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
FAMILIES
United States......... 74,340 6,813 104 9.2 0.12 9,525 129 12.8 0.14
Alabama............... 1,239 157 13 12.7 1.00 223 16 18.0 1.15
Alaska................ 169 12 1 7.1 0.76 17 2 10.2 0.90
Arizona............... 1,312 158 16 12.0 1.12 210 18 16.0 1.26
Arkansas.............. 736 107 9 14.6 1.14 144 11 19.6 1.28
California............ 8,093 762 40 9.4 0.46 1,124 49 13.9 0.55
Colorado.............. 1,133 63 7 5.6 0.63 102 9 9.0 0.79
Connecticut........... 920 44 5 4.8 0.58 66 7 7.1 0.70
Delaware.............. 214 11 2 5.3 0.70 16 2 7.6 0.83
District of Columbia.. 117 19 2 16.4 1.43 23 2 19.9 1.54
Florida............... 4,390 459 26 10.5 0.55 642 31 14.6 0.64
Georgia............... 2,234 253 23 11.3 0.96 334 26 15.0 1.08
Hawaii................ 296 29 3 9.8 0.96 40 4 13.5 1.11
Idaho................. 347 30 3 8.7 0.92 48 4 13.9 1.13
Illinois.............. 3,243 254 19 7.8 0.55 334 21 10.3 0.62
Indiana............... 1,702 104 11 6.1 0.61 163 14 9.6 0.75
Iowa.................. 793 54 6 6.8 0.71 77 7 9.7 0.83
Kansas................ 719 53 6 7.4 0.75 73 7 10.2 0.87
Kentucky.............. 1,125 117 11 10.4 0.91 179 13 15.9 1.09
Louisiana............. 1,149 155 14 13.5 1.13 221 17 19.2 1.30
Maine................. 347 26 3 7.4 0.70 41 3 11.9 0.87
Maryland.............. 1,350 74 9 5.5 0.66 109 11 8.1 0.79
Massachusetts......... 1,638 118 12 7.2 0.68 169 14 10.3 0.80
Michigan.............. 2,709 189 15 7.0 0.55 264 18 9.7 0.64
Minnesota............. 1,343 71 8 5.3 0.61 99 10 7.4 0.72
Mississippi........... 770 127 11 16.5 1.25 186 13 24.1 1.44
Missouri.............. 1,492 105 11 7.0 0.72 143 13 9.6 0.83
Montana............... 251 24 3 9.5 0.99 40 3 15.9 1.24
Nebraska.............. 449 33 4 7.3 0.80 41 4 9.2 0.89
Nevada................ 535 24 3 4.5 0.61 39 4 7.3 0.76
New Hampshire......... 329 14 2 4.4 0.58 21 2 6.2 0.68
New Jersey............ 2,305 148 13 6.4 0.54 203 15 8.8 0.63
New Mexico............ 469 67 7 14.4 1.30 86 7 18.4 1.44
New York.............. 4,829 579 27 12.0 0.53 792 32 16.4 0.60
North Carolina........ 2,194 208 17 9.5 0.73 288 20 13.1 0.84
North Dakota.......... 179 20 2 11.1 0.91 23 2 12.9 0.97
Ohio.................. 3,111 247 18 8.0 0.56 330 21 10.6 0.64
Oklahoma.............. 931 112 10 12.0 0.99 144 11 15.4 1.10
Oregon................ 900 77 8 8.6 0.86 112 10 12.4 1.01
Pennsylvania.......... 3,339 239 17 7.2 0.50 329 20 9.8 0.57
Rhode Island.......... 261 20 2 7.5 0.73 26 2 9.9 0.83
South Carolina........ 1,060 118 11 11.2 0.96 144 12 13.6 1.04
South Dakota.......... 203 11 1 5.6 0.65 16 2 7.9 0.76
Tennessee............. 1,617 190 17 11.7 1.01 273 21 16.9 1.18
Texas................. 5,478 636 35 11.6 0.59 880 41 16.1 0.68
Utah.................. 544 48 5 8.7 0.92 64 6 11.8 1.05
Vermont............... 164 11 1 6.6 0.71 18 2 10.7 0.89
Virginia.............. 1,917 137 15 7.2 0.75 191 18 10.0 0.87
Washington............ 1,553 141 14 9.1 0.88 207 17 13.3 1.04
West Virginia......... 502 66 5 13.2 0.95 88 6 17.6 1.07
Wisconsin............. 1,504 83 9 5.5 0.60 110 11 7.3 0.68
Wyoming............... 138 8 1 6.0 0.71 13 1 9.1 0.86
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......... 5,466 540 24 9.9 0.41 744 28 13.6 0.47
Central Cities...... 2,231 381 20 17.1 0.80 534 24 23.9 0.91
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,960 414 21 10.4 0.49 624 26 15.8 0.58
Central Cities...... 1,277 181 14 14.2 0.99 270 17 21.1 1.15
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 2,234 174 15 7.8 0.62 223 16 10.0 0.70
Central Cities...... 756 110 12 14.6 1.41 136 13 18.0 1.53
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,999 102 13 5.1 0.61 150 15 7.5 0.73
Central Cities...... 300 36 7 11.9 2.32 48 9 15.9 2.62
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 1,577 89 10 5.6 0.63 130 12 8.3 0.75
Central Cities...... 664 43 7 6.4 1.03 64 9 9.7 1.24
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,725 129 12 7.5 0.68 182 14 10.5 0.79
Central Cities...... 418 80 10 19.1 2.06 110 11 26.2 2.30
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,477 84 9 5.7 0.61 122 11 8.2 0.72
Central Cities...... 411 48 7 11.6 1.58 68 8 16.5 1.84
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,536 122 13 8.0 0.84 160 15 10.4 0.94
Central Cities...... 329 81 11 24.6 2.88 107 13 32.5 3.13
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 1,487 109 13 7.4 0.82 165 16 11.1 0.99
Central Cities...... 655 80 11 12.1 1.54 114 13 17.4 1.79
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 1,287 150 16 11.7 1.16 186 18 14.5 1.28
Central Cities...... 510 79 12 15.4 2.08 99 13 19.4 2.28
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002