Poverty Status by State: 2004
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]
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Below 100% of Poverty /5 Below 125% of Poverty /5
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income Standard Standard Standard Standard
levels Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 Number error /19 Percent /6 error /19 State A B
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All Ages /1
WEIGHTED PERSON COUNT
United States.................... 290,605 36,997 413 12.7 0.1 49,666 467 17.1 0.2 1.00 -.000018 5,282
Alabama.......................... 4,507 763 59 16.9 1.3 1,002 66 22.2 1.5 1.05 -.001242 5,282
Alaska........................... 648 59 7 9.2 1.1 87 8 13.4 1.3 0.18 -.001493 5,282
Arizona.......................... 5,763 830 68 14.4 1.2 1,090 76 18.9 1.3 1.23 -.001128 5,282
Arkansas......................... 2,722 412 35 15.1 1.3 588 41 21.6 1.5 0.68 -.001323 5,282
California....................... 35,768 4,743 165 13.3 0.5 6,526 188 18.2 0.5 1.25 -.000185 5,282
Colorado......................... 4,516 450 51 10.0 1.1 614 58 13.6 1.3 1.20 -.001392 5,282
Connecticut...................... 3,487 348 38 10.0 1.1 471 43 13.5 1.2 0.88 -.001347 5,282
Delaware......................... 826 75 9 9.1 1.1 109 10 13.1 1.3 0.22 -.001411 5,282
District of Columbia............. 545 91 8 16.7 1.6 127 10 23.2 1.8 0.18 -.001769 5,282
Florida.......................... 17,417 2,026 103 11.6 0.6 2,855 119 16.4 0.7 1.12 -.000341 5,282
Georgia.......................... 8,699 1,139 75 13.1 0.9 1,583 86 18.2 1.0 1.08 -.000655 5,282
Hawaii........................... 1,245 105 12 8.4 1.0 139 14 11.1 1.1 0.29 -.001255 5,282
Idaho............................ 1,373 136 15 9.9 1.1 198 18 14.4 1.3 0.36 -.001372 5,282
Illinois......................... 12,566 1,534 90 12.2 0.7 1,989 100 15.8 0.8 1.13 -.000475 5,282
Indiana.......................... 6,121 712 60 11.6 1.0 976 68 16.0 1.1 1.08 -.000925 5,282
Iowa............................. 2,902 314 34 10.8 1.2 442 39 15.2 1.3 0.77 -.001397 5,282
Kansas........................... 2,669 304 32 11.4 1.2 398 36 14.9 1.4 0.73 -.001438 5,282
Kentucky......................... 4,068 719 57 17.7 1.4 942 63 23.1 1.6 1.05 -.001360 5,282
Louisiana........................ 4,420 737 58 16.7 1.3 944 64 21.3 1.5 1.05 -.001255 5,282
Maine............................ 1,290 150 17 11.6 1.3 204 19 15.8 1.5 0.39 -.001580 5,282
Maryland......................... 5,537 545 54 9.8 1.0 689 60 12.4 1.1 1.13 -.001087 5,282
Massachusetts.................... 6,366 586 55 9.2 0.9 811 63 12.7 1.0 1.06 -.000885 5,282
Michigan......................... 9,938 1,320 81 13.3 0.8 1,702 90 17.1 0.9 1.09 -.000576 5,282
Minnesota........................ 5,119 358 43 7.0 0.8 491 50 9.6 1.0 1.07 -.001117 5,282
Mississippi...................... 2,862 532 40 18.6 1.4 717 45 25.0 1.6 0.71 -.001319 5,282
Missouri......................... 5,609 687 59 12.2 1.1 942 68 16.8 1.2 1.11 -.001035 5,282
Montana.......................... 908 128 12 14.1 1.3 183 14 20.1 1.5 0.24 -.001384 5,282
Nebraska......................... 1,724 163 19 9.4 1.1 261 23 15.1 1.3 0.46 -.001411 5,282
Nevada........................... 2,384 259 29 10.9 1.2 342 32 14.3 1.4 0.67 -.001496 5,282
New Hampshire.................... 1,291 70 11 5.4 0.8 103 13 8.0 1.0 0.34 -.001390 5,282
New Jersey....................... 8,655 692 61 8.0 0.7 913 70 10.6 0.8 1.12 -.000686 5,282
New Mexico....................... 1,899 313 28 16.5 1.5 411 31 21.6 1.7 0.58 -.001619 5,282
New York......................... 19,005 2,844 122 15.0 0.6 3,541 133 18.6 0.7 1.17 -.000326 5,282
North Carolina................... 8,418 1,226 78 14.6 0.9 1,607 87 19.1 1.0 1.11 -.000698 5,282
North Dakota..................... 627 61 7 9.7 1.1 88 8 14.0 1.3 0.16 -.001366 5,282
Ohio............................. 11,259 1,310 82 11.6 0.7 1,762 93 15.7 0.8 1.09 -.000510 5,282
Oklahoma......................... 3,444 372 40 10.8 1.2 560 47 16.3 1.4 0.91 -.001396 5,282
Oregon........................... 3,572 419 44 11.7 1.2 606 52 17.0 1.5 1.01 -.001495 5,282
Pennsylvania..................... 12,144 1,374 84 11.3 0.7 1,883 96 15.5 0.8 1.09 -.000471 5,282
Rhode Island..................... 1,056 121 13 11.5 1.2 166 15 15.8 1.4 0.30 -.001492 5,282
South Carolina................... 4,120 614 54 14.9 1.3 810 60 19.7 1.5 1.06 -.001355 5,282
South Dakota..................... 751 101 9 13.4 1.2 136 10 18.0 1.3 0.17 -.001185 5,282
Tennessee........................ 5,847 929 67 15.9 1.1 1,236 75 21.1 1.3 1.08 -.000978 5,282
Texas............................ 22,280 3,674 144 16.5 0.6 4,835 160 21.7 0.7 1.28 -.000304 5,282
Utah............................. 2,391 236 25 9.9 1.0 310 28 13.0 1.2 0.54 -.001195 5,282
Vermont.......................... 616 48 7 7.9 1.1 76 8 12.3 1.3 0.18 -.001542 5,282
Virginia......................... 7,373 689 60 9.3 0.8 980 70 13.3 0.9 1.08 -.000783 5,282
Washington....................... 6,114 701 61 11.5 1.0 966 70 15.8 1.1 1.15 -.000989 5,282
West Virginia.................... 1,792 254 21 14.2 1.2 364 24 20.3 1.4 0.39 -.001151 5,282
Wisconsin........................ 5,458 673 59 12.3 1.1 823 64 15.1 1.2 1.10 -.001066 5,282
Wyoming.......................... 496 49 6 9.9 1.2 69 7 13.9 1.4 0.15 -.001583 5,282
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2005 Annual Social and Economic Supplement.
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