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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 52,347 7,891 169 15.1 0.32 10,741 193 20.5 0.36
Alabama............... 823 174 25 21.1 2.72 231 29 28.1 3.00
Alaska................ 138 14 3 10.3 1.81 19 3 13.8 2.05
Arizona............... 1,064 214 33 20.1 2.76 273 37 25.7 3.01
Arkansas.............. 497 124 18 25.0 3.09 163 20 32.9 3.35
California............ 7,141 1,101 85 15.4 1.10 1,614 102 22.6 1.28
Colorado.............. 853 90 16 10.5 1.76 128 19 15.0 2.05
Connecticut........... 598 58 11 9.6 1.79 79 13 13.2 2.05
Delaware.............. 151 13 3 8.5 1.88 18 3 11.7 2.17
District of Columbia.. 77 24 4 30.9 3.99 29 4 37.8 4.19
Florida............... 2,846 499 48 17.5 1.55 680 56 23.9 1.74
Georgia............... 1,636 301 45 18.4 2.48 363 49 22.2 2.66
Hawaii................ 221 32 6 14.6 2.40 44 7 19.8 2.70
Idaho................. 275 36 7 13.1 2.25 55 8 19.8 2.66
Illinois.............. 2,244 342 39 15.3 1.60 464 45 20.7 1.80
Indiana............... 1,094 105 20 9.6 1.71 178 26 16.3 2.14
Iowa.................. 521 32 8 6.1 1.52 55 11 10.6 1.94
Kansas................ 468 58 11 12.3 2.12 79 12 16.8 2.42
Kentucky.............. 695 108 19 15.5 2.47 141 21 20.3 2.75
Louisiana............. 882 188 28 21.3 2.79 243 32 27.6 3.05
Maine................. 198 22 4 11.2 2.03 35 5 17.5 2.44
Maryland.............. 1,080 73 16 6.8 1.47 131 22 12.2 1.90
Massachusetts......... 970 110 20 11.3 1.96 149 23 15.3 2.23
Michigan.............. 1,785 206 29 11.6 1.53 288 34 16.2 1.76
Minnesota............. 860 70 15 8.1 1.69 102 18 11.8 2.00
Mississippi........... 546 131 19 24.0 3.08 198 24 36.3 3.47
Missouri.............. 1,013 108 21 10.7 1.92 166 25 16.4 2.30
Montana............... 164 22 5 13.7 2.60 37 6 22.6 3.16
Nebraska.............. 312 39 7 12.5 2.20 56 9 18.0 2.56
Nevada................ 422 37 8 8.9 1.70 60 10 14.3 2.09
New Hampshire......... 218 16 4 7.1 1.61 23 4 10.4 1.91
New Jersey............ 1,386 124 21 8.9 1.47 170 25 12.3 1.70
New Mexico............ 351 85 13 24.1 3.32 100 15 28.4 3.50
New York.............. 3,275 624 51 19.0 1.40 809 58 24.7 1.54
North Carolina........ 1,470 216 31 14.7 1.95 294 36 20.0 2.20
North Dakota.......... 93 16 3 16.7 2.71 20 3 21.2 2.97
Ohio.................. 1,954 294 36 15.0 1.70 348 39 17.8 1.82
Oklahoma.............. 625 113 18 18.0 2.59 145 20 23.2 2.85
Oregon................ 629 87 15 13.8 2.29 123 18 19.5 2.63
Pennsylvania.......... 2,017 257 32 12.7 1.50 363 38 18.0 1.73
Rhode Island.......... 173 16 3 9.1 1.76 22 4 12.9 2.06
South Carolina........ 759 169 23 22.2 2.71 186 24 24.4 2.80
South Dakota.......... 132 9 2 6.9 1.61 15 3 11.2 2.00
Tennessee............. 982 169 30 17.3 2.75 231 35 23.5 3.09
Texas................. 4,398 897 74 20.4 1.50 1,174 84 26.7 1.65
Utah.................. 502 54 10 10.8 1.90 77 12 15.4 2.20
Vermont............... 93 9 2 9.9 2.08 14 2 14.6 2.46
Virginia.............. 1,337 99 23 7.4 1.64 140 27 10.4 1.92
Washington............ 1,107 134 25 12.1 2.13 195 30 17.6 2.49
West Virginia......... 273 56 9 20.5 2.79 70 10 25.7 3.02
Wisconsin............. 916 111 19 12.1 1.98 134 21 14.6 2.14
Wyoming............... 84 7 2 8.9 1.98 12 2 14.7 2.47
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......... 3,561 561 43 15.7 1.12 744 50 20.9 1.25
Central Cities...... 1,523 415 37 27.2 2.08 555 43 36.4 2.25
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,615 595 44 16.5 1.13 882 54 24.4 1.31
Central Cities...... 1,137 250 29 22.0 2.24 355 34 31.2 2.51
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,615 223 30 13.8 1.71 298 34 18.4 1.92
Central Cities...... 606 179 27 29.6 3.69 223 30 36.8 3.90
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,572 105 23 6.6 1.41 168 29 10.7 1.75
Central Cities...... 212 43 15 20.4 6.23 60 17 28.5 6.98
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,211 86 18 7.1 1.45 151 24 12.5 1.86
Central Cities...... 605 58 15 9.6 2.34 99 19 16.3 2.94
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,090 151 24 13.8 2.02 208 28 19.1 2.30
Central Cities...... 298 93 19 31.3 5.20 137 23 46.1 5.59
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 883 64 15 7.2 1.58 96 18 10.8 1.90
Central Cities...... 221 39 11 17.7 4.67 57 14 25.8 5.34
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,044 156 27 14.9 2.42 203 31 19.5 2.69
Central Cities...... 312 123 24 39.5 6.06 165 28 52.9 6.19
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,173 160 28 13.6 2.20 235 34 20.0 2.56
Central Cities...... 549 123 24 22.5 3.90 166 28 30.3 4.30
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,052 177 31 16.8 2.71 227 35 21.6 2.98
Central Cities...... 416 93 23 22.3 4.80 128 27 30.8 5.33
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002