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
PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 33,769 3,414 78 10.1 0.23 5,600 97 16.6 0.29
Alabama............... 552 73 11 13.3 1.94 109 14 19.8 2.28
Alaska................ 37 2 1 (B) 1.85 4 1 (B) 2.56
Arizona............... 607 49 11 8.1 1.74 74 14 12.3 2.09
Arkansas.............. 394 54 8 13.6 1.92 83 10 21.1 2.29
California............ 3,243 275 30 8.5 0.88 537 42 16.6 1.18
Colorado.............. 413 31 7 7.6 1.53 58 9 14.0 2.01
Connecticut........... 481 33 6 6.8 1.19 53 8 11.0 1.48
Delaware.............. 100 6 1 6.3 1.42 12 2 11.7 1.87
District of Columbia.. 64 13 2 (B) 2.62 19 2 (B) 3.02
Florida............... 2,660 256 24 9.6 0.87 443 32 16.7 1.10
Georgia............... 724 126 20 17.3 2.55 184 25 25.4 2.94
Hawaii................ 158 11 2 6.8 1.42 17 3 10.6 1.73
Idaho................. 149 13 3 8.5 1.77 27 4 18.0 2.44
Illinois.............. 1,428 100 15 7.0 1.00 179 20 12.5 1.29
Indiana............... 831 64 11 7.7 1.24 126 15 15.2 1.67
Iowa.................. 382 27 5 7.1 1.32 45 7 11.7 1.66
Kansas................ 413 29 5 7.0 1.23 57 7 13.9 1.67
Kentucky.............. 507 50 9 9.9 1.68 95 12 18.8 2.19
Louisiana............. 522 61 11 11.7 2.00 109 15 20.9 2.53
Maine................. 211 20 3 9.7 1.28 40 4 19.1 1.71
Maryland.............. 616 57 10 9.2 1.56 101 13 16.4 2.00
Massachusetts......... 807 99 13 12.2 1.55 176 18 21.8 1.96
Michigan.............. 1,184 104 14 8.8 1.16 159 18 13.4 1.40
Minnesota............. 460 53 9 11.5 1.89 73 11 15.9 2.17
Mississippi........... 306 63 9 20.7 2.74 99 12 32.3 3.16
Missouri.............. 664 57 10 8.6 1.50 77 12 11.6 1.72
Montana............... 132 14 3 10.6 1.81 20 3 15.3 2.12
Nebraska.............. 202 17 3 8.4 1.61 22 4 10.8 1.80
Nevada................ 230 19 4 8.1 1.55 29 5 12.8 1.89
New Hampshire......... 179 15 2 8.3 1.33 20 3 11.1 1.52
New Jersey............ 1,204 113 14 9.4 1.13 176 18 14.6 1.37
New Mexico............ 246 31 6 12.6 2.16 47 7 19.1 2.56
New York.............. 2,414 269 23 11.1 0.91 458 30 19.0 1.14
North Carolina........ 969 161 19 16.7 1.77 217 22 22.5 1.98
North Dakota.......... 84 10 2 12.4 1.76 15 2 18.1 2.06
Ohio.................. 1,465 111 15 7.5 1.01 200 21 13.6 1.32
Oklahoma.............. 423 55 9 13.1 1.94 83 11 19.5 2.28
Oregon................ 359 28 6 7.7 1.65 45 8 12.6 2.04
Pennsylvania.......... 1,639 164 18 10.0 1.05 261 23 15.9 1.28
Rhode Island.......... 163 18 2 10.9 1.38 31 3 18.8 1.73
South Carolina........ 528 87 12 16.5 2.03 124 14 23.5 2.32
South Dakota.......... 106 10 2 9.8 1.47 19 2 17.8 1.89
Tennessee............. 610 71 13 11.6 2.07 114 17 18.6 2.52
Texas................. 2,082 264 28 12.7 1.26 393 34 18.9 1.49
Utah.................. 168 15 4 8.8 2.09 25 5 14.8 2.63
Vermont............... 69 8 1 (B) 1.82 15 2 (B) 2.35
Virginia.............. 834 81 14 9.7 1.65 112 17 13.4 1.90
Washington............ 701 51 11 7.2 1.49 83 14 11.8 1.86
West Virginia......... 299 30 4 10.2 1.40 58 6 19.3 1.82
Wisconsin............. 692 43 8 6.2 1.18 66 10 9.5 1.44
Wyoming............... 60 5 1 (B) 1.60 10 1 (B) 2.16
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......... 2,718 308 22 11.3 0.78 491 28 18.1 0.94
Central Cities...... 1,105 203 18 18.4 1.49 333 23 30.2 1.77
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,569 154 16 9.8 0.96 317 23 20.2 1.30
Central Cities...... 555 61 10 11.0 1.70 153 16 27.5 2.43
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 897 64 11 7.1 1.20 100 14 11.1 1.46
Central Cities...... 324 37 8 11.4 2.46 53 10 16.4 2.87
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 797 71 13 8.9 1.59 122 17 15.4 2.01
Central Cities...... 213 44 10 20.6 4.36 67 13 31.5 5.01
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 562 39 9 7.0 1.48 64 11 11.3 1.83
Central Cities...... 227 15 5 6.4 2.23 29 7 12.6 3.02
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 833 85 12 10.2 1.42 151 17 18.1 1.81
Central Cities...... 246 63 11 25.6 3.77 92 13 37.5 4.18
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 734 96 12 13.1 1.58 161 16 21.9 1.94
Central Cities...... 236 41 8 17.4 3.14 68 10 28.7 3.74
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 689 61 12 8.9 1.67 88 14 12.8 1.95
Central Cities...... 142 20 7 14.1 4.49 31 9 22.0 5.34
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 409 32 9 7.9 2.05 52 11 12.8 2.53
Central Cities...... 151 17 6 11.0 3.91 29 8 19.4 4.95
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 391 55 12 14.2 2.91 65 13 16.6 3.10
Central Cities...... 157 32 9 20.5 5.31 37 10 23.5 5.58
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002