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
RELATED CHILDREN 5 TO 17
United States......... 64,262 9,276 0 14.4 0.00 12,651 0 19.7 0.00
Alabama............... 992 210 0 21.2 0.00 280 0 28.2 0.00
Alaska................ 1,170 133 0 11.4 0.00 178 0 15.2 0.00
Arizona............... 925 186 0 20.1 0.00 246 0 26.6 0.00
Arkansas.............. 723 189 0 26.1 0.00 238 0 32.9 0.00
California............ 4,989 819 0 16.4 0.00 1,177 0 23.6 0.00
Colorado.............. 1,243 129 0 10.4 0.00 189 0 15.2 0.00
Connecticut........... 1,107 103 0 9.3 0.00 144 0 13.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 856 82 0 9.6 0.00 110 0 12.9 0.00
District of Columbia.. 425 130 0 30.6 0.00 161 0 37.9 0.00
Florida............... 2,482 439 0 17.7 0.00 600 0 24.2 0.00
Georgia............... 849 149 0 17.6 0.00 178 0 21.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 752 118 0 15.7 0.00 153 0 20.3 0.00
Idaho................. 1,007 161 0 16.0 0.00 220 0 21.8 0.00
Illinois.............. 2,381 353 0 14.8 0.00 464 0 19.5 0.00
Indiana............... 1,159 122 0 10.5 0.00 190 0 16.4 0.00
Iowa.................. 1,129 81 0 7.2 0.00 143 0 12.7 0.00
Kansas................ 1,075 138 0 12.8 0.00 198 0 18.4 0.00
Kentucky.............. 854 144 0 16.9 0.00 196 0 23.0 0.00
Louisiana............. 699 159 0 22.7 0.00 201 0 28.8 0.00
Maine................. 909 99 0 10.9 0.00 156 0 17.2 0.00
Maryland.............. 915 69 0 7.5 0.00 112 0 12.2 0.00
Massachusetts......... 1,207 139 0 11.5 0.00 192 0 15.9 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,824 212 0 11.6 0.00 296 0 16.2 0.00
Minnesota............. 1,302 94 0 7.2 0.00 134 0 10.3 0.00
Mississippi........... 715 159 0 22.2 0.00 229 0 32.0 0.00
Missouri.............. 975 116 0 11.9 0.00 162 0 16.6 0.00
Montana............... 709 106 0 15.0 0.00 174 0 24.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 1,097 136 0 12.4 0.00 187 0 17.0 0.00
Nevada................ 1,258 117 0 9.3 0.00 185 0 14.7 0.00
New Hampshire......... 923 66 0 7.2 0.00 91 0 9.9 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,586 140 0 8.8 0.00 187 0 11.8 0.00
New Mexico............ 813 194 0 23.9 0.00 236 0 29.0 0.00
New York.............. 3,183 602 0 18.9 0.00 785 0 24.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 1,206 188 0 15.6 0.00 249 0 20.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 965 181 0 18.8 0.00 226 0 23.4 0.00
Ohio.................. 2,015 298 0 14.8 0.00 353 0 17.5 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 819 150 0 18.3 0.00 199 0 24.3 0.00
Oregon................ 1,003 145 0 14.5 0.00 208 0 20.7 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 2,114 262 0 12.4 0.00 355 0 16.8 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 995 109 0 11.0 0.00 144 0 14.5 0.00
South Carolina........ 612 123 0 20.1 0.00 142 0 23.2 0.00
South Dakota.......... 1,101 88 0 8.0 0.00 140 0 12.7 0.00
Tennessee............. 782 136 0 17.4 0.00 189 0 24.2 0.00
Texas................. 3,165 641 0 20.3 0.00 862 0 27.2 0.00
Utah.................. 1,246 160 0 12.8 0.00 213 0 17.1 0.00
Vermont............... 943 107 0 11.3 0.00 154 0 16.3 0.00
Virginia.............. 992 73 0 7.4 0.00 105 0 10.6 0.00
Washington............ 1,094 136 0 12.4 0.00 205 0 18.7 0.00
West Virginia......... 750 154 0 20.5 0.00 191 0 25.5 0.00
Wisconsin............. 1,358 143 0 10.5 0.00 188 0 13.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 869 88 0 10.1 0.00 136 0 15.7 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......... 3,965 573 0 14.5 0.00 755 0 19.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,554 415 0 26.7 0.00 550 0 35.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,951 519 0 17.6 0.00 752 0 25.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,038 255 0 24.6 0.00 359 0 34.6 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,869 257 0 13.8 0.00 330 0 17.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 675 190 0 28.1 0.00 231 0 34.2 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,678 209 0 12.5 0.00 288 0 17.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 532 148 0 27.8 0.00 186 0 35.0 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 709 48 0 6.8 0.00 81 0 11.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 339 30 0 8.8 0.00 49 0 14.5 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,640 183 0 11.2 0.00 248 0 15.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 365 106 0 29.0 0.00 149 0 40.8 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,568 115 0 7.3 0.00 164 0 10.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 430 77 0 17.9 0.00 98 0 22.8 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,101 160 0 14.5 0.00 213 0 19.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 303 122 0 40.3 0.00 167 0 55.1 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 826 118 0 14.3 0.00 175 0 21.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 365 87 0 23.8 0.00 113 0 31.0 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 740 137 0 18.5 0.00 179 0 24.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 303 64 0 21.1 0.00 92 0 30.4 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002