Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2001-2003

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Table 20.

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                         |         Median household         |  Percent of persons below|                      Poverty status of related children
                         |             income\1\            |     the poverty level    |                            5 to 17 years old\2\
                         |__________________________________|__________________________|____________________________________________________________________
                         |1990\3\ |2000\4\ |    2001-2003   |1990\3\|2000\4\|2001-2003 |         1990\3\      |         2000\4\      |          2003
State                    |________|________|________________|_______|_______|__________|______________________|______________________|______________________
                         |  Total |   Total|      Three-year| Total | Total |Three-year|  Number in|Percent in|  Number in|Percent in|  Number in|Percent in
                         |        |        |         average|       |       |   average|poverty (in|   poverty|poverty (in|   poverty|poverty (in|   poverty
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          | thousands)|          | thousands)|          | thousands)|
_________________________|________|________|________________|_______|_______|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________
1                        |      2 |       3|               4|      5|      6|         7|          8|         9|         10|        11|         12|        13
_________________________|________|________|________________|_______|_______|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________
   United States ........| $43,059| $46,354| $43,527  ($108)|   13.1|   12.4|12.1(0.12)|7,545 (7.8)|17.0(0.02)|7,974 (5.8)|15.4(0.01)|8,590 (177)|16.3 (0.3)
                         |________|________|________________|_______|_______|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________
Alabama .................|  33,806|  37,679|  37,419   (867)|   18.3|   16.1|15.1(0.85)|  178 (1.2)|23.2(0.16)|  165 (1.2)|20.3(0.11)|  174  (25)|21.8 (2.8)
Alaska ..................|  59,322|  56,926|  55,143   (994)|    9.0|    9.4| 9.0(0.67)|   11 (0.3)| 9.6(0.27)|   14 (0.3)|10.3(0.18)|   14   (3)| 9.8 (1.8)
Arizona .................|  39,454|  44,769|  42,062   (908)|   15.7|   13.9|13.9(0.85)|  136 (1.0)|20.3(0.15)|  171 (1.3)|17.8(0.11)|  193  (31)|18.2 (2.7)
Arkansas ................|  30,296|  35,524|  33,259   (645)|   19.1|   15.8|18.5(0.97)|  107 (0.9)|23.8(0.20)|   98 (0.6)|20.1(0.13)|  118  (17)|25.7 (3.2)
California ..............|  51,285|  52,424|  48,979   (550)|   12.5|   14.2|12.9(0.36)|  894 (3.3)|17.2(0.06)|1,217 (4.6)|18.5(0.04)|1,255  (91)|18.1 (1.2)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Colorado ................|  43,179|  52,104|  50,224   (920)|   11.7|    9.3| 9.4(0.61)|   82 (0.8)|13.7(0.13)|   79 (0.7)|10.0(0.08)|   95  (16)|11.6 (1.9)
Connecticut .............|  59,770|  59,535|  55,004   (992)|    6.8|    7.9| 7.9(0.55)|   50 (0.8)| 9.8(0.15)|   58 (0.7)| 9.6(0.10)|   59  (11)| 9.0 (1.6)
Delaware ................|  49,963|  52,301|  50,451 (1,090)|    8.7|    9.2| 7.7(0.67)|   12 (0.3)|11.0(0.27)|   15 (0.4)|10.9(0.22)|   17   (3)|11.5 (2.2)
District of Columbia ....|  44,020|  44,293|    ---     (†) |   16.9|   20.2|17.3(1.03)|   18 (0.4)|24.1(0.59)|   24 (0.4)|30.4(0.44)|   25   (4)|32.6 (4.1)
Florida .................|  39,373|  42,850|  38,572   (493)|   12.7|   12.5|12.7(0.49)|  344 (2.0)|17.5(0.10)|  434 (2.0)|16.6(0.07)|  537  (50)|18.4 (1.6)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Georgia .................|  41,576|  46,839|  43,535   (756)|   14.7|   13.0|12.0(0.79)|  228 (1.6)|18.9(0.14)|  248 (1.4)|16.1(0.09)|  263  (42)|16.8 (2.4)
Hawaii ..................|  55,627|  54,993|  49,839   (945)|    8.3|   10.7|10.7(0.73)|   20 (0.5)|10.5(0.25)|   27 (0.6)|12.9(0.18)|   26   (5)|11.3 (2.1)
Idaho ...................|  36,184|  41,473|  40,230   (736)|   13.3|   11.8|11.0(0.79)|   32 (0.5)|14.4(0.23)|   33 (0.6)|12.6(0.14)|   31   (6)|12.0 (2.2)
Illinois ................|  46,205|  51,428|  45,607   (664)|   11.9|   10.7|11.8(0.49)|  328 (1.6)|15.9(0.08)|  309 (1.5)|13.4(0.05)|  397  (42)|17.5 (1.7)
Indiana .................|  41,255|  45,883|  42,124   (625)|   10.7|    9.5| 9.2(0.61)|  132 (1.1)|12.8(0.10)|  119 (1.4)|10.6(0.08)|  129  (22)|11.7 (1.9)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Iowa ....................|  37,576|  43,567|  41,985   (764)|   11.5|    9.1| 8.5(0.61)|   65 (0.7)|12.6(0.14)|   50 (0.6)| 9.5(0.09)|   60  (11)|12.0 (2.1)
Kansas ..................|  39,098|  44,842|  43,622   (824)|   11.5|    9.9|10.3(0.67)|   59 (0.7)|12.8(0.15)|   53 (0.6)|10.4(0.10)|   63  (11)|12.3 (2.0)
Kentucky ................|  32,283|  37,168|  38,161   (652)|   19.0|   15.8|13.7(0.79)|  161 (1.1)|23.2(0.16)|  137 (1.0)|19.4(0.10)|  130  (21)|17.5 (2.5)
Louisiana ...............|  31,445|  35,947|  34,307   (852)|   23.6|   19.6|16.9(0.97)|  267 (1.6)|30.4(0.19)|  223 (1.1)|25.3(0.11)|  196  (28)|22.7 (2.9)
Maine ...................|  39,904|  41,107|  37,619   (649)|   10.8|   10.9|11.8(0.67)|   27 (0.4)|12.3(0.20)|   27 (0.5)|12.0(0.15)|   30   (5)|13.8 (2.1)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Maryland ................|  56,425|  58,357|  55,213 (1,061)|    8.3|    8.5| 7.7(0.55)|   82 (1.0)|10.5(0.12)|   96 (0.9)| 9.8(0.09)|   94  (19)| 9.3 (1.7)
Massachusetts ...........|  52,938|  55,746|  52,084   (874)|    8.9|    9.3| 9.7(0.61)|  112 (1.1)|12.2(0.12)|  122 (1.3)|11.4(0.08)|  120  (21)|10.9 (1.8)
Michigan ................|  44,440|  49,305|  45,176   (707)|   13.1|   10.5|10.8(0.55)|  288 (1.5)|16.7(0.09)|  238 (1.1)|12.7(0.05)|  250  (32)|13.9 (1.6)
Minnesota ...............|  44,281|  52,003|  54,480   (847)|   10.2|    7.9| 7.1(0.55)|   93 (0.8)|11.4(0.10)|   81 (0.7)| 8.7(0.06)|   81  (16)| 8.8 (1.7)
Mississippi .............|  28,847|  34,583|  31,887   (719)|   25.2|   19.9|17.9(1.03)|  177 (1.2)|32.6(0.21)|  146 (1.0)|26.0(0.13)|  129  (19)|23.6 (3.1)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Missouri ................|  37,767|  41,873|  43,492   (758)|   13.3|   11.7|10.1(0.67)|  150 (1.1)|16.2(0.12)|  148 (1.1)|14.4(0.08)|  136  (23)|13.3 (2.1)
Montana .................|  32,933|  36,453|  34,375   (734)|   16.1|   14.6|14.0(0.91)|   29 (0.5)|18.4(0.30)|   29 (0.5)|17.1(0.20)|   27   (5)|17.0 (2.9)
Nebraska ................|  37,271|  43,325|  44,357   (817)|   11.1|    9.7| 9.9(0.73)|   37 (0.6)|12.0(0.18)|   36 (0.6)|11.1(0.12)|   28   (6)| 8.6 (1.8)
Nevada ..................|  44,427|  49,210|  46,118   (911)|   10.2|   10.5| 9.0(0.61)|   23 (0.5)|11.7(0.26)|   44 (0.7)|12.3(0.16)|   59   (9)|13.7 (2.0)
New Hampshire ...........|  52,046|  54,603|  55,166   (809)|    6.4|    6.5| 6.0(0.49)|   12 (0.3)| 6.4(0.16)|   15 (0.3)| 6.7(0.12)|   13   (3)| 5.6 (1.4)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
New Jersey ..............|  58,633|  60,872|  55,221   (880)|    7.6|    8.5| 8.2(0.49)|  134 (1.2)|10.8(0.10)|  158 (1.3)|10.5(0.07)|  139  (23)| 8.8 (1.4)
New Mexico ..............|  34,508|  37,677|  35,265   (815)|   20.6|   18.4|18.0(1.09)|   83 (0.8)|26.3(0.25)|   87 (0.7)|23.6(0.17)|   85  (13)|25.1 (3.4)
New York ................|  47,226|  47,899|  43,160   (486)|   13.0|   14.6|14.2(0.43)|  531 (2.5)|18.1(0.09)|  640 (2.6)|19.1(0.06)|  680  (53)|19.9 (1.4)
North Carolina ..........|  38,175|  43,253|  38,096   (614)|   13.0|   12.3|14.2(0.67)|  180 (1.2)|16.0(0.11)|  207 (1.2)|14.9(0.07)|  264  (34)|19.0 (2.2)
North Dakota ............|  33,255|  38,197|  38,212   (590)|   14.4|   11.9|11.7(0.73)|   20 (0.4)|15.9(0.30)|   15 (0.2)|12.2(0.17)|   12   (2)|11.5 (2.1)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Ohio ....................|  41,125|  45,209|  43,535   (565)|   12.5|   10.6|10.4(0.49)|  321 (1.6)|16.2(0.08)|  268 (1.5)|12.9(0.05)|  283  (35)|13.5 (1.6)
Oklahoma ................|  33,777|  36,868|  36,733   (492)|   16.7|   14.7|14.0(0.85)|  119 (1.0)|19.9(0.16)|  113 (1.0)|17.7(0.11)|   91  (16)|15.2 (2.5)
Oregon ..................|  39,039|  45,164|  42,429   (612)|   12.4|   11.6|11.7(0.73)|   68 (0.8)|13.4(0.15)|   77 (0.7)|12.8(0.11)|  110  (17)|17.8 (2.6)
Pennsylvania ............|  41,645|  44,270|  43,869   (548)|   11.1|   11.0| 9.9(0.43)|  284 (1.5)|14.5(0.08)|  292 (1.5)|13.6(0.05)|  309  (35)|14.7 (1.6)
Rhode Island ............|  46,103|  46,460|  45,205   (768)|    9.6|   11.9|10.7(0.67)|   19 (0.5)|12.3(0.30)|   28 (0.7)|15.6(0.25)|   27   (4)|15.1 (2.1)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
South Carolina ..........|  37,615|  40,932|  38,791   (808)|   15.4|   14.1|14.0(0.79)|  131 (1.2)|20.0(0.19)|  130 (1.2)|17.9(0.12)|  130  (20)|17.2 (2.5)
South Dakota ............|  32,238|  38,945|  39,829   (670)|   15.9|   13.2|10.9(0.67)|   26 (0.5)|18.7(0.33)|   23 (0.3)|15.5(0.21)|   17   (3)|11.9 (2.0)
Tennessee ...............|  35,539|  40,135|  37,529   (742)|   15.7|   13.5|14.3(0.85)|  169 (1.2)|19.5(0.13)|  166 (1.2)|16.6(0.10)|  177  (30)|17.7 (2.8)
Texas ...................|  38,704|  44,073|  40,934   (437)|   18.1|   15.4|15.8(0.49)|  791 (3.1)|23.4(0.09)|  806 (2.6)|19.3(0.06)|  945  (76)|21.7 (1.5)
Utah ....................|  42,219|  50,474|  49,143   (886)|   11.4|    9.4| 9.8(0.73)|   49 (0.7)|10.9(0.16)|   44 (0.6)| 8.9(0.09)|   51  (10)|10.0 (1.8)
                         |        |        |                |       |       |          |           |          |           |          |           |
Vermont .................|  42,681|  45,098|  43,212   (650)|    9.9|    9.4| 9.4(0.67)|   11 (0.3)|10.7(0.26)|   11 (0.2)| 9.9(0.16)|    9   (2)| 8.5 (1.8)
Virginia ................|  47,746|  51,524|  52,587   (952)|   10.2|    9.6| 9.3(0.67)|  129 (1.2)|12.4(0.12)|  142 (1.3)|11.4(0.08)|  141  (27)|11.0 (2.0)
Washington ..............|  44,673|  50,529|  45,960   (851)|   10.9|   10.6|11.4(0.73)|  111 (0.9)|12.8(0.10)|  132 (1.4)|12.2(0.09)|  151  (27)|14.7 (2.4)
West Virginia ...........|  29,791|  32,779|  31,210   (561)|   19.7|   17.9|16.9(0.85)|   80 (0.8)|24.0(0.23)|   67 (0.6)|22.9(0.17)|   79  (10)|26.2 (2.9)
Wisconsin ...............|  42,179|  48,338|  46,782   (723)|   10.7|    8.7| 8.8(0.61)|  121 (0.9)|13.3(0.10)|  100 (1.1)|10.0(0.07)|  131  (21)|13.5 (2.0)
Wyoming .................|  38,818|  41,826|  41,501   (746)|   11.9|   11.4| 9.1(0.67)|   12 (0.3)|12.6(0.33)|   12 (0.3)|12.5(0.24)|    8   (2)| 9.8 (2.1)
_________________________|________|________|________________|_______|_______|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________|___________|__________

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†Not applicable.
\1\In 2003 dollars adjusted by the Consumer Price Index research series using current methods (CPI-U-RS).
\2\Related children in a family include own children and all other children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption.
\3\Based on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 Census. Data may differ from figures derived from the Current Population Survey.
\4\Based on 1999 incomes collected in the 2000 Census. Data may differ from figures derived from the Current Population Survey.

NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Standard errors are in parentheses.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3), "Median Household Income in 1989". Retrieved May 12, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_1990_STF3_&_lang=en&_ts=134048804959, and "Poverty Status in 1989 by Family Type and Age". Retrieved May 3, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_1990_STF3_&_lang=en&_ts=134048804959; Decennial Census, 1990, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data; Decennial Census, 2000, Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics; Census 2000 Summary File 4 (SF 4), "Poverty Status in 1999 of related children under 18 years by family type by age". Retrieved March 28, 2005, from http://factfinder.census.gov/ servlet/DTGeoSearchByListServlet?ds_name=DEC_2000_SF4_U&_lang=en&_ts=134049420077; Current Population Reports, Series P-60, "Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2003"; "Poverty Status by State". Retrieved March 31, 2005, from http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032004/pov/new46_100125_02.htm.; "Income 2003". Retrieved March 31, 2005, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/income/income03/statemhi.html. (This table was prepared May 2005.)

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