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
PEOPLE UNDER 18
United States......... 34,465 5,804 0 16.8 0.00 7,880 0 22.9 0.00
Alabama............... 411 79 0 19.2 0.00 97 0 23.6 0.00
Alaska................ 537 57 0 10.6 0.00 80 0 14.9 0.00
Arizona............... 670 146 0 21.8 0.00 188 0 28.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 462 118 0 25.5 0.00 155 0 33.5 0.00
California............ 3,926 852 0 21.7 0.00 1,197 0 30.5 0.00
Colorado.............. 513 68 0 13.3 0.00 95 0 18.5 0.00
Connecticut........... 352 35 0 9.9 0.00 45 0 12.8 0.00
Delaware.............. 362 63 0 17.4 0.00 78 0 21.5 0.00
District of Columbia.. 201 43 0 21.4 0.00 48 0 23.9 0.00
Florida............... 1,534 246 0 16.0 0.00 333 0 21.7 0.00
Georgia............... 474 80 0 16.9 0.00 97 0 20.5 0.00
Hawaii................ 296 41 0 13.9 0.00 53 0 17.9 0.00
Idaho................. 562 118 0 21.0 0.00 159 0 28.3 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,560 265 0 17.0 0.00 334 0 21.4 0.00
Indiana............... 403 42 0 10.4 0.00 68 0 16.9 0.00
Iowa.................. 438 37 0 8.4 0.00 56 0 12.8 0.00
Kansas................ 414 62 0 15.0 0.00 82 0 19.8 0.00
Kentucky.............. 372 57 0 15.3 0.00 72 0 19.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 396 94 0 23.7 0.00 135 0 34.1 0.00
Maine................. 293 26 0 8.9 0.00 45 0 15.4 0.00
Maryland.............. 340 29 0 8.5 0.00 43 0 12.6 0.00
Massachusetts......... 747 118 0 15.8 0.00 161 0 21.6 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,102 150 0 13.6 0.00 179 0 16.2 0.00
Minnesota............. 458 39 0 8.5 0.00 63 0 13.8 0.00
Mississippi........... 375 65 0 17.3 0.00 104 0 27.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 401 41 0 10.2 0.00 55 0 13.7 0.00
Montana............... 395 97 0 24.6 0.00 115 0 29.1 0.00
Nebraska.............. 431 49 0 11.4 0.00 65 0 15.1 0.00
Nevada................ 596 74 0 12.4 0.00 119 0 20.0 0.00
New Hampshire......... 297 23 0 7.7 0.00 30 0 10.1 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,024 112 0 10.9 0.00 166 0 16.2 0.00
New Mexico............ 667 166 0 24.9 0.00 216 0 32.4 0.00
New York.............. 2,088 407 0 19.5 0.00 517 0 24.8 0.00
North Carolina........ 751 139 0 18.5 0.00 198 0 26.4 0.00
North Dakota.......... 367 56 0 15.3 0.00 78 0 21.3 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,259 184 0 14.6 0.00 253 0 20.1 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 440 106 0 24.1 0.00 138 0 31.4 0.00
Oregon................ 390 85 0 21.8 0.00 107 0 27.4 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,247 132 0 10.6 0.00 203 0 16.3 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 265 42 0 15.8 0.00 46 0 17.4 0.00
South Carolina........ 276 49 0 17.8 0.00 67 0 24.3 0.00
South Dakota.......... 412 55 0 13.3 0.00 67 0 16.3 0.00
Tennessee............. 381 75 0 19.7 0.00 89 0 23.4 0.00
Texas................. 2,384 547 0 22.9 0.00 758 0 31.8 0.00
Utah.................. 662 76 0 11.5 0.00 124 0 18.7 0.00
Vermont............... 298 54 0 18.1 0.00 82 0 27.5 0.00
Virginia.............. 475 37 0 7.8 0.00 52 0 10.9 0.00
Washington............ 426 64 0 15.0 0.00 88 0 20.7 0.00
West Virginia......... 355 64 0 18.0 0.00 93 0 26.2 0.00
Wisconsin............. 512 70 0 13.7 0.00 88 0 17.2 0.00
Wyoming............... 468 70 0 15.0 0.00 99 0 21.2 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......... 2,446 389 0 15.9 0.00 510 0 20.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,084 306 0 28.2 0.00 374 0 34.5 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,346 525 0 22.4 0.00 744 0 31.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 867 272 0 31.4 0.00 346 0 39.9 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,213 185 0 15.3 0.00 244 0 20.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 499 141 0 28.3 0.00 172 0 34.5 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 722 77 0 10.7 0.00 102 0 14.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 255 51 0 20.0 0.00 57 0 22.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 499 48 0 9.6 0.00 71 0 14.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 234 31 0 13.2 0.00 50 0 21.4 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 930 88 0 9.5 0.00 135 0 14.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 217 43 0 19.8 0.00 61 0 28.1 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 791 98 0 12.4 0.00 132 0 16.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 244 65 0 26.6 0.00 88 0 36.1 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 670 104 0 15.5 0.00 124 0 18.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 153 73 0 47.7 0.00 80 0 52.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 533 81 0 15.2 0.00 126 0 23.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 242 53 0 21.9 0.00 83 0 34.3 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 561 116 0 20.7 0.00 145 0 25.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 238 60 0 25.2 0.00 79 0 33.2 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.