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
FAMILIES
United States......... 57,023 5,407 0 9.5 0.00 7,566 0 13.3 0.00
Alabama............... 936 123 0 13.1 0.00 177 0 18.9 0.00
Alaska................ 843 63 0 7.5 0.00 93 0 11.0 0.00
Arizona............... 793 100 0 12.6 0.00 134 0 16.9 0.00
Arkansas.............. 667 104 0 15.6 0.00 139 0 20.8 0.00
California............ 4,095 435 0 10.6 0.00 643 0 15.7 0.00
Colorado.............. 1,136 67 0 5.9 0.00 111 0 9.8 0.00
Connecticut........... 973 56 0 5.8 0.00 81 0 8.3 0.00
Delaware.............. 740 42 0 5.7 0.00 60 0 8.1 0.00
District of Columbia.. 494 86 0 17.4 0.00 107 0 21.7 0.00
Florida............... 2,487 279 0 11.2 0.00 389 0 15.6 0.00
Georgia............... 830 93 0 11.2 0.00 124 0 14.9 0.00
Hawaii................ 776 75 0 9.7 0.00 101 0 13.0 0.00
Idaho................. 749 75 0 10.0 0.00 113 0 15.1 0.00
Illinois.............. 2,032 176 0 8.7 0.00 231 0 11.4 0.00
Indiana............... 1,021 68 0 6.7 0.00 105 0 10.3 0.00
Iowa.................. 959 65 0 6.8 0.00 96 0 10.0 0.00
Kansas................ 949 78 0 8.2 0.00 106 0 11.2 0.00
Kentucky.............. 832 89 0 10.7 0.00 135 0 16.2 0.00
Louisiana............. 656 93 0 14.2 0.00 135 0 20.6 0.00
Maine................. 862 69 0 8.0 0.00 110 0 12.8 0.00
Maryland.............. 889 51 0 5.7 0.00 76 0 8.5 0.00
Massachusetts......... 1,034 79 0 7.6 0.00 111 0 10.7 0.00
Michigan.............. 1,585 124 0 7.8 0.00 168 0 10.6 0.00
Minnesota............. 1,050 58 0 5.5 0.00 80 0 7.6 0.00
Mississippi........... 597 100 0 16.8 0.00 145 0 24.3 0.00
Missouri.............. 867 63 0 7.3 0.00 88 0 10.1 0.00
Montana............... 618 63 0 10.2 0.00 108 0 17.5 0.00
Nebraska.............. 892 69 0 7.7 0.00 91 0 10.2 0.00
Nevada................ 1,057 54 0 5.1 0.00 87 0 8.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 860 39 0 4.5 0.00 55 0 6.4 0.00
New Jersey............ 1,477 104 0 7.0 0.00 141 0 9.5 0.00
New Mexico............ 762 114 0 15.0 0.00 147 0 19.3 0.00
New York.............. 2,895 374 0 12.9 0.00 508 0 17.5 0.00
North Carolina........ 1,216 124 0 10.2 0.00 172 0 14.1 0.00
North Dakota.......... 800 97 0 12.1 0.00 115 0 14.4 0.00
Ohio.................. 1,776 157 0 8.8 0.00 201 0 11.3 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 785 99 0 12.6 0.00 129 0 16.4 0.00
Oregon................ 873 79 0 9.0 0.00 115 0 13.2 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 1,999 155 0 7.8 0.00 211 0 10.6 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 928 74 0 8.0 0.00 97 0 10.5 0.00
South Carolina........ 685 86 0 12.6 0.00 104 0 15.2 0.00
South Dakota.......... 870 56 0 6.4 0.00 81 0 9.3 0.00
Tennessee............. 733 84 0 11.5 0.00 123 0 16.8 0.00
Texas................. 2,683 340 0 12.7 0.00 479 0 17.9 0.00
Utah.................. 805 75 0 9.3 0.00 101 0 12.5 0.00
Vermont............... 791 59 0 7.5 0.00 94 0 11.9 0.00
Virginia.............. 979 71 0 7.3 0.00 100 0 10.2 0.00
Washington............ 976 91 0 9.3 0.00 134 0 13.7 0.00
West Virginia......... 797 112 0 14.1 0.00 147 0 18.4 0.00
Wisconsin............. 1,143 68 0 5.9 0.00 92 0 8.0 0.00
Wyoming............... 771 52 0 6.7 0.00 76 0 9.9 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......... 3,630 374 0 10.3 0.00 512 0 14.1 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,476 263 0 17.8 0.00 364 0 24.7 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 2,382 282 0 11.8 0.00 422 0 17.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 845 136 0 16.1 0.00 202 0 23.9 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 1,569 127 0 8.1 0.00 165 0 10.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 551 81 0 14.7 0.00 101 0 18.3 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 1,672 142 0 8.5 0.00 192 0 11.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 611 97 0 15.9 0.00 123 0 20.1 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 649 37 0 5.7 0.00 56 0 8.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 279 18 0 6.5 0.00 28 0 10.0 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 1,489 108 0 7.3 0.00 149 0 10.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 342 60 0 17.5 0.00 82 0 24.0 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 1,368 72 0 5.3 0.00 102 0 7.5 0.00
Central Cities...... 394 41 0 10.4 0.00 56 0 14.2 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 959 85 0 8.9 0.00 111 0 11.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 231 59 0 25.5 0.00 77 0 33.3 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 688 57 0 8.3 0.00 85 0 12.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 300 41 0 13.7 0.00 56 0 18.7 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 623 82 0 13.2 0.00 105 0 16.9 0.00
Central Cities...... 264 42 0 15.9 0.00 55 0 20.8 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002