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
PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OVER
United States......... 20,580 2,254 0 11.0 0.00 3,641 0 17.7 0.00
Alabama............... 339 50 0 14.7 0.00 76 0 22.4 0.00
Alaska................ 145 8 0 5.5 0.00 18 0 12.4 0.00
Arizona............... 285 26 0 9.1 0.00 37 0 13.0 0.00
Arkansas.............. 281 42 0 14.9 0.00 64 0 22.8 0.00
California............ 1,312 123 0 9.4 0.00 236 0 18.0 0.00
Colorado.............. 313 24 0 7.7 0.00 46 0 14.7 0.00
Connecticut........... 382 31 0 8.1 0.00 48 0 12.6 0.00
Delaware.............. 268 17 0 6.3 0.00 31 0 11.6 0.00
District of Columbia.. 288 63 0 21.9 0.00 95 0 33.0 0.00
Florida............... 1,211 135 0 11.1 0.00 229 0 18.9 0.00
Georgia............... 238 43 0 18.1 0.00 65 0 27.3 0.00
Hawaii................ 395 28 0 7.1 0.00 42 0 10.6 0.00
Idaho................. 242 22 0 9.1 0.00 48 0 19.8 0.00
Illinois.............. 690 56 0 8.1 0.00 91 0 13.2 0.00
Indiana............... 373 30 0 8.0 0.00 57 0 15.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 336 24 0 7.1 0.00 40 0 11.9 0.00
Kansas................ 387 27 0 7.0 0.00 53 0 13.7 0.00
Kentucky.............. 294 27 0 9.2 0.00 57 0 19.4 0.00
Louisiana............. 251 35 0 13.9 0.00 62 0 24.7 0.00
Maine................. 384 39 0 10.2 0.00 74 0 19.3 0.00
Maryland.............. 339 32 0 9.4 0.00 56 0 16.5 0.00
Massachusetts......... 376 49 0 13.0 0.00 84 0 22.3 0.00
Michigan.............. 525 49 0 9.3 0.00 71 0 13.5 0.00
Minnesota............. 255 28 0 11.0 0.00 39 0 15.3 0.00
Mississippi........... 211 48 0 22.7 0.00 75 0 35.5 0.00
Missouri.............. 302 27 0 8.9 0.00 37 0 12.3 0.00
Montana............... 243 27 0 11.1 0.00 39 0 16.0 0.00
Nebraska.............. 295 24 0 8.1 0.00 32 0 10.8 0.00
Nevada................ 361 31 0 8.6 0.00 48 0 13.3 0.00
New Hampshire......... 334 29 0 8.7 0.00 38 0 11.4 0.00
New Jersey............ 602 63 0 10.5 0.00 99 0 16.4 0.00
New Mexico............ 320 47 0 14.7 0.00 69 0 21.6 0.00
New York.............. 1,165 156 0 13.4 0.00 249 0 21.4 0.00
North Carolina........ 452 76 0 16.8 0.00 102 0 22.6 0.00
North Dakota.......... 263 33 0 12.5 0.00 48 0 18.3 0.00
Ohio.................. 649 56 0 8.6 0.00 91 0 14.0 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 279 41 0 14.7 0.00 61 0 21.9 0.00
Oregon................ 260 21 0 8.1 0.00 33 0 12.7 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 747 81 0 10.8 0.00 127 0 17.0 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 423 45 0 10.6 0.00 78 0 18.4 0.00
South Carolina........ 284 54 0 19.0 0.00 76 0 26.8 0.00
South Dakota.......... 338 39 0 11.5 0.00 65 0 19.2 0.00
Tennessee............. 209 22 0 10.5 0.00 37 0 17.7 0.00
Texas................. 841 134 0 15.9 0.00 195 0 23.2 0.00
Utah.................. 177 15 0 8.5 0.00 25 0 14.1 0.00
Vermont............... 242 27 0 11.2 0.00 51 0 21.1 0.00
Virginia.............. 354 40 0 11.3 0.00 56 0 15.8 0.00
Washington............ 325 24 0 7.4 0.00 39 0 12.0 0.00
West Virginia......... 363 37 0 10.2 0.00 69 0 19.0 0.00
Wisconsin............. 386 28 0 7.3 0.00 40 0 10.4 0.00
Wyoming............... 246 21 0 8.5 0.00 43 0 17.5 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......... 1,446 185 0 12.8 0.00 286 0 19.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 626 130 0 20.8 0.00 201 0 32.1 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 758 80 0 10.6 0.00 158 0 20.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 288 33 0 11.5 0.00 77 0 26.7 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 515 44 0 8.5 0.00 66 0 12.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 216 29 0 13.4 0.00 41 0 19.0 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 673 94 0 14.0 0.00 150 0 22.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 375 80 0 21.3 0.00 122 0 32.5 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 192 13 0 6.8 0.00 23 0 12.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 82 6 0 7.3 0.00 12 0 14.6 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 547 58 0 10.6 0.00 101 0 18.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 182 42 0 23.1 0.00 63 0 34.6 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 480 62 0 12.9 0.00 96 0 20.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 169 31 0 18.3 0.00 46 0 27.2 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 337 34 0 10.1 0.00 46 0 13.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 94 15 0 16.0 0.00 21 0 22.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 145 15 0 10.3 0.00 24 0 16.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 59 9 0 15.3 0.00 16 0 27.1 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 154 29 0 18.8 0.00 35 0 22.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 72 19 0 26.4 0.00 22 0 30.6 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002