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 IN FEMALE-HEAD
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN
United States......... 25,066 8,510 0 34.0 0.00 10,857 0 43.3 0.00
Alabama............... 508 247 0 48.6 0.00 300 0 59.1 0.00
Alaska................ 356 104 0 29.2 0.00 137 0 38.5 0.00
Arizona............... 322 149 0 46.3 0.00 165 0 51.2 0.00
Arkansas.............. 376 177 0 47.1 0.00 224 0 59.6 0.00
California............ 1,966 589 0 30.0 0.00 754 0 38.4 0.00
Colorado.............. 458 104 0 22.7 0.00 147 0 32.1 0.00
Connecticut........... 437 117 0 26.8 0.00 157 0 35.9 0.00
Delaware.............. 281 78 0 27.8 0.00 91 0 32.4 0.00
District of Columbia.. 453 176 0 38.9 0.00 215 0 47.5 0.00
Florida............... 1,115 418 0 37.5 0.00 499 0 44.8 0.00
Georgia............... 411 163 0 39.7 0.00 185 0 45.0 0.00
Hawaii................ 322 126 0 39.1 0.00 131 0 40.7 0.00
Idaho................. 243 89 0 36.6 0.00 126 0 51.9 0.00
Illinois.............. 993 367 0 37.0 0.00 446 0 44.9 0.00
Indiana............... 408 96 0 23.5 0.00 151 0 37.0 0.00
Iowa.................. 277 72 0 26.0 0.00 94 0 33.9 0.00
Kansas................ 379 112 0 29.6 0.00 147 0 38.8 0.00
Kentucky.............. 284 93 0 32.7 0.00 121 0 42.6 0.00
Louisiana............. 394 225 0 57.1 0.00 262 0 66.5 0.00
Maine................. 297 102 0 34.3 0.00 130 0 43.8 0.00
Maryland.............. 327 66 0 20.2 0.00 100 0 30.6 0.00
Massachusetts......... 449 159 0 35.4 0.00 209 0 46.5 0.00
Michigan.............. 711 261 0 36.7 0.00 333 0 46.8 0.00
Minnesota............. 297 75 0 25.3 0.00 104 0 35.0 0.00
Mississippi........... 412 168 0 40.8 0.00 233 0 56.6 0.00
Missouri.............. 422 119 0 28.2 0.00 147 0 34.8 0.00
Montana............... 283 106 0 37.5 0.00 146 0 51.6 0.00
Nebraska.............. 333 125 0 37.5 0.00 153 0 45.9 0.00
Nevada................ 431 75 0 17.4 0.00 113 0 26.2 0.00
New Hampshire......... 312 62 0 19.9 0.00 90 0 28.8 0.00
New Jersey............ 531 148 0 27.9 0.00 175 0 33.0 0.00
New Mexico............ 380 174 0 45.8 0.00 191 0 50.3 0.00
New York.............. 1,572 601 0 38.2 0.00 774 0 49.2 0.00
North Carolina........ 532 206 0 38.7 0.00 252 0 47.4 0.00
North Dakota.......... 308 141 0 45.8 0.00 178 0 57.8 0.00
Ohio.................. 820 320 0 39.0 0.00 376 0 45.9 0.00
Oklahoma.............. 300 111 0 37.0 0.00 151 0 50.3 0.00
Oregon................ 331 94 0 28.4 0.00 124 0 37.5 0.00
Pennsylvania.......... 832 262 0 31.5 0.00 348 0 41.8 0.00
Rhode Island.......... 435 133 0 30.6 0.00 158 0 36.3 0.00
South Carolina........ 332 131 0 39.5 0.00 153 0 46.1 0.00
South Dakota.......... 291 77 0 26.5 0.00 100 0 34.4 0.00
Tennessee............. 362 124 0 34.3 0.00 168 0 46.4 0.00
Texas................. 1,305 464 0 35.6 0.00 620 0 47.5 0.00
Utah.................. 313 89 0 28.4 0.00 131 0 41.9 0.00
Vermont............... 347 95 0 27.4 0.00 134 0 38.6 0.00
Virginia.............. 395 90 0 22.8 0.00 134 0 33.9 0.00
Washington............ 433 115 0 26.6 0.00 179 0 41.3 0.00
West Virginia......... 271 123 0 45.4 0.00 154 0 56.8 0.00
Wisconsin............. 453 125 0 27.6 0.00 164 0 36.2 0.00
Wyoming............... 266 67 0 25.2 0.00 83 0 31.2 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......... 1,705 577 0 33.8 0.00 739 0 43.3 0.00
Central Cities...... 1,146 445 0 38.8 0.00 589 0 51.4 0.00
Los Angeles-
Anaheim-Riverside
CMSA................ 1,210 372 0 30.7 0.00 487 0 40.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 463 159 0 34.3 0.00 199 0 43.0 0.00
Chicago-Gary-Lake
County CMSA.......... 820 269 0 32.8 0.00 326 0 39.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 487 223 0 45.8 0.00 267 0 54.8 0.00
San Francisco-
Oakland-San Jose
CMSA................ 878 263 0 30.0 0.00 342 0 39.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 511 203 0 39.7 0.00 247 0 48.3 0.00
Philadelphia-
Wilmington-Trenton
CMSA............... 221 40 0 18.1 0.00 54 0 24.4 0.00
Central Cities...... 106 18 0 17.0 0.00 20 0 18.9 0.00
Detroit-Ann
Arbor CMSA........... 673 199 0 29.6 0.00 253 0 37.6 0.00
Central Cities...... 314 131 0 41.7 0.00 171 0 54.5 0.00
Boston-Lawerence-
Salem CMSA.......... 509 120 0 23.6 0.00 168 0 33.0 0.00
Central Cities...... 206 82 0 39.8 0.00 101 0 49.0 0.00
Houston-Galveston-
Brazoria CMSA........ 489 197 0 40.3 0.00 253 0 51.7 0.00
Central Cities...... 306 162 0 52.9 0.00 214 0 69.9 0.00
Dallas-Fort Worth
CMSA................ 313 86 0 27.5 0.00 129 0 41.2 0.00
Central Cities...... 179 64 0 35.8 0.00 83 0 46.4 0.00
Washington DC-MD-
VA MSA............... 324 121 0 37.3 0.00 158 0 48.8 0.00
Central Cities...... 154 56 0 36.4 0.00 82 0 53.2 0.00
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 2002