Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 2001
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
SAMPLE PERSON COUNT
ALL AGES
United States......... 216,683 25,185 0 11.6 0.00 34,695 0 16.0 0.00
Alabama............... 3,336 544 0 16.3 0.00 743 0 22.3 0.00
Alaska................ 3,308 302 0 9.1 0.00 425 0 12.8 0.00
Arizona............... 3,127 471 0 15.1 0.00 625 0 20.0 0.00
Arkansas.............. 2,444 448 0 18.3 0.00 592 0 24.2 0.00
California............ 16,806 2,216 0 13.2 0.00 3,193 0 19.0 0.00
Colorado.............. 4,265 370 0 8.7 0.00 553 0 13.0 0.00
Connecticut........... 3,654 294 0 8.0 0.00 402 0 11.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 2,811 207 0 7.4 0.00 287 0 10.2 0.00
District of Columbia.. 2,134 414 0 19.4 0.00 516 0 24.2 0.00
Florida............... 9,150 1,202 0 13.1 0.00 1,669 0 18.2 0.00
Georgia............... 2,944 368 0 12.5 0.00 492 0 16.7 0.00
Hawaii................ 3,098 348 0 11.2 0.00 459 0 14.8 0.00
Idaho................. 2,941 369 0 12.5 0.00 524 0 17.8 0.00
Illinois.............. 7,899 848 0 10.7 0.00 1,131 0 14.3 0.00
Indiana............... 3,766 325 0 8.6 0.00 491 0 13.0 0.00
Iowa.................. 3,554 250 0 7.0 0.00 389 0 10.9 0.00
Kansas................ 3,548 368 0 10.4 0.00 509 0 14.3 0.00
Kentucky.............. 2,963 373 0 12.6 0.00 539 0 18.2 0.00
Louisiana............. 2,427 409 0 16.9 0.00 568 0 23.4 0.00
Maine................. 3,255 326 0 10.0 0.00 505 0 15.5 0.00
Maryland.............. 3,339 242 0 7.2 0.00 361 0 10.8 0.00
Massachusetts......... 4,076 373 0 9.2 0.00 526 0 12.9 0.00
Michigan.............. 5,966 580 0 9.7 0.00 793 0 13.3 0.00
Minnesota............. 4,051 285 0 7.0 0.00 387 0 9.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 2,230 435 0 19.5 0.00 627 0 28.1 0.00
Missouri.............. 3,244 307 0 9.5 0.00 426 0 13.1 0.00
Montana............... 2,271 300 0 13.2 0.00 466 0 20.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 3,427 326 0 9.5 0.00 446 0 13.0 0.00
Nevada................ 4,164 318 0 7.6 0.00 473 0 11.4 0.00
New Hampshire......... 3,252 208 0 6.4 0.00 284 0 8.7 0.00
New Jersey............ 5,617 470 0 8.4 0.00 652 0 11.6 0.00
New Mexico............ 2,862 520 0 18.2 0.00 662 0 23.1 0.00
New York.............. 11,262 1,678 0 14.9 0.00 2,213 0 19.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 4,368 557 0 12.8 0.00 761 0 17.4 0.00
North Dakota.......... 3,006 448 0 14.9 0.00 553 0 18.4 0.00
Ohio.................. 6,652 746 0 11.2 0.00 934 0 14.0 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 2,833 425 0 15.0 0.00 563 0 19.9 0.00
Oregon................ 3,340 401 0 12.0 0.00 565 0 16.9 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 7,372 724 0 9.8 0.00 989 0 13.4 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 3,591 336 0 9.4 0.00 454 0 12.6 0.00
South Carolina........ 2,431 369 0 15.2 0.00 441 0 18.1 0.00
South Dakota.......... 3,382 313 0 9.3 0.00 454 0 13.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 2,642 356 0 13.5 0.00 503 0 19.0 0.00
Texas................. 10,219 1,600 0 15.7 0.00 2,236 0 21.9 0.00
Utah.................. 3,402 360 0 10.6 0.00 477 0 14.0 0.00
Vermont............... 3,062 305 0 10.0 0.00 448 0 14.6 0.00
Virginia.............. 3,571 283 0 7.9 0.00 390 0 10.9 0.00
Washington............ 3,707 393 0 10.6 0.00 561 0 15.1 0.00
West Virginia......... 2,828 468 0 16.5 0.00 602 0 21.3 0.00
Wisconsin............. 4,263 357 0 8.4 0.00 471 0 11.0 0.00
Wyoming............... 2,823 250 0 8.9 0.00 365 0 12.9 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002
Table 25. Poverty Status by State and Ten Large Metropolitan Areas in 2001
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......... 14,016 1,709 0 12.2 0.00 2,276 0 16.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 5,901 1,205 0 20.4 0.00 1,605 0 27.2 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 9,841 1,368 0 13.9 0.00 2,013 0 20.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 3,583 643 0 17.9 0.00 943 0 26.3 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 6,222 631 0 10.1 0.00 833 0 13.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 2,296 426 0 18.6 0.00 541 0 23.6 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 6,607 687 0 10.4 0.00 929 0 14.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 2,656 485 0 18.3 0.00 620 0 23.3 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 2,689 185 0 6.9 0.00 275 0 10.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,245 101 0 8.1 0.00 153 0 12.3 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 5,667 517 0 9.1 0.00 713 0 12.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,366 289 0 21.2 0.00 397 0 29.1 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 5,398 365 0 6.8 0.00 519 0 9.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,631 203 0 12.4 0.00 279 0 17.1 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 3,618 400 0 11.1 0.00 531 0 14.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 923 261 0 28.3 0.00 357 0 38.7 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 2,645 296 0 11.2 0.00 439 0 16.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,202 210 0 17.5 0.00 289 0 24.0 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 2,377 345 0 14.5 0.00 460 0 19.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,042 177 0 17.0 0.00 249 0 23.9 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002