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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2006
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.......... 296,450 36,460 411 12.3 0.1 49,688 467 16.8 0.2 1.00 -.000018 5,282
Alabama................ 4,532 650 56 14.3 1.2 914 64 20.2 1.4 1.05 -.001218 5,282
Alaska................. 658 58 7 8.9 1.1 82 8 12.5 1.3 0.18 -.001465 5,282
Arizona................ 6,256 902 71 14.4 1.1 1,231 80 19.7 1.3 1.23 -.001048 5,282
Arkansas............... 2,748 487 38 17.7 1.4 669 43 24.3 1.6 0.68 -.001292 5,282
California............. 36,160 4,427 160 12.2 0.4 6,279 185 17.4 0.5 1.25 -.000183 5,282
Colorado............... 4,797 466 52 9.7 1.1 667 60 13.9 1.3 1.20 -.001341 5,282
Connecticut............ 3,457 275 34 8.0 1.0 376 39 10.9 1.1 0.88 -.001349 5,282
Delaware............... 858 80 9 9.3 1.1 98 10 11.5 1.2 0.22 -.001374 5,282
District of Columbia... 569 104 9 18.3 1.6 121 10 21.2 1.7 0.18 -.001675 5,282
Florida................ 18,029 2,068 104 11.5 0.6 2,883 120 16.0 0.7 1.12 -.000329 5,282
Georgia................ 9,334 1,172 76 12.6 0.8 1,585 87 17.0 0.9 1.08 -.000615 5,282
Hawaii................. 1,254 116 13 9.2 1.0 159 15 12.7 1.2 0.29 -.001230 5,282
Idaho.................. 1,472 141 16 9.5 1.1 233 19 15.8 1.3 0.36 -.001298 5,282
Illinois............... 12,633 1,338 85 10.6 0.7 1,838 97 14.5 0.8 1.13 -.000470 5,282
Indiana................ 6,334 674 59 10.6 0.9 845 65 13.3 1.0 1.08 -.000912 5,282
Iowa................... 2,913 301 33 10.3 1.1 420 38 14.4 1.3 0.77 -.001382 5,282
Kansas................. 2,719 349 34 12.8 1.3 457 38 16.8 1.4 0.73 -.001421 5,282
Kentucky............... 4,106 690 56 16.8 1.4 911 63 22.2 1.5 1.05 -.001339 5,282
Louisiana.............. 4,206 713 57 17.0 1.4 942 64 22.4 1.5 1.05 -.001318 5,282
Maine.................. 1,313 134 16 10.2 1.2 188 18 14.3 1.4 0.39 -.001578 5,282
Maryland............... 5,607 469 51 8.4 0.9 631 58 11.3 1.0 1.13 -.001079 5,282
Massachusetts.......... 6,324 758 61 12.0 1.0 953 67 15.1 1.1 1.06 -.000881 5,282
Michigan............... 9,953 1,323 81 13.3 0.8 1,749 91 17.6 0.9 1.09 -.000578 5,282
Minnesota.............. 5,145 422 47 8.2 0.9 588 54 11.4 1.1 1.07 -.001102 5,282
Mississippi............ 2,887 596 42 20.6 1.5 755 46 26.1 1.6 0.71 -.001311 5,282
Missouri............... 5,797 659 58 11.4 1.0 907 67 15.6 1.2 1.11 -.001017 5,282
Montana................ 930 125 12 13.5 1.3 174 13 18.7 1.4 0.24 -.001356 5,282
Nebraska............... 1,765 180 20 10.2 1.1 253 23 14.3 1.3 0.46 -.001394 5,282
Nevada................. 2,530 241 28 9.5 1.1 341 32 13.5 1.3 0.67 -.001407 5,282
New Hampshire.......... 1,308 71 11 5.4 0.8 114 14 8.7 1.0 0.34 -.001376 5,282
New Jersey............. 8,650 762 64 8.8 0.7 1,006 73 11.6 0.8 1.12 -.000686 5,282
New Mexico............. 1,939 328 29 16.9 1.5 414 32 21.4 1.6 0.58 -.001576 5,282
New York............... 19,021 2,668 119 14.0 0.6 3,487 133 18.3 0.7 1.17 -.000325 5,282
North Carolina......... 8,847 1,225 79 13.8 0.9 1,639 88 18.5 1.0 1.11 -.000670 5,282
North Dakota........... 615 70 7 11.4 1.2 91 8 14.8 1.3 0.16 -.001362 5,282
Ohio................... 11,297 1,371 83 12.1 0.7 1,881 95 16.7 0.8 1.09 -.000509 5,282
Oklahoma............... 3,489 531 47 15.2 1.3 770 54 22.1 1.5 0.91 -.001369 5,282
Oregon................. 3,705 439 45 11.8 1.2 619 52 16.7 1.4 1.01 -.001445 5,282
Pennsylvania........... 12,326 1,397 84 11.3 0.7 1,777 94 14.4 0.8 1.09 -.000470 5,282
Rhode Island........... 1,054 110 13 10.5 1.2 145 14 13.8 1.3 0.30 -.001515 5,282
South Carolina......... 4,224 474 49 11.2 1.1 742 59 17.6 1.4 1.06 -.001312 5,282
South Dakota........... 770 82 8 10.7 1.1 121 10 15.7 1.2 0.17 -.001169 5,282
Tennessee.............. 5,916 879 65 14.9 1.1 1,207 74 20.4 1.3 1.08 -.000952 5,282
Texas.................. 23,208 3,816 147 16.4 0.6 5,140 165 22.1 0.7 1.28 -.000290 5,282
Utah................... 2,536 235 25 9.3 1.0 357 30 14.1 1.2 0.54 -.001112 5,282
Vermont................ 618 48 6 7.8 1.0 72 8 11.6 1.3 0.18 -.001536 5,282
Virginia............... 7,532 651 58 8.6 0.8 878 66 11.7 0.9 1.08 -.000765 5,282
Washington............. 6,310 502 53 8.0 0.8 779 64 12.3 1.0 1.15 -.000957 5,282
West Virginia.......... 1,810 277 22 15.3 1.2 373 25 20.6 1.4 0.39 -.001148 5,282
Wisconsin.............. 5,471 555 54 10.1 1.0 760 62 13.9 1.1 1.10 -.001058 5,282
Wyoming................ 516 51 6 10.0 1.2 66 7 12.7 1.3 0.15 -.001552 5,282
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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