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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2007

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]

 

    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
People Under 18

WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States 73,996 13,324 213 18.0 0.3 17,645 237 23.8 0.3 1.00 -.000050 4,072
Alabama 1,119 252 32 22.5 2.6 300 35 26.8 2.7 1.05 -.000935 4,072
Alaska 185 16 3 8.5 1.8 22 4 11.8 2.0 0.18 -.001106 4,072
Arizona 1,693 338 40 20.0 2.2 423 44 25.0 2.4 1.23 -.000790 4,072
Arkansas 718 137 19 19.1 2.4 195 22 27.1 2.8 0.68 -.000990 4,072
California 9,374 1,677 90 17.9 0.9 2,425 107 25.9 1.0 1.25 -.000141 4,072
Colorado 1,203 152 27 12.6 2.1 196 30 16.3 2.4 1.20 -.001010 4,072
Connecticut 814 112 20 13.8 2.3 136 22 16.7 2.5 0.88 -.001040 4,072
Delaware 208 27 5 13.1 2.2 39 6 18.6 2.6 0.22 -.001045 4,072
District of Columbia 111 32 5 29.2 3.7 41 5 36.6 3.9 0.18 -.001267 4,072
Florida 4,053 724 56 17.9 1.3 969 65 23.9 1.4 1.12 -.000253 4,072
Georgia 2,510 516 46 20.6 1.7 672 52 26.8 1.9 1.08 -.000465 4,072
Hawaii 288 33 6 11.6 2.0 45 7 15.8 2.3 0.29 -.000945 4,072
Idaho 414 52 9 12.6 2.0 76 10 18.4 2.3 0.36 -.000980 4,072
Illinois 3,171 454 45 14.3 1.3 620 52 19.6 1.5 1.13 -.000362 4,072
Indiana 1,588 299 35 18.8 2.1 376 39 23.7 2.2 1.08 -.000701 4,072
Iowa 704 95 17 13.5 2.3 109 18 15.5 2.4 0.77 -.001063 4,072
Kansas 708 123 19 17.4 2.5 168 22 23.7 2.8 0.73 -.001089 4,072
Kentucky 1,021 215 30 21.0 2.6 289 34 28.3 2.9 1.05 -.001024 4,072
Louisiana 1,086 247 32 22.7 2.6 298 34 27.5 2.8 1.05 -.001013 4,072
Maine 280 40 8 14.4 2.6 54 9 19.2 3.0 0.39 -.001219 4,072
Maryland 1,377 160 27 11.6 1.9 183 29 13.3 2.0 1.13 -.000831 4,072
Massachusetts 1,432 245 32 17.1 2.1 293 35 20.5 2.2 1.06 -.000678 4,072
Michigan 2,410 382 40 15.8 1.6 512 46 21.3 1.8 1.09 -.000447 4,072
Minnesota 1,244 170 27 13.7 2.0 211 30 17.0 2.2 1.07 -.000845 4,072
Mississippi 770 253 26 32.8 2.9 302 28 39.1 3.0 0.71 -.001009 4,072
Missouri 1,434 317 37 22.1 2.3 396 41 27.6 2.5 1.11 -.000780 4,072
Montana 218 34 6 15.7 2.4 47 7 21.8 2.8 0.24 -.001030 4,072
Nebraska 450 59 10 13.1 2.2 81 12 17.9 2.5 0.46 -.001071 4,072
Nevada 659 93 16 14.1 2.2 131 18 19.9 2.6 0.67 -.001058 4,072
New Hampshire 294 19 5 6.5 1.7 26 6 8.8 1.9 0.34 -.001063 4,072
New Jersey 2,083 222 31 10.7 1.4 360 40 17.3 1.8 1.12 -.000531 4,072
New Mexico 490 89 14 18.1 2.7 121 16 24.6 3.0 0.58 -.001206 4,072
New York 4,396 897 64 20.4 1.3 1,214 74 27.6 1.5 1.17 -.000250 4,072
North Carolina 2,234 469 45 21.0 1.8 623 51 27.9 2.0 1.11 -.000503 4,072
North Dakota 145 18 3 12.5 2.2 28 4 19.0 2.6 0.16 -.001044 4,072
Ohio 2,770 530 47 19.1 1.6 667 53 24.1 1.7 1.09 -.000393 4,072
Oklahoma 920 175 25 19.0 2.5 245 29 26.6 2.8 0.91 -.001043 4,072
Oregon 863 132 23 15.3 2.5 169 26 19.6 2.7 1.01 -.001102 4,072
Pennsylvania 2,759 408 42 14.8 1.4 536 48 19.4 1.6 1.09 -.000363 4,072
Rhode Island 237 37 7 15.7 2.6 47 7 19.9 2.9 0.30 -.001177 4,072
South Carolina 1,065 224 30 21.0 2.6 304 35 28.6 2.9 1.06 -.000992 4,072
South Dakota 197 29 4 14.5 2.1 40 5 20.4 2.4 0.17 -.000883 4,072
Tennessee 1,465 296 35 20.2 2.2 413 41 28.2 2.5 1.08 -.000721 4,072
Texas 6,669 1,665 90 25.0 1.2 2,060 99 30.9 1.3 1.28 -.000220 4,072
Utah 826 104 15 12.6 1.7 157 18 19.0 2.0 0.54 -.000825 4,072
Vermont 128 14 3 10.9 2.4 19 4 14.8 2.7 0.18 -.001191 4,072
Virginia 1,827 242 32 13.3 1.7 353 38 19.3 1.9 1.08 -.000583 4,072
Washington 1,551 181 29 11.6 1.8 258 34 16.6 2.0 1.15 -.000728 4,072
West Virginia 391 94 12 24.0 2.7 109 13 27.8 2.9 0.39 -.000888 4,072
Wisconsin 1,314 206 30 15.7 2.1 265 34 20.2 2.3 1.10 -.000809 4,072
Wyoming 127 16 3 12.7 2.3 20 3 16.0 2.5 0.15 -.001174 4,072
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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