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 UNDER 18
United States......... 65,803 9,565 0 14.5 0.00 13,062 0 19.9 0.00
Alabama............... 1,022 221 0 21.6 0.00 293 0 28.7 0.00
Alaska................ 1,192 138 0 11.6 0.00 184 0 15.4 0.00
Arizona............... 954 193 0 20.2 0.00 255 0 26.7 0.00
Arkansas.............. 750 194 0 25.9 0.00 246 0 32.8 0.00
California............ 5,160 857 0 16.6 0.00 1,226 0 23.8 0.00
Colorado.............. 1,266 129 0 10.2 0.00 193 0 15.2 0.00
Connecticut........... 1,125 105 0 9.3 0.00 146 0 13.0 0.00
Delaware.............. 873 83 0 9.5 0.00 111 0 12.7 0.00
District of Columbia.. 443 138 0 31.2 0.00 169 0 38.1 0.00
Florida............... 2,528 448 0 17.7 0.00 611 0 24.2 0.00
Georgia............... 858 150 0 17.5 0.00 179 0 20.9 0.00
Hawaii................ 809 128 0 15.8 0.00 165 0 20.4 0.00
Idaho................. 1,030 166 0 16.1 0.00 226 0 21.9 0.00
Illinois.............. 2,439 365 0 15.0 0.00 482 0 19.8 0.00
Indiana............... 1,181 123 0 10.4 0.00 193 0 16.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 1,142 82 0 7.2 0.00 144 0 12.6 0.00
Kansas................ 1,096 144 0 13.1 0.00 204 0 18.6 0.00
Kentucky.............. 874 145 0 16.6 0.00 197 0 22.5 0.00
Louisiana............. 735 169 0 23.0 0.00 217 0 29.5 0.00
Maine................. 920 99 0 10.8 0.00 158 0 17.2 0.00
Maryland.............. 930 70 0 7.5 0.00 115 0 12.4 0.00
Massachusetts......... 1,231 142 0 11.5 0.00 195 0 15.8 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,867 221 0 11.8 0.00 310 0 16.6 0.00
Minnesota............. 1,321 99 0 7.5 0.00 141 0 10.7 0.00
Mississippi........... 735 166 0 22.6 0.00 240 0 32.7 0.00
Missouri.............. 995 117 0 11.8 0.00 163 0 16.4 0.00
Montana............... 717 109 0 15.2 0.00 177 0 24.7 0.00
Nebraska.............. 1,119 137 0 12.2 0.00 191 0 17.1 0.00
Nevada................ 1,285 120 0 9.3 0.00 188 0 14.6 0.00
New Hampshire......... 936 67 0 7.2 0.00 92 0 9.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,633 149 0 9.1 0.00 198 0 12.1 0.00
New Mexico............ 840 201 0 23.9 0.00 247 0 29.4 0.00
New York.............. 3,256 616 0 18.9 0.00 803 0 24.7 0.00
North Carolina........ 1,233 191 0 15.5 0.00 258 0 20.9 0.00
North Dakota.......... 979 188 0 19.2 0.00 234 0 23.9 0.00
Ohio.................. 2,049 302 0 14.7 0.00 359 0 17.5 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 842 157 0 18.6 0.00 209 0 24.8 0.00
Oregon................ 1,021 145 0 14.2 0.00 209 0 20.5 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 2,154 266 0 12.3 0.00 362 0 16.8 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 1,022 110 0 10.8 0.00 145 0 14.2 0.00
South Carolina........ 625 125 0 20.0 0.00 145 0 23.2 0.00
South Dakota.......... 1,126 98 0 8.7 0.00 153 0 13.6 0.00
Tennessee............. 809 139 0 17.2 0.00 194 0 24.0 0.00
Texas................. 3,287 675 0 20.5 0.00 916 0 27.9 0.00
Utah.................. 1,285 161 0 12.5 0.00 214 0 16.7 0.00
Vermont............... 947 108 0 11.4 0.00 155 0 16.4 0.00
Virginia.............. 1,017 78 0 7.7 0.00 113 0 11.1 0.00
Washington............ 1,119 139 0 12.4 0.00 211 0 18.9 0.00
West Virginia......... 766 160 0 20.9 0.00 197 0 25.7 0.00
Wisconsin............. 1,372 144 0 10.5 0.00 190 0 13.8 0.00
Wyoming............... 888 88 0 9.9 0.00 139 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......... 4,057 589 0 14.5 0.00 777 0 19.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,606 425 0 26.5 0.00 565 0 35.2 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 3,059 544 0 17.8 0.00 783 0 25.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,072 260 0 24.3 0.00 366 0 34.1 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,918 265 0 13.8 0.00 343 0 17.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 701 195 0 27.8 0.00 240 0 34.2 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,719 219 0 12.7 0.00 300 0 17.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 551 156 0 28.3 0.00 195 0 35.4 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 723 50 0 6.9 0.00 83 0 11.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 345 30 0 8.7 0.00 49 0 14.2 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,688 189 0 11.2 0.00 254 0 15.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 373 109 0 29.2 0.00 152 0 40.8 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,598 118 0 7.4 0.00 167 0 10.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 439 78 0 17.8 0.00 99 0 22.6 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 1,123 165 0 14.7 0.00 222 0 19.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 318 127 0 39.9 0.00 176 0 55.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 861 128 0 14.9 0.00 192 0 22.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 390 95 0 24.4 0.00 128 0 32.8 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 762 141 0 18.5 0.00 188 0 24.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 313 66 0 21.1 0.00 97 0 31.0 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002