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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 2006-08 |
| Median household income, in constant 2008 dollars1 | Percent of persons in poverty | Poverty status of related children 5 through 17 years old2 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19903 | 20004 | 2006–08 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2006–08 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2008 | |||||||||||||
| State | 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 | $50,391 | $54,264 | $51,313 | (167.7) | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.7 | (0.12) | 7,545 | (7.8) | 17.0 | (0.02) | 7,974 | (5.8) | 15.4 | (0.01) | 9,166 | (182) | 17.4 | (0.3) | |
| Alabama | 39,562 | 44,109 | 42,946 | (996.1) | 18.3 | 16.1 | 14.4 | (0.91) | 178 | (1.2) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 165 | (1.2) | 20.3 | (0.11) | 188 | (28) | 22.8 | (3.0) | |
| Alaska | 69,423 | 66,640 | 63,217 | (1,292.5) | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.2 | (0.73) | 11 | (0.3) | 9.6 | (0.27) | 14 | (0.3) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 10 | (3) | 7.8 | (2.0) | |
| Arizona | 46,173 | 52,409 | 48,589 | (967.2) | 15.7 | 13.9 | 15.6 | (0.85) | 136 | (1.0) | 20.3 | (0.15) | 171 | (1.3) | 17.8 | (0.11) | 282 | (37) | 23.3 | (2.7) | |
| Arkansas | 35,454 | 41,585 | 40,507 | (818.4) | 19.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | (0.97) | 107 | (0.9) | 23.8 | (0.20) | 98 | (0.6) | 20.1 | (0.13) | 93 | (16) | 18.4 | (2.9) | |
| California | 60,018 | 61,370 | 57,988 | (511.6) | 12.5 | 14.2 | 13.2 | (0.30) | 894 | (3.3) | 17.2 | (0.06) | 1,217 | (4.6) | 18.5 | (0.04) | 1,266 | (79) | 19.0 | (1.1) | |
| Colorado | 50,532 | 60,995 | 61,304 | (1,051.9) | 11.7 | 9.3 | 10.2 | (0.79) | 82 | (0.8) | 13.7 | (0.13) | 79 | (0.7) | 10.0 | (0.08) | 124 | (24) | 14.4 | (2.7) | |
| Connecticut | 69,948 | 69,695 | 65,976 | (1,653.8) | 6.8 | 7.9 | 8.3 | (0.73) | 50 | (0.8) | 9.8 | (0.15) | 58 | (0.7) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 54 | (14) | 9.0 | (2.2) | |
| Delaware | 58,470 | 61,225 | 54,462 | (1,309.9) | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.4 | (0.79) | 12 | (0.3) | 11.0 | (0.27) | 15 | (0.4) | 10.9 | (0.22) | 18 | (4) | 12.7 | (2.7) | |
| District of Columbia | 51,516 | 51,852 | 53,364 | (1,077.9) | 16.9 | 20.2 | 17.6 | (1.16) | 18 | (0.4) | 24.1 | (0.59) | 24 | (0.4) | 30.4 | (0.44) | 21 | (4) | ‡ | (†) | |
| Florida | 46,077 | 50,162 | 47,062 | (491.2) | 12.7 | 12.5 | 12.4 | (0.43) | 344 | (2.0) | 17.5 | (0.10) | 434 | (2.0) | 16.6 | (0.07) | 443 | (44) | 15.4 | (1.4) | |
| Georgia | 48,656 | 54,832 | 49,810 | (830.1) | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.9 | (0.61) | 228 | (1.6) | 18.9 | (0.14) | 248 | (1.4) | 16.1 | (0.09) | 347 | (38) | 19.5 | (2.0) | |
| Hawaii | 65,099 | 64,377 | 64,193 | (1,280.5) | 8.3 | 10.7 | 8.9 | (0.73) | 20 | (0.5) | 10.5 | (0.25) | 27 | (0.6) | 12.9 | (0.18) | 29 | (6) | 15.4 | (2.8) | |
| Idaho | 42,345 | 48,550 | 49,281 | (1,026.2) | 13.3 | 11.8 | 10.6 | (0.79) | 32 | (0.5) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 33 | (0.6) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 38 | (7) | 13.1 | (2.4) | |
| Illinois | 54,073 | 60,203 | 53,251 | (820.4) | 11.9 | 10.7 | 11.0 | (0.49) | 328 | (1.6) | 15.9 | (0.08) | 309 | (1.5) | 13.4 | (0.05) | 393 | (42) | 17.8 | (1.8) | |
| Indiana | 48,280 | 53,713 | 48,095 | (890.1) | 10.7 | 9.5 | 12.3 | (0.73) | 132 | (1.1) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 119 | (1.4) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 246 | (32) | 21.3 | (2.5) | |
| Iowa | 43,975 | 51,002 | 50,774 | (1,028.5) | 11.5 | 9.1 | 9.6 | (0.79) | 65 | (0.7) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 50 | (0.6) | 9.5 | (0.09) | 65 | (14) | 12.7 | (2.6) | |
| Kansas | 45,755 | 52,494 | 48,961 | (1,100.2) | 11.5 | 9.9 | 12.4 | (0.91) | 59 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.15) | 53 | (0.6) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 84 | (16) | 17.2 | (2.9) | |
| Kentucky | 37,780 | 43,511 | 41,427 | (760.3) | 19.0 | 15.8 | 16.5 | (0.97) | 161 | (1.1) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 137 | (1.0) | 19.4 | (0.10) | 144 | (24) | 20.8 | (3.2) | |
| Louisiana | 36,799 | 42,082 | 40,476 | (914.0) | 23.6 | 19.6 | 17.1 | (0.97) | 267 | (1.6) | 30.4 | (0.19) | 223 | (1.1) | 25.3 | (0.11) | 195 | (28) | 23.9 | (3.1) | |
| Maine | 46,699 | 48,121 | 48,568 | (1,118.6) | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | (0.91) | 27 | (0.4) | 12.3 | (0.20) | 27 | (0.5) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 31 | (7) | 15.3 | (3.2) | |
| Maryland | 66,033 | 68,316 | 66,618 | (1,212.3) | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.6 | (0.67) | 82 | (1.0) | 10.5 | (0.12) | 96 | (0.9) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 88 | (20) | 9.3 | (2.0) | |
| Massachusetts | 61,952 | 65,258 | 60,038 | (1,468.7) | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11.5 | (0.67) | 112 | (1.1) | 12.2 | (0.12) | 122 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 198 | (29) | 18.1 | (2.4) | |
| Michigan | 52,007 | 57,718 | 51,001 | (695.2) | 13.1 | 10.5 | 12.4 | (0.55) | 288 | (1.5) | 16.7 | (0.09) | 238 | (1.1) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 329 | (38) | 18.6 | (1.9) | |
| Minnesota | 51,821 | 60,877 | 58,414 | (1,121.3) | 10.2 | 7.9 | 9.1 | (0.67) | 93 | (0.8) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 81 | (0.7) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 116 | (22) | 14.0 | (2.5) | |
| Mississippi | 33,759 | 40,484 | 37,416 | (834.3) | 25.2 | 19.9 | 20.5 | (1.03) | 177 | (1.2) | 32.6 | (0.21) | 146 | (1.0) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 119 | (18) | 21.5 | (3.0) | |
| Missouri | 44,198 | 49,018 | 47,139 | (881.3) | 13.3 | 11.7 | 12.5 | (0.79) | 150 | (1.1) | 16.2 | (0.12) | 148 | (1.1) | 14.4 | (0.08) | 168 | (27) | 17.0 | (2.5) | |
| Montana | 38,541 | 42,673 | 44,043 | (1,047.5) | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.1 | (0.91) | 29 | (0.5) | 18.4 | (0.30) | 29 | (0.5) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 25 | (5) | 16.9 | (3.0) | |
| Nebraska | 43,617 | 50,719 | 51,068 | (1,000.4) | 11.1 | 9.7 | 10.2 | (0.85) | 37 | (0.6) | 12.0 | (0.18) | 36 | (0.6) | 11.1 | (0.12) | 42 | (9) | 13.4 | (2.6) | |
| Nevada | 51,992 | 57,607 | 55,570 | (1,265.6) | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.0 | (0.79) | 23 | (0.5) | 11.7 | (0.26) | 44 | (0.7) | 12.3 | (0.16) | 66 | (13) | 14.5 | (2.7) | |
| New Hampshire | 60,908 | 63,921 | 67,508 | (1,593.5) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.1 | (0.67) | 12 | (0.3) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 15 | (0.3) | 6.7 | (0.12) | 18 | (5) | 8.1 | (2.2) | |
| New Jersey | 68,617 | 71,259 | 66,939 | (1,362.5) | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.9 | (0.55) | 134 | (1.2) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 158 | (1.3) | 10.5 | (0.07) | 215 | (31) | 14.2 | (1.9) | |
| New Mexico | 40,383 | 44,106 | 43,636 | (998.3) | 20.6 | 18.4 | 16.7 | (1.09) | 83 | (0.8) | 26.3 | (0.25) | 87 | (0.7) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 82 | (14) | 23.0 | (3.4) | |
| New York | 55,268 | 56,072 | 50,927 | (636.8) | 13.0 | 14.6 | 14.2 | (0.49) | 531 | (2.5) | 18.1 | (0.09) | 640 | (2.6) | 19.1 | (0.06) | 611 | (53) | 19.5 | (1.5) | |
| North Carolina | 44,675 | 50,633 | 43,538 | (670.8) | 13.0 | 12.3 | 14.4 | (0.67) | 180 | (1.2) | 16.0 | (0.11) | 207 | (1.2) | 14.9 | (0.07) | 251 | (33) | 15.7 | (1.9) | |
| North Dakota | 38,918 | 44,715 | 47,494 | (938.7) | 14.4 | 11.9 | 10.8 | (0.85) | 20 | (0.4) | 15.9 | (0.30) | 15 | (0.2) | 12.2 | (0.17) | 14 | (3) | 13.8 | (2.7) | |
| Ohio | 48,127 | 52,923 | 48,978 | (636.6) | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.9 | (0.55) | 321 | (1.6) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 268 | (1.5) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 377 | (40) | 19.4 | (1.9) | |
| Oklahoma | 39,528 | 43,159 | 44,154 | (990.9) | 16.7 | 14.7 | 14.1 | (0.91) | 119 | (1.0) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 113 | (1.0) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 122 | (21) | 19.9 | (3.1) | |
| Oregon | 45,686 | 52,871 | 51,394 | (995.6) | 12.4 | 11.6 | 11.7 | (0.91) | 68 | (0.8) | 13.4 | (0.15) | 77 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.11) | 94 | (19) | 14.9 | (2.9) | |
| Pennsylvania | 48,736 | 51,825 | 51,156 | (593.7) | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | (0.49) | 284 | (1.5) | 14.5 | (0.08) | 292 | (1.5) | 13.6 | (0.05) | 272 | (34) | 13.5 | (1.6) | |
| Rhode Island | 53,954 | 54,388 | 55,639 | (1,455.7) | 9.6 | 11.9 | 10.9 | (0.85) | 19 | (0.5) | 12.3 | (0.30) | 28 | (0.7) | 15.6 | (0.25) | 27 | (6) | 16.2 | (3.2) | |
| South Carolina | 44,020 | 47,917 | 43,458 | (989.7) | 15.4 | 14.1 | 13.1 | (0.91) | 131 | (1.2) | 20.0 | (0.19) | 130 | (1.2) | 17.9 | (0.12) | 129 | (23) | 17.2 | (2.9) | |
| South Dakota | 37,728 | 45,591 | 49,437 | (864.9) | 15.9 | 13.2 | 11.1 | (0.79) | 26 | (0.5) | 18.7 | (0.33) | 23 | (0.3) | 15.5 | (0.21) | 24 | (4) | 17.2 | (2.6) | |
| Tennessee | 41,591 | 46,984 | 41,978 | (752.5) | 15.7 | 13.5 | 14.9 | (0.79) | 169 | (1.2) | 19.5 | (0.13) | 166 | (1.2) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 201 | (29) | 19.6 | (2.6) | |
| Texas | 45,294 | 51,593 | 46,853 | (533.1) | 18.1 | 15.4 | 16.3 | (0.43) | 791 | (3.1) | 23.4 | (0.09) | 806 | (2.6) | 19.3 | (0.06) | 982 | (70) | 21.1 | (1.4) | |
| Utah | 49,408 | 59,087 | 58,820 | (1,056.4) | 11.4 | 9.4 | 8.8 | (0.67) | 49 | (0.7) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 44 | (0.6) | 8.9 | (0.09) | 47 | (10) | 8.1 | (1.7) | |
| Vermont | 49,948 | 52,794 | 51,809 | (898.8) | 9.9 | 9.4 | 8.9 | (0.85) | 11 | (0.3) | 10.7 | (0.26) | 11 | (0.2) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 7 | (2) | 8.0 | (2.4) | |
| Virginia | 55,877 | 60,316 | 61,472 | (1,060.2) | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.2 | (0.55) | 129 | (1.2) | 12.4 | (0.12) | 142 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 165 | (27) | 12.1 | (1.9) | |
| Washington | 52,280 | 59,151 | 58,460 | (1,216.8) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.5 | (0.67) | 111 | (0.9) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 132 | (1.4) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 124 | (24) | 11.2 | (2.1) | |
| West Virginia | 34,864 | 38,373 | 40,910 | (859.5) | 19.7 | 17.9 | 14.9 | (0.85) | 80 | (0.8) | 24.0 | (0.23) | 67 | (0.6) | 22.9 | (0.17) | 57 | (9) | 21.6 | (3.2) | |
| Wisconsin | 49,361 | 56,586 | 53,216 | (742.3) | 10.7 | 8.7 | 10.3 | (0.73) | 121 | (0.9) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 100 | (1.1) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 115 | (22) | 12.0 | (2.2) | |
| Wyoming | 45,428 | 48,964 | 51,396 | (1,065.6) | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.3 | (0.85) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.6 | (0.33) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.5 | (0.24) | 11 | (3) | 11.7 | (2.6) | |
| †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: 2008 and "Poverty Status by State: 2008," retrieved September 28, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty08.html; and "Median Household Income by State," retrieved September 28, 2009, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income08.html. (This table was prepared September 2009.) | |||||||||||||||||||||
