Table 20. | Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990 and 1997-99 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |Percent of persons below | Poverty status of related |Median household income\1\ |the poverty level | children 5 to 17 years old |______________________________|_________________________________|___________________________________________________________________________________ | 1990\2\ | 1997-99 | 1990\2\ | 1997-99 | 1990\2\ | 1998 |__________|___________________|__________|______________________|________________________________________|__________________________________________ State | |Three-year| | |Three-year | |Number in| Standard | Percent |Standard |Number in | Standard | Percent |Standard | Total | moving |Standard| Total | moving |Standard | poverty | error | in | error | poverty | error | in | error | | average | error | | average | error |(in thou-| (in | poverty | | (in thou- | (in | poverty | | | | | | | | sands) |thousands)| | | sands) |thousands)| | _________________________|__________|__________|________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________|_________|_________|___________|__________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 _________________________|__________|__________|________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________|_________|_________|___________|__________|_________|_________ United States ........| $40,230 | $39,657 | $143 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 0.15 | 7,918 | 225 | 17.7 | 0.49 | 9,167 | 253 | 17.8 | 0.48 |__________|__________|________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________|_________|_________|___________|__________|_________|_________ Alabama .................| 31,381 | 35,478 | 980 | 18.3 | 15.1 | 1.29 | 175 | 7 | 22.7 | 0.97 | 156 | 35 | 21.8 | 4.38 Alaska ..................| 52,799 | 51,046 | 1,357 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 1.01 | 15 | 1 | 12.9 | 0.97 | 13 | 4 | 9.0 | 2.57 Arizona .................| 39,264 | 36,337 | 895 | 15.7 | 15.2 | 1.20 | 145 | 7 | 21.5 | 1.09 | 222 | 41 | 23.6 | 3.86 Arkansas ................| 30,614 | 28,398 | 806 | 19.1 | 16.4 | 1.31 | 101 | 5 | 22.3 | 1.16 | 57 | 18 | 13.1 | 3.25 California ..............| 44,727 | 42,262 | 505 | 12.5 | 15.3 | 0.53 | 978 | 83 | 18.7 | 1.58 | 1,459 | 121 | 22.3 | 1.66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado ................| 41,291 | 46,950 | 1,067 | 11.7 | 8.6 | 1.00 | 92 | 4 | 15.4 | 0.67 | 93 | 25 | 12.5 | 3.32 Connecticut .............| 52,224 | 47,997 | 1,702 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 1.14 | 51 | 5 | 9.9 | 1.03 | 82 | 26 | 13.4 | 3.91 Delaware ................| 41,387 | 44,627 | 1,444 | 8.7 | 10.1 | 1.20 | 14 | 1 | 12.4 | 0.85 | 24 | 7 | 15.7 | 3.91 District of Columbia ....| 36,802 | 35,309 | 941 | 16.9 | 19.7 | 1.65 | 17 | 1 | 22.5 | 0.97 | 33 | 7 | 46.0 | 6.63 Florida .................| 35,853 | 35,081 | 480 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 0.65 | 362 | 24 | 18.3 | 1.22 | 474 | 60 | 20.5 | 2.34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia .................| 37,030 | 39,003 | 832 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 1.09 | 236 | 9 | 19.4 | 0.79 | 377 | 65 | 24.7 | 3.69 Hawaii ..................| 52,292 | 42,864 | 1,352 | 8.3 | 11.9 | 1.30 | 24 | 3 | 12.5 | 1.46 | 32 | 9 | 14.5 | 3.97 Idaho ...................| 33,998 | 36,023 | 902 | 13.3 | 13.9 | 1.19 | 37 | 2 | 16.6 | 0.85 | 50 | 10 | 17.4 | 3.30 Illinois ................| 43,722 | 44,459 | 740 | 11.9 | 10.4 | 0.65 | 349 | 21 | 16.8 | 1.03 | 308 | 50 | 12.1 | 1.82 Indiana..................| 36,179 | 40,635 | 1,078 | 10.7 | 8.3 | 1.00 | 141 | 8 | 13.5 | 0.79 | 140 | 39 | 12.6 | 3.30 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa ....................| 36,663 | 38,047 | 860 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 1.05 | 70 | 4 | 13.5 | 0.79 | 73 | 20 | 14.2 | 3.65 Kansas ..................| 40,195 | 37,618 | 1,267 | 11.5 | 10.5 | 1.13 | 64 | 3 | 13.7 | 0.67 | 59 | 19 | 13.2 | 3.37 Kentucky ................| 33,293 | 35,226 | 1,109 | 19.0 | 13.8 | 1.25 | 159 | 7 | 22.9 | 0.97 | 118 | 29 | 16.7 | 3.81 Louisiana ...............| 30,102 | 33,218 | 1,077 | 23.6 | 18.2 | 1.35 | 270 | 14 | 30.5 | 1.64 | 244 | 43 | 29.8 | 4.41 Maine ...................| 36,899 | 36,459 | 866 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 1.23 | 29 | 3 | 13.2 | 1.22 | 27 | 9 | 12.0 | 3.71 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland ................| 52,206 | 50,630 | 1,411 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 1.03 | 100 | 6 | 12.6 | 0.73 | 66 | 27 | 8.10 | 3.16 Massachusetts ...........| 48,700 | 43,697 | 1,307 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 0.83 | 108 | 11 | 11.6 | 1.16 | 163 | 32 | 15.0 | 2.77 Michigan ................| 40,222 | 43,066 | 722 | 13.1 | 10.3 | 0.69 | 299 | 19 | 17.2 | 1.09 | 311 | 48 | 14.8 | 2.12 Minnesota ...............| 42,275 | 46,802 | 1,261 | 10.2 | 9.1 | 1.03 | 98 | 7 | 11.9 | 0.79 | 130 | 34 | 12.6 | 3.09 Mississippi .............| 27,110 | 30,628 | 930 | 25.2 | 16.8 | 1.34 | 178 | 10 | 32.4 | 1.88 | 108 | 24 | 19.3 | 3.77 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri.................| 36,722 | 40,166 | 1,258 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 1.17 | 161 | 6 | 17.3 | 0.67 | 136 | 39 | 14.4 | 3.77 Montana .................| 31,405 | 31,280 | 776 | 16.1 | 15.9 | 1.28 | 31 | 1 | 19.4 | 0.79 | 42 | 8 | 21.2 | 3.69 Nebraska ................| 36,923 | 37,338 | 1,065 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 1.17 | 42 | 3 | 13.9 | 0.85 | 54 | 13 | 14.8 | 3.43 Nevada ..................| 43,024 | 40,882 | 1,098 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 1.14 | 26 | 2 | 13.1 | 0.97 | 49 | 13 | 12.8 | 3.21 New Hampshire ...........| 54,823 | 44,891 | 1,296 | 6.4 | 8.9 | 1.19 | 14 | 2 | 7.1 | 1.22 | 34 | 10 | 13.3 | 3.70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ..............| 52,041 | 50,234 | 1,012 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 0.66 | 145 | 15 | 11.5 | 1.16 | 194 | 36 | 13.2 | 2.26 New Mexico ..............| 33,641 | 31,981 | 1,030 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 1.42 | 77 | 4 | 24.3 | 1.34 | 101 | 18 | 23.5 | 3.67 New York ................| 42,444 | 38,479 | 548 | 13.0 | 15.7 | 0.60 | 534 | 39 | 18.0 | 1.28 | 848 | 77 | 28.9 | 1.91 North Carolina ..........| 35,374 | 37,057 | 705 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.89 | 184 | 12 | 16.2 | 0.97 | 277 | 46 | 21.3 | 3.11 North Dakota ............| 33,943 | 32,238 | 919 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 1.30 | 19 | 1 | 15.2 | 0.67 | 28 | 5 | 17.2 | 3.66 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio ....................| 40,324 | 38,970 | 855 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 0.71 | 338 | 22 | 16.9 | 1.09 | 339 | 52 | 16.0 | 2.27 Oklahoma ................| 32,761 | 33,311 | 910 | 16.7 | 13.5 | 1.20 | 128 | 5 | 21.2 | 0.73 | 120 | 26 | 19.9 | 3.93 Oregon ..................| 39,340 | 39,768 | 1,208 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 1.28 | 86 | 4 | 16.8 | 0.79 | 121 | 29 | 19.4 | 4.15 Pennsylvania ............| 38,970 | 38,938 | 773 | 11.1 | 10.6 | 0.65 | 290 | 20 | 14.7 | 1.03 | 382 | 54 | 18.0 | 2.31 Rhode Island ............| 42,951 | 40,213 | 1,668 | 9.6 | 11.4 | 1.32 | 22 | 1 | 13.7 | 0.85 | 36 | 9 | 20.5 | 4.70 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina ..........| 38,607 | 35,376 | 1,097 | 15.4 | 12.8 | 1.28 | 128 | 6 | 19.4 | 0.85 | 129 | 32 | 17.6 | 3.99 South Dakota ............| 33,012 | 33,438 | 734 | 15.9 | 11.7 | 1.16 | 27 | 2 | 18.7 | 1.28 | 13 | 4 | 9.2 | 2.89 Tennessee ...............| 30,353 | 34,393 | 948 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 1.24 | 174 | 8 | 20.0 | 0.91 | 156 | 41 | 14.5 | 3.51 Texas ...................| 37,926 | 37,320 | 602 | 18.1 | 15.6 | 0.67 | 813 | 40 | 23.8 | 1.16 | 809 | 88 | 20.1 | 1.97 Utah ....................| 40,497 | 45,257 | 1,130 | 11.4 | 7.9 | 0.91 | 63 | 3 | 13.8 | 0.67 | 55 | 14 | 11.8 | 2.78 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont .................| 41,782 | 39,419 | 1,132 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 1.21 | 12 | 1 | 12.3 | 1.16 | 13 | 4 | 12.2 | 3.73 Virginia ................| 47,122 | 44,884 | 1,414 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 1.03 | 149 | 9 | 14.2 | 0.85 | 92 | 33 | 7.9 | 2.71 Washington ..............| 43,144 | 46,788 | 1,203 | 10.9 | 9.2 | 1.09 | 130 | 5 | 14.9 | 0.61 | 118 | 37 | 10.8 | 3.23 West Virginia............| 29,742 | 28,420 | 760 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 1.31 | 80 | 5 | 24.1 | 1.46 | 65 | 14 | 25.7 | 4.86 Wisconsin ...............| 41,262 | 43,055 | 1,025 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 1.01 | 120 | 7 | 13.1 | 0.79 | 109 | 33 | 11.5 | 3.26 Wyoming .................| 39,581 | 36,039 | 964 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 1.19 | 14 | 1 | 13.7 | 0.79 | 13 | 4 | 13.0 | 3.29 _________________________|__________|__________|________|__________|___________|__________|_________|__________|_________|_________|___________|__________|_________|_________ |
\1\In 1999 dollars adjusted by the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Decennial Census, Minority Economic Profiles, unpublished data; and Current Population Reports, Series P-60, "Poverty in the United States," "Money Income of Households, Families, and Persons in the United States," and "Income, Poverty, and Valuation of Noncash Benefits," various years, and "Money Income in the U.S.: 1999," P60-201. (This table was prepared April 2001.) |