Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 281,475 32,907 391 11.7 0.14 45,320 448 16.1 0.16
Alabama............... 4,378 696 57 15.9 1.21 950 67 21.7 1.36
Alaska................ 632 54 6 8.5 0.88 75 7 11.9 1.02
Arizona............... 5,314 778 71 14.6 1.24 1,033 82 19.4 1.39
Arkansas.............. 2,650 472 39 17.8 1.35 624 45 23.6 1.49
California............ 34,394 4,321 191 12.6 0.52 6,155 228 17.9 0.61
Colorado.............. 4,402 383 37 8.7 0.81 555 45 12.6 0.96
Connecticut........... 3,385 249 27 7.3 0.76 344 31 10.2 0.88
Delaware.............. 790 53 7 6.7 0.85 75 8 9.5 0.99
District of Columbia.. 554 101 9 18.2 1.41 121 9 21.9 1.51
Florida............... 16,316 2,077 112 12.7 0.65 2,876 132 17.6 0.74
Georgia............... 8,261 1,069 96 12.9 1.09 1,425 111 17.2 1.23
Hawaii................ 1,205 138 13 11.4 1.05 182 16 15.1 1.19
Idaho................. 1,314 151 15 11.5 1.11 222 19 16.9 1.30
Illinois.............. 12,314 1,249 85 10.1 0.65 1,693 98 13.8 0.74
Indiana............... 6,030 511 49 8.5 0.78 775 61 12.9 0.94
Iowa.................. 2,858 212 24 7.4 0.80 314 29 11.0 0.96
Kansas................ 2,635 267 26 10.1 0.94 368 31 14.0 1.07
Kentucky.............. 3,989 503 46 12.6 1.08 725 55 18.2 1.26
Louisiana............. 4,372 709 61 16.2 1.29 990 73 22.7 1.46
Maine................. 1,277 132 12 10.3 0.88 201 15 15.8 1.05
Maryland.............. 5,318 385 43 7.2 0.77 578 52 10.9 0.93
Massachusetts......... 6,302 561 52 8.9 0.79 800 62 12.7 0.92
Michigan.............. 9,880 927 70 9.4 0.67 1,303 83 13.2 0.78
Minnesota............. 4,910 361 39 7.4 0.77 487 46 9.9 0.88
Mississippi........... 2,794 539 45 19.3 1.44 792 54 28.3 1.64
Missouri.............. 5,513 537 52 9.7 0.90 728 61 13.2 1.03
Montana............... 891 119 12 13.3 1.25 180 15 20.2 1.48
Nebraska.............. 1,680 158 17 9.4 0.95 210 19 12.5 1.08
Nevada................ 2,129 152 17 7.1 0.78 230 21 10.8 0.94
New Hampshire......... 1,254 81 9 6.5 0.73 113 11 9.0 0.85
New Jersey............ 8,456 683 57 8.1 0.65 962 68 11.4 0.76
New Mexico............ 1,795 323 30 18.0 1.50 409 33 22.8 1.64
New York.............. 18,783 2,664 119 14.2 0.59 3,527 137 18.8 0.66
North Carolina........ 8,084 1,013 76 12.5 0.88 1,400 90 17.3 1.01
North Dakota.......... 620 86 7 13.8 1.10 105 8 17.0 1.20
Ohio.................. 11,178 1,174 82 10.5 0.69 1,514 93 13.5 0.77
Oklahoma.............. 3,372 508 43 15.1 1.18 661 49 19.6 1.31
Oregon................ 3,446 408 38 11.8 1.04 569 45 16.5 1.20
Pennsylvania.......... 12,087 1,158 78 9.6 0.62 1,610 92 13.3 0.71
Rhode Island.......... 1,043 100 9 9.6 0.84 136 11 13.1 0.96
South Carolina........ 3,995 603 50 15.1 1.16 718 55 18.0 1.24
South Dakota.......... 737 62 7 8.4 0.85 91 8 12.4 1.01
Tennessee............. 5,670 802 74 14.1 1.20 1,120 87 19.8 1.38
Texas................. 21,030 3,129 157 14.9 0.69 4,296 183 20.4 0.78
Utah.................. 2,257 238 24 10.5 1.01 314 28 13.9 1.14
Vermont............... 605 59 6 9.7 0.92 87 7 14.4 1.09
Virginia.............. 7,080 564 62 8.0 0.84 784 73 11.1 0.97
Washington............ 5,920 634 62 10.7 0.99 890 74 15.0 1.15
West Virginia......... 1,769 291 22 16.4 1.15 380 25 21.5 1.27
Wisconsin............. 5,323 423 43 7.9 0.78 556 49 10.5 0.88
Wyoming............... 487 42 5 8.7 0.93 62 6 12.7 1.10
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 25. Poverty Status by State in 2001
(Numbers in thousands)
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......... 20,961 2,528 104 12.1 0.47 3,383 120 16.1 0.53
Central Cities...... 9,067 1,783 88 19.7 0.87 2,393 101 26.4 0.96
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 16,922 2,185 97 12.9 0.54 3,218 117 19.0 0.63
Central Cities...... 5,746 944 64 16.4 1.02 1,387 77 24.1 1.17
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 8,766 859 66 9.8 0.72 1,135 76 12.9 0.81
Central Cities...... 3,195 562 54 17.6 1.52 717 61 22.5 1.67
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 7,963 532 59 6.7 0.72 787 72 9.9 0.86
Central Cities...... 1,443 218 38 15.1 2.41 297 44 20.6 2.72
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 6,827 484 49 7.1 0.69 701 59 10.3 0.82
Central Cities...... 3,094 255 36 8.3 1.10 380 43 12.3 1.31
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 6,405 638 56 10.0 0.83 884 65 13.8 0.95
Central Cities...... 1,664 384 43 23.1 2.28 521 50 31.3 2.51
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5,824 436 43 7.5 0.71 626 52 10.7 0.84
Central Cities...... 1,748 223 31 12.8 1.65 323 37 18.5 1.92
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 5,694 601 61 10.6 1.02 805 71 14.1 1.15
Central Cities...... 1,355 372 48 27.4 3.03 515 57 38.0 3.29
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 5,767 620 62 10.7 1.02 907 75 15.7 1.20
Central Cities...... 2,672 437 52 16.4 1.79 609 62 22.8 2.03
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 5,004 671 69 13.4 1.29 873 79 17.4 1.44
Central Cities...... 2,084 349 50 16.7 2.19 478 59 22.9 2.47
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002