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 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 15,530 1,598 0 10.3 0.00 2,675 0 17.2 0.00
Alabama............... 221 42 0 19.0 0.00 57 0 25.8 0.00
Alaska................ 84 9 0 10.7 0.00 14 0 16.7 0.00
Arizona............... 251 32 0 12.7 0.00 39 0 15.5 0.00
Arkansas.............. 245 38 0 15.5 0.00 65 0 26.5 0.00
California............ 1,149 97 0 8.4 0.00 174 0 15.1 0.00
Colorado.............. 192 15 0 7.8 0.00 25 0 13.0 0.00
Connecticut........... 207 11 0 5.3 0.00 20 0 9.7 0.00
Delaware.............. 167 7 0 4.2 0.00 16 0 9.6 0.00
District of Columbia.. 163 37 0 22.7 0.00 53 0 32.5 0.00
Florida............... 1,105 95 0 8.6 0.00 167 0 15.1 0.00
Georgia............... 209 20 0 9.6 0.00 37 0 17.7 0.00
Hawaii................ 149 9 0 6.0 0.00 13 0 8.7 0.00
Idaho................. 221 19 0 8.6 0.00 37 0 16.7 0.00
Illinois.............. 589 68 0 11.5 0.00 99 0 16.8 0.00
Indiana............... 226 27 0 11.9 0.00 41 0 18.1 0.00
Iowa.................. 247 19 0 7.7 0.00 31 0 12.6 0.00
Kansas................ 227 17 0 7.5 0.00 39 0 17.2 0.00
Kentucky.............. 186 24 0 12.9 0.00 40 0 21.5 0.00
Louisiana............. 201 37 0 18.4 0.00 57 0 28.4 0.00
Maine................. 161 13 0 8.1 0.00 23 0 14.3 0.00
Maryland.............. 196 27 0 13.8 0.00 41 0 20.9 0.00
Massachusetts......... 344 32 0 9.3 0.00 63 0 18.3 0.00
Michigan.............. 472 35 0 7.4 0.00 60 0 12.7 0.00
Minnesota............. 175 20 0 11.4 0.00 30 0 17.1 0.00
Mississippi........... 201 31 0 15.4 0.00 50 0 24.9 0.00
Missouri.............. 179 14 0 7.8 0.00 24 0 13.4 0.00
Montana............... 223 16 0 7.2 0.00 30 0 13.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 222 16 0 7.2 0.00 29 0 13.1 0.00
Nevada................ 220 20 0 9.1 0.00 38 0 17.3 0.00
New Hampshire......... 148 8 0 5.4 0.00 15 0 10.1 0.00
New Jersey............ 526 33 0 6.3 0.00 60 0 11.4 0.00
New Mexico............ 250 35 0 14.0 0.00 52 0 20.8 0.00
New York.............. 1,048 134 0 12.8 0.00 215 0 20.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 378 48 0 12.7 0.00 80 0 21.2 0.00
North Dakota.......... 210 20 0 9.5 0.00 43 0 20.5 0.00
Ohio.................. 571 40 0 7.0 0.00 72 0 12.6 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 258 32 0 12.4 0.00 43 0 16.7 0.00
Oregon................ 178 8 0 4.5 0.00 18 0 10.1 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 662 58 0 8.8 0.00 110 0 16.6 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 186 22 0 11.8 0.00 38 0 20.4 0.00
South Carolina........ 157 18 0 11.5 0.00 37 0 23.6 0.00
South Dakota.......... 257 22 0 8.6 0.00 33 0 12.8 0.00
Tennessee............. 179 41 0 22.9 0.00 61 0 34.1 0.00
Texas................. 742 106 0 14.3 0.00 168 0 22.6 0.00
Utah.................. 148 18 0 12.2 0.00 28 0 18.9 0.00
Vermont............... 135 15 0 11.1 0.00 30 0 22.2 0.00
Virginia.............. 217 24 0 11.1 0.00 37 0 17.1 0.00
Washington............ 164 6 0 3.7 0.00 14 0 8.5 0.00
West Virginia......... 254 24 0 9.4 0.00 47 0 18.5 0.00
Wisconsin............. 236 23 0 9.7 0.00 31 0 13.1 0.00
Wyoming............... 194 16 0 8.2 0.00 31 0 16.0 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......... 1,190 125 0 10.5 0.00 209 0 17.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 525 90 0 17.1 0.00 145 0 27.6 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 633 69 0 10.9 0.00 101 0 16.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 242 32 0 13.2 0.00 51 0 21.1 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 421 51 0 12.1 0.00 72 0 17.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 149 31 0 20.8 0.00 45 0 30.2 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 400 66 0 16.5 0.00 97 0 24.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 208 43 0 20.7 0.00 63 0 30.3 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 191 12 0 6.3 0.00 23 0 12.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 72 5 0 6.9 0.00 10 0 13.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 391 32 0 8.2 0.00 62 0 15.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 111 18 0 16.2 0.00 36 0 32.4 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 336 32 0 9.5 0.00 61 0 18.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 98 17 0 17.3 0.00 29 0 29.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 285 19 0 6.7 0.00 33 0 11.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 64 10 0 15.6 0.00 17 0 26.6 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 129 9 0 7.0 0.00 19 0 14.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 52 5 0 9.6 0.00 8 0 15.4 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 125 17 0 13.6 0.00 23 0 18.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 58 10 0 17.2 0.00 12 0 20.7 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.