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| Table 102.40. | Poverty rates for all persons and poverty status of 5- to 17-year-olds, by region and state: Selected years, 1990 through 2012 |
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| Region and state | Percent of persons in poverty | Poverty status of related children1 5 through 17 years old | |||||||||||||||||
| 19902 | 20003 | 20114 | 20124 | 1990,2 percent in poverty | 2000,3 percent in poverty | 20114 | 20124 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 15.9 | (0.06) | 15.8 | (0.07) | 17.0 | (0.02) | 15.4 | (0.01) | 10,884 | (72.4) | 20.7 | (0.14) | 11,060 | (77.8) | 21.0 | (0.14) | |
| Region | |||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast | 10.6 | 11.4 | 13.3 | (0.10) | 13.6 | (0.11) | 14.3 | (0.54) | 14.3 | (0.39) | 1,521 | (21.7) | 17.2 | (0.24) | 1,567 | (21.6) | 17.9 | (0.25) | |
| South | 15.7 | 13.9 | 17.4 | (0.08) | 17.3 | (0.09) | 20.5 | (0.90) | 17.6 | (0.64) | 4,584 | (34.8) | 23.1 | (0.17) | 4,644 | (43.8) | 23.3 | (0.22) | |
| Midwest | 12.0 | 10.2 | 14.9 | (0.12) | 14.9 | (0.10) | 14.9 | (0.58) | 12.0 | (0.37) | 2,163 | (29.3) | 19.0 | (0.26) | 2,160 | (26.2) | 19.0 | (0.22) | |
| West | 12.6 | 13.0 | 16.1 | (0.11) | 16.1 | (0.10) | 16.2 | (0.79) | 16.2 | (0.54) | 2,618 | (30.1) | 20.7 | (0.24) | 2,689 | (27.9) | 21.2 | (0.22) | |
| Alabama | 18.3 | 16.1 | 19.1 | (0.42) | 18.7 | (0.36) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 20.3 | (0.11) | 209 | (7.6) | 25.7 | (0.93) | 203 | (6.3) | 24.9 | (0.77) | |
| Alaska | 9.0 | 9.4 | 10.2 | (0.80) | 11.3 | (0.77) | 9.6 | (0.27) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 18 | (2.8) | 14.0 | (2.14) | 18 | (2.1) | 13.7 | (1.59) | |
| Arizona | 15.7 | 13.9 | 19.1 | (0.39) | 18.3 | (0.27) | 20.3 | (0.15) | 17.8 | (0.11) | 297 | (9.9) | 26.0 | (0.87) | 285 | (7.1) | 24.7 | (0.59) | |
| Arkansas | 19.1 | 15.8 | 18.7 | (0.49) | 19.0 | (0.46) | 23.8 | (0.20) | 20.1 | (0.13) | 123 | (5.1) | 24.4 | (1.02) | 129 | (5.3) | 25.5 | (1.04) | |
| California | 12.5 | 14.2 | 16.6 | (0.14) | 16.8 | (0.13) | 17.2 | (0.06) | 18.5 | (0.04) | 1,429 | (17.9) | 21.7 | (0.27) | 1,505 | (19.5) | 22.9 | (0.30) | |
| Colorado | 11.7 | 9.3 | 13.3 | (0.32) | 13.6 | (0.28) | 13.7 | (0.13) | 10.0 | (0.08) | 136 | (6.9) | 15.6 | (0.78) | 155 | (6.1) | 17.7 | (0.69) | |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 7.9 | 10.9 | (0.35) | 10.8 | (0.34) | 9.8 | (0.15) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 84 | (4.2) | 14.1 | (0.71) | 82 | (4.5) | 13.9 | (0.76) | |
| Delaware | 8.7 | 9.2 | 12.2 | (0.68) | 12.2 | (0.70) | 11.0 | (0.27) | 10.9 | (0.22) | 24 | (2.6) | 16.5 | (1.77) | 21 | (2.5) | 14.2 | (1.66) | |
| District of Columbia | 16.9 | 20.2 | 18.9 | (0.94) | 17.4 | (0.90) | 24.1 | (0.59) | 30.4 | (0.44) | 20 | (2.1) | 29.6 | (3.10) | 19 | (1.8) | 27.7 | (2.55) | |
| Florida | 12.7 | 12.5 | 17.0 | (0.18) | 17.1 | (0.14) | 17.5 | (0.10) | 16.6 | (0.07) | 663 | (11.8) | 23.3 | (0.42) | 687 | (12.4) | 23.9 | (0.43) | |
| Georgia | 14.7 | 13.0 | 19.1 | (0.27) | 19.1 | (0.27) | 18.9 | (0.14) | 16.1 | (0.09) | 437 | (10.3) | 24.5 | (0.58) | 453 | (11.2) | 25.2 | (0.61) | |
| Hawaii | 8.3 | 10.7 | 12.0 | (0.67) | 11.8 | (0.59) | 10.5 | (0.25) | 12.9 | (0.18) | 37 | (3.8) | 17.3 | (1.80) | 34 | (3.3) | 16.5 | (1.60) | |
| Idaho | 13.3 | 11.8 | 15.4 | (0.59) | 15.5 | (0.63) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 49 | (3.7) | 16.3 | (1.22) | 59 | (4.7) | 19.2 | (1.52) | |
| Illinois | 11.9 | 10.7 | 14.7 | (0.23) | 14.7 | (0.19) | 15.9 | (0.08) | 13.4 | (0.05) | 436 | (11.2) | 19.5 | (0.50) | 430 | (11.1) | 19.4 | (0.51) | |
| Indiana | 10.7 | 9.5 | 15.7 | (0.31) | 15.6 | (0.28) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 231 | (8.0) | 20.4 | (0.71) | 224 | (7.7) | 19.7 | (0.67) | |
| Iowa | 11.5 | 9.1 | 12.8 | (0.39) | 12.6 | (0.38) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 9.5 | (0.09) | 82 | (5.4) | 16.1 | (1.05) | 74 | (4.8) | 14.4 | (0.92) | |
| Kansas | 11.5 | 9.9 | 14.1 | (0.49) | 13.7 | (0.33) | 12.8 | (0.15) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 82 | (4.9) | 16.3 | (0.98) | 85 | (4.4) | 16.7 | (0.87) | |
| Kentucky | 19.0 | 15.8 | 19.5 | (0.41) | 19.2 | (0.41) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 19.4 | (0.10) | 185 | (7.0) | 25.8 | (0.94) | 178 | (6.7) | 24.7 | (0.96) | |
| Louisiana | 23.6 | 19.6 | 20.2 | (0.35) | 19.8 | (0.36) | 30.4 | (0.19) | 25.3 | (0.11) | 210 | (6.0) | 26.6 | (0.75) | 216 | (7.4) | 27.3 | (0.93) | |
| Maine | 10.8 | 10.9 | 14.2 | (0.60) | 14.9 | (0.66) | 12.3 | (0.20) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 34 | (2.8) | 17.2 | (1.46) | 33 | (3.4) | 17.2 | (1.76) | |
| Maryland | 8.3 | 8.5 | 10.1 | (0.25) | 10.1 | (0.27) | 10.5 | (0.12) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 120 | (5.9) | 12.5 | (0.62) | 119 | (5.4) | 12.4 | (0.57) | |
| Massachusetts | 8.9 | 9.3 | 11.7 | (0.26) | 12.0 | (0.24) | 12.2 | (0.12) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 145 | (6.0) | 14.1 | (0.59) | 153 | (5.9) | 15.0 | (0.58) | |
| Michigan | 13.1 | 10.5 | 17.0 | (0.26) | 17.5 | (0.26) | 16.7 | (0.09) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 356 | (10.7) | 21.4 | (0.64) | 381 | (9.6) | 23.1 | (0.59) | |
| Minnesota | 10.2 | 7.9 | 11.6 | (0.32) | 11.4 | (0.29) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 116 | (5.9) | 12.7 | (0.64) | 118 | (6.3) | 12.9 | (0.68) | |
| Mississippi | 25.2 | 19.9 | 22.5 | (0.48) | 23.7 | (0.54) | 32.6 | (0.21) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 155 | (4.8) | 28.9 | (0.88) | 170 | (6.9) | 31.7 | (1.26) | |
| Missouri | 13.3 | 11.7 | 15.9 | (0.34) | 16.3 | (0.29) | 16.2 | (0.12) | 14.4 | (0.08) | 199 | (8.3) | 19.9 | (0.81) | 207 | (8.0) | 20.7 | (0.77) | |
| Montana | 16.1 | 14.6 | 14.0 | (0.76) | 14.9 | (0.64) | 18.4 | (0.30) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 26 | (2.5) | 16.7 | (1.61) | 28 | (2.8) | 18.0 | (1.75) | |
| Nebraska | 11.1 | 9.7 | 11.9 | (0.51) | 11.6 | (0.48) | 12.0 | (0.18) | 11.1 | (0.12) | 44 | (3.3) | 13.7 | (1.03) | 45 | (3.2) | 14.0 | (0.99) | |
| Nevada | 10.2 | 10.5 | 16.1 | (0.50) | 15.7 | (0.48) | 11.7 | (0.26) | 12.3 | (0.16) | 100 | (5.4) | 21.3 | (1.15) | 97 | (5.0) | 20.7 | (1.06) | |
| New Hampshire | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.8 | (0.52) | 9.6 | (0.64) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 6.7 | (0.12) | 22 | (2.7) | 10.7 | (1.32) | 26 | (2.7) | 12.8 | (1.35) | |
| New Jersey | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.3 | (0.19) | 10.7 | (0.21) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 10.5 | (0.07) | 193 | (6.9) | 13.0 | (0.47) | 204 | (6.6) | 13.7 | (0.45) | |
| New Mexico | 20.6 | 18.4 | 21.4 | (0.61) | 20.6 | (0.58) | 26.3 | (0.25) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 103 | (4.8) | 28.0 | (1.30) | 98 | (4.6) | 26.6 | (1.25) | |
| New York | 13.0 | 14.6 | 15.8 | (0.16) | 16.0 | (0.15) | 18.1 | (0.09) | 19.1 | (0.06) | 655 | (13.5) | 21.4 | (0.43) | 662 | (11.3) | 21.9 | (0.36) | |
| North Carolina | 13.0 | 12.3 | 17.6 | (0.26) | 17.9 | (0.26) | 16.0 | (0.11) | 14.9 | (0.07) | 374 | (9.5) | 22.8 | (0.58) | 385 | (9.5) | 23.4 | (0.58) | |
| North Dakota | 14.4 | 11.9 | 11.0 | (0.68) | 10.6 | (0.63) | 15.9 | (0.30) | 12.2 | (0.17) | 9 | (1.5) | 8.6 | (1.40) | 12 | (1.7) | 11.0 | (1.56) | |
| Ohio | 12.5 | 10.6 | 16.4 | (0.26) | 16.3 | (0.21) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 422 | (11.0) | 21.9 | (0.57) | 415 | (9.7) | 21.6 | (0.50) | |
| Oklahoma | 16.7 | 14.7 | 17.5 | (0.45) | 17.2 | (0.41) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 139 | (6.3) | 21.2 | (0.96) | 151 | (6.8) | 22.7 | (1.03) | |
| Oregon | 12.4 | 11.6 | 16.9 | (0.38) | 16.8 | (0.40) | 13.4 | (0.15) | 12.8 | (0.11) | 131 | (5.8) | 21.6 | (0.93) | 121 | (6.4) | 19.6 | (1.04) | |
| Pennsylvania | 11.1 | 11.0 | 13.6 | (0.24) | 13.9 | (0.24) | 14.5 | (0.08) | 13.6 | (0.05) | 349 | (12.0) | 17.5 | (0.59) | 368 | (11.4) | 18.6 | (0.56) | |
| Rhode Island | 9.6 | 11.9 | 14.3 | (0.67) | 13.8 | (0.58) | 12.3 | (0.30) | 15.6 | (0.25) | 29 | (2.1) | 18.0 | (1.32) | 28 | (2.4) | 17.7 | (1.50) | |
| South Carolina | 15.4 | 14.1 | 18.9 | (0.35) | 18.2 | (0.32) | 20.0 | (0.19) | 17.9 | (0.12) | 195 | (6.8) | 25.6 | (0.88) | 193 | (6.7) | 25.0 | (0.86) | |
| South Dakota | 15.9 | 13.2 | 12.8 | (0.82) | 13.3 | (0.69) | 18.7 | (0.33) | 15.5 | (0.21) | 20 | (2.2) | 14.5 | (1.53) | 21 | (2.1) | 15.3 | (1.46) | |
| Tennessee | 15.7 | 13.5 | 18.1 | (0.29) | 18.0 | (0.30) | 19.5 | (0.13) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 258 | (7.6) | 24.2 | (0.71) | 260 | (8.6) | 24.4 | (0.78) | |
| Texas | 18.1 | 15.4 | 18.3 | (0.16) | 17.8 | (0.17) | 23.4 | (0.09) | 19.3 | (0.06) | 1,217 | (18.2) | 24.7 | (0.37) | 1,208 | (18.5) | 24.3 | (0.37) | |
| Utah | 11.4 | 9.4 | 13.7 | (0.55) | 12.3 | (0.45) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 8.9 | (0.09) | 91 | (6.9) | 14.9 | (1.14) | 86 | (5.5) | 14.0 | (0.90) | |
| Vermont | 9.9 | 9.4 | 11.0 | (0.75) | 11.3 | (0.92) | 10.7 | (0.26) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 10 | (1.3) | 10.7 | (1.45) | 11 | (2.0) | 12.0 | (2.21) | |
| Virginia | 10.2 | 9.6 | 11.6 | (0.22) | 11.8 | (0.21) | 12.4 | (0.12) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 189 | (7.3) | 14.3 | (0.54) | 197 | (6.9) | 14.8 | (0.52) | |
| Washington | 10.9 | 10.6 | 14.0 | (0.27) | 13.5 | (0.31) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 188 | (8.2) | 16.9 | (0.72) | 188 | (7.8) | 16.9 | (0.70) | |
| West Virginia | 19.7 | 17.9 | 18.6 | (0.60) | 17.3 | (0.58) | 24.0 | (0.23) | 22.9 | (0.17) | 65 | (4.0) | 23.6 | (1.48) | 56 | (4.1) | 20.7 | (1.50) | |
| Wisconsin | 10.7 | 8.7 | 13.6 | (0.37) | 12.9 | (0.29) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 165 | (7.9) | 17.4 | (0.82) | 148 | (6.9) | 15.8 | (0.72) | |
| Wyoming | 11.9 | 11.4 | 11.2 | (0.76) | 12.6 | (0.74) | 12.6 | (0.33) | 12.5 | (0.24) | 13 | (1.8) | 13.9 | (1.96) | 15 | (1.6) | 15.9 | (1.69) | |
| 1 Related children in a family include all children in the household who are related to the householder by birth, marriage, or adoption (except a child who is the spouse of the householder). The householder is the person (or one of the people) who owns or rents (maintains) the housing unit. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Based on 1989 incomes and family sizes collected in the 1990 census. May differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 Based on 1999 incomes and family sizes collected in the 2000 census. May differ from Current Population Survey data that are shown in other tables. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Based on income and family size 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: For information about how the Census Bureau determines who is in poverty, see http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/about/overview/measure.html. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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"; 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"; and American Community Survey, 2011 and 2012. (This table was prepared January 2014.) | |||||||||||||||||||