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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2007

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]

 

    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
Related Children 5 to 17


WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States 52,833 8,727 178 16.5 0.3 11,704 202 22.2 0.4 1.00 -.000050 4,072
Alabama 782 188 28 24.1 3.2 216 30 27.7 3.3 1.05 -.000935 4,072
Alaska 136 10 3 7.3 1.9 14 3 10.1 2.2 0.18 -.001106 4,072
Arizona 1,221 239 34 19.6 2.5 295 38 24.2 2.7 1.23 -.000790 4,072
Arkansas 512 94 16 18.4 2.9 129 18 25.2 3.2 0.68 -.000990 4,072
California 6,737 1,123 74 16.7 1.0 1,645 89 24.4 1.2 1.25 -.000141 4,072
Colorado 857 98 22 11.4 2.4 122 24 14.2 2.6 1.20 -.001010 4,072
Connecticut 606 75 16 12.3 2.5 92 18 15.1 2.8 0.88 -.001040 4,072
Delaware 145 17 4 11.4 2.5 24 5 16.7 2.9 0.22 -.001045 4,072
District of Columbia 74 22 4 (B) 4.6 29 5 (B) 4.9 0.18 -.001267 4,072
Florida 2,962 499 47 16.9 1.5 664 54 22.4 1.6 1.12 -.000253 4,072
Georgia 1,800 327 37 18.2 1.9 432 43 24.0 2.1 1.08 -.000465 4,072
Hawaii 205 22 5 10.8 2.4 33 6 16.2 2.8 0.29 -.000945 4,072
Idaho 280 35 7 12.5 2.4 48 8 17.3 2.7 0.36 -.000980 4,072
Illinois 2,194 294 36 13.4 1.6 397 42 18.1 1.8 1.13 -.000362 4,072
Indiana 1,153 195 29 16.9 2.3 250 32 21.7 2.5 1.08 -.000701 4,072
Iowa 495 52 13 10.5 2.4 59 14 12.0 2.6 0.77 -.001063 4,072
Kansas 487 66 14 13.5 2.7 91 16 18.6 3.0 0.73 -.001089 4,072
Kentucky 737 145 25 19.7 3.0 203 29 27.5 3.4 1.05 -.001024 4,072
Louisiana 770 155 25 20.2 3.0 195 28 25.4 3.2 1.05 -.001013 4,072
Maine 204 26 6 12.8 2.9 33 7 16.4 3.3 0.39 -.001219 4,072
Maryland 999 103 22 10.3 2.1 119 23 11.9 2.2 1.13 -.000831 4,072
Massachusetts 1,052 157 26 15.0 2.3 199 29 18.9 2.5 1.06 -.000678 4,072
Michigan 1,784 270 34 15.1 1.8 369 40 20.7 2.0 1.09 -.000447 4,072
Minnesota 857 99 21 11.6 2.3 126 23 14.7 2.5 1.07 -.000845 4,072
Mississippi 527 172 22 32.6 3.5 206 24 39.0 3.6 0.71 -.001009 4,072
Missouri 1,038 218 31 21.0 2.7 272 34 26.2 2.9 1.11 -.000780 4,072
Montana 154 19 4 12.4 2.6 28 5 18.2 3.1 0.24 -.001030 4,072
Nebraska 321 37 8 11.4 2.4 49 9 15.4 2.8 0.46 -.001071 4,072
Nevada 442 50 12 11.2 2.5 74 14 16.7 2.9 0.67 -.001058 4,072
New Hampshire 226 11 4 4.7 1.6 16 5 7.1 2.0 0.34 -.001063 4,072
New Jersey 1,495 143 25 9.6 1.6 253 33 16.9 2.1 1.12 -.000531 4,072
New Mexico 352 48 11 13.6 2.8 72 13 20.5 3.3 0.58 -.001206 4,072
New York 3,234 624 54 19.3 1.5 854 62 26.4 1.7 1.17 -.000250 4,072
North Carolina 1,595 327 38 20.5 2.1 442 44 27.7 2.4 1.11 -.000503 4,072
North Dakota 106 10 3 9.5 2.3 17 3 15.6 2.8 0.16 -.001044 4,072
Ohio 1,976 320 37 16.2 1.7 412 42 20.8 1.9 1.09 -.000393 4,072
Oklahoma 672 114 20 16.9 2.8 166 24 24.8 3.2 0.91 -.001043 4,072
Oregon 624 89 19 14.3 2.8 117 22 18.7 3.2 1.01 -.001102 4,072
Pennsylvania 1,963 280 35 14.3 1.7 382 41 19.4 1.9 1.09 -.000363 4,072
Rhode Island 163 20 5 12.1 2.8 25 6 15.7 3.2 0.30 -.001177 4,072
South Carolina 759 144 25 19.0 3.0 196 28 25.9 3.3 1.06 -.000992 4,072
South Dakota 140 16 3 11.7 2.3 23 4 16.5 2.6 0.17 -.000883 4,072
Tennessee 1,055 203 29 19.3 2.5 278 34 26.4 2.8 1.08 -.000721 4,072
Texas 4,564 1,024 71 22.4 1.4 1,272 79 27.9 1.5 1.28 -.000220 4,072
Utah 556 57 11 10.3 1.9 93 14 16.7 2.3 0.54 -.000825 4,072
Vermont 91 9 3 10.1 2.7 11 3 12.0 2.9 0.18 -.001191 4,072
Virginia 1,290 159 26 12.3 1.9 224 31 17.3 2.2 1.08 -.000583 4,072
Washington 1,123 115 23 10.2 2.0 179 29 16.0 2.4 1.15 -.000728 4,072
West Virginia 285 65 10 22.9 3.1 77 11 27.2 3.3 0.39 -.000888 4,072
Wisconsin 941 132 24 14.0 2.4 168 27 17.9 2.6 1.10 -.000809 4,072
Wyoming 92 9 2 9.9 2.4 12 3 12.9 2.7 0.15 -.001174 4,072
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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