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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2005
Below 100% and 125% of Poverty -- Related Children 5 to 17 Years of Age /14
[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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All
income Standard Standard Standard Standard
levels Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 State A B
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Factors Parameter Parameter
Related Children 5 to 17
Years of Age /14
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States.................... 52,682 8,498 176 16.1 0.3 11,152 198 21.2 0.4 1.00 -.000050 4,072
Alabama.......................... 748 152 25 20.3 3.0 204 29 27.3 3.4 1.05 -.000948 4,072
Alaska........................... 130 14 3 11.1 2.4 19 4 14.4 2.6 0.18 -.001131 4,072
Arizona.......................... 1,120 205 31 18.3 2.6 274 36 24.4 2.9 1.23 -.000837 4,072
Arkansas......................... 488 88 15 18.1 2.9 119 18 24.3 3.2 0.68 -.001004 4,072
California....................... 6,986 1,181 76 16.9 1.0 1,566 87 22.4 1.1 1.25 -.000142 4,072
Colorado......................... 811 116 24 14.3 2.7 160 27 19.7 3.1 1.20 -.001057 4,072
Connecticut...................... 593 68 15 11.5 2.5 98 18 16.5 2.9 0.88 -.001037 4,072
Delaware......................... 132 15 4 11.5 2.6 19 4 14.6 2.9 0.22 -.001069 4,072
District of Columbia............. 80 32 5 39.6 4.7 36 5 45.5 4.8 0.18 -.001369 4,072
Florida.......................... 2,902 416 43 14.3 1.4 563 50 19.4 1.6 1.12 -.000257 4,072
Georgia.......................... 1,658 340 38 20.5 2.1 408 41 24.6 2.2 1.08 -.000489 4,072
Hawaii........................... 221 21 5 9.6 2.2 33 6 14.7 2.6 0.29 -.000942 4,072
Idaho............................ 283 32 7 11.3 2.3 47 8 16.5 2.7 0.36 -.001027 4,072
Illinois......................... 2,310 330 38 14.3 1.6 435 44 18.8 1.7 1.13 -.000365 4,072
Indiana.......................... 1,153 174 27 15.1 2.2 218 30 18.9 2.4 1.08 -.000708 4,072
Iowa............................. 468 57 13 12.3 2.7 84 16 17.9 3.1 0.77 -.001072 4,072
Kansas........................... 480 73 15 15.2 2.8 91 16 19.0 3.1 0.73 -.001104 4,072
Kentucky......................... 714 140 24 19.7 3.1 173 27 24.2 3.3 1.05 -.001040 4,072
Louisiana........................ 718 157 25 21.8 3.2 188 28 26.1 3.4 1.05 -.001044 4,072
Maine............................ 201 29 7 14.6 3.1 41 8 20.5 3.6 0.39 -.001215 4,072
Maryland......................... 975 110 22 11.3 2.2 146 26 15.0 2.5 1.13 -.000832 4,072
Massachusetts.................... 1,085 116 22 10.7 2.0 169 27 15.6 2.3 1.06 -.000685 4,072
Michigan......................... 1,884 262 34 13.9 1.7 339 38 18.0 1.9 1.09 -.000444 4,072
Minnesota........................ 907 86 19 9.5 2.0 105 21 11.6 2.2 1.07 -.000856 4,072
Mississippi...................... 536 159 21 29.6 3.4 194 23 36.3 3.5 0.71 -.001026 4,072
Missouri......................... 1,001 149 26 14.9 2.4 187 29 18.6 2.6 1.11 -.000790 4,072
Montana.......................... 157 26 5 16.6 2.9 39 6 24.9 3.4 0.24 -.001055 4,072
Nebraska......................... 313 33 8 10.5 2.4 45 9 14.4 2.7 0.46 -.001081 4,072
Nevada........................... 478 55 12 11.4 2.4 88 15 18.5 2.9 0.67 -.001117 4,072
New Hampshire.................... 211 10 4 4.6 1.7 18 5 8.8 2.3 0.34 -.001065 4,072
New Jersey....................... 1,563 126 24 8.0 1.5 189 29 12.1 1.8 1.12 -.000529 4,072
New Mexico....................... 364 89 14 24.3 3.5 101 15 27.8 3.6 0.58 -.001230 4,072
New York......................... 3,357 657 55 19.6 1.5 829 61 24.7 1.6 1.17 -.000251 4,072
North Carolina................... 1,551 268 34 17.3 2.0 345 39 22.2 2.2 1.11 -.000528 4,072
North Dakota..................... 99 11 3 10.7 2.5 18 3 18.3 3.1 0.16 -.001049 4,072
Ohio............................. 1,917 287 35 15.0 1.7 369 40 19.2 1.9 1.09 -.000393 4,072
Oklahoma......................... 590 114 20 19.4 3.1 147 23 25.0 3.4 0.91 -.001062 4,072
Oregon........................... 611 85 18 13.9 2.8 126 22 20.6 3.3 1.01 -.001133 4,072
Pennsylvania..................... 1,961 307 36 15.6 1.7 406 42 20.7 1.9 1.09 -.000363 4,072
Rhode Island..................... 186 34 6 18.1 3.1 41 7 22.2 3.4 0.30 -.001158 4,072
South Carolina................... 679 132 24 19.5 3.2 171 27 25.2 3.5 1.06 -.001029 4,072
South Dakota..................... 129 20 4 15.2 2.6 27 4 21.3 3.0 0.17 -.000908 4,072
Tennessee........................ 1,040 217 30 20.9 2.6 289 35 27.8 2.9 1.08 -.000743 4,072
Texas............................ 4,593 948 69 20.6 1.4 1,274 79 27.7 1.5 1.28 -.000229 4,072
Utah............................. 512 55 11 10.8 2.0 80 13 15.5 2.4 0.54 -.000889 4,072
Vermont.......................... 100 6 2 5.6 2.0 9 3 9.2 2.5 0.18 -.001186 4,072
Virginia......................... 1,266 150 25 11.8 1.9 190 29 15.0 2.1 1.08 -.000595 4,072
Washington....................... 1,137 160 27 14.1 2.2 195 30 17.2 2.4 1.15 -.000751 4,072
West Virginia.................... 276 50 9 18.0 2.9 68 10 24.7 3.3 0.39 -.000886 4,072
Wisconsin........................ 923 128 24 13.8 2.4 162 27 17.5 2.6 1.10 -.000818 4,072
Wyoming.......................... 84 8 2 9.4 2.5 11 3 13.1 2.9 0.15 -.001214 4,072
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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