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Statistics
A Profile of
Older Americans: 2007
Geographic
Distribution
The proportion of older persons in the population varies
considerably by state with some states experiencing much greater growth in their
older populations (Figures 4 and 5). In 2006, about half (51.4%) of persons 65+
lived in nine states. California had 3.9 million; Florida 3.0 million; New York
2.5 million; Texas 2.3 million; and Pennsylvania 1.9 million, Illinois, Ohio,
Michigan, and New Jersey each had well over 1 million (Figure 6).
Person 65+ constituted approximately 14% or more of the total
population in 8 states in 2006 (Figure 6): Florida (16.8%); West Virginia
(15.3%); Pennsylvania (15.2%); North Dakota (14.6%); Iowa (14.6%); Maine (14.6);
South Dakota (14.2%); and Rhode Island (13.9%). In ten states, the 65+
population increased by 20% or more between 1996 and 2006 (Figure 6): Nevada
(51.0%); Alaska (45.9%); Arizona (34.9%); Utah (28.7%); New Mexico (28.3%);
Idaho (25.3%); Georgia (25.1%); Colorado (24.1%); Delaware (23.8%); and South
Carolina (23.8%). The ten jurisdictions with the highest poverty rates for
elderly during 2006 were Mississippi (15.7%); the District of Columbia (15.2%);
Louisiana (13.9%); Kentucky (13.5%); Tennessee (13.4%); New Mexico (13.0%);
Georgia (12.6%); Alabama (12.6%); South Dakota (12.5%); and Texas(12.3%).
Most persons 65+ lived in metropolitan areas in 2006 (79.5%).
About 50.1% of older persons lived outside the principal cities, 29.4% lived in
principal cities, and 19.5% lived in nonmetropolitan areas.
The elderly are less likely to change residence than other age
groups. From 2005 to 2006 only 4.1% of older persons moved as opposed to 15.1%
of the under 65 population. Most older movers (55.3%) stayed in the same county
and 82.5% remained in the same state. Only 17.5% (of the movers) moved
out-of-state.
(Data for this section and for Figures 4-6 were
compiled primarily from the Census Population Estimates for 2006 as well as
other Internet releases of the U.S. Bureau of the Census including tables from
the March 2007 Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement
and the 2006 American Community survey)
Figure
4: Persons 65+ as a Percentage of Total
Population - 2006
Figure
5: Percentage Increase in Population
65+ -- 1996 to 2006
Figure 6: The 65+
Population by State 2006
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Compiled
by the Administration on Aging. Population data is from Census Bureau
Population Estimates. Poverty data is from the 2006 American Community Survey
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Numbers
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Number
of Persons 65+
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Percent of All Ages
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Percent Increase from 1996 to 2006
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Percent Below Poverty 2006
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US Total (50 States + DC)
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37,260,352
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12.4%
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10.0%
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9.9%
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Alabama
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615,597
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13.4%
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10.5%
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12.6%
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Alaska
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45,630
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6.8%
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45.9%
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4.2%
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Arizona
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790,286
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12.8%
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34.9%
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8.0%
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Arkansas
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390,421
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13.9%
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7.8%
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12.3%
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California
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3,931,514
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10.8%
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11.8%
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8.4%
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Colorado
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477,186
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10.0%
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24.1%
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8.3%
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Connecticut
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470,443
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13.4%
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0.1%
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6.1%
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Delaware
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114,574
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13.4%
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23.8%
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6.9%
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District
of Columbia
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71,331
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12.3%
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-5.5%
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15.2%
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Florida
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3,037,704
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16.8%
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14.3%
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10.1%
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Georgia
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912,874
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9.7%
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25.1%
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12.6%
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Hawaii
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179,370
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14.0%
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17.6%
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9.1%
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Idaho
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169,173
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11.5%
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25.3%
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8.7%
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Illinois
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1,534,476
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12.0%
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3.3%
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9.0%
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Indiana
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784,219
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12.4%
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6.7%
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7.8%
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Iowa
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435,657
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14.6%
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0.7%
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8.0%
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Kansas
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357,709
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12.9%
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1.7%
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8.9%
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Kentucky
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537,294
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12.8%
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9.8%
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13.5%
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Louisiana
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523,346
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12.2%
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5.4%
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13.9%
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Maine
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192,639
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14.6%
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11.1%
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10.3%
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Maryland
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650,568
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11.6%
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12.6%
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8.2%
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Massachusetts
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855,962
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13.3%
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-0.4%
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9.3%
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Michigan
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1,260,864
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12.5%
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5.7%
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8.7%
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Minnesota
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627,394
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12.1%
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8.7%
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8.1%
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Mississippi
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362,172
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12.4%
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8.7%
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15.7%
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Missouri
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778,891
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13.3%
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5.0%
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10.3%
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Montana
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130,592
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13.8%
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12.6%
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8.9%
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Nebraska
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234,655
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13.3%
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2.6%
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9.5%
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Nevada
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276,943
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11.1%
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51.0%
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7.2%
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New
Hampshire
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162,629
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12.4%
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16.5%
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7.9%
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New
Jersey
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1,127,742
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12.9%
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2.6%
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8.2%
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New
Mexico
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242,600
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12.4%
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28.3%
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13.0%
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New
York
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2,522,686
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13.1%
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3.6%
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12.1%
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North
Carolina
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1,076,951
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12.2%
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17.4%
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11.2%
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North
Dakota
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92,874
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14.6%
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-0.5%
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11.0%
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Ohio
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1,531,994
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13.3%
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2.3%
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8.5%
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Oklahoma
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473,545
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13.2%
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6.3%
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10.1%
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Oregon
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478,180
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12.9%
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11.3%
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8.5%
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Pennsylvania
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1,885,323
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15.2%
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-1.4%
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8.9%
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Rhode
Island
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147,966
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13.9%
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-5.3%
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8.9%
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South
Carolina
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553,396
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12.8%
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23.8%
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12.0%
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South
Dakota
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111,183
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14.2%
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5.4%
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12.5%
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Tennessee
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769,222
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12.7%
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15.3%
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13.4%
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Texas
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2,334,459
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9.9%
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19.7%
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12.3%
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Utah
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225,539
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8.8%
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28.7%
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6.7%
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Vermont
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82,966
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13.3%
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16.4%
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9.4%
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Virginia
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887,768
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11.6%
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18.8%
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9.2%
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Washington
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738,369
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11.5%
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15.2%
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8.8%
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West
Virginia
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278,692
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15.3%
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0.4%
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10.5%
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Wisconsin
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724,034
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13.0%
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5.6%
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8.3%
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Wyoming
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62,750
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12.2%
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16.2%
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6.1%
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Puerto Rico
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503,884
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12.8%
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43.6%
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(Source:
Population data is from Census Bureau 2006 Population Estimates. Poverty data is from the 2006 American
Community Survey.)
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