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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2006
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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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
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States.......... 52,908 8,399 175 15.9 0.3 11,350 199 21.5 0.4 1.00 -.000050 4,072
Alabama................ 795 130 23 16.3 2.7 190 28 23.9 3.1 1.05 -.000939 4,072
Alaska................. 133 14 3 10.4 2.3 19 4 14.6 2.6 0.18 -.001130 4,072
Arizona................ 1,152 210 32 18.2 2.5 279 37 24.2 2.8 1.23 -.000808 4,072
Arkansas............... 501 106 17 21.2 3.0 151 20 30.1 3.4 0.68 -.000996 4,072
California............. 6,930 1,175 76 17.0 1.0 1,630 89 23.5 1.1 1.25 -.000141 4,072
Colorado............... 858 93 21 10.9 2.4 139 26 16.2 2.8 1.20 -.001034 4,072
Connecticut............ 593 51 13 8.6 2.2 68 16 11.5 2.5 0.88 -.001040 4,072
Delaware............... 147 16 4 10.5 2.4 21 4 14.4 2.7 0.22 -.001059 4,072
District of Columbia... 81 25 4 30.7 4.4 29 4 35.6 4.6 0.18 -.001291 4,072
Florida................ 2,953 380 41 12.9 1.3 546 49 18.5 1.5 1.12 -.000254 4,072
Georgia................ 1,684 308 36 18.3 2.0 393 41 23.4 2.2 1.08 -.000474 4,072
Hawaii................. 209 19 5 9.0 2.2 29 6 13.8 2.6 0.29 -.000948 4,072
Idaho.................. 282 33 7 11.8 2.3 54 9 19.3 2.8 0.36 -.001001 4,072
Illinois............... 2,290 320 38 14.0 1.6 448 45 19.6 1.8 1.13 -.000362 4,072
Indiana................ 1,155 130 24 11.3 2.0 169 27 14.6 2.2 1.08 -.000703 4,072
Iowa................... 502 65 14 13.0 2.7 94 17 18.7 3.1 0.77 -.001065 4,072
Kansas................. 484 79 15 16.4 2.9 93 16 19.1 3.1 0.73 -.001095 4,072
Kentucky............... 722 163 26 22.6 3.2 207 29 28.7 3.5 1.05 -.001032 4,072
Louisiana.............. 759 175 27 23.0 3.2 213 29 28.1 3.4 1.05 -.001016 4,072
Maine.................. 219 24 6 10.9 2.6 37 8 17.0 3.2 0.39 -.001216 4,072
Maryland............... 1,000 91 20 9.1 2.0 135 25 13.5 2.3 1.13 -.000832 4,072
Massachusetts.......... 1,067 130 23 12.2 2.1 167 26 15.6 2.3 1.06 -.000679 4,072
Michigan............... 1,817 323 37 17.8 1.9 427 43 23.5 2.1 1.09 -.000446 4,072
Minnesota.............. 900 89 20 9.9 2.1 109 22 12.1 2.3 1.07 -.000850 4,072
Mississippi............ 542 160 21 29.6 3.3 190 23 35.1 3.5 0.71 -.001011 4,072
Missouri............... 988 156 26 15.8 2.5 223 31 22.6 2.8 1.11 -.000784 4,072
Montana................ 148 22 5 15.2 2.9 30 5 20.6 3.3 0.24 -.001045 4,072
Nebraska............... 308 38 8 12.3 2.6 51 10 16.7 2.9 0.46 -.001075 4,072
Nevada................. 457 50 12 11.0 2.4 78 14 17.1 2.9 0.67 -.001085 4,072
New Hampshire.......... 222 11 4 4.9 1.7 20 5 9.1 2.3 0.34 -.001061 4,072
New Jersey............. 1,518 169 28 11.1 1.7 230 32 15.1 2.0 1.12 -.000529 4,072
New Mexico............. 392 85 14 21.6 3.2 105 15 26.7 3.4 0.58 -.001215 4,072
New York............... 3,340 632 54 18.9 1.5 842 62 25.2 1.6 1.17 -.000250 4,072
North Carolina......... 1,554 278 35 17.9 2.1 353 39 22.7 2.3 1.11 -.000516 4,072
North Dakota........... 102 12 3 11.4 2.5 16 3 15.6 2.9 0.16 -.001050 4,072
Ohio................... 1,962 315 37 16.1 1.7 418 42 21.3 1.9 1.09 -.000392 4,072
Oklahoma............... 654 126 21 19.2 3.0 196 26 29.9 3.4 0.91 -.001055 4,072
Oregon................. 608 92 19 15.2 2.9 125 22 20.6 3.3 1.01 -.001114 4,072
Pennsylvania........... 1,997 311 37 15.6 1.7 389 41 19.5 1.9 1.09 -.000363 4,072
Rhode Island........... 179 27 6 15.3 3.0 35 6 19.8 3.3 0.30 -.001168 4,072
South Carolina......... 752 106 21 14.1 2.6 166 26 22.1 3.1 1.06 -.001012 4,072
South Dakota........... 132 18 3 13.3 2.5 25 4 18.9 2.8 0.17 -.000901 4,072
Tennessee.............. 1,082 207 30 19.1 2.5 274 34 25.3 2.8 1.08 -.000734 4,072
Texas.................. 4,464 909 67 20.4 1.4 1,223 78 27.4 1.5 1.28 -.000224 4,072
Utah................... 547 63 12 11.5 2.0 98 14 17.8 2.4 0.54 -.000858 4,072
Vermont................ 104 8 2 8.1 2.3 12 3 11.1 2.6 0.18 -.001184 4,072
Virginia............... 1,232 135 24 11.0 1.9 177 28 14.4 2.1 1.08 -.000590 4,072
Washington............. 1,076 112 23 10.4 2.0 169 28 15.7 2.4 1.15 -.000738 4,072
West Virginia.......... 291 59 10 20.2 3.0 80 11 27.6 3.3 0.39 -.000885 4,072
Wisconsin.............. 934 137 24 14.7 2.5 164 27 17.6 2.6 1.10 -.000815 4,072
Wyoming................ 91 11 3 12.0 2.7 12 3 13.5 2.8 0.15 -.001197 4,072
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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