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 UNDER 18
United States......... 33,886 5,533 0 16.3 0.00 7,564 0 22.3 0.00
Alabama............... 406 79 0 19.5 0.00 97 0 23.9 0.00
Alaska................ 523 53 0 10.1 0.00 74 0 14.1 0.00
Arizona............... 654 136 0 20.8 0.00 177 0 27.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 460 117 0 25.4 0.00 154 0 33.5 0.00
California............ 3,878 825 0 21.3 0.00 1,167 0 30.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 501 63 0 12.6 0.00 90 0 18.0 0.00
Connecticut........... 350 34 0 9.7 0.00 44 0 12.6 0.00
Delaware.............. 359 61 0 17.0 0.00 76 0 21.2 0.00
District of Columbia.. 197 41 0 20.8 0.00 46 0 23.4 0.00
Florida............... 1,493 220 0 14.7 0.00 303 0 20.3 0.00
Georgia............... 468 79 0 16.9 0.00 96 0 20.5 0.00
Hawaii................ 287 36 0 12.5 0.00 45 0 15.7 0.00
Idaho................. 549 109 0 19.9 0.00 150 0 27.3 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,534 254 0 16.6 0.00 320 0 20.9 0.00
Indiana............... 398 41 0 10.3 0.00 67 0 16.8 0.00
Iowa.................. 433 36 0 8.3 0.00 55 0 12.7 0.00
Kansas................ 408 59 0 14.5 0.00 77 0 18.9 0.00
Kentucky.............. 364 54 0 14.8 0.00 69 0 19.0 0.00
Louisiana............. 395 93 0 23.5 0.00 134 0 33.9 0.00
Maine................. 284 23 0 8.1 0.00 42 0 14.8 0.00
Maryland.............. 334 26 0 7.8 0.00 39 0 11.7 0.00
Massachusetts......... 730 115 0 15.8 0.00 158 0 21.6 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,077 134 0 12.4 0.00 161 0 14.9 0.00
Minnesota............. 448 34 0 7.6 0.00 56 0 12.5 0.00
Mississippi........... 367 62 0 16.9 0.00 99 0 27.0 0.00
Missouri.............. 390 39 0 10.0 0.00 51 0 13.1 0.00
Montana............... 384 88 0 22.9 0.00 106 0 27.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 423 48 0 11.3 0.00 64 0 15.1 0.00
Nevada................ 583 73 0 12.5 0.00 118 0 20.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 293 21 0 7.2 0.00 28 0 9.6 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,013 109 0 10.8 0.00 163 0 16.1 0.00
New Mexico............ 653 160 0 24.5 0.00 208 0 31.9 0.00
New York.............. 2,061 391 0 19.0 0.00 499 0 24.2 0.00
North Carolina........ 738 135 0 18.3 0.00 191 0 25.9 0.00
North Dakota.......... 365 55 0 15.1 0.00 77 0 21.1 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,234 173 0 14.0 0.00 239 0 19.4 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 431 102 0 23.7 0.00 133 0 30.9 0.00
Oregon................ 376 78 0 20.7 0.00 100 0 26.6 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,231 123 0 10.0 0.00 193 0 15.7 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 260 39 0 15.0 0.00 43 0 16.5 0.00
South Carolina........ 273 49 0 17.9 0.00 67 0 24.5 0.00
South Dakota.......... 406 50 0 12.3 0.00 62 0 15.3 0.00
Tennessee............. 378 75 0 19.8 0.00 89 0 23.5 0.00
Texas................. 2,355 532 0 22.6 0.00 742 0 31.5 0.00
Utah.................. 658 74 0 11.2 0.00 122 0 18.5 0.00
Vermont............... 295 54 0 18.3 0.00 82 0 27.8 0.00
Virginia.............. 469 33 0 7.0 0.00 47 0 10.0 0.00
Washington............ 420 63 0 15.0 0.00 87 0 20.7 0.00
West Virginia......... 350 63 0 18.0 0.00 92 0 26.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 500 65 0 13.0 0.00 81 0 16.2 0.00
Wyoming............... 450 57 0 12.7 0.00 84 0 18.7 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......... 2,423 379 0 15.6 0.00 500 0 20.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,072 299 0 27.9 0.00 367 0 34.2 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,321 516 0 22.2 0.00 732 0 31.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 862 271 0 31.4 0.00 344 0 39.9 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,194 178 0 14.9 0.00 234 0 19.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 492 138 0 28.0 0.00 169 0 34.3 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 707 70 0 9.9 0.00 94 0 13.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 247 47 0 19.0 0.00 53 0 21.5 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 495 47 0 9.5 0.00 70 0 14.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 234 31 0 13.2 0.00 50 0 21.4 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 923 85 0 9.2 0.00 131 0 14.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 213 42 0 19.7 0.00 59 0 27.7 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 778 94 0 12.1 0.00 128 0 16.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 236 64 0 27.1 0.00 87 0 36.9 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 650 92 0 14.2 0.00 110 0 16.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 150 70 0 46.7 0.00 77 0 51.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 528 79 0 15.0 0.00 123 0 23.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 239 51 0 21.3 0.00 81 0 33.9 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 554 114 0 20.6 0.00 143 0 25.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 236 59 0 25.0 0.00 78 0 33.1 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.