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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2007

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]

 

    Below 100% of poverty /5 Below 125% of poverty /5  
All income levels Number Standard error /19 Percent Standard error /19 Number Standard error /19 Percent Standard error /19 State Factors A Parameter B Parameter
All Ages /1

WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States 298,699 37,276 415 12.5 0.1 50,876 471 17.0 0.2 1.00 -.000018 5,282
Alabama 4,566 662 56 14.5 1.2 838 62 18.4 1.3 1.05 -.001213 5,282
Alaska 675 51 7 7.6 1.0 70 8 10.4 1.1 0.18 -.001435 5,282
Arizona 6,365 912 71 14.3 1.1 1,170 79 18.4 1.2 1.23 -.001024 5,282
Arkansas 2,803 387 35 13.8 1.2 523 39 18.6 1.4 0.68 -.001284 5,282
California 36,247 4,589 163 12.7 0.4 6,746 190 18.6 0.5 1.25 -.000183 5,282
Colorado 4,872 478 52 9.8 1.1 632 59 13.0 1.2 1.20 -.001310 5,282
Connecticut 3,471 309 36 8.9 1.0 408 41 11.8 1.2 0.88 -.001349 5,282
Delaware 861 80 9 9.3 1.1 116 11 13.5 1.3 0.22 -.001356 5,282
District of Columbia 580 104 9 18.0 1.6 130 10 22.4 1.7 0.18 -.001643 5,282
Florida 18,044 2,250 108 12.5 0.6 3,061 123 17.0 0.7 1.12 -.000328 5,282
Georgia 9,486 1,294 80 13.6 0.8 1,742 90 18.4 0.9 1.08 -.000603 5,282
Hawaii 1,264 94 12 7.5 0.9 127 13 10.1 1.0 0.29 -.001225 5,282
Idaho 1,501 149 16 9.9 1.1 217 19 14.5 1.3 0.36 -.001271 5,282
Illinois 12,680 1,262 82 10.0 0.6 1,774 95 14.0 0.8 1.13 -.000470 5,282
Indiana 6,258 740 61 11.8 1.0 975 69 15.6 1.1 1.08 -.000909 5,282
Iowa 2,965 264 31 8.9 1.1 347 35 11.7 1.2 0.77 -.001379 5,282
Kansas 2,720 319 33 11.7 1.2 455 38 16.7 1.4 0.73 -.001412 5,282
Kentucky 4,202 653 55 15.5 1.3 911 63 21.7 1.5 1.05 -.001328 5,282
Louisiana 4,186 673 56 16.1 1.3 876 62 20.9 1.5 1.05 -.001314 5,282
Maine 1,312 142 16 10.9 1.2 194 18 14.8 1.4 0.39 -.001581 5,282
Maryland 5,560 491 52 8.8 0.9 605 57 10.9 1.0 1.13 -.001078 5,282
Massachusetts 6,336 707 59 11.2 0.9 875 65 13.8 1.0 1.06 -.000879 5,282
Michigan 9,919 1,076 74 10.8 0.7 1,465 85 14.8 0.9 1.09 -.000580 5,282
Minnesota 5,188 482 50 9.3 1.0 622 56 12.0 1.1 1.07 -.001096 5,282
Mississippi 2,895 655 44 22.6 1.5 820 47 28.3 1.6 0.71 -.001309 5,282
Missouri 5,783 742 62 12.8 1.1 987 69 17.1 1.2 1.11 -.001012 5,282
Montana 938 122 12 13.0 1.2 167 13 17.8 1.4 0.24 -.001336 5,282
Nebraska 1,751 174 20 9.9 1.1 253 23 14.4 1.3 0.46 -.001389 5,282
Nevada 2,566 250 28 9.7 1.1 344 33 13.4 1.3 0.67 -.001372 5,282
New Hampshire 1,312 76 11 5.8 0.9 110 13 8.4 1.0 0.34 -.001378 5,282
New Jersey 8,548 742 63 8.7 0.7 1,123 76 13.1 0.9 1.12 -.000689 5,282
New Mexico 1,941 271 27 14.0 1.4 387 31 19.9 1.6 0.58 -.001565 5,282
New York 19,021 2,757 121 14.5 0.6 3,774 137 19.8 0.7 1.17 -.000325 5,282
North Carolina 9,170 1,423 84 15.5 0.9 1,920 94 20.9 1.0 1.11 -.000653 5,282
North Dakota 614 57 7 9.3 1.1 84 8 13.7 1.3 0.16 -.001354 5,282
Ohio 11,280 1,446 85 12.8 0.8 1,869 95 16.6 0.8 1.09 -.000510 5,282
Oklahoma 3,551 476 45 13.4 1.3 704 52 19.8 1.5 0.91 -.001353 5,282
Oregon 3,761 481 47 12.8 1.3 644 53 17.1 1.4 1.01 -.001429 5,282
Pennsylvania 12,297 1,273 81 10.4 0.7 1,754 93 14.3 0.8 1.09 -.000471 5,282
Rhode Island 1,042 99 12 9.5 1.1 131 13 12.6 1.3 0.30 -.001527 5,282
South Carolina 4,380 617 54 14.1 1.2 873 63 19.9 1.4 1.06 -.001287 5,282
South Dakota 787 74 8 9.4 1.0 118 9 15.0 1.2 0.17 -.001146 5,282
Tennessee 6,137 906 66 14.8 1.1 1,246 75 20.3 1.2 1.08 -.000935 5,282
Texas 23,653 3,903 148 16.5 0.6 5,163 165 21.8 0.7 1.28 -.000285 5,282
Utah 2,651 255 26 9.6 1.0 383 31 14.4 1.2 0.54 -.001071 5,282
Vermont 613 61 7 9.9 1.2 84 8 13.6 1.4 0.18 -.001544 5,282
Virginia 7,678 664 59 8.6 0.8 963 69 12.5 0.9 1.08 -.000757 5,282
Washington 6,503 661 60 10.2 0.9 883 68 13.6 1.0 1.15 -.000944 5,282
West Virginia 1,793 265 22 14.8 1.2 329 24 18.4 1.3 0.39 -.001152 5,282
Wisconsin 5,458 601 56 11.0 1.0 810 63 14.8 1.2 1.10 -.001049 5,282
Wyoming 518 56 6 10.9 1.2 74 7 14.3 1.4 0.15 -.001522 5,282
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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