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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 12,896 4,588 0 35.6 0.00 5,833 0 45.2 0.00
Alabama............... 270 103 0 38.1 0.00 129 0 47.8 0.00
Alaska................ 162 59 0 36.4 0.00 72 0 44.4 0.00
Arizona............... 277 98 0 35.4 0.00 123 0 44.4 0.00
Arkansas.............. 224 124 0 55.4 0.00 140 0 62.5 0.00
California............ 1,486 504 0 33.9 0.00 646 0 43.5 0.00
Colorado.............. 118 38 0 32.2 0.00 46 0 39.0 0.00
Connecticut........... 120 33 0 27.5 0.00 33 0 27.5 0.00
Delaware.............. 147 50 0 34.0 0.00 53 0 36.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 182 61 0 33.5 0.00 65 0 35.7 0.00
Florida............... 602 184 0 30.6 0.00 245 0 40.7 0.00
Georgia............... 173 64 0 37.0 0.00 78 0 45.1 0.00
Hawaii................ 115 29 0 25.2 0.00 36 0 31.3 0.00
Idaho................. 142 58 0 40.8 0.00 82 0 57.7 0.00
Illinois.............. 576 209 0 36.3 0.00 256 0 44.4 0.00
Indiana............... 125 16 0 12.8 0.00 33 0 26.4 0.00
Iowa.................. 99 34 0 34.3 0.00 46 0 46.5 0.00
Kansas................ 102 36 0 35.3 0.00 45 0 44.1 0.00
Kentucky.............. 123 34 0 27.6 0.00 44 0 35.8 0.00
Louisiana............. 232 90 0 38.8 0.00 135 0 58.2 0.00
Maine................. 85 23 0 27.1 0.00 34 0 40.0 0.00
Maryland.............. 104 23 0 22.1 0.00 35 0 33.7 0.00
Massachusetts......... 329 136 0 41.3 0.00 170 0 51.7 0.00
Michigan.............. 359 134 0 37.3 0.00 147 0 40.9 0.00
Minnesota............. 108 30 0 27.8 0.00 36 0 33.3 0.00
Mississippi........... 184 92 0 50.0 0.00 130 0 70.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 123 49 0 39.8 0.00 57 0 46.3 0.00
Montana............... 151 65 0 43.0 0.00 76 0 50.3 0.00
Nebraska.............. 148 52 0 35.1 0.00 62 0 41.9 0.00
Nevada................ 198 62 0 31.3 0.00 89 0 44.9 0.00
New Hampshire......... 123 31 0 25.2 0.00 40 0 32.5 0.00
New Jersey............ 329 75 0 22.8 0.00 119 0 36.2 0.00
New Mexico............ 326 141 0 43.3 0.00 177 0 54.3 0.00
New York.............. 1,045 406 0 38.9 0.00 496 0 47.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 296 118 0 39.9 0.00 153 0 51.7 0.00
North Dakota.......... 126 37 0 29.4 0.00 55 0 43.7 0.00
Ohio.................. 487 163 0 33.5 0.00 219 0 45.0 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 168 78 0 46.4 0.00 88 0 52.4 0.00
Oregon................ 120 55 0 45.8 0.00 65 0 54.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 400 129 0 32.3 0.00 170 0 42.5 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 129 43 0 33.3 0.00 49 0 38.0 0.00
South Carolina........ 103 42 0 40.8 0.00 48 0 46.6 0.00
South Dakota.......... 127 31 0 24.4 0.00 37 0 29.1 0.00
Tennessee............. 183 58 0 31.7 0.00 79 0 43.2 0.00
Texas................. 848 357 0 42.1 0.00 456 0 53.8 0.00
Utah.................. 114 40 0 35.1 0.00 55 0 48.2 0.00
Vermont............... 118 46 0 39.0 0.00 66 0 55.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 192 43 0 22.4 0.00 61 0 31.8 0.00
Washington............ 171 63 0 36.8 0.00 79 0 46.2 0.00
West Virginia......... 169 61 0 36.1 0.00 80 0 47.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 134 51 0 38.1 0.00 54 0 40.3 0.00
Wyoming............... 124 30 0 24.2 0.00 44 0 35.5 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......... 1,088 370 0 34.0 0.00 456 0 41.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 758 319 0 42.1 0.00 368 0 48.5 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 868 309 0 35.6 0.00 384 0 44.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 358 181 0 50.6 0.00 214 0 59.8 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 444 148 0 33.3 0.00 185 0 41.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 250 112 0 44.8 0.00 137 0 54.8 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 344 91 0 26.5 0.00 116 0 33.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 195 66 0 33.8 0.00 72 0 36.9 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 190 30 0 15.8 0.00 41 0 21.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 77 18 0 23.4 0.00 25 0 32.5 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 359 83 0 23.1 0.00 114 0 31.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 152 53 0 34.9 0.00 66 0 43.4 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 309 110 0 35.6 0.00 131 0 42.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 156 73 0 46.8 0.00 90 0 57.7 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 247 105 0 42.5 0.00 115 0 46.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 145 85 0 58.6 0.00 92 0 63.4 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 167 72 0 43.1 0.00 78 0 46.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 99 63 0 63.6 0.00 63 0 63.6 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 213 74 0 34.7 0.00 102 0 47.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 114 43 0 37.7 0.00 64 0 56.1 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2001.