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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 33,019 5,363 0 16.2 0.00 7,307 0 22.1 0.00
Alabama............... 390 74 0 19.0 0.00 89 0 22.8 0.00
Alaska................ 514 50 0 9.7 0.00 71 0 13.8 0.00
Arizona............... 627 132 0 21.1 0.00 171 0 27.3 0.00
Arkansas.............. 442 108 0 24.4 0.00 140 0 31.7 0.00
California............ 3,739 802 0 21.4 0.00 1,125 0 30.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 487 61 0 12.5 0.00 87 0 17.9 0.00
Connecticut........... 345 34 0 9.9 0.00 44 0 12.8 0.00
Delaware.............. 352 60 0 17.0 0.00 74 0 21.0 0.00
District of Columbia.. 184 38 0 20.7 0.00 43 0 23.4 0.00
Florida............... 1,467 215 0 14.7 0.00 297 0 20.2 0.00
Georgia............... 462 78 0 16.9 0.00 95 0 20.6 0.00
Hawaii................ 279 36 0 12.9 0.00 45 0 16.1 0.00
Idaho................. 541 107 0 19.8 0.00 146 0 27.0 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,489 245 0 16.5 0.00 309 0 20.8 0.00
Indiana............... 390 41 0 10.5 0.00 65 0 16.7 0.00
Iowa.................. 430 35 0 8.1 0.00 54 0 12.6 0.00
Kansas................ 404 59 0 14.6 0.00 77 0 19.1 0.00
Kentucky.............. 353 53 0 15.0 0.00 67 0 19.0 0.00
Louisiana............. 373 88 0 23.6 0.00 123 0 33.0 0.00
Maine................. 282 23 0 8.2 0.00 42 0 14.9 0.00
Maryland.............. 325 25 0 7.7 0.00 37 0 11.4 0.00
Massachusetts......... 707 109 0 15.4 0.00 152 0 21.5 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,055 130 0 12.3 0.00 156 0 14.8 0.00
Minnesota............. 444 34 0 7.7 0.00 56 0 12.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 358 59 0 16.5 0.00 96 0 26.8 0.00
Missouri.............. 383 39 0 10.2 0.00 51 0 13.3 0.00
Montana............... 382 87 0 22.8 0.00 105 0 27.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 416 46 0 11.1 0.00 61 0 14.7 0.00
Nevada................ 566 72 0 12.7 0.00 115 0 20.3 0.00
New Hampshire......... 287 21 0 7.3 0.00 28 0 9.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 990 105 0 10.6 0.00 158 0 16.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 628 156 0 24.8 0.00 202 0 32.2 0.00
New York.............. 2,009 384 0 19.1 0.00 486 0 24.2 0.00
North Carolina........ 715 130 0 18.2 0.00 185 0 25.9 0.00
North Dakota.......... 355 51 0 14.4 0.00 72 0 20.3 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,210 172 0 14.2 0.00 237 0 19.6 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 417 98 0 23.5 0.00 127 0 30.5 0.00
Oregon................ 363 75 0 20.7 0.00 96 0 26.4 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,216 119 0 9.8 0.00 188 0 15.5 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 256 37 0 14.5 0.00 41 0 16.0 0.00
South Carolina........ 264 47 0 17.8 0.00 64 0 24.2 0.00
South Dakota.......... 401 50 0 12.5 0.00 62 0 15.5 0.00
Tennessee............. 365 74 0 20.3 0.00 84 0 23.0 0.00
Texas................. 2,269 507 0 22.3 0.00 705 0 31.1 0.00
Utah.................. 641 72 0 11.2 0.00 116 0 18.1 0.00
Vermont............... 291 54 0 18.6 0.00 82 0 28.2 0.00
Virginia.............. 461 31 0 6.7 0.00 45 0 9.8 0.00
Washington............ 414 61 0 14.7 0.00 85 0 20.5 0.00
West Virginia......... 340 58 0 17.1 0.00 87 0 25.6 0.00
Wisconsin............. 495 65 0 13.1 0.00 81 0 16.4 0.00
Wyoming............... 446 56 0 12.6 0.00 83 0 18.6 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......... 2,361 370 0 15.7 0.00 484 0 20.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,030 290 0 28.2 0.00 353 0 34.3 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,235 502 0 22.5 0.00 704 0 31.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 828 261 0 31.5 0.00 331 0 40.0 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,155 172 0 14.9 0.00 227 0 19.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 470 133 0 28.3 0.00 163 0 34.7 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 684 66 0 9.6 0.00 89 0 13.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 234 44 0 18.8 0.00 50 0 21.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 484 47 0 9.7 0.00 70 0 14.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 227 31 0 13.7 0.00 50 0 22.0 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 903 79 0 8.7 0.00 123 0 13.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 201 38 0 18.9 0.00 54 0 26.9 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 757 89 0 11.8 0.00 123 0 16.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 227 59 0 26.0 0.00 82 0 36.1 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 640 88 0 13.8 0.00 106 0 16.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 144 66 0 45.8 0.00 73 0 50.7 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 509 76 0 14.9 0.00 115 0 22.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 229 48 0 21.0 0.00 74 0 32.3 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 535 109 0 20.4 0.00 135 0 25.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 225 55 0 24.4 0.00 73 0 32.4 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.