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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 29,222 10,254 135 35.1 0.31 13,030 158 44.6 0.32
Alabama............... 581 294 18 50.6 2.19 353 20 60.8 2.14
Alaska................ 59 18 2 (B) 2.30 23 2 (B) 2.45
Arizona............... 506 244 19 48.2 2.76 265 20 52.4 2.76
Arkansas.............. 338 161 11 47.5 2.38 202 13 59.7 2.34
California............ 3,545 1,023 46 28.8 1.08 1,315 53 37.1 1.15
Colorado.............. 416 97 9 23.2 1.92 133 11 32.0 2.12
Connecticut........... 325 85 8 26.2 2.00 115 9 35.3 2.17
Delaware.............. 65 17 2 (B) 2.49 20 2 (B) 2.63
District of Columbia.. 111 44 3 39.9 1.94 51 3 46.5 1.98
Florida............... 1,757 662 31 37.7 1.39 784 34 44.6 1.42
Georgia............... 1,133 481 32 42.4 2.10 540 34 47.6 2.12
Hawaii................ 119 46 4 38.4 2.48 48 4 40.2 2.50
Idaho................. 92 32 3 35.0 3.04 48 4 52.7 3.18
Illinois.............. 1,299 489 26 37.7 1.56 606 29 46.7 1.61
Indiana............... 539 125 12 23.1 1.92 201 15 37.3 2.20
Iowa.................. 186 50 6 26.9 2.59 66 6 35.3 2.79
Kansas................ 228 71 7 31.2 2.37 92 7 40.2 2.51
Kentucky.............. 308 101 10 32.9 2.67 135 12 43.8 2.82
Louisiana............. 662 377 22 56.9 2.16 443 24 66.9 2.05
Maine................. 91 33 3 36.0 2.51 40 3 44.4 2.60
Maryland.............. 486 96 10 19.7 1.91 152 13 31.3 2.23
Massachusetts......... 554 193 15 34.8 2.15 254 17 45.8 2.25
Michigan.............. 981 362 21 36.9 1.72 479 25 48.9 1.78
Minnesota............. 289 75 9 26.0 2.59 109 11 37.7 2.86
Mississippi........... 467 193 13 41.4 2.13 268 15 57.4 2.13
Missouri.............. 630 177 15 28.0 1.95 224 16 35.5 2.08
Montana............... 91 33 3 36.6 2.71 46 4 50.9 2.81
Nebraska.............. 134 52 5 38.7 2.73 63 5 46.6 2.80
Nevada................ 205 33 4 16.2 1.74 52 5 25.1 2.05
New Hampshire......... 96 18 2 19.1 2.04 27 3 28.1 2.34
New Jersey............ 665 184 14 27.7 1.85 220 16 33.1 1.94
New Mexico............ 228 106 8 46.4 2.65 115 9 50.4 2.66
New York.............. 2,302 900 34 39.1 1.15 1,153 39 50.1 1.17
North Carolina........ 862 344 22 39.9 1.94 421 24 48.8 1.98
North Dakota.......... 47 22 2 (B) 2.81 27 2 (B) 2.78
Ohio.................. 1,124 437 24 38.9 1.69 527 27 46.9 1.73
Oklahoma.............. 322 131 11 40.9 2.56 169 12 52.5 2.60
Oregon................ 278 80 8 29.0 2.50 105 9 37.8 2.67
Pennsylvania.......... 1,111 352 21 31.7 1.56 468 24 42.1 1.65
Rhode Island.......... 102 31 2 30.6 2.03 37 3 35.9 2.12
South Carolina........ 519 221 15 42.7 2.15 252 16 48.6 2.17
South Dakota.......... 48 12 1 (B) 2.52 16 2 (B) 2.72
Tennessee............. 688 260 20 37.8 2.33 339 23 49.3 2.40
Texas................. 2,475 894 42 36.1 1.32 1,175 48 47.5 1.37
Utah.................. 175 51 5 29.2 2.60 73 6 41.9 2.82
Vermont............... 50 13 1 (B) 2.27 19 2 (B) 2.52
Virginia.............. 692 165 16 23.9 2.05 249 20 36.0 2.31
Washington............ 593 158 15 26.6 2.18 245 19 41.3 2.43
West Virginia......... 142 65 5 45.6 2.64 82 6 57.9 2.61
Wisconsin............. 465 135 12 29.0 2.14 172 13 37.0 2.27
Wyoming............... 38 9 1 (B) 2.46 12 1 (B) 2.65
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......... 2,262 784 29 34.7 1.01 1,006 33 44.5 1.05
Central Cities...... 1,585 615 25 38.8 1.24 815 29 51.4 1.27
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,817 530 23 29.1 1.08 718 27 39.5 1.16
Central Cities...... 640 208 15 32.4 1.87 267 17 41.7 1.97
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,034 349 21 33.7 1.61 423 23 40.9 1.68
Central Cities...... 627 289 19 46.1 2.19 346 21 55.2 2.18
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 734 162 16 22.1 1.90 230 19 31.3 2.13
Central Cities...... 211 89 12 42.2 4.22 108 13 51.3 4.27
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 507 84 10 16.5 1.78 116 12 22.8 2.02
Central Cities...... 245 38 7 15.5 2.50 43 7 17.6 2.64
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 693 218 16 31.5 1.89 287 18 41.3 2.00
Central Cities...... 344 143 13 41.7 2.84 200 15 58.3 2.84
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 430 113 11 26.4 2.13 152 12 35.4 2.31
Central Cities...... 190 89 9 46.7 3.63 108 10 56.9 3.60
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 663 274 20 41.3 2.32 352 23 53.0 2.35
Central Cities...... 420 229 18 54.5 2.94 302 21 71.9 2.66
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 623 167 16 26.7 2.15 257 20 41.3 2.39
Central Cities...... 378 128 14 33.9 2.95 177 16 46.7 3.11
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 602 217 19 36.1 2.55 282 22 46.8 2.65
Central Cities...... 305 105 13 34.6 3.54 151 16 49.5 3.72
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002