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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2007

Below 100% and 125% of Poverty -- Families /10

[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
Families /10

WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States 77,908 7,623 112 9.8 0.1 10,551 137 13.5 0.1 1.00 0.000052 1,243
Alabama 1,239 143 14 11.6 1.0 182 15 14.7 1.1 1.05 0.000055 1,243
Alaska 169 8 1 4.9 0.8 11 2 6.8 0.9 0.18 0.000009 1,243
Arizona 1,617 173 16 10.7 1.0 229 19 14.1 1.1 1.23 0.000064 1,243
Arkansas 788 89 9 11.3 1.0 119 10 15.1 1.2 0.68 0.000035 1,243
California 8,821 885 38 10.0 0.4 1,306 46 14.8 0.5 1.25 0.000065 1,243
Colorado 1,270 100 12 7.9 0.9 135 14 10.6 1.1 1.20 0.000062 1,243
Connecticut 901 59 8 6.5 0.9 80 9 8.9 1.0 0.88 0.000046 1,243
Delaware 229 14 2 6.3 0.8 22 2 9.5 1.0 0.22 0.000011 1,243
District of Columbia 113 18 2 15.8 1.6 22 2 19.4 1.8 0.18 0.000009 1,243
Florida 4,797 439 25 9.2 0.5 617 30 12.9 0.6 1.12 0.000058 1,243
Georgia 2,555 290 20 11.4 0.7 385 23 15.1 0.8 1.08 0.000056 1,243
Hawaii 316 17 2 5.5 0.8 24 3 7.5 0.9 0.29 0.000015 1,243
Idaho 414 32 4 7.8 0.9 46 5 11.2 1.0 0.36 0.000019 1,243
Illinois 3,268 261 19 8.0 0.6 383 23 11.7 0.7 1.13 0.000059 1,243
Indiana 1,705 172 15 10.1 0.8 219 17 12.8 0.9 1.08 0.000056 1,243
Iowa 824 50 7 6.1 0.8 64 8 7.8 0.9 0.77 0.000040 1,243
Kansas 728 71 8 9.8 1.1 97 9 13.3 1.2 0.73 0.000038 1,243
Kentucky 1,171 155 14 13.2 1.1 222 17 18.9 1.3 1.05 0.000055 1,243
Louisiana 1,117 161 15 14.4 1.2 212 17 19.0 1.3 1.05 0.000055 1,243
Maine 365 27 4 7.3 0.9 35 4 9.7 1.1 0.39 0.000020 1,243
Maryland 1,424 95 12 6.7 0.8 117 13 8.2 0.9 1.13 0.000059 1,243
Massachusetts 1,585 145 14 9.1 0.8 179 15 11.3 0.9 1.06 0.000055 1,243
Michigan 2,716 222 17 8.2 0.6 310 21 11.4 0.7 1.09 0.000057 1,243
Minnesota 1,321 81 10 6.1 0.8 110 12 8.3 0.9 1.07 0.000056 1,243
Mississippi 761 137 11 18.0 1.3 171 12 22.4 1.4 0.71 0.000037 1,243
Missouri 1,571 143 14 9.1 0.9 201 17 12.8 1.0 1.11 0.000058 1,243
Montana 248 20 2 7.9 0.9 29 3 11.7 1.1 0.24 0.000012 1,243
Nebraska 453 31 4 6.7 0.9 49 5 10.8 1.1 0.46 0.000024 1,243
Nevada 630 41 6 6.6 0.9 60 7 9.5 1.1 0.67 0.000035 1,243
New Hampshire 356 14 2 3.9 0.7 21 3 5.8 0.8 0.34 0.000018 1,243
New Jersey 2,189 143 14 6.5 0.6 230 18 10.5 0.8 1.12 0.000058 1,243
New Mexico 492 54 6 11.0 1.2 77 7 15.7 1.4 0.58 0.000030 1,243
New York 4,815 590 30 12.3 0.6 802 35 16.7 0.6 1.17 0.000061 1,243
North Carolina 2,486 314 21 12.6 0.8 422 24 17.0 0.9 1.11 0.000058 1,243
North Dakota 169 12 2 7.2 0.9 17 2 9.8 1.0 0.16 0.000008 1,243
Ohio 3,033 300 20 9.9 0.6 383 23 12.6 0.7 1.09 0.000057 1,243
Oklahoma 965 97 11 10.1 1.0 147 13 15.3 1.2 0.91 0.000047 1,243
Oregon 935 84 10 9.0 1.0 118 12 12.7 1.2 1.01 0.000053 1,243
Pennsylvania 3,264 264 19 8.1 0.6 371 23 11.4 0.6 1.09 0.000057 1,243
Rhode Island 275 20 3 7.3 1.0 28 3 10.1 1.1 0.30 0.000016 1,243
South Carolina 1,221 135 13 11.0 1.0 188 16 15.4 1.2 1.06 0.000055 1,243
South Dakota 214 13 2 5.9 0.7 21 2 9.9 0.9 0.17 0.000009 1,243
Tennessee 1,718 193 16 11.2 0.9 283 20 16.4 1.0 1.08 0.000056 1,243
Texas 6,007 813 37 13.5 0.6 1,106 43 18.4 0.6 1.28 0.000067 1,243
Utah 677 55 6 8.1 0.9 80 7 11.8 1.0 0.54 0.000028 1,243
Vermont 161 11 2 6.8 0.9 15 2 9.2 1.1 0.18 0.000009 1,243
Virginia 2,083 131 13 6.3 0.6 203 17 9.8 0.8 1.08 0.000056 1,243
Washington 1,672 120 13 7.2 0.8 169 16 10.1 0.9 1.15 0.000060 1,243
West Virginia 517 61 5 11.8 1.0 74 6 14.3 1.1 0.39 0.000020 1,243
Wisconsin 1,406 110 12 7.8 0.8 149 14 10.6 1.0 1.10 0.000057 1,243
Wyoming 140 11 1 7.8 1.0 14 2 9.8 1.1 0.15 0.000008 1,243
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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