Average of 2001, 2002, and 2003 state-level estimates of the number of LIHEAP income-eligible households using the Federal maximum LIHEAP income standard by vulnerability category
State-level estimates of the number of income eligible households for FY 2002 were developed using the CPS ASEC. While the CPS ASEC file can be used to make state-level estimates, the statistical variances for many States are too large for the data to be useful for analysis. The U.S. Bureau of the Census uses averages derived from three consecutive years of CPS ASEC data to develop state-level estimates of poverty for the school lunch program. This method reduces the variances of the estimates and improves confidence in the data. To estimate the FY 2002 numbers of LIHEAP eligible households in the population and eligible households in various vulnerability and poverty groups, averages derived from the 2001, 2002, and 2003 CPS ASEC were used.
Table B-1 shows the number of LIHEAP eligible households (Federal Maximum Income Standard) by vulnerability group for each state. For example, it shows that 566,360 households in Alabama were eligible for the LIHEAP program and that 223,837 of those households had an elderly member.Note-From Appendix D of the LIHEAP Report to Congress for FY 2002. Print
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State | Total number of LIHEAP eligible households | LIHEAP eligible households by vulnerability category3 | LIHEAP eligible households with no vulnerable members | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
At least one person 60+ years | At least one child less than 6 yrs. old | At least one person with a disability4 | |||
Alabama |
566,360 |
223,837 |
106,644 |
230,319 |
241,629 |
Alaska |
57,857 |
14,432 |
17,788 |
15,207 |
26,341 |
Arizona |
522,988 |
187,748 |
128,564 |
112,067 |
213,290 |
Arkansas |
331,541 |
144,518 |
74,461 |
132,841 |
115,084 |
California |
3,636,518 |
1,267,856 |
876,448 |
947,598 |
1,538,767 |
Colorado |
465,120 |
157,894 |
90,595 |
87,970 |
218,529 |
Connecticut |
425,218 |
188,801 |
70,653 |
89,879 |
170,474 |
Delaware |
81,335 |
35,729 |
15,770 |
19,564 |
30,507 |
Dist. of Columbia |
82,809 |
32,051 |
13,224 |
22,255 |
37,973 |
Florida |
1,983,048 |
928,578 |
299,798 |
493,243 |
767,834 |
895,205 |
322,615 |
192,643 |
263,026 |
385,576 |
|
Hawaii |
120,337 |
44,750 |
24,897 |
26,097 |
53,090 |
Idaho |
122,546 |
43,577 |
31,657 |
22,817 |
48,094 |
Illinois |
1,492,120 |
608,743 |
281,579 |
347,127 |
614,033 |
Indiana |
732,774 |
344,854 |
119,824 |
175,348 |
271,451 |
Iowa |
304,587 |
129,522 |
52,315 |
62,628 |
123,551 |
Kansas |
296,898 |
132,087 |
50,879 |
71,360 |
115,306 |
Kentucky |
469,566 |
190,582 |
87,666 |
183,615 |
192,603 |
Louisiana |
566,642 |
221,160 |
131,452 |
200,399 |
219,352 |
Maine |
171,627 |
88,993 |
19,740 |
56,331 |
63,667 |
Maryland |
606,449 |
280,131 |
79,569 |
109,663 |
249,772 |
Massachusetts |
867,073 |
410,096 |
133,222 |
220,568 |
330,021 |
Michigan |
1,249,438 |
503,403 |
215,709 |
368,086 |
535,598 |
Minnesota |
493,043 |
195,140 |
82,685 |
101,427 |
216,235 |
Mississippi |
381,164 |
136,066 |
91,620 |
148,594 |
157,390 |
Missouri |
577,725 |
240,810 |
105,570 |
131,023 |
235,085 |
Montana |
105,044 |
38,352 |
20,203 |
25,488 |
46,488 |
Nebraska |
172,107 |
75,146 |
31,419 |
31,953 |
66,583 |
Nevada |
193,767 |
77,056 |
43,592 |
38,501 |
76,554 |
New Hampshire |
129,836 |
64,980 |
17,187 |
34,008 |
48,273 |
New Jersey |
1,056,018 |
520,584 |
156,753 |
256,548 |
391,342 |
New Mexico |
196,936 |
74,283 |
42,585 |
53,134 |
82,281 |
New York |
2,419,342 |
1,021,462 |
423,773 |
711,172 |
997,549 |
North Carolina |
1,008,179 |
400,301 |
205,954 |
331,707 |
409,313 |
North Dakota |
76,164 |
33,022 |
13,050 |
12,302 |
30,410 |
Ohio |
1,265,130 |
541,618 |
227,139 |
328,497 |
509,352 |
Oklahoma |
394,664 |
155,456 |
79,794 |
113,701 |
164,485 |
Oregon |
370,846 |
130,937 |
74,015 |
101,673 |
168,137 |
Pennsylvania |
1,471,754 |
701,638 |
211,116 |
407,171 |
566,545 |
Rhode Island |
143,659 |
73,579 |
20,378 |
43,964 |
50,437 |
South Carolina |
461,616 |
212,567 |
72,975 |
171,814 |
179,219 |
South Dakota |
83,024 |
40,436 |
11,842 |
17,494 |
30,929 |
Tennessee |
731,687 |
285,446 |
138,261 |
247,766 |
311,506 |
Texas |
2,277,084 |
805,453 |
592,549 |
557,715 |
917,575 |
Utah |
181,240 |
55,367 |
59,208 |
38,853 |
68,552 |
Vermont |
70,012 |
30,623 |
10,160 |
19,247 |
29,572 |
Virginia |
740,479 |
308,814 |
133,874 |
215,196 |
301,511 |
Washington |
703,431 |
250,415 |
136,683 |
168,325 |
319,619 |
West Virginia |
229,541 |
95,818 |
39,109 |
94,931 |
96,348 |
Wisconsin |
552,232 |
235,672 |
98,356 |
137,943 |
221,046 |
Wyoming |
54,439 |
22,620 |
10,559 |
11,755 |
21,403 |
All States |
32,588,222 |
13,325,619 |
6,265,506 |
8,809,914 |
13,276,281 |
1/State estimates are subject to sampling error, and may not sum to total due to rounding.
2/The greater of 60 percent of state median income estimates or 150 percent of the poverty guidelines.
3/ A household can be counted under more than one vulnerability category.
4/A person with a disability is defined as anyone 15 years or older who had limited work opportunities during the past year due to a disability, as reported on the CPS ASEC. The definition also includes individuals who received Veteran’s Disability income, Supplemental Security Income, or Social Security Disability income for themselves or for a surviving, dependent, or disabled child, as well as individuals under age 65 who received Medicare benefits during the past year.