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| Table 20. | Household income, population poverty rates, and poverty status of 5- to 17-year-olds, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2005–07 |
| State | Median household income, in constant 2007 dollars1 | Percent of persons in poverty | Poverty status of related children 5 through 17 years old2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19903 | 20004 | 2005–07 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2005–07 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Number in poverty (in thousands) | Percent in poverty | Number in poverty (in thousands) | Percent in poverty | Number in poverty (in thousands) | Percent in poverty | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
| United States | $48,526 | $52,257 | $49,668 | (172.7) | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | (0.12) | 7,545 | (7.8) | 17.0 | (0.02) | 7,974 | (5.8) | 15.4 | (0.01) | 8,727 | (178) | 16.5 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 38,098 | 42,477 | 40,232 | (865.9) | 18.3 | 16.1 | 15.2 | (0.91) | 178 | (1.2) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 165 | (1.2) | 20.3 | (0.11) | 188 | (28) | 24.1 | (3.2) |
| Alaska | 66,854 | 64,174 | 60,124 | (1,059.0) | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.8 | (0.79) | 11 | (0.3) | 9.6 | (0.27) | 14 | (0.3) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 10 | (3) | 7.3 | (1.9) |
| Arizona | 44,464 | 50,470 | 47,750 | (971.1) | 15.7 | 13.9 | 14.7 | (0.85) | 136 | (1.0) | 20.3 | (0.15) | 171 | (1.3) | 17.8 | (0.11) | 239 | (34) | 19.6 | (2.5) |
| Arkansas | 34,142 | 40,047 | 39,279 | (808.6) | 19.1 | 15.8 | 15.1 | (0.97) | 107 | (0.9) | 23.8 | (0.20) | 98 | (0.6) | 20.1 | (0.13) | 94 | (16) | 18.4 | (2.9) |
| California | 57,797 | 59,099 | 55,864 | (432.7) | 12.5 | 14.2 | 12.7 | (0.30) | 894 | (3.3) | 17.2 | (0.06) | 1,217 | (4.6) | 18.5 | (0.04) | 1,123 | (74) | 16.7 | (1.0) |
| Colorado | 48,662 | 58,739 | 57,333 | (940.7) | 11.7 | 9.3 | 10.3 | (0.79) | 82 | (0.8) | 13.7 | (0.13) | 79 | (0.7) | 10.0 | (0.08) | 98 | (22) | 11.4 | (2.4) |
| Connecticut | 67,360 | 67,116 | 62,893 | (1,415.7) | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.7 | (0.73) | 50 | (0.8) | 9.8 | (0.15) | 58 | (0.7) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 75 | (16) | 12.3 | (2.5) |
| Delaware | 56,307 | 58,960 | 54,310 | (1,213.1) | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | (0.79) | 12 | (0.3) | 11.0 | (0.27) | 15 | (0.4) | 10.9 | (0.22) | 17 | (4) | 11.4 | (2.5) |
| District of Columbia | 49,610 | 49,933 | 49,474 | (1,228.8) | 16.9 | 20.2 | 19.2 | (1.16) | 18 | (0.4) | 24.1 | (0.59) | 24 | (0.4) | 30.4 | (0.44) | 22 | (4) | ‡ | (†) |
| Florida | 44,372 | 48,306 | 46,142 | (486.6) | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | (0.43) | 344 | (2.0) | 17.5 | (0.10) | 434 | (2.0) | 16.6 | (0.07) | 499 | (47) | 16.9 | (1.5) |
| Georgia | 46,855 | 52,803 | 49,387 | (761.3) | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.5 | (0.61) | 228 | (1.6) | 18.9 | (0.14) | 248 | (1.4) | 16.1 | (0.09) | 327 | (37) | 18.2 | (1.9) |
| Hawaii | 62,691 | 61,995 | 63,164 | (1,185.2) | 8.3 | 10.7 | 8.4 | (0.73) | 20 | (0.5) | 10.5 | (0.25) | 27 | (0.6) | 12.9 | (0.18) | 22 | (5) | 10.8 | (2.4) |
| Idaho | 40,778 | 46,754 | 47,876 | (927.2) | 13.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | (0.79) | 32 | (0.5) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 33 | (0.6) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 35 | (7) | 12.5 | (2.4) |
| Illinois | 52,072 | 57,976 | 51,320 | (754.0) | 11.9 | 10.7 | 10.7 | (0.49) | 328 | (1.6) | 15.9 | (0.08) | 309 | (1.5) | 13.4 | (0.05) | 294 | (36) | 13.4 | (1.6) |
| Indiana | 46,494 | 51,725 | 46,407 | (863.6) | 10.7 | 9.5 | 11.7 | (0.73) | 132 | (1.1) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 119 | (1.4) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 195 | (29) | 16.9 | (2.3) |
| Iowa | 42,347 | 49,114 | 49,262 | (1,030.8) | 11.5 | 9.1 | 10.2 | (0.85) | 65 | (0.7) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 50 | (0.6) | 9.5 | (0.09) | 52 | (13) | 10.5 | (2.4) |
| Kansas | 44,062 | 50,552 | 46,659 | (976.4) | 11.5 | 9.9 | 12.3 | (0.91) | 59 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.15) | 53 | (0.6) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 66 | (14) | 13.5 | (2.7) |
| Kentucky | 36,382 | 41,901 | 39,678 | (758.8) | 19.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | (0.97) | 161 | (1.1) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 137 | (1.0) | 19.4 | (0.10) | 145 | (25) | 19.7 | (3.0) |
| Louisiana | 35,437 | 40,525 | 39,461 | (900.4) | 23.6 | 19.6 | 17.1 | (1.03) | 267 | (1.6) | 30.4 | (0.19) | 223 | (1.1) | 25.3 | (0.11) | 155 | (25) | 20.2 | (3.0) |
| Maine | 44,971 | 46,341 | 47,160 | (1,128.6) | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.2 | (0.91) | 27 | (0.4) | 12.3 | (0.20) | 27 | (0.5) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 26 | (6) | 12.8 | (2.9) |
| Maryland | 63,590 | 65,788 | 65,124 | (1,137.9) | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | (0.67) | 82 | (1.0) | 10.5 | (0.12) | 96 | (0.9) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 103 | (22) | 10.3 | (2.1) |
| Massachusetts | 59,660 | 62,844 | 58,286 | (1,458.5) | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11.1 | (0.67) | 112 | (1.1) | 12.2 | (0.12) | 122 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 157 | (26) | 15.0 | (2.3) |
| Michigan | 50,083 | 55,583 | 49,394 | (649.7) | 13.1 | 10.5 | 12.0 | (0.55) | 288 | (1.5) | 16.7 | (0.09) | 238 | (1.1) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 270 | (34) | 15.1 | (1.8) |
| Minnesota | 49,903 | 58,624 | 57,815 | (1,037.8) | 10.2 | 7.9 | 8.5 | (0.67) | 93 | (0.8) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 81 | (0.7) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 99 | (21) | 11.6 | (2.3) |
| Mississippi | 32,510 | 38,986 | 35,971 | (947.8) | 25.2 | 19.9 | 21.1 | (1.09) | 177 | (1.2) | 32.6 | (0.21) | 146 | (1.0) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 172 | (22) | 32.6 | (3.5) |
| Missouri | 42,562 | 47,204 | 45,834 | (854.7) | 13.3 | 11.7 | 11.9 | (0.73) | 150 | (1.1) | 16.2 | (0.12) | 148 | (1.1) | 14.4 | (0.08) | 218 | (31) | 21.0 | (2.7) |
| Montana | 37,115 | 41,094 | 41,852 | (842.7) | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.4 | (0.91) | 29 | (0.5) | 18.4 | (0.30) | 29 | (0.5) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 19 | (4) | 12.4 | (2.6) |
| Nebraska | 42,004 | 48,842 | 49,861 | (1,040.2) | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.9 | (0.79) | 37 | (0.6) | 12.0 | (0.18) | 36 | (0.6) | 11.1 | (0.12) | 37 | (8) | 11.4 | (2.4) |
| Nevada | 50,068 | 55,476 | 53,008 | (1,016.0) | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.0 | (0.79) | 23 | (0.5) | 11.7 | (0.26) | 44 | (0.7) | 12.3 | (0.16) | 50 | (12) | 11.2 | (2.5) |
| New Hampshire | 58,654 | 61,556 | 63,942 | (1,274.0) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | (0.61) | 12 | (0.3) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 15 | (0.3) | 6.7 | (0.12) | 11 | (4) | 4.7 | (1.6) |
| New Jersey | 66,078 | 68,623 | 65,933 | (1,394.7) | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.1 | (0.55) | 134 | (1.2) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 158 | (1.3) | 10.5 | (0.07) | 143 | (25) | 9.6 | (1.6) |
| New Mexico | 38,889 | 42,474 | 42,295 | (1,057.8) | 20.6 | 18.4 | 16.3 | (1.09) | 83 | (0.8) | 26.3 | (0.25) | 87 | (0.7) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 48 | (11) | 13.6 | (2.8) |
| New York | 53,223 | 53,997 | 49,546 | (660.6) | 13.0 | 14.6 | 14.4 | (0.49) | 531 | (2.5) | 18.1 | (0.09) | 640 | (2.6) | 19.1 | (0.06) | 624 | (54) | 19.3 | (1.5) |
| North Carolina | 43,022 | 48,760 | 43,035 | (677.4) | 13.0 | 12.3 | 14.1 | (0.67) | 180 | (1.2) | 16.0 | (0.11) | 207 | (1.2) | 14.9 | (0.07) | 327 | (38) | 20.5 | (2.1) |
| North Dakota | 37,478 | 43,061 | 44,743 | (943.6) | 14.4 | 11.9 | 10.6 | (0.85) | 20 | (0.4) | 15.9 | (0.30) | 15 | (0.2) | 12.2 | (0.17) | 10 | (3) | 9.5 | (2.3) |
| Ohio | 46,347 | 50,965 | 47,750 | (652.8) | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.4 | (0.55) | 321 | (1.6) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 268 | (1.5) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 320 | (37) | 16.2 | (1.7) |
| Oklahoma | 38,066 | 41,562 | 41,046 | (1,086.1) | 16.7 | 14.7 | 14.7 | (0.97) | 119 | (1.0) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 113 | (1.0) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 114 | (20) | 16.9 | (2.8) |
| Oregon | 43,996 | 50,915 | 48,521 | (996.3) | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.2 | (0.91) | 68 | (0.8) | 13.4 | (0.15) | 77 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.11) | 89 | (19) | 14.3 | (2.8) |
| Pennsylvania | 46,933 | 49,907 | 49,155 | (612.0) | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.0 | (0.49) | 284 | (1.5) | 14.5 | (0.08) | 292 | (1.5) | 13.6 | (0.05) | 280 | (35) | 14.3 | (1.7) |
| Rhode Island | 51,957 | 52,376 | 54,009 | (1,237.4) | 9.6 | 11.9 | 10.7 | (0.85) | 19 | (0.5) | 12.3 | (0.30) | 28 | (0.7) | 15.6 | (0.25) | 20 | (5) | 12.1 | (2.8) |
| South Carolina | 42,391 | 46,144 | 42,561 | (983.8) | 15.4 | 14.1 | 13.4 | (0.91) | 131 | (1.2) | 20.0 | (0.19) | 130 | (1.2) | 17.9 | (0.12) | 144 | (25) | 19.0 | (3.0) |
| South Dakota | 36,332 | 43,904 | 46,321 | (974.8) | 15.9 | 13.2 | 10.7 | (0.79) | 26 | (0.5) | 18.7 | (0.33) | 23 | (0.3) | 15.5 | (0.21) | 16 | (3) | 11.7 | (2.3) |
| Tennessee | 40,052 | 45,246 | 41,632 | (725.9) | 15.7 | 13.5 | 14.8 | (0.79) | 169 | (1.2) | 19.5 | (0.13) | 166 | (1.2) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 203 | (29) | 19.3 | (2.5) |
| Texas | 43,618 | 49,684 | 44,861 | (482.7) | 18.1 | 15.4 | 16.4 | (0.49) | 791 | (3.1) | 23.4 | (0.09) | 806 | (2.6) | 19.3 | (0.06) | 1,024 | (71) | 22.4 | (1.4) |
| Utah | 47,580 | 56,901 | 55,974 | (1,026.4) | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | (0.73) | 49 | (0.7) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 44 | (0.6) | 8.9 | (0.09) | 57 | (11) | 10.3 | (1.9) |
| Vermont | 48,100 | 50,840 | 51,566 | (950.0) | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.4 | (0.79) | 11 | (0.3) | 10.7 | (0.26) | 11 | (0.2) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 9 | (3) | 10.1 | (2.7) |
| Virginia | 53,809 | 58,084 | 57,679 | (1,007.4) | 10.2 | 9.6 | 8.8 | (0.55) | 129 | (1.2) | 12.4 | (0.12) | 142 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 159 | (26) | 12.3 | (1.9) |
| Washington | 50,346 | 56,963 | 56,049 | (967.9) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.4 | (0.67) | 111 | (0.9) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 132 | (1.4) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 115 | (23) | 10.2 | (2.0) |
| West Virginia | 33,574 | 36,953 | 40,103 | (796.2) | 19.7 | 17.9 | 15.2 | (0.91) | 80 | (0.8) | 24.0 | (0.23) | 67 | (0.6) | 22.9 | (0.17) | 65 | (10) | 22.9 | (3.1) |
| Wisconsin | 47,535 | 54,493 | 50,619 | (811.4) | 10.7 | 8.7 | 10.4 | (0.73) | 121 | (0.9) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 100 | (1.1) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 132 | (24) | 14.0 | (2.4) |
| Wyoming | 43,747 | 47,152 | 48,205 | (1,055.1) | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.5 | (0.85) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.6 | (0.33) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.5 | (0.24) | 9 | (2) | 9.9 | (2.4) |
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† Not applicable. ‡ Reporting standards not met. 1 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: Standard errors appear in parentheses. Standard errors in columns 12 and 13 cannot be shown with greater precision due to data source limitations. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3), "Median Household Income in 1989" and "Poverty Status in 1989 by Family Type and Age," retrieved May 12, 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 and 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: 2007, "Poverty Status by State: 2007" and "Poverty 2007," retrieved September 15, 2008, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty07.html; and "Median Household Income by State," retrieved September 15, 2008, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income07.html. (This table was prepared September 2008.) |
