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
FAMILIES
United States......... 34,196 3,075 0 9.0 0.00 4,403 0 12.9 0.00
Alabama............... 488 51 0 10.5 0.00 73 0 15.0 0.00
Alaska................ 397 27 0 6.8 0.00 38 0 9.6 0.00
Arizona............... 596 66 0 11.1 0.00 90 0 15.1 0.00
Arkansas.............. 482 65 0 13.5 0.00 89 0 18.5 0.00
California............ 3,077 361 0 11.7 0.00 533 0 17.3 0.00
Colorado.............. 483 28 0 5.8 0.00 39 0 8.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 372 24 0 6.5 0.00 31 0 8.3 0.00
Delaware.............. 383 25 0 6.5 0.00 34 0 8.9 0.00
District of Columbia.. 255 33 0 12.9 0.00 42 0 16.5 0.00
Florida............... 1,839 138 0 7.5 0.00 207 0 11.3 0.00
Georgia............... 527 50 0 9.5 0.00 72 0 13.7 0.00
Hawaii................ 295 20 0 6.8 0.00 27 0 9.2 0.00
Idaho................. 516 46 0 8.9 0.00 68 0 13.2 0.00
Illinois.............. 1,437 126 0 8.8 0.00 176 0 12.2 0.00
Indiana............... 433 20 0 4.6 0.00 36 0 8.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 487 22 0 4.5 0.00 34 0 7.0 0.00
Kansas................ 439 36 0 8.2 0.00 49 0 11.2 0.00
Kentucky.............. 460 42 0 9.1 0.00 64 0 13.9 0.00
Louisiana............. 434 58 0 13.4 0.00 88 0 20.3 0.00
Maine................. 351 21 0 6.0 0.00 35 0 10.0 0.00
Maryland.............. 370 17 0 4.6 0.00 28 0 7.6 0.00
Massachusetts......... 715 67 0 9.4 0.00 96 0 13.4 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,095 81 0 7.4 0.00 102 0 9.3 0.00
Minnesota............. 456 21 0 4.6 0.00 33 0 7.2 0.00
Mississippi........... 394 35 0 8.9 0.00 54 0 13.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 403 26 0 6.5 0.00 37 0 9.2 0.00
Montana............... 442 51 0 11.5 0.00 67 0 15.2 0.00
Nebraska.............. 454 29 0 6.4 0.00 41 0 9.0 0.00
Nevada................ 495 37 0 7.5 0.00 59 0 11.9 0.00
New Hampshire......... 313 13 0 4.2 0.00 18 0 5.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,031 57 0 5.5 0.00 90 0 8.7 0.00
New Mexico............ 610 90 0 14.8 0.00 125 0 20.5 0.00
New York.............. 2,130 241 0 11.3 0.00 314 0 14.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 865 80 0 9.2 0.00 117 0 13.5 0.00
North Dakota.......... 391 29 0 7.4 0.00 48 0 12.3 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,281 100 0 7.8 0.00 139 0 10.9 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 492 61 0 12.4 0.00 79 0 16.1 0.00
Oregon................ 413 36 0 8.7 0.00 54 0 13.1 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,373 90 0 6.6 0.00 137 0 10.0 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 303 20 0 6.6 0.00 26 0 8.6 0.00
South Carolina........ 350 28 0 8.0 0.00 45 0 12.9 0.00
South Dakota.......... 434 32 0 7.4 0.00 42 0 9.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 440 51 0 11.6 0.00 65 0 14.8 0.00
Texas................. 2,025 273 0 13.5 0.00 396 0 19.6 0.00
Utah.................. 460 37 0 8.0 0.00 59 0 12.8 0.00
Vermont............... 304 28 0 9.2 0.00 43 0 14.1 0.00
Virginia.............. 544 28 0 5.1 0.00 44 0 8.1 0.00
Washington............ 421 38 0 9.0 0.00 51 0 12.1 0.00
West Virginia......... 468 54 0 11.5 0.00 77 0 16.5 0.00
Wisconsin............. 514 34 0 6.6 0.00 43 0 8.4 0.00
Wyoming............... 459 32 0 7.0 0.00 49 0 10.7 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......... 2,468 235 0 9.5 0.00 318 0 12.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,056 177 0 16.8 0.00 222 0 21.0 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,757 232 0 13.2 0.00 332 0 18.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 658 121 0 18.4 0.00 162 0 24.6 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,056 85 0 8.0 0.00 120 0 11.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 381 60 0 15.7 0.00 80 0 21.0 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 798 53 0 6.6 0.00 75 0 9.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 320 36 0 11.3 0.00 47 0 14.7 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 471 21 0 4.5 0.00 33 0 7.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 213 13 0 6.1 0.00 21 0 9.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 922 56 0 6.1 0.00 87 0 9.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 215 32 0 14.9 0.00 49 0 22.8 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 760 53 0 7.0 0.00 74 0 9.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 206 29 0 14.1 0.00 43 0 20.9 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 644 54 0 8.4 0.00 68 0 10.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 131 32 0 24.4 0.00 38 0 29.0 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 476 39 0 8.2 0.00 59 0 12.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 205 25 0 12.2 0.00 38 0 18.5 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 442 60 0 13.6 0.00 78 0 17.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 188 33 0 17.6 0.00 44 0 23.4 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.