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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 5b: Percentage of population age 17 years or younger in poverty by state: 1991

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          State                                   Total
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          Alabama                                  24.6
          Alaska                                   13.9
          Arizona                                  22.1
          Arkansas                                 24.9
          California                               21.7
          
          Colorado                                 17.1
          Connecticut                              10.2
          Delaware                                 11.7
          District of Columbia                     29.5
          Florida                                  22.9
          
          Georgia                                  24.3
          Hawaii                                   17.4
          Idaho                                    17.0
          Illinois                                 20.9
          Indiana                                  18.9
          
          Iowa                                     12.3
          Kansas                                   13.9
          Kentucky                                 23.2
          Louisiana                                32.8
          Maine                                    18.7
          
          Maryland                                 14.5
          Massachusetts                            15.9
          Michigan                                 20.5
          Minnesota                                18.5
          Mississippi                              33.9
          
          Missouri                                 18.4
          Montana                                  20.7
          Nebraska                                 14.4
          Nevada                                   14.2
          New Hampshire                             8.7
          
          New Jersey                               13.4
          New Mexico                               28.7
          New York                                 22.5
          North Carolina                           18.9
          North Dakota                             15.5
          
          Ohio                                     17.3
          Oklahoma                                 21.7
          Oregon                                   14.3
          Pennsylvania                             16.2
          Rhode Island                             14.0
          
          South Carolina                           23.9
          South Dakota                             17.1
          Tennessee                                25.8
          Texas                                    24.1
          Utah                                     12.1
          
          Vermont                                  13.2
          Virginia                                 14.4
          Washington                               12.5
          West Virginia                            26.4
          Wisconsin                                12.7
          Wyoming                                  12.6
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SOURCE: The Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Kids Count Data Book, 1994, Appendix 2 (based on U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Survey, March 1991).



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