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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2005
Below 100% and 125% of Poverty -- People Under 18 Years of Age
[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
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Factors Parameter Parameter
People Under 18 Years of Age
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States.................... 73,285 12,896 210 17.6 0.3 16,679 232 22.8 0.3 1.00 -.000050 4,072
Alabama.......................... 1,060 262 32 24.7 2.7 335 36 31.6 3.0 1.05 -.000948 4,072
Alaska........................... 185 22 4 12.1 2.1 29 5 15.7 2.3 0.18 -.001131 4,072
Arizona.......................... 1,604 347 40 21.6 2.3 480 47 30.0 2.6 1.23 -.000837 4,072
Arkansas......................... 669 125 18 18.6 2.5 165 21 24.7 2.8 0.68 -.001004 4,072
California....................... 9,638 1,781 93 18.5 0.9 2,306 105 23.9 1.0 1.25 -.000142 4,072
Colorado......................... 1,175 172 28 14.7 2.3 238 33 20.3 2.6 1.20 -.001057 4,072
Connecticut...................... 829 103 19 12.4 2.2 142 22 17.2 2.5 0.88 -.001037 4,072
Delaware......................... 195 28 5 14.2 2.4 36 6 18.5 2.6 0.22 -.001069 4,072
District of Columbia............. 111 43 5 38.6 4.0 49 6 44.2 4.0 0.18 -.001369 4,072
Florida.......................... 3,997 630 53 15.8 1.2 830 60 20.8 1.4 1.12 -.000257 4,072
Georgia.......................... 2,340 497 45 21.2 1.8 601 50 25.7 1.9 1.08 -.000489 4,072
Hawaii........................... 302 30 6 10.0 1.9 45 7 15.0 2.2 0.29 -.000942 4,072
Idaho............................ 393 49 8 12.4 2.0 74 10 18.8 2.4 0.36 -.001027 4,072
Illinois......................... 3,239 506 47 15.6 1.4 658 54 20.3 1.5 1.13 -.000365 4,072
Indiana.......................... 1,604 298 35 18.6 2.0 360 39 22.5 2.2 1.08 -.000708 4,072
Iowa............................. 676 98 17 14.5 2.4 138 20 20.3 2.7 0.77 -.001072 4,072
Kansas........................... 690 123 19 17.8 2.5 150 21 21.8 2.7 0.73 -.001104 4,072
Kentucky......................... 988 210 29 21.2 2.7 262 32 26.5 2.9 1.05 -.001040 4,072
Louisiana........................ 1,061 262 32 24.7 2.7 307 35 29.0 2.9 1.05 -.001044 4,072
Maine............................ 273 43 8 15.8 2.8 59 9 21.8 3.2 0.39 -.001215 4,072
Maryland......................... 1,374 183 29 13.3 2.0 222 31 16.1 2.1 1.13 -.000832 4,072
Massachusetts.................... 1,489 173 27 11.6 1.7 236 31 15.9 2.0 1.06 -.000685 4,072
Michigan......................... 2,537 415 42 16.3 1.5 508 46 20.0 1.7 1.09 -.000444 4,072
Minnesota........................ 1,214 122 23 10.0 1.8 150 25 12.3 2.0 1.07 -.000856 4,072
Mississippi...................... 744 228 25 30.7 2.9 274 27 36.8 3.0 0.71 -.001026 4,072
Missouri......................... 1,372 243 32 17.7 2.2 294 36 21.4 2.4 1.11 -.000790 4,072
Montana.......................... 212 42 6 19.8 2.7 57 7 26.8 3.0 0.24 -.001055 4,072
Nebraska......................... 434 53 10 12.3 2.2 72 11 16.5 2.4 0.46 -.001081 4,072
Nevada........................... 647 87 15 13.4 2.2 133 19 20.5 2.6 0.67 -.001117 4,072
New Hampshire.................... 295 16 5 5.5 1.6 28 6 9.4 2.0 0.34 -.001065 4,072
New Jersey....................... 2,138 188 29 8.8 1.3 273 35 12.8 1.5 1.12 -.000529 4,072
New Mexico....................... 493 122 16 24.7 3.0 145 18 29.4 3.2 0.58 -.001230 4,072
New York......................... 4,507 923 65 20.5 1.3 1,168 72 25.9 1.4 1.17 -.000251 4,072
North Carolina................... 2,182 400 42 18.3 1.8 511 47 23.4 1.9 1.11 -.000528 4,072
North Dakota..................... 141 19 3 13.3 2.3 28 4 20.1 2.7 0.16 -.001049 4,072
Ohio............................. 2,700 470 45 17.4 1.5 609 51 22.6 1.7 1.09 -.000393 4,072
Oklahoma......................... 847 176 25 20.8 2.7 230 28 27.2 2.9 0.91 -.001062 4,072
Oregon........................... 872 154 25 17.7 2.6 217 29 24.9 3.0 1.01 -.001133 4,072
Pennsylvania..................... 2,787 470 45 16.9 1.5 627 51 22.5 1.7 1.09 -.000363 4,072
Rhode Island..................... 249 45 7 18.1 2.7 56 8 22.6 2.9 0.30 -.001158 4,072
South Carolina................... 999 194 28 19.4 2.6 249 32 24.9 2.8 1.06 -.001029 4,072
South Dakota..................... 185 30 4 16.0 2.2 40 5 21.7 2.5 0.17 -.000908 4,072
Tennessee........................ 1,389 271 34 19.5 2.2 351 38 25.3 2.4 1.08 -.000743 4,072
Texas............................ 6,435 1,419 83 22.0 1.2 1,857 94 28.9 1.3 1.28 -.000229 4,072
Utah............................. 760 90 14 11.8 1.7 118 16 15.6 2.0 0.54 -.000889 4,072
Vermont.......................... 132 10 3 7.4 2.0 15 3 11.5 2.4 0.18 -.001186 4,072
Virginia......................... 1,816 226 31 12.5 1.6 291 35 16.0 1.8 1.08 -.000595 4,072
Washington....................... 1,511 226 32 14.9 2.0 284 36 18.8 2.2 1.15 -.000751 4,072
West Virginia.................... 383 82 11 21.4 2.6 113 13 29.6 2.9 0.39 -.000886 4,072
Wisconsin........................ 1,296 177 28 13.6 2.0 235 32 18.1 2.3 1.10 -.000818 4,072
Wyoming.......................... 116 16 3 13.7 2.5 21 4 18.4 2.8 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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