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POV46: Poverty Status by State: 2007

Below 185% and 200% 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 185% of poverty /5 Below 200% 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 82,740 560 27.7 0.2 91,081 576 30.5 0.2 1.00 -.000018 5,282
Alabama 4,566 1,458 74 31.9 1.6 1,549 75 33.9 1.7 1.05 -.001213 5,282
Alaska 675 129 10 19.1 1.5 143 10 21.3 1.5 0.18 -.001435 5,282
Arizona 6,365 2,073 95 32.6 1.5 2,191 97 34.4 1.5 1.23 -.001024 5,282
Arkansas 2,803 921 47 32.9 1.7 1,070 49 38.2 1.7 0.68 -.001284 5,282
California 36,247 10,843 224 29.9 0.6 11,837 229 32.7 0.6 1.25 -.000183 5,282
Colorado 4,872 1,025 72 21.0 1.5 1,169 75 24.0 1.5 1.20 -.001310 5,282
Connecticut 3,471 673 50 19.4 1.4 728 52 21.0 1.5 0.88 -.001349 5,282
Delaware 861 202 13 23.5 1.6 224 14 26.0 1.6 0.22 -.001356 5,282
District of Columbia 580 179 11 30.9 1.9 195 11 33.5 1.9 0.18 -.001643 5,282
Florida 18,044 5,202 148 28.8 0.8 5,724 152 31.7 0.8 1.12 -.000328 5,282
Georgia 9,486 2,846 107 30.0 1.1 3,096 109 32.6 1.1 1.08 -.000603 5,282
Hawaii 1,264 235 17 18.6 1.4 263 18 20.8 1.4 0.29 -.001225 5,282
Idaho 1,501 383 23 25.5 1.6 450 24 30.0 1.6 0.36 -.001271 5,282
Illinois 12,680 3,180 119 25.1 0.9 3,600 124 28.4 1.0 1.13 -.000470 5,282
Indiana 6,258 1,576 82 25.2 1.3 1,795 86 28.7 1.4 1.08 -.000909 5,282
Iowa 2,965 648 45 21.8 1.5 718 47 24.2 1.6 0.77 -.001379 5,282
Kansas 2,720 765 46 28.1 1.7 832 47 30.6 1.7 0.73 -.001412 5,282
Kentucky 4,202 1,464 73 34.8 1.7 1,605 74 38.2 1.8 1.05 -.001328 5,282
Louisiana 4,186 1,370 72 32.7 1.7 1,502 73 35.9 1.7 1.05 -.001314 5,282
Maine 1,312 331 23 25.2 1.7 362 23 27.6 1.8 0.39 -.001581 5,282
Maryland 5,560 998 70 17.9 1.3 1,130 73 20.3 1.3 1.13 -.001078 5,282
Massachusetts 6,336 1,447 79 22.8 1.2 1,563 81 24.7 1.3 1.06 -.000879 5,282
Michigan 9,919 2,480 103 25.0 1.0 2,802 108 28.3 1.1 1.09 -.000580 5,282
Minnesota 5,188 1,066 69 20.5 1.3 1,243 73 24.0 1.4 1.07 -.001096 5,282
Mississippi 2,895 1,171 51 40.4 1.8 1,247 51 43.1 1.8 0.71 -.001309 5,282
Missouri 5,783 1,562 82 27.0 1.4 1,764 85 30.5 1.5 1.11 -.001012 5,282
Montana 938 272 16 29.0 1.7 310 16 33.1 1.7 0.24 -.001336 5,282
Nebraska 1,751 428 28 24.4 1.6 456 29 26.0 1.6 0.46 -.001389 5,282
Nevada 2,566 624 41 24.3 1.6 693 42 27.0 1.6 0.67 -.001372 5,282
New Hampshire 1,312 199 17 15.1 1.3 223 18 17.0 1.4 0.34 -.001378 5,282
New Jersey 8,548 1,756 91 20.5 1.1 1,951 94 22.8 1.1 1.12 -.000689 5,282
New Mexico 1,941 615 36 31.7 1.8 664 37 34.2 1.9 0.58 -.001565 5,282
New York 19,021 5,548 156 29.2 0.8 6,071 160 31.9 0.8 1.17 -.000325 5,282
North Carolina 9,170 2,865 107 31.2 1.2 3,177 110 34.6 1.2 1.11 -.000653 5,282
North Dakota 614 159 10 25.9 1.6 177 10 28.9 1.7 0.16 -.001354 5,282
Ohio 11,280 3,003 113 26.6 1.0 3,257 116 28.9 1.0 1.09 -.000510 5,282
Oklahoma 3,551 1,185 62 33.4 1.7 1,289 63 36.3 1.8 0.91 -.001353 5,282
Oregon 3,761 995 62 26.5 1.7 1,149 65 30.6 1.7 1.01 -.001429 5,282
Pennsylvania 12,297 3,066 115 24.9 0.9 3,409 119 27.7 1.0 1.09 -.000471 5,282
Rhode Island 1,042 243 17 23.3 1.6 276 18 26.4 1.7 0.30 -.001527 5,282
South Carolina 4,380 1,333 72 30.4 1.6 1,453 74 33.2 1.7 1.06 -.001287 5,282
South Dakota 787 187 11 23.8 1.4 213 12 27.1 1.5 0.17 -.001146 5,282
Tennessee 6,137 2,042 88 33.3 1.4 2,231 90 36.4 1.5 1.08 -.000935 5,282
Texas 23,653 7,999 189 33.8 0.8 8,603 193 36.4 0.8 1.28 -.000285 5,282
Utah 2,651 690 38 26.0 1.4 755 39 28.5 1.5 0.54 -.001071 5,282
Vermont 613 157 11 25.7 1.7 176 11 28.7 1.8 0.18 -.001544 5,282
Virginia 7,678 1,706 87 22.2 1.1 1,892 90 24.6 1.2 1.08 -.000757 5,282
Washington 6,503 1,456 83 22.4 1.3 1,642 86 25.3 1.3 1.15 -.000944 5,282
West Virginia 1,793 567 28 31.6 1.6 627 29 35.0 1.6 0.39 -.001152 5,282
Wisconsin 5,458 1,278 76 23.4 1.4 1,430 79 26.2 1.4 1.10 -.001049 5,282
Wyoming 518 141 9 27.2 1.7 154 9 29.8 1.8 0.15 -.001522 5,282
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.

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