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Low Income Uninsured Children by State:
1999, 2000, and 2001
Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of Poverty, by State:
Three-Year Averages for 1999, 2000, and 2001.
(Numbers in Thousands)
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| AT OR BELOW | AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY
Total children | 200% OF POVERTY | WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
under 19 years, |____________________________________|________________________________
all income levels | Standard Standard | Standard Standard
| Number error Percent error | Number error Percent error
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U.S................ 75,809 | 28,872 294 38.1 0.3 | 5,984 140 7.9 0.2
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Alabama.............. 1,194 | 550 41 46.0 2.5 | 77 15 6.4 1.2
Alaska............... 203 | 62 5 30.6 2.1 | 14 3 7.0 1.2
Arizona.............. 1,526 | 709 52 46.4 2.5 | 197 27 12.9 1.7
Arkansas............. 725 | 366 27 50.5 2.7 | 63 11 8.7 1.5
California........... 10,089 | 4,350 148 43.1 1.1 | 1,051 73 10.4 0.7
Colorado............. 1,214 | 377 31 31.0 2.1 | 105 16 8.6 1.3
Connecticut.......... 876 | 239 23 27.3 2.2 | 42 10 4.8 1.1
Delaware............. 208 | 62 6 29.8 2.5 | 8 2 4.0 1.1
District of Columbia. 116 | 58 5 50.1 3.2 | 8 2 6.5 1.6
Florida.............. 3,922 | 1,664 78 42.4 1.5 | 443 40 11.3 1.0
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Georgia.............. 2,305 | 976 71 42.3 2.3 | 171 29 7.4 1.2
Hawaii............... 328 | 116 10 35.2 2.5 | 16 4 5.0 1.1
Idaho................ 389 | 168 13 43.2 2.5 | 43 7 11.1 1.6
Illinois............. 3,341 | 1,098 63 32.9 1.5 | 223 28 6.7 0.8
Indiana.............. 1,561 | 534 43 34.2 2.2 | 99 18 6.4 1.1
Iowa................. 761 | 222 21 29.2 2.3 | 28 7 3.7 0.9
Kansas............... 696 | 243 21 34.9 2.4 | 50 10 7.1 1.3
Kentucky............. 1,020 | 393 33 38.5 2.6 | 70 14 6.9 1.4
Louisiana............ 1,258 | 648 46 51.5 2.6 | 166 24 13.4 1.8
Maine................ 301 | 104 9 34.5 2.5 | 10 3 3.4 0.9
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Maryland............. 1,398 | 319 33 22.8 2.1 | 64 15 4.6 1.1
Massachusetts........ 1,511 | 502 39 33.2 2.1 | 56 13 3.6 0.8
Michigan............. 2,729 | 870 54 31.9 1.6 | 106 19 3.9 0.7
Minnesota............ 1,301 | 301 31 23.1 2.0 | 40 11 3.0 0.8
Mississippi.......... 813 | 396 30 48.7 2.6 | 62 12 7.7 1.4
Missouri............. 1,494 | 461 41 30.9 2.3 | 39 11 2.6 0.7
Montana.............. 238 | 107 9 44.9 2.8 | 24 4 10.2 1.7
Nebraska............. 464 | 147 13 31.7 2.4 | 23 5 5.0 1.1
Nevada............... 603 | 229 17 38.0 2.2 | 68 10 11.2 1.5
New Hampshire........ 325 | 75 8 23.1 2.2 | 8 2 2.5 0.7
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New Jersey........... 2,044 | 533 40 26.1 1.7 | 110 18 5.4 0.8
New Mexico........... 541 | 291 22 53.8 2.7 | 81 12 14.8 1.9
New York............. 4,900 | 1,961 80 40.0 1.3 | 298 32 6.1 0.6
North Carolina....... 2,103 | 863 55 41.1 2.0 | 158 24 7.5 1.1
North Dakota......... 150 | 60 5 40.2 2.7 | 10 2 6.4 1.3
Ohio................. 2,933 | 1,034 62 35.3 1.7 | 169 25 5.7 0.8
Oklahoma............. 895 | 409 31 45.7 2.6 | 105 16 11.7 1.7
Oregon............... 904 | 344 29 38.0 2.5 | 72 13 7.9 1.4
Pennsylvania......... 2,961 | 985 58 33.3 1.6 | 126 20 4.3 0.7
Rhode Island......... 261 | 77 7 29.4 2.3 | 8 2 2.9 0.9
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South Carolina....... 1,032 | 412 34 40.0 2.6 | 69 15 6.9 1.4
South Dakota......... 194 | 63 5 32.3 2.3 | 9 2 4.8 1.1
Tennessee............ 1,460 | 588 50 40.3 2.7 | 52 15 3.6 1.0
Texas................ 6,241 | 2,884 116 46.2 1.4 | 990 68 15.9 1.0
Utah................. 755 | 252 19 33.4 2.1 | 44 8 5.8 1.0
Vermont.............. 144 | 50 5 34.6 2.6 | 3 1 2.1 0.8
Virginia............. 1,845 | 517 48 28.0 2.2 | 111 23 6.1 1.2
Washington........... 1,557 | 515 45 33.1 2.4 | 96 20 6.2 1.2
West Virginia........ 403 | 201 15 49.9 2.7 | 31 6 7.7 1.5
Wisconsin............ 1,448 | 438 38 30.3 2.1 | 57 15 3.8 0.9
Wyoming.............. 131 | 50 4 38.0 2.5 | 10 2 7.5 1.4
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*Average of the three years' percentages: not average 'Number' divided by average Total Children.
Results may differ slightly based on the method used.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2000, 2001, and 2002 Annual Demographic Supplements.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004
