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 UNDER 18
United States......... 70,950 11,175 196 15.8 0.28 15,151 221 21.4 0.31
Alabama............... 1,121 258 31 23.0 2.41 341 35 30.4 2.63
Alaska................ 187 22 3 11.8 1.65 29 4 15.3 1.84
Arizona............... 1,495 317 40 21.2 2.37 412 45 27.6 2.60
Arkansas.............. 673 185 22 27.5 2.74 233 24 34.6 2.91
California............ 9,613 1,515 99 15.8 0.96 2,167 118 22.5 1.10
Colorado.............. 1,162 118 18 10.1 1.48 173 22 14.9 1.75
Connecticut........... 801 71 13 8.9 1.49 101 15 12.6 1.74
Delaware.............. 195 17 3 8.8 1.69 23 4 12.0 1.94
District of Columbia.. 110 34 4 30.7 3.31 39 5 35.5 3.44
Florida............... 3,818 697 57 18.3 1.36 937 66 24.5 1.51
Georgia............... 2,283 440 54 19.3 2.14 522 59 22.9 2.28
Hawaii................ 298 46 7 15.5 2.12 61 8 20.3 2.35
Idaho................. 370 56 8 15.1 2.06 81 10 21.9 2.38
Illinois.............. 3,039 466 45 15.3 1.38 623 52 20.5 1.54
Indiana............... 1,429 155 24 10.8 1.57 244 30 17.1 1.91
Iowa.................. 708 52 10 7.4 1.42 90 14 12.7 1.80
Kansas................ 622 85 13 13.6 1.92 116 15 18.6 2.18
Kentucky.............. 973 163 23 16.8 2.16 223 27 23.0 2.43
Louisiana............. 1,211 280 34 23.1 2.45 360 38 29.7 2.66
Maine................. 255 30 5 11.8 1.82 46 6 18.0 2.17
Maryland.............. 1,394 98 19 7.0 1.31 173 25 12.4 1.69
Massachusetts......... 1,347 159 24 11.8 1.69 216 28 16.1 1.93
Michigan.............. 2,376 295 35 12.4 1.36 428 42 18.0 1.59
Minnesota............. 1,133 92 17 8.1 1.47 132 21 11.6 1.73
Mississippi........... 774 178 22 22.9 2.55 268 28 34.6 2.89
Missouri.............. 1,368 171 26 12.5 1.77 234 30 17.1 2.01
Montana............... 216 34 6 15.5 2.38 55 7 25.5 2.87
Nebraska.............. 429 56 9 13.0 1.91 75 10 17.6 2.16
Nevada................ 567 49 9 8.7 1.46 81 11 14.2 1.80
New Hampshire......... 281 21 4 7.4 1.45 30 5 10.5 1.69
New Jersey............ 1,847 168 25 9.1 1.29 226 29 12.3 1.47
New Mexico............ 479 118 16 24.6 2.86 146 18 30.4 3.06
New York.............. 4,457 871 60 19.5 1.21 1,134 68 25.4 1.33
North Carolina........ 2,064 320 38 15.5 1.68 444 44 21.5 1.91
North Dakota.......... 127 24 3 18.9 2.43 29 4 23.0 2.61
Ohio.................. 2,602 387 41 14.9 1.46 468 45 18.0 1.58
Oklahoma.............. 839 170 22 20.3 2.34 219 25 26.0 2.56
Oregon................ 839 116 18 13.9 1.99 168 22 20.1 2.30
Pennsylvania.......... 2,693 362 38 13.5 1.33 502 45 18.6 1.51
Rhode Island.......... 241 26 4 10.7 1.61 34 5 14.0 1.81
South Carolina........ 984 217 26 22.0 2.37 248 28 25.2 2.48
South Dakota.......... 175 13 3 7.7 1.46 21 3 12.1 1.79
Tennessee............. 1,381 273 38 19.8 2.45 364 43 26.4 2.71
Texas................. 6,121 1,279 88 20.9 1.28 1,696 101 27.7 1.41
Utah.................. 716 88 13 12.3 1.68 116 15 16.2 1.88
Vermont............... 122 13 2 11.1 1.90 19 3 15.7 2.21
Virginia.............. 1,805 142 27 7.9 1.45 213 33 11.8 1.74
Washington............ 1,468 193 30 13.2 1.92 287 37 19.5 2.25
West Virginia......... 377 82 10 21.7 2.42 102 11 26.9 2.61
Wisconsin............. 1,246 142 22 11.4 1.65 183 25 14.7 1.84
Wyoming............... 119 12 2 10.0 1.75 19 3 15.9 2.14
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......... 4,853 759 50 15.6 0.95 1,002 57 20.6 1.06
Central Cities...... 2,078 559 43 26.9 1.78 747 50 35.9 1.92
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 4,853 821 52 16.9 0.98 1,178 62 24.3 1.12
Central Cities...... 1,584 367 35 23.2 1.94 507 41 32.0 2.14
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,205 319 35 14.5 1.49 410 40 18.6 1.65
Central Cities...... 834 236 31 28.4 3.10 292 34 35.0 3.28
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 2,067 141 27 6.8 1.25 228 34 11.0 1.55
Central Cities...... 292 63 18 21.5 5.40 86 21 29.3 5.98
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,684 108 20 6.4 1.17 190 27 11.3 1.51
Central Cities...... 807 66 16 8.2 1.89 116 21 14.4 2.42
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,476 202 27 13.7 1.73 269 32 18.2 1.94
Central Cities...... 382 130 22 34.0 4.69 180 26 47.1 4.94
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,234 99 18 8.0 1.41 139 21 11.2 1.63
Central Cities...... 336 68 15 20.1 3.97 91 17 27.0 4.39
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,379 217 32 15.7 2.15 293 37 21.3 2.42
Central Cities...... 419 171 29 40.7 5.26 238 34 56.8 5.31
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,686 263 35 15.6 1.94 389 43 23.1 2.25
Central Cities...... 797 201 31 25.2 3.37 275 36 34.5 3.69
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,487 262 38 17.6 2.33 338 43 22.7 2.56
Central Cities...... 601 130 27 21.7 3.96 180 32 30.0 4.40
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002