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Table 20. -  Household income and poverty rates, by state: 1990, 1995, and 1996
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                      |                          |     Percent of persons below the poverty level            |   Poverty status of  related
                      |                          |___________________________________________________________|children 5 to 17 years old, 1996
                      |     Median household     |                    1990\2\                    |   1996    |________________________________
                      |         income\1\        |_______________________________________________|___________|Number in poverty| Percent in
        State         |                          |     |     |     |     |     |     |     | 75  |     |Stan-|_________________|   poverty
                      |__________________________|Total|Under|  5  |6 to |12 to|18 to|65 to|years|Total|dard | Number  | Stan- |______________
                      |        |        |        |     |  5  |years| 11  | 17  | 64  | 74  | and |     |error|(in thou-| dard  |Per- |Standard
                      |1989\2\ |  1995  |  1996  |     |years|     |years|years|years|years|over |     |     | sands)  | error |cent | error
______________________|________|________|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_______|_____|________
          1           |   2    |   3    |   4    |  5  |  6  |  7  |  8  |  9  | 10  | 11  | 12  | 13  | 14  |   15    |  16   | 17  |   18
______________________|________|________|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_______|_____|________
   United States .....|$37,888 |$35,082 |$35,492 |13.1 |20.1 |19.7 |18.3 |16.3 |11.0 |10.4 |16.5 |13.7 |0.39 |   9,590 |   259 |18.9 |   0.49
                      |________|________|________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____|_________|_______|_____|________
Alabama ..............| 29,554 | 26,758 | 30,302 |18.3 |26.1 |25.8 |24.3 |22.3 |14.6 |19.2 |31.1 |14.0 |1.72 |     170 |    37 |20.7 |   4.03
Alaska ...............| 49,725 | 49,370 | 52,779 | 9.0 |13.6 |10.6 |10.9 | 9.8 | 7.9 | 6.4 |10.6 | 8.2 |1.33 |      17 |     5 | 9.8 |   2.48
Arizona ..............| 36,978 | 31,774 | 31,637 |15.7 |24.9 |24.2 |21.8 |19.1 |14.0 | 9.3 |13.2 |20.5 |1.85 |     292 |    47 |29.6 |   4.05
Arkansas .............| 28,832 | 26,576 | 27,123 |19.1 |28.5 |26.6 |25.2 |22.7 |15.3 |18.0 |29.9 |17.2 |1.83 |     105 |    22 |19.5 |   3.71
California ...........| 42,123 | 38,102 | 38,812 |12.5 |19.0 |19.3 |18.3 |17.1 |10.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 |16.9 |0.76 |   1,474 |   122 |23.5 |   1.72
                      |        |        |        |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |     |         |       |     |
Colorado .............| 38,887 | 41,908 | 40,950 |11.7 |17.9 |16.5 |15.3 |12.5 |10.3 | 8.5 |15.1 |10.6 |1.54 |      88 |    26 |11.2 |   3.08
Connecticut ..........| 49,183 | 41,431 | 42,119 | 6.8 |11.7 |11.9 |11.2 | 8.9 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 9.7 |11.7 |1.79 |     159 |    36 |23.5 |   4.60
Delaware .............| 38,977 | 35,959 | 39,309 | 8.7 |13.3 |12.7 |11.8 |10.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 |13.5 | 8.6 |1.56 |      17 |     5 |12.4 |   3.72
District of Columbia .| 34,660 | 31,656 | 31,966 |16.9 |27.0 |25.5 |25.0 |24.4 |14.3 |15.5 |19.7 |24.1 |2.38 |      31 |     6 |38.1 |   6.06
Florida ..............| 33,765 | 30,623 | 30,641 |12.7 |20.3 |20.1 |18.8 |16.8 |11.0 | 9.0 |13.5 |14.2 |0.92 |     458 |    59 |19.8 |   2.31
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Georgia ..............| 34,874 | 35,106 | 32,496 |14.7 |22.1 |21.3 |20.1 |18.1 |11.4 |16.5 |26.7 |14.8 |1.58 |     278 |    56 |19.6 |   3.53
Hawaii ...............| 49,248 | 44,116 | 41,772 | 8.3 |12.6 |12.6 |11.2 |10.8 | 6.9 | 6.7 |10.4 |12.1 |1.82 |      32 |    10 |15.7 |   4.24
Idaho ................| 32,019 | 33,641 | 34,709 |13.3 |19.6 |18.9 |15.9 |13.3 |12.0 | 8.7 |15.6 |11.9 |1.57 |      40 |     9 |16.3 |   3.48
Illinois .............| 41,176 | 39,195 | 39,554 |11.9 |18.9 |18.7 |17.0 |15.0 |10.0 | 8.9 |13.4 |12.1 |0.97 |     388 |    56 |16.5 |   2.16
Indiana...............| 34,073 | 34,371 | 39,554 |10.7 |16.8 |15.8 |14.1 |11.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 |14.0 | 7.5 |1.33 |      79 |    29 | 7.9 |   2.83
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Iowa .................| 34,528 | 36,568 | 33,209 |11.5 |17.5 |15.4 |14.1 |11.7 |10.3 | 8.1 |15.3 | 9.6 |1.49 |      71 |    20 |11.8 |   3.15
Kansas ...............| 37,855 | 31,237 | 32,585 |11.5 |16.8 |16.5 |14.1 |11.6 |10.1 | 8.5 |16.8 |11.2 |1.61 |      56 |    17 |10.7 |   3.09
Kentucky .............| 31,355 | 30,690 | 32,413 |19.0 |27.9 |26.5 |24.6 |22.4 |16.2 |17.5 |25.3 |17.0 |1.86 |     203 |    39 |27.0 |   4.39
Louisiana ............| 28,350 | 28,774 | 30,262 |23.6 |33.4 |33.0 |31.1 |29.7 |19.6 |20.5 |30.1 |20.5 |1.94 |     235 |    42 |27.7 |   4.23
Maine ................| 34,751 | 34,858 | 34,696 |10.8 |15.7 |15.9 |14.0 |11.5 | 8.9 |11.0 |18.3 |11.2 |1.78 |      26 |     9 |14.0 |   4.36
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Maryland .............| 49,167 | 42,253 | 43,993 | 8.3 |11.9 |11.9 |11.5 |10.2 | 6.8 | 8.8 |13.6 |10.3 |1.61 |     137 |    39 |14.9 |   3.91
Massachusetts ........| 45,864 | 39,713 | 39,494 | 8.9 |14.5 |14.8 |13.8 |11.0 | 7.3 | 7.3 |12.6 |10.1 |1.12 |     144 |    31 |13.1 |   2.58
Michigan .............| 37,880 | 37,502 | 39,225 |13.1 |22.1 |20.4 |18.1 |15.7 |11.2 | 8.7 |14.3 |11.2 |1.00 |     286 |    46 |15.7 |   2.32
Minnesota ............| 39,813 | 39,053 | 40,991 |10.2 |14.8 |14.6 |12.5 |10.6 | 8.8 | 8.4 |17.2 | 9.8 |1.47 |     130 |    34 |13.0 |   3.16
Mississippi ..........| 25,532 | 27,322 | 26,677 |25.2 |35.8 |35.1 |33.5 |31.9 |20.0 |24.0 |37.1 |20.6 |1.97 |     163 |    29 |26.0 |   3.97
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Missouri..............| 34,584 | 35,853 | 34,265 |13.3 |20.4 |19.2 |17.8 |15.1 |11.1 |11.3 |19.7 | 9.5 |1.52 |     120 |    36 |11.4 |   3.24
Montana ..............| 29,577 | 28,577 | 28,684 |16.1 |24.3 |23.0 |20.3 |17.1 |14.7 | 9.9 |16.6 |17.0 |1.80 |      46 |     9 |24.9 |   4.01
Nebraska .............| 34,774 | 33,901 | 34,014 |11.1 |17.3 |15.4 |13.4 |10.8 | 9.7 | 8.6 |16.8 |10.2 |1.55 |      41 |    12 |12.0 |   3.21
Nevada ...............| 40,519 | 37,149 | 38,540 |10.2 |15.1 |14.4 |12.6 |11.9 | 9.1 | 8.4 |12.3 | 8.1 |1.45 |      24 |     9 | 8.3 |   3.06
New Hampshire ........| 51,631 | 40,328 | 39,407 | 6.4 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.3 | 6.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 |13.9 | 6.4 |1.44 |      13 |     6 | 6.8 |   3.14
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New Jersey ...........| 49,011 | 45,221 | 47,468 | 7.6 |11.7 |12.6 |11.7 |10.4 | 6.0 | 6.8 |11.3 | 9.2 |0.95 |     181 |    34 |13.9 |   2.45
New Mexico ...........| 31,682 | 26,758 | 25,086 |20.6 |30.3 |30.6 |27.6 |25.2 |17.8 |13.7 |21.2 |25.5 |2.07 |     136 |    21 |32.2 |   4.07
New York .............| 39,973 | 34,003 | 35,410 |13.0 |20.6 |21.2 |19.6 |17.0 |11.0 |10.0 |14.7 |16.7 |0.84 |     868 |    78 |25.0 |   1.96
North Carolina .......| 33,315 | 32,923 | 35,601 |13.0 |19.2 |18.5 |17.2 |15.3 |10.1 |15.7 |25.9 |12.2 |1.20 |     222 |    41 |17.5 |   2.93
North Dakota .........| 31,967 | 29,948 | 31,470 |14.4 |19.6 |18.4 |17.2 |14.7 |13.0 |10.8 |19.5 |11.0 |1.61 |      13 |     4 |10.2 |   3.07
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Ohio .................| 37,976 | 35,973 | 34,070 |12.5 |21.1 |19.9 |17.8 |14.6 |10.7 | 8.7 |13.8 |12.7 |1.02 |     367 |    55 |16.7 |   2.28
Oklahoma .............| 30,854 | 27,088 | 27,437 |16.7 |25.3 |23.4 |21.7 |18.5 |14.2 |13.5 |24.1 |16.6 |1.77 |     173 |    32 |24.2 |   3.86
Oregon ...............| 37,050 | 37,448 | 35,492 |12.4 |19.7 |16.1 |14.8 |13.3 |11.5 | 8.1 |13.1 |11.8 |1.70 |     112 |    28 |18.4 |   4.12
Pennsylvania .........| 36,701 | 35,543 | 34,899 |11.1 |17.5 |17.0 |15.7 |13.8 | 9.5 | 8.7 |13.5 |11.6 |0.93 |     349 |    52 |15.8 |   2.15
Rhode Island .........| 40,450 | 36,403 | 36,986 | 9.6 |16.3 |16.1 |13.8 |11.0 | 7.6 | 8.9 |15.6 |11.0 |1.80 |      18 |     6 |12.4 |   4.30
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South Carolina .......| 36,359 | 29,929 | 34,665 |15.4 |22.8 |21.8 |21.2 |19.1 |12.0 |17.3 |26.5 |13.0 |1.79 |     154 |    35 |21.1 |   4.28
South Dakota .........| 31,090 | 30,451 | 29,526 |15.9 |23.6 |22.2 |20.2 |17.3 |13.6 |11.1 |21.3 |11.8 |1.62 |      16 |     5 |11.6 |   3.17
Tennessee ............| 28,586 | 29,872 | 30,790 |15.7 |23.9 |22.5 |20.8 |18.5 |12.5 |17.2 |26.7 |15.9 |1.83 |     231 |    50 |20.6 |   3.96
Texas ................| 35,718 | 32,985 | 33,072 |18.1 |25.6 |25.5 |24.2 |23.0 |15.2 |14.9 |23.8 |16.6 |0.95 |     858 |    91 |22.5 |   2.10
Utah .................| 38,139 | 37,557 | 37,038 |11.4 |15.8 |14.4 |12.0 |10.0 |11.0 | 6.4 |12.5 | 7.7 |1.26 |      39 |    12 | 8.6 |   2.45
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Vermont ..............| 39,349 | 34,823 | 32,358 | 9.9 |13.5 |13.7 |12.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 9.7 |16.3 |12.6 |1.87 |      19 |     5 |16.3 |   4.15
Virginia .............| 44,379 | 37,292 | 39,211 |10.2 |14.5 |14.5 |13.5 |11.9 | 8.4 |11.6 |18.5 |12.3 |1.60 |     183 |    47 |17.9 |   4.12
Washington ...........| 40,632 | 36,618 | 36,676 |10.9 |17.0 |16.4 |14.3 |12.2 | 9.8 | 7.0 |12.4 |11.9 |1.68 |     158 |    43 |15.5 |   3.88
West Virginia.........| 28,010 | 25,615 | 25,247 |19.7 |31.7 |30.3 |25.9 |22.4 |17.7 |14.1 |20.8 |18.5 |1.87 |      56 |    13 |22.4 |   4.67
Wisconsin ............| 38,859 | 42,164 | 40,001 |10.7 |17.7 |16.4 |15.0 |11.9 | 9.2 | 6.6 |12.6 | 8.8 |1.41 |     105 |    32 |10.4 |   3.01
Wyoming ..............| 37,276 | 32,460 | 30,953 |11.9 |18.3 |16.2 |14.1 |11.2 |10.8 | 8.4 |14.3 |11.9 |1.64 |       9 |     3 | 9.2 |   2.84
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\1\In 1996 dollars adjusted by the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers.
\2\Based on 1989 incomes collected in the 1990 Census. Data may differ from figures derived from the Current Population Survey.

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.: 1996," P60-193. (This table was prepared June 1998.)


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