Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State:  Three-Year Averages for 20051, 2006, and 2007
(Numbers in Thousands)
Total Children under 19 years,                   all income levels		At or below 200% of poverty				At or below 200% of poverty without health insurance
		Number	Standard error	Percent	Standard error	Number	Standard error	Percent	Standard error
United States……..……	77,762	30,176	276	38.8	0.3	5,522	124	7.1	0.2
Alabama...........…..…..	1,165	481	36	41.2	2.5	51	12	4.4	1.0
Alaska............…..……	192	58	5	30.3	2.4	8	2	4.4	1.1
Arizona...........…..……	1,735	824	50	47.5	2.2	203	26	11.7	1.4
Arkansas..........………	727	372	25	51.1	2.6	46	9	6.4	1.3
California........………………	10,024	4,154	114	41.4	0.9	800	53	8.0	0.5
Colorado..........……………..	1,247	398	35	31.9	2.4	111	19	8.9	1.5
Connecticut.......…………..	868	224	23	25.8	2.3	29	8	3.3	0.9
Delaware..........………….	214	71	6	33.0	2.5	13	3	6.0	1.3
District of Columbia………	118	62	5	52.7	3.3	6	2	4.8	1.4
Florida...........…………..	4,260	1,673	69	39.3	1.3	509	39	12.0	0.9
Georgia...........………….	2,552	1,049	53	41.1	1.7	210	25	8.2	1.0
Hawaii............………………	309	89	8	29.0	2.3	8	3	2.4	0.8
Idaho.............……………	426	171	12	40.2	2.4	29	5	6.7	1.2
Illinois..........……………	3,376	1,175	58	34.8	1.5	180	24	5.3	0.7
Indiana...........…………….	1,676	626	41	37.4	2.1	66	14	3.9	0.8
Iowa..............…………….	737	239	22	32.4	2.5	20	7	2.7	0.9
Kansas............…………….	734	283	23	38.6	2.6	35	8	4.7	1.1
Kentucky..........……………	1,058	461	35	43.6	2.6	61	13	5.8	1.2
Louisiana.........……………..	1,133	503	36	44.4	2.5	91	16	8.0	1.4
Maine.............…………..	299	105	10	35.1	2.9	11	3	3.6	1.1
Maryland..........………….	1,449	380	33	26.2	2.1	74	15	5.1	1.0
Massachusetts.....……	1,557	453	35	29.1	2.0	36	10	2.3	0.7
Michigan..........……………	2,596	953	51	36.7	1.7	83	16	3.2	0.6
Minnesota.........…………..	1,313	355	32	27.0	2.1	51	12	3.9	0.9
Mississippi.......…………..	813	436	27	53.6	2.5	92	13	11.3	1.6
Missouri..........……………	1,476	594	41	40.3	2.3	86	16	5.8	1.1
Montana...........…………..	228	94	8	41.1	2.7	19	4	8.5	1.5
Nebraska..........……………	464	148	13	31.9	2.5	24	6	5.2	1.2
Nevada............……………	684	257	21	37.6	2.5	64	11	9.3	1.5
New Hampshire.....……………	315	61	7	19.3	2.2	8	3	2.4	0.9
New Jersey........…………..	2,220	583	41	26.3	1.7	146	21	6.6	0.9
New Mexico........……….	532	242	19	45.4	2.7	62	10	11.7	1.8
New York..........……………	4,741	1,924	75	40.6	1.3	233	27	4.9	0.6
North Carolina....……………..	2,320	991	53	42.7	1.8	198	25	8.5	1.0
North Dakota......……………	154	55	5	35.6	2.6	10	2	6.2	1.3
Ohio..............…………….	2,900	1,084	55	37.4	1.6	134	20	4.6	0.7
Oklahoma..........……………..	940	437	31	46.5	2.6	70	13	7.4	1.4
Oregon............………………	914	359	30	39.3	2.7	69	14	7.6	1.5
Pennsylvania......…………….	2,918	1,056	54	36.2	1.6	145	21	5.0	0.7
Rhode Island......……………..	255	85	8	33.4	2.7	9	3	3.7	1.1
South Carolina....………….	1,087	475	36	43.7	2.6	78	15	7.1	1.3
South Dakota......………..	203	72	6	35.5	2.3	10	2	4.8	1.0
Tennessee.........………….	1,526	669	43	43.8	2.2	76	15	5.0	0.9
Texas.............………………..	6,876	3,240	100	47.1	1.1	955	58	13.9	0.8
Utah..............…………..	838	302	20	36.0	2.0	63	10	7.6	1.1
Vermont...........…………..	139	40	4	28.5	2.7	5	2	3.4	1.1
Virginia..........……………	1,924	622	42	32.3	1.9	113	18	5.9	0.9
Washington........………….	1,608	516	39	32.1	2.1	61	14	3.8	0.8
West Virginia.....…………..	415	189	14	45.5	2.6	14	4	3.4	0.9
Wisconsin.........……………	1,381	445	36	32.2	2.2	43	11	3.1	0.8
Wyoming...........…………..	129	41	4	31.9	2.7	6	2	4.7	1.2
* Average of the three years' percentages: not average 'Number' divided by average Total Children.  Results may differ
slightly based on the method used.
1The 2005 data was revised in March 2007.  See <www.census.gov/hhes/www/hlthins/usernote/schedule.html>.
Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2006 to 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplements.