11.2 0.00 260 0 15.8 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas 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......... 9,486 1,101 0 11.6 0.00 1,485 0 15.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 4,231 817 0 19.3 0.00 1,032 0 24.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 7,491 1,199 0 16.0 0.00 1,725 0 23.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 2,852 617 0 21.6 0.00 809 0 28.4 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 4,266 440 0 10.3 0.00 594 0 13.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,689 326 0 19.3 0.00 415 0 24.6 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 3,159 292 0 9.2 0.00 397 0 12.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,390 194 0 14.0 0.00 247 0 17.8 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,979 128 0 6.5 0.00 196 0 9.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 948 75 0 7.9 0.00 121 0 12.8 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 3,468 268 0 7.7 0.00 415 0 12.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 874 135 0 15.4 0.00 208 0 23.8 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 3,032 272 0 9.0 0.00 391 0 12.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 928 160 0 17.2 0.00 236 0 25.4 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 2,494 269 0 10.8 0.00 347 0 13.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 559 163 0 29.2 0.00 196 0 35.1 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,840 184 0 10.0 0.00 281 0 15.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 851 121 0 14.2 0.00 185 0 21.7 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,748 271 0 15.5 0.00 353 0 20.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 771 148 0 19.2 0.00 196 0 25.4 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.