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| Table 20. | Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990, 2000, and 2004–06 |
[In millions] | |
| State | Median household income, in constant 2006 dollars1 | Percent of persons in poverty | Poverty status of related children 5 through 17 years old2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 19903 | 20004 | 2004–06 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2004–06 (3-year average) |
19903 | 20004 | 2006 | ||||||||||||
| 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 | $47,188 | $50,815 | $47,790 | (192.0) | 13.1 | 12.4 | 12.5 | (0.12) | 7,545 | (7.8) | 17.0 | (0.02) | 7,974 | (5.8) | 15.4 | (0.01) | 8,399 | (175) | 15.9 | (0.3) |
| Alabama | 37,047 | 41,305 | 38,473 | (859.6) | 18.3 | 16.1 | 16.0 | (0.91) | 178 | (1.2) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 165 | (1.2) | 20.3 | (0.11) | 130 | (23) | 16.3 | (2.7) |
| Alaska | 65,010 | 62,404 | 57,639 | (1,182.1) | 9.0 | 9.4 | 9.3 | (0.79) | 11 | (0.3) | 9.6 | (0.27) | 14 | (0.3) | 10.3 | (0.18) | 14 | (3) | 10.4 | (2.3) |
| Arizona | 43,238 | 49,077 | 46,729 | (883.8) | 15.7 | 13.9 | 14.7 | (0.85) | 136 | (1.0) | 20.3 | (0.15) | 171 | (1.3) | 17.8 | (0.11) | 210 | (32) | 18.2 | (2.5) |
| Arkansas | 33,201 | 38,942 | 37,420 | (765.3) | 19.1 | 15.8 | 15.6 | (0.97) | 107 | (0.9) | 23.8 | (0.20) | 98 | (0.6) | 20.1 | (0.13) | 106 | (17) | 21.2 | (3.0) |
| California | 56,202 | 57,469 | 53,770 | (430.8) | 12.5 | 14.2 | 12.9 | (0.30) | 894 | (3.3) | 17.2 | (0.06) | 1,217 | (4.6) | 18.5 | (0.04) | 1,175 | (76) | 17.0 | (1.0) |
| Colorado | 47,319 | 57,118 | 54,039 | (1,052.3) | 11.7 | 9.3 | 10.4 | (0.85) | 82 | (0.8) | 13.7 | (0.13) | 79 | (0.7) | 10.0 | (0.08) | 93 | (21) | 10.9 | (2.4) |
| Connecticut | 65,502 | 65,264 | 59,972 | (1,301.4) | 6.8 | 7.9 | 9.1 | (0.79) | 50 | (0.8) | 9.8 | (0.15) | 58 | (0.7) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 51 | (13) | 8.6 | (2.2) |
| Delaware | 54,753 | 57,334 | 52,214 | (1,003.0) | 8.7 | 9.2 | 9.2 | (0.79) | 12 | (0.3) | 11.0 | (0.27) | 15 | (0.4) | 10.9 | (0.22) | 16 | (4) | 10.5 | (2.4) |
| District of Columbia | 48,241 | 48,556 | 47,108 | (1,395.8) | 16.9 | 20.2 | 18.8 | (1.22) | 18 | (0.4) | 24.1 | (0.59) | 24 | (0.4) | 30.4 | (0.44) | 25 | (4) | 30.7 | (4.4) |
| Florida | 43,148 | 46,973 | 44,448 | (507.1) | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.4 | (0.43) | 344 | (2.0) | 17.5 | (0.10) | 434 | (2.0) | 16.6 | (0.07) | 380 | (41) | 12.9 | (1.3) |
| Georgia | 45,563 | 51,346 | 46,841 | (648.2) | 14.7 | 13.0 | 13.3 | (0.61) | 228 | (1.6) | 18.9 | (0.14) | 248 | (1.4) | 16.1 | (0.09) | 308 | (36) | 18.3 | (2.0) |
| Hawaii | 60,961 | 60,285 | 60,681 | (1,067.0) | 8.3 | 10.7 | 8.8 | (0.73) | 20 | (0.5) | 10.5 | (0.25) | 27 | (0.6) | 12.9 | (0.18) | 19 | (5) | 9.0 | (2.2) |
| Idaho | 39,653 | 45,464 | 46,395 | (950.0) | 13.3 | 11.8 | 9.8 | (0.79) | 32 | (0.5) | 14.4 | (0.23) | 33 | (0.6) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 33 | (7) | 11.8 | (2.3) |
| Illinois | 50,635 | 56,376 | 49,280 | (717.1) | 11.9 | 10.7 | 11.5 | (0.49) | 328 | (1.6) | 15.9 | (0.08) | 309 | (1.5) | 13.4 | (0.05) | 320 | (38) | 14.0 | (1.6) |
| Indiana | 45,211 | 50,298 | 44,806 | (835.8) | 10.7 | 9.5 | 11.6 | (0.73) | 132 | (1.1) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 119 | (1.4) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 130 | (24) | 11.3 | (2.0) |
| Iowa | 41,179 | 47,760 | 47,489 | (1,042.8) | 11.5 | 9.1 | 10.8 | (0.85) | 65 | (0.7) | 12.6 | (0.14) | 50 | (0.6) | 9.5 | (0.09) | 65 | (14) | 13.0 | (2.7) |
| Kansas | 42,847 | 49,157 | 44,264 | (960.8) | 11.5 | 9.9 | 12.2 | (0.91) | 59 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.15) | 53 | (0.6) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 79 | (15) | 16.4 | (2.9) |
| Kentucky | 35,378 | 40,745 | 38,466 | (758.8) | 19.0 | 15.8 | 16.5 | (0.97) | 161 | (1.1) | 23.2 | (0.16) | 137 | (1.0) | 19.4 | (0.10) | 163 | (26) | 22.6 | (3.2) |
| Louisiana | 34,460 | 39,407 | 37,943 | (952.5) | 23.6 | 19.6 | 17.4 | (1.03) | 267 | (1.6) | 30.4 | (0.19) | 223 | (1.1) | 25.3 | (0.11) | 175 | (27) | 23.0 | (3.2) |
| Maine | 43,730 | 45,062 | 45,040 | (1,071.8) | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.5 | (0.91) | 27 | (0.4) | 12.3 | (0.20) | 27 | (0.5) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 24 | (6) | 10.9 | (2.6) |
| Maryland | 61,836 | 63,973 | 62,372 | (1,144.6) | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.3 | (0.67) | 82 | (1.0) | 10.5 | (0.12) | 96 | (0.9) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 91 | (20) | 9.1 | (2.0) |
| Massachusetts | 58,014 | 61,110 | 56,236 | (1,319.2) | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.5 | (0.67) | 112 | (1.1) | 12.2 | (0.12) | 122 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 130 | (23) | 12.2 | (2.1) |
| Michigan | 48,701 | 54,049 | 47,064 | (659.1) | 13.1 | 10.5 | 12.9 | (0.61) | 288 | (1.5) | 16.7 | (0.09) | 238 | (1.1) | 12.7 | (0.05) | 323 | (37) | 17.8 | (1.9) |
| Minnesota | 48,527 | 57,007 | 57,363 | (853.8) | 10.2 | 7.9 | 7.7 | (0.67) | 93 | (0.8) | 11.4 | (0.10) | 81 | (0.7) | 8.7 | (0.06) | 89 | (20) | 9.9 | (2.1) |
| Mississippi | 31,613 | 37,911 | 35,261 | (963.4) | 25.2 | 19.9 | 19.8 | (1.03) | 177 | (1.2) | 32.6 | (0.21) | 146 | (1.0) | 26.0 | (0.13) | 160 | (21) | 29.6 | (3.3) |
| Missouri | 41,388 | 45,902 | 44,651 | (826.1) | 13.3 | 11.7 | 11.7 | (0.73) | 150 | (1.1) | 16.2 | (0.12) | 148 | (1.1) | 14.4 | (0.08) | 156 | (26) | 15.8 | (2.5) |
| Montana | 36,091 | 39,961 | 38,629 | (642.6) | 16.1 | 14.6 | 13.8 | (0.91) | 29 | (0.5) | 18.4 | (0.30) | 29 | (0.5) | 17.1 | (0.20) | 22 | (5) | 15.2 | (2.9) |
| Nebraska | 40,845 | 47,495 | 48,126 | (1,028.5) | 11.1 | 9.7 | 9.7 | (0.79) | 37 | (0.6) | 12.0 | (0.18) | 36 | (0.6) | 11.1 | (0.12) | 38 | (8) | 12.3 | (2.6) |
| Nevada | 48,687 | 53,945 | 50,819 | (1,057.6) | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.4 | (0.85) | 23 | (0.5) | 11.7 | (0.26) | 44 | (0.7) | 12.3 | (0.16) | 50 | (12) | 11.0 | (2.4) |
| New Hampshire | 57,036 | 59,858 | 60,489 | (1,192.5) | 6.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 | (0.61) | 12 | (0.3) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 15 | (0.3) | 6.7 | (0.12) | 11 | (4) | 4.9 | (1.7) |
| New Jersey | 64,255 | 66,730 | 64,169 | (1,361.7) | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.9 | (0.49) | 134 | (1.2) | 10.8 | (0.10) | 158 | (1.3) | 10.5 | (0.07) | 169 | (28) | 11.1 | (1.7) |
| New Mexico | 37,816 | 41,303 | 40,827 | (1,112.8) | 20.6 | 18.4 | 17.1 | (1.09) | 83 | (0.8) | 26.3 | (0.25) | 87 | (0.7) | 23.6 | (0.17) | 85 | (14) | 21.6 | (3.2) |
| New York | 51,755 | 52,508 | 48,201 | (625.3) | 13.0 | 14.6 | 14.5 | (0.49) | 531 | (2.5) | 18.1 | (0.09) | 640 | (2.6) | 19.1 | (0.06) | 632 | (54) | 18.9 | (1.5) |
| North Carolina | 41,836 | 47,415 | 42,061 | (630.6) | 13.0 | 12.3 | 13.8 | (0.67) | 180 | (1.2) | 16.0 | (0.11) | 207 | (1.2) | 14.9 | (0.07) | 278 | (35) | 17.9 | (2.1) |
| North Dakota | 36,444 | 41,873 | 42,162 | (928.9) | 14.4 | 11.9 | 10.8 | (0.85) | 20 | (0.4) | 15.9 | (0.30) | 15 | (0.2) | 12.2 | (0.17) | 12 | (3) | 11.4 | (2.5) |
| Ohio | 45,068 | 49,559 | 45,837 | (660.2) | 12.5 | 10.6 | 12.0 | (0.55) | 321 | (1.6) | 16.2 | (0.08) | 268 | (1.5) | 12.9 | (0.05) | 315 | (37) | 16.1 | (1.7) |
| Oklahoma | 37,016 | 40,416 | 40,001 | (1,008.4) | 16.7 | 14.7 | 13.9 | (0.91) | 119 | (1.0) | 19.9 | (0.16) | 113 | (1.0) | 17.7 | (0.11) | 126 | (21) | 19.2 | (3.0) |
| Oregon | 42,782 | 49,511 | 45,485 | (931.1) | 12.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | (0.91) | 68 | (0.8) | 13.4 | (0.15) | 77 | (0.7) | 12.8 | (0.11) | 92 | (19) | 15.2 | (2.9) |
| Pennsylvania | 45,638 | 48,530 | 47,791 | (636.2) | 11.1 | 11.0 | 11.3 | (0.49) | 284 | (1.5) | 14.5 | (0.08) | 292 | (1.5) | 13.6 | (0.05) | 311 | (37) | 15.6 | (1.7) |
| Rhode Island | 50,524 | 50,931 | 52,003 | (1,253.9) | 9.6 | 11.9 | 11.3 | (0.91) | 19 | (0.5) | 12.3 | (0.30) | 28 | (0.7) | 15.6 | (0.25) | 27 | (6) | 15.3 | (3.0) |
| South Carolina | 41,222 | 44,871 | 40,822 | (860.8) | 15.4 | 14.1 | 13.7 | (0.91) | 131 | (1.2) | 20.0 | (0.19) | 130 | (1.2) | 17.9 | (0.12) | 106 | (21) | 14.1 | (2.6) |
| South Dakota | 35,329 | 42,693 | 44,624 | (971.6) | 15.9 | 13.2 | 12.0 | (0.79) | 26 | (0.5) | 18.7 | (0.33) | 23 | (0.3) | 15.5 | (0.21) | 18 | (3) | 13.3 | (2.5) |
| Tennessee | 38,947 | 43,998 | 40,676 | (743.7) | 15.7 | 13.5 | 15.2 | (0.79) | 169 | (1.2) | 19.5 | (0.13) | 166 | (1.2) | 16.6 | (0.10) | 207 | (30) | 19.1 | (2.5) |
| Texas | 42,415 | 48,314 | 43,425 | (427.7) | 18.1 | 15.4 | 16.4 | (0.49) | 791 | (3.1) | 23.4 | (0.09) | 806 | (2.6) | 19.3 | (0.06) | 909 | (67) | 20.4 | (1.4) |
| Utah | 46,268 | 55,331 | 55,179 | (948.0) | 11.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | (0.73) | 49 | (0.7) | 10.9 | (0.16) | 44 | (0.6) | 8.9 | (0.09) | 63 | (12) | 11.5 | (2.0) |
| Vermont | 46,773 | 49,438 | 51,622 | (927.9) | 9.9 | 9.4 | 7.7 | (0.79) | 11 | (0.3) | 10.7 | (0.26) | 11 | (0.2) | 9.9 | (0.16) | 8 | (2) | 8.1 | (2.3) |
| Virginia | 52,325 | 56,482 | 55,108 | (933.1) | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.1 | (0.61) | 129 | (1.2) | 12.4 | (0.12) | 142 | (1.3) | 11.4 | (0.08) | 135 | (24) | 11.0 | (1.9) |
| Washington | 48,957 | 55,391 | 53,439 | (803.7) | 10.9 | 10.6 | 9.9 | (0.67) | 111 | (0.9) | 12.8 | (0.10) | 132 | (1.4) | 12.2 | (0.09) | 112 | (23) | 10.4 | (2.0) |
| West Virginia | 32,648 | 35,934 | 37,227 | (829.6) | 19.7 | 17.9 | 15.0 | (0.91) | 80 | (0.8) | 24.0 | (0.23) | 67 | (0.6) | 22.9 | (0.17) | 59 | (10) | 20.2 | (3.0) |
| Wisconsin | 46,224 | 52,989 | 48,874 | (883.3) | 10.7 | 8.7 | 10.9 | (0.73) | 121 | (0.9) | 13.3 | (0.10) | 100 | (1.1) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 137 | (24) | 14.7 | (2.5) |
| Wyoming | 42,540 | 45,851 | 47,227 | (1,008.5) | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.2 | (0.85) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.6 | (0.33) | 12 | (0.3) | 12.5 | (0.24) | 11 | (3) | 12.0 | (2.7) |
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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 of 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: 2006; "Poverty Status by State: 2006," retrieved September 1, 2007, from http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032007/pov/new46_100125_02.htm; "Poverty 2006," retrieved September 1, 2007, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/poverty/poverty06/state.html; and "Income 2006," retrieved September 1, 2007, from http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/income06/statemhi3.html. (This table was prepared September 2007.) |
