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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2005
Below 100% and 125% of Poverty -- All Ages /1
[Numbers in thousands. Use caution when interpreting state-level estimates, because they have high variability. Please observe
the size of the standard errors when interpreting the data -- the larger the standard error, the less reliable the estimate]
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Below 100% of Poverty /5 Below 125% of Poverty /5
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income Standard Standard Standard Standard
levels Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 State A B
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All Ages /1
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States.................... 293,135 36,950 413 12.6 0.1 49,327 466 16.8 0.2 1.00 -.000018 5,282
Alabama.......................... 4,501 750 59 16.7 1.3 983 65 21.8 1.5 1.05 -.001230 5,282
Alaska........................... 657 66 7 10.0 1.1 90 9 13.7 1.3 0.18 -.001468 5,282
Arizona.......................... 6,025 917 71 15.2 1.2 1,268 81 21.0 1.3 1.23 -.001086 5,282
Arkansas......................... 2,756 382 34 13.8 1.2 550 40 19.9 1.4 0.68 -.001302 5,282
California....................... 35,840 4,716 164 13.2 0.5 6,304 185 17.6 0.5 1.25 -.000185 5,282
Colorado......................... 4,629 530 55 11.4 1.2 721 62 15.6 1.3 1.20 -.001371 5,282
Connecticut...................... 3,483 326 37 9.3 1.1 461 43 13.2 1.2 0.88 -.001345 5,282
Delaware......................... 842 78 9 9.2 1.1 103 10 12.2 1.2 0.22 -.001387 5,282
District of Columbia............. 539 115 9 21.3 1.7 138 10 25.6 1.8 0.18 -.001776 5,282
Florida.......................... 17,845 1,975 102 11.1 0.6 2,665 116 14.9 0.6 1.12 -.000333 5,282
Georgia.......................... 9,014 1,298 80 14.4 0.9 1,650 88 18.3 1.0 1.08 -.000634 5,282
Hawaii........................... 1,274 110 12 8.6 1.0 154 14 12.0 1.1 0.29 -.001221 5,282
Idaho............................ 1,441 143 16 9.9 1.1 215 19 14.9 1.3 0.36 -.001332 5,282
Illinois......................... 12,571 1,441 87 11.5 0.7 1,875 98 14.9 0.8 1.13 -.000473 5,282
Indiana.......................... 6,131 774 62 12.6 1.0 996 69 16.2 1.1 1.08 -.000919 5,282
Iowa............................. 2,902 327 34 11.3 1.2 436 39 15.0 1.3 0.77 -.001390 5,282
Kansas........................... 2,693 337 34 12.5 1.3 434 37 16.1 1.4 0.73 -.001431 5,282
Kentucky......................... 4,049 599 53 14.8 1.3 830 61 20.5 1.5 1.05 -.001350 5,282
Louisiana........................ 4,086 748 58 18.3 1.4 941 63 23.0 1.6 1.05 -.001354 5,282
Maine............................ 1,314 166 17 12.6 1.3 225 20 17.1 1.5 0.39 -.001576 5,282
Maryland......................... 5,560 542 54 9.7 1.0 695 60 12.5 1.1 1.13 -.001079 5,282
Massachusetts.................... 6,318 641 57 10.1 0.9 860 64 13.6 1.0 1.06 -.000888 5,282
Michigan......................... 9,964 1,196 78 12.0 0.8 1,595 88 16.0 0.9 1.09 -.000576 5,282
Minnesota........................ 5,113 412 46 8.1 0.9 546 52 10.7 1.0 1.07 -.001110 5,282
Mississippi...................... 2,843 571 41 20.1 1.5 719 45 25.3 1.6 0.71 -.001330 5,282
Missouri......................... 5,697 659 58 11.6 1.0 917 67 16.1 1.2 1.11 -.001024 5,282
Montana.......................... 926 128 12 13.8 1.3 181 14 19.6 1.5 0.24 -.001369 5,282
Nebraska......................... 1,760 167 19 9.5 1.1 224 22 12.7 1.2 0.46 -.001402 5,282
Nevada........................... 2,447 260 29 10.6 1.2 384 34 15.7 1.4 0.67 -.001449 5,282
New Hampshire.................... 1,298 73 11 5.6 0.9 114 14 8.7 1.1 0.34 -.001381 5,282
New Jersey....................... 8,692 592 57 6.8 0.7 830 67 9.6 0.8 1.12 -.000686 5,282
New Mexico....................... 1,938 347 29 17.9 1.5 442 32 22.8 1.7 0.58 -.001595 5,282
New York......................... 18,995 2,760 121 14.5 0.6 3,526 133 18.6 0.7 1.17 -.000326 5,282
North Carolina................... 8,538 1,115 75 13.1 0.9 1,574 87 18.4 1.0 1.11 -.000684 5,282
North Dakota..................... 625 70 7 11.2 1.2 101 8 16.2 1.4 0.16 -.001360 5,282
Ohio............................. 11,310 1,392 84 12.3 0.7 1,825 94 16.1 0.8 1.09 -.000510 5,282
Oklahoma......................... 3,486 543 47 15.6 1.3 732 53 21.0 1.5 0.91 -.001377 5,282
Oregon........................... 3,619 436 45 12.0 1.2 639 53 17.7 1.5 1.01 -.001469 5,282
Pennsylvania..................... 12,237 1,372 84 11.2 0.7 1,834 95 15.0 0.8 1.09 -.000471 5,282
Rhode Island..................... 1,052 127 13 12.1 1.3 161 15 15.3 1.4 0.30 -.001502 5,282
South Carolina................... 4,164 626 55 15.0 1.3 813 61 19.5 1.5 1.06 -.001334 5,282
South Dakota..................... 765 90 8 11.8 1.1 129 10 16.9 1.3 0.17 -.001178 5,282
Tennessee........................ 5,853 872 65 14.9 1.1 1,142 73 19.5 1.2 1.08 -.000963 5,282
Texas............................ 22,777 3,681 144 16.2 0.6 4,957 162 21.8 0.7 1.28 -.000297 5,282
Utah............................. 2,521 232 24 9.2 1.0 302 28 12.0 1.1 0.54 -.001153 5,282
Vermont.......................... 621 47 6 7.6 1.0 69 8 11.0 1.2 0.18 -.001538 5,282
Virginia......................... 7,442 684 60 9.2 0.8 901 67 12.1 0.9 1.08 -.000771 5,282
Washington....................... 6,237 636 59 10.2 0.9 846 67 13.6 1.1 1.15 -.000974 5,282
West Virginia.................... 1,795 276 22 15.4 1.2 374 25 20.9 1.4 0.39 -.001149 5,282
Wisconsin........................ 5,440 553 54 10.2 1.0 784 62 14.4 1.1 1.10 -.001062 5,282
Wyoming.......................... 509 54 6 10.6 1.2 74 7 14.4 1.4 0.15 -.001575 5,282
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
Poverty Footnotes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Contact: Housing and Household Economic Statistics Information Staff at (301)763-3242
Last revised: August 29, 2006
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