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Low Income Uninsured Children by State:
1996, 1997, and 1998
Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of
Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1996, 1997, and 1998. (Revised)
(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 Pct. error |Number error Pct. error |
______________________|____________________________|____________________________|
Alabama....... 1,095 | 489 45.8 44.7 4.2 | 115 22.4 10.5 2.0
Alaska........ 223 | 64 6.4 28.6 2.9 | 18 3.4 8.0 1.5
Arizona....... 1,449 | 775 56.2 53.5 3.9 | 309 35.6 21.3 2.5
Arkansas...... 765 | 422 32.7 55.2 4.3 | 131 18.3 17.1 2.4
California.... 9,615 | 4,551 153.3 47.3 1.6 | 1,258 82.5 13.1 0.9
Colorado...... 1,064 | 321 35.5 30.2 3.3 | 87 18.5 8.2 1.7
Connecticut... 907 | 266 33.4 29.3 3.7 | 57 15.5 6.3 1.7
Delaware...... 211 | 78 8.5 37.0 4.0 | 23 4.6 10.8 2.2
D.C........... 116 | 70 6.9 59.9 5.9 | 13 2.9 10.9 2.5
Florida....... 3,392 | 1,530 78.4 45.1 2.3 | 426 42.0 12.6 1.2
Georgia....... 2,154 | 989 76.7 45.9 3.6 | 253 39.2 11.8 1.8
Hawaii........ 315 | 133 14.0 42.3 4.4 | 14 4.4 4.5 1.4
Idaho......... 386 | 175 14.2 45.4 3.7 | 45 7.3 11.7 1.9
Illinois...... 3,592 | 1,296 73.9 36.1 2.1 | 277 34.4 7.7 1.0
Indiana....... 1,576 | 472 52.5 29.9 3.3 | 123 26.9 7.8 1.7
Iowa.......... 812 | 305 30.4 37.6 3.7 | 51 12.4 6.2 1.5
Kansas........ 756 | 266 26.9 35.2 3.6 | 42 10.8 5.5 1.4
Kentucky...... 1,028 | 443 41.5 43.1 4.0 | 109 20.4 10.6 2.0
Louisiana..... 1,203 | 616 49.4 51.2 4.1 | 175 26.6 14.6 2.2
Maine......... 297 | 111 13.3 37.5 4.5 | 25 6.3 8.5 2.1
Maryland...... 1,311 | 357 45.6 27.3 3.5 | 93 23.2 7.1 1.8
Massachusetts. 1,537 | 513 41.8 33.4 2.7 | 70 15.5 4.6 1.0
Michigan...... 2,818 | 987 62.0 35.0 2.2 | 158 24.9 5.6 0.9
Minnesota..... 1,440 | 442 45.8 30.7 3.2 | 67 17.5 4.7 1.2
Mississippi... 830 | 450 34.8 54.2 4.2 | 127 18.6 15.3 2.2
Missouri...... 1,452 | 547 56.5 37.7 3.9 | 104 24.7 7.2 1.7
Montana....... 268 | 133 10.6 49.7 4.0 | 32 5.2 12.0 2.0
Nebraska...... 497 | 185 18.1 37.2 3.6 | 19 5.8 3.8 1.2
Nevada........ 486 | 178 18.3 36.7 3.8 | 62 10.9 12.9 2.2
New Hampshire. 331 | 99 12.7 29.8 3.8 | 17 5.2 5.1 1.6
New Jersey.... 2,079 | 639 47.0 30.7 2.3 | 166 24.1 8.0 1.2
New Mexico.... 615 | 351 24.4 57.1 4.0 | 86 12.1 13.9 2.0
New York...... 5,005 | 2,229 90.5 44.5 1.8 | 490 43.1 9.8 0.9
North Carolina 1,899 | 790 56.0 41.6 3.0 | 212 29.3 11.2 1.5
North Dakota.. 185 | 75 7.1 40.6 3.9 | 20 3.7 10.7 2.0
Ohio.......... 3,141 | 1,160 70.5 36.9 2.2 | 189 28.7 6.0 0.9
Oklahoma...... 924 | 407 35.4 44.1 3.8 | 116 18.8 12.6 2.0
Oregon........ 871 | 376 36.8 43.1 4.2 | 80 17.0 9.2 2.0
Pennsylvania.. 3,088 | 1,119 67.2 36.2 2.2 | 157 25.1 5.1 0.8
Rhode Island.. 224 | 76 9.9 34.0 4.4 | 11 3.7 4.8 1.7
South Carolina 1,046 | 447 43.8 42.7 4.2 | 141 24.6 13.5 2.4
South Dakota.. 197 | 74 7.4 37.8 3.7 | 12 2.9 6.1 1.5
Tennessee..... 1,568 | 752 65.3 48.0 4.2 | 139 27.2 8.9 1.7
Texas......... 5,992 | 2,971 121.5 49.6 2.0 | 1,084 74.1 18.1 1.2
Utah.......... 713 | 255 21.6 35.8 3.0 | 50 9.6 7.0 1.3
Vermont....... 159 | 55 6.5 34.7 4.1 | 3 1.6 2.1 1.0
Virginia...... 1,689 | 576 60.2 34.1 3.6 | 123 27.6 7.3 1.6
Washington.... 1,600 | 544 58.0 34.0 3.6 | 83 22.2 5.2 1.4
West Virginia. 371 | 191 17.7 51.5 4.8 | 25 6.5 6.8 1.7
Wisconsin..... 1,404 | 435 47.3 31.0 3.4 | 46 15.1 3.3 1.1
Wyoming....... 146 | 62 5.7 42.9 3.9 | 13 2.6 9.3 1.8
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Note: These revised Current Population Survey estimates reflect data officially
available, reported and defined by December 31, 1998. The 3-year aver-
ages for 1996 through 1998 replace previously posted data that con-
tained incorrect estimates for some states.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1997-99.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004
