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| Table 26. | Poverty rates for all persons and poverty status of 5- to 17-year-olds, by state: Selected years, 1990 through 2009 |
| State | Percent of persons in poverty | Poverty status of related children 5 through 17 years old1 | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19902 | 20003 | 20084 | 20094 | 1990,2 percent in poverty | 2000,3 percent in poverty | 20084 | 20094 | |||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
| United States | 13.1 | 12.4 | 13.2 | (0.06) | 14.3 | (0.06) | 17.0 | (0.02) | 15.4 | (0.01) | 8,583 | (61.4) | 16.6 | (0.11) | 9,484 | (72.0) | 18.2 | (0.14) |
| Alabama | 18.3 | 16.1 | 15.8 | (0.37) | 17.3 | (0.34) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 20.3 | (0.11) | 159 | (6.9) | 19.7 | (0.83) | 176 | (5.2) | 22.0 | (0.64) |
| Alaska | 9.0 | 9.4 | 8.0 | (0.60) | 9.0 | (0.62) | 9.6 | (0.27) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 12 | (1.9) | 9.2 | (1.46) | 14 | (1.9) | 11.0 | (1.51) |
| Arizona | 15.7 | 13.9 | 14.6 | (0.28) | 16.5 | (0.29) | 20.3 | (0.15) | 17.8 | (0.11) | 226 | (7.6) | 19.2 | (0.65) | 251 | (7.7) | 21.2 | (0.65) |
| Arkansas | 19.1 | 15.8 | 17.1 | (0.56) | 18.4 | (0.46) | 23.8 | (0.20) | 20.1 | (0.13) | 112 | (5.9) | 22.7 | (1.17) | 121 | (5.0) | 24.5 | (1.00) |
| California | 12.5 | 14.2 | 13.3 | (0.14) | 14.2 | (0.12) | 17.2 | (0.06) | 18.5 | (0.04) | 1,127 | (18.9) | 17.3 | (0.28) | 1,214 | (18.8) | 18.5 | (0.29) |
| Colorado | 11.7 | 9.3 | 11.5 | (0.34) | 12.9 | (0.32) | 13.7 | (0.13) | 10.0 | (0.08) | 113 | (6.5) | 13.5 | (0.77) | 132 | (6.0) | 15.6 | (0.70) |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.3 | (0.32) | 9.6 | (0.33) | 9.8 | (0.15) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 66 | (4.6) | 11.2 | (0.77) | 66 | (3.8) | 11.2 | (0.65) |
| Delaware | 8.7 | 9.2 | 11.1 | (0.74) | 11.1 | (0.76) | 11.0 | (0.27) | 10.9 | (0.22) | 23 | (3.0) | 15.8 | (1.92) | 21 | (2.7) | 14.3 | (1.84) |
| District of Columbia | 16.9 | 20.2 | 17.4 | (0.99) | 18.6 | (1.07) | 24.1 | (0.59) | 30.4 | (0.44) | 19 | (2.5) | 25.1 | (3.29) | 24 | (2.7) | 31.9 | (3.67) |
| Florida | 12.7 | 12.5 | 13.1 | (0.15) | 14.8 | (0.15) | 17.5 | (0.10) | 16.6 | (0.07) | 464 | (9.7) | 16.5 | (0.35) | 551 | (12.1) | 19.5 | (0.43) |
| Georgia | 14.7 | 13.0 | 14.6 | (0.20) | 16.1 | (0.24) | 18.9 | (0.14) | 16.1 | (0.09) | 320 | (9.0) | 18.0 | (0.50) | 362 | (9.3) | 20.1 | (0.51) |
| Hawaii | 8.3 | 10.7 | 9.0 | (0.54) | 10.2 | (0.51) | 10.5 | (0.25) | 12.9 | (0.18) | 15 | (2.2) | 7.6 | (1.10) | 24 | (2.2) | 12.3 | (1.14) |
| Idaho | 13.3 | 11.8 | 13.5 | (0.66) | 14.4 | (0.63) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 43 | (3.4) | 15.2 | (1.20) | 48 | (3.5) | 16.7 | (1.20) |
| Illinois | 11.9 | 10.7 | 12.2 | (0.17) | 13.3 | (0.21) | 15.9 | (0.08) | 13.4 | (0.05) | 349 | (9.8) | 15.5 | (0.43) | 394 | (11.4) | 17.6 | (0.50) |
| Indiana | 10.7 | 9.5 | 13.1 | (0.27) | 14.3 | (0.29) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 174 | (6.9) | 15.7 | (0.61) | 189 | (6.8) | 16.9 | (0.63) |
| Iowa | 11.5 | 9.1 | 11.7 | (0.44) | 11.8 | (0.35) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 9.5 | (0.09) | 64 | (5.3) | 13.0 | (1.05) | 66 | (4.4) | 13.3 | (0.88) |
| Kansas | 11.5 | 9.9 | 11.1 | (0.39) | 12.8 | (0.45) | 12.8 | (0.15) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 59 | (4.6) | 12.3 | (0.92) | 73 | (5.1) | 15.1 | (1.07) |
| Kentucky | 19.0 | 15.8 | 17.5 | (0.41) | 18.6 | (0.40) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 19.4 | (0.10) | 148 | (5.9) | 21.3 | (0.80) | 164 | (6.2) | 23.1 | (0.84) |
| Louisiana | 23.6 | 19.6 | 17.0 | (0.39) | 17.4 | (0.36) | 30.4 | (0.19) | 25.3 | (0.11) | 169 | (7.3) | 21.6 | (0.90) | 178 | (6.6) | 22.5 | (0.82) |
| Maine | 10.8 | 10.9 | 12.8 | (0.63) | 12.3 | (0.61) | 12.3 | (0.20) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 31 | (3.2) | 16.0 | (1.51) | 30 | (2.7) | 15.2 | (1.39) |
| Maryland | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | (0.22) | 9.1 | (0.23) | 10.5 | (0.12) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 91 | (5.5) | 9.6 | (0.58) | 92 | (4.5) | 9.7 | (0.46) |
| Massachusetts | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.9 | (0.22) | 10.3 | (0.20) | 12.2 | (0.12) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 109 | (4.8) | 10.6 | (0.46) | 126 | (5.0) | 12.3 | (0.49) |
| Michigan | 13.1 | 10.5 | 14.5 | (0.25) | 15.9 | (0.28) | 16.7 | (0.09) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 303 | (10.0) | 17.6 | (0.53) | 340 | (11.2) | 20.0 | (0.66) |
| Minnesota | 10.2 | 7.9 | 9.8 | (0.29) | 11.0 | (0.31) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 84 | (5.3) | 9.6 | (0.58) | 109 | (5.4) | 12.5 | (0.63) |
| Mississippi | 25.2 | 19.9 | 20.8 | (0.54) | 21.7 | (0.45) | 32.6 | (0.21) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 155 | (5.6) | 28.7 | (1.03) | 154 | (5.7) | 28.9 | (1.04) |
| Missouri | 13.3 | 11.7 | 13.5 | (0.29) | 14.5 | (0.32) | 16.2 | (0.12) | 14.4 | (0.08) | 165 | (7.0) | 16.6 | (0.69) | 182 | (7.4) | 18.2 | (0.75) |
| Montana | 16.1 | 14.6 | 14.7 | (0.73) | 14.9 | (0.85) | 18.4 | (0.30) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 26 | (2.7) | 16.4 | (1.55) | 25 | (3.2) | 16.5 | (2.04) |
| Nebraska | 11.1 | 9.7 | 11.2 | (0.52) | 11.9 | (0.46) | 12.0 | (0.18) | 11.1 | (0.12) | 40 | (4.4) | 12.5 | (1.34) | 39 | (3.4) | 12.8 | (1.11) |
| Nevada | 10.2 | 10.5 | 11.3 | (0.39) | 12.4 | (0.44) | 11.7 | (0.26) | 12.3 | (0.16) | 61 | (4.4) | 13.2 | (0.94) | 73 | (4.6) | 15.7 | (1.00) |
| New Hampshire | 6.4 | 6.5 | 7.6 | (0.48) | 8.6 | (0.46) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 6.7 | (0.12) | 16 | (2.2) | 7.6 | (1.01) | 18 | (2.6) | 8.9 | (1.24) |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 8.5 | 8.6 | (0.20) | 9.5 | (0.21) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 10.5 | (0.07) | 163 | (6.4) | 11.1 | (0.43) | 181 | (7.4) | 12.3 | (0.50) |
| New Mexico | 20.6 | 18.4 | 17.2 | (0.54) | 18.2 | (0.70) | 26.3 | (0.25) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 78 | (4.9) | 22.7 | (1.42) | 89 | (5.6) | 25.2 | (1.57) |
| New York | 13.0 | 14.6 | 13.6 | (0.15) | 14.1 | (0.16) | 18.1 | (0.09) | 19.1 | (0.06) | 571 | (11.4) | 18.2 | (0.34) | 579 | (10.9) | 18.5 | (0.35) |
| North Carolina | 13.0 | 12.3 | 14.5 | (0.25) | 16.2 | (0.24) | 16.0 | (0.11) | 14.9 | (0.07) | 286 | (9.4) | 18.4 | (0.58) | 319 | (9.7) | 20.2 | (0.61) |
| North Dakota | 14.4 | 11.9 | 11.5 | (0.84) | 11.0 | (0.72) | 15.9 | (0.30) | 12.2 | (0.17) | 11 | (2.0) | 11.8 | (1.96) | 11 | (1.8) | 11.4 | (1.82) |
| Ohio | 12.5 | 10.6 | 13.4 | (0.20) | 15.2 | (0.24) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 321 | (9.6) | 16.5 | (0.47) | 375 | (11.0) | 19.4 | (0.57) |
| Oklahoma | 16.7 | 14.7 | 15.8 | (0.42) | 16.4 | (0.35) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 127 | (5.8) | 20.5 | (0.92) | 135 | (5.7) | 21.3 | (0.88) |
| Oregon | 12.4 | 11.6 | 13.6 | (0.38) | 14.5 | (0.39) | 13.4 | (0.15) | 12.8 | (0.11) | 96 | (5.6) | 15.8 | (0.90) | 110 | (6.1) | 18.0 | (0.98) |
| Pennsylvania | 11.1 | 11.0 | 12.0 | (0.22) | 12.5 | (0.17) | 14.5 | (0.08) | 13.6 | (0.05) | 300 | (9.6) | 15.1 | (0.47) | 318 | (9.2) | 16.1 | (0.45) |
| Rhode Island | 9.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | (0.55) | 11.3 | (0.62) | 12.3 | (0.30) | 15.6 | (0.25) | 22 | (2.2) | 13.6 | (1.29) | 26 | (2.4) | 15.8 | (1.46) |
| South Carolina | 15.4 | 14.1 | 15.7 | (0.39) | 17.1 | (0.33) | 20.0 | (0.19) | 17.9 | (0.12) | 147 | (6.7) | 19.5 | (0.85) | 165 | (5.6) | 22.1 | (0.75) |
| South Dakota | 15.9 | 13.2 | 12.9 | (0.85) | 14.0 | (0.88) | 18.7 | (0.33) | 15.5 | (0.21) | 24 | (3.0) | 17.5 | (2.12) | 22 | (2.8) | 16.1 | (2.05) |
| Tennessee | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.3 | (0.29) | 16.9 | (0.25) | 19.5 | (0.13) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 198 | (7.5) | 19.2 | (0.70) | 214 | (6.4) | 20.5 | (0.61) |
| Texas | 18.1 | 15.4 | 15.9 | (0.16) | 17.2 | (0.17) | 23.4 | (0.09) | 19.3 | (0.06) | 960 | (14.5) | 20.7 | (0.30) | 1,066 | (17.5) | 22.5 | (0.36) |
| Utah | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | (0.38) | 11.6 | (0.42) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 8.9 | (0.09) | 53 | (3.9) | 9.2 | (0.67) | 67 | (5.3) | 11.4 | (0.90) |
| Vermont | 9.9 | 9.4 | 10.8 | (0.94) | 10.8 | (0.75) | 10.7 | (0.26) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 10 | (2.1) | 10.9 | (2.20) | 9 | (1.4) | 10.0 | (1.55) |
| Virginia | 10.2 | 9.6 | 10.3 | (0.22) | 10.6 | (0.24) | 12.4 | (0.12) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 165 | (6.8) | 12.9 | (0.52) | 163 | (7.0) | 12.6 | (0.53) |
| Washington | 10.9 | 10.6 | 11.3 | (0.23) | 12.3 | (0.25) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 141 | (6.5) | 13.0 | (0.60) | 164 | (7.2) | 15.0 | (0.66) |
| West Virginia | 19.7 | 17.9 | 16.7 | (0.58) | 17.4 | (0.51) | 24.0 | (0.23) | 22.9 | (0.17) | 51 | (3.9) | 18.7 | (1.35) | 57 | (3.1) | 21.2 | (1.14) |
| Wisconsin | 10.7 | 8.7 | 10.4 | (0.29) | 12.7 | (0.29) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 112 | (6.6) | 12.0 | (0.68) | 147 | (7.2) | 15.9 | (0.77) |
| Wyoming | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.0 | (0.73) | 9.7 | (0.71) | 12.6 | (0.33) | 12.5 | (0.24) | 10 | (1.7) | 11.3 | (1.92) | 9 | (1.6) | 9.9 | (1.82) |
| 1 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. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 census. May differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Based on 1999 incomes collected in the 2000 census. May differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Based on income data from the American Community Survey (ACS). May differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. ACS respondents were interviewed throughout the given year and reported the income they received during the previous 12 months. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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; and American Community Survey, 2008 and 2009. (This table was prepared March 2013.) |
