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Low Income Uninsured Children by State:
1997, 1998, and 1999
Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of
Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1997, 1998, and 1999.
(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....... 1,114 | 499 45.8 44.6 3.1 | 106 21.3 9.6 1.8 |
Alaska........ 215 | 63 6.4 29.4 2.5 | 18 3.4 8.3 1.5 |
Arizona....... 1,430 | 730 54.7 51.1 2.7 | 272 33.6 19.0 2.1 |
Arkansas...... 740 | 377 30.5 50.5 2.9 | 111 16.5 14.7 2.0 |
California.... 9,759 | 4,525 152.8 46.4 1.2 | 1,244 82.2 12.8 0.8 |
Colorado...... 1,111 | 322 35.6 29.0 2.7 | 88 18.4 7.8 1.6 |
Connecticut... 899 | 229 31.2 25.5 3.0 | 53 15.0 5.9 1.6 |
Delaware...... 216 | 78 8.6 36.0 3.2 | 19 4.3 8.9 1.9 |
D.C........... 111 | 63 6.6 56.6 3.8 | 12 2.9 11.1 2.5 |
Florida....... 3,459 | 1,508 78.2 43.6 1.7 | 420 41.4 12.2 1.1 |
Georgia....... 2,200 | 1,032 77.6 46.9 2.6 | 237 37.5 10.7 1.6 |
Hawaii........ 328 | 124 13.6 37.8 3.3 | 17 5.0 5.0 1.5 |
Idaho......... 395 | 181 14.4 45.9 2.7 | 53 7.8 13.5 1.8 |
Illinois...... 3,609 | 1,239 72.1 34.3 1.6 | 295 35.6 8.1 0.9 |
Indiana....... 1,616 | 489 53.5 30.3 2.8 | 122 27.0 7.5 1.6 |
Iowa.......... 779 | 274 28.8 35.1 3.0 | 42 11.4 5.4 1.4 |
Kansas........ 739 | 251 26.4 34.0 2.9 | 52 11.6 7.0 1.5 |
Kentucky...... 1,003 | 401 39.6 40.0 3.1 | 98 19.7 9.8 1.9 |
Louisiana..... 1,186 | 602 49.2 50.7 2.9 | 183 26.8 15.5 2.1 |
Maine......... 315 | 113 13.3 36.3 3.4 | 19 5.5 6.3 1.7 |
Maryland...... 1,266 | 299 41.6 23.6 2.9 | 90 23.2 7.1 1.8 |
Massachusetts. 1,533 | 519 42.2 33.8 2.2 | 68 15.1 4.4 1.0 |
Michigan...... 2,948 | 997 62.6 33.8 1.7 | 163 25.6 5.5 0.8 |
Minnesota..... 1,445 | 407 43.6 28.1 2.6 | 64 17.5 4.4 1.2 |
Mississippi... 807 | 398 32.9 49.4 2.9 | 114 17.8 14.1 2.0 |
Missouri...... 1,463 | 524 55.0 35.9 3.0 | 75 20.9 5.2 1.4 |
Montana....... 261 | 122 10.2 46.8 2.8 | 33 5.3 12.8 1.9 |
Nebraska...... 493 | 175 17.8 35.4 2.9 | 22 6.2 4.6 1.2 |
Nevada........ 548 | 204 19.5 37.1 2.8 | 77 12.0 14.1 2.0 |
New Hampshire. 358 | 100 12.7 28.0 3.0 | 11 4.2 3.1 1.2 |
New Jersey.... 2,110 | 617 46.5 29.2 1.9 | 131 21.2 6.2 1.0 |
New Mexico.... 589 | 332 23.7 56.4 2.7 | 93 12.3 15.9 1.9 |
New York...... 5,005 | 2,176 89.5 43.5 1.4 | 448 41.2 9.0 0.8 |
North Carolina 1,926 | 794 56.2 41.3 2.2 | 195 27.8 10.2 1.4 |
North Dakota.. 180 | 79 7.4 43.9 3.1 | 19 3.7 10.6 1.9 |
Ohio.......... 3,139 | 1,167 70.5 37.2 1.8 | 183 28.0 5.8 0.9 |
Oklahoma...... 879 | 354 33.0 40.3 2.9 | 93 17.1 10.6 1.8 |
Oregon........ 898 | 372 37.1 41.4 3.1 | 77 16.7 8.5 1.8 |
Pennsylvania.. 3,062 | 1,094 66.5 35.7 1.8 | 138 23.9 4.5 0.8 |
Rhode Island.. 243 | 80 10.2 33.3 3.4 | 11 3.8 4.8 1.6 |
South Carolina 1,040 | 437 43.4 42.1 3.2 | 128 23.5 12.3 2.1 |
South Dakota.. 197 | 70 7.1 35.4 2.9 | 12 3.0 6.1 1.5 |
Tennessee..... 1,527 | 671 61.6 43.8 3.0 | 75 20.9 4.9 1.3 |
Texas......... 5,979 | 2,873 119.4 48.0 1.5 | 1,040 73.0 17.4 1.1 |
Utah.......... 733 | 256 21.6 34.9 2.4 | 48 9.4 6.6 1.2 |
Vermont....... 157 | 54 6.4 34.5 3.3 | 4 1.8 2.8 1.1 |
Virginia...... 1,772 | 535 57.8 30.2 2.7 | 134 29.1 7.6 1.6 |
Washington.... 1,564 | 473 54.4 30.1 2.9 | 65 19.7 4.2 1.2 |
West Virginia. 375 | 193 17.9 51.6 3.3 | 30 7.1 8.1 1.8 |
Wisconsin..... 1,453 | 432 47.4 29.7 2.8 | 66 18.4 4.4 1.2 |
Wyoming....... 143 | 60 5.5 42.2 3.0 | 12 2.5 8.7 1.7 |
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Note: Percentages listed are the average over the three years' percentages, not
the percentage of the average numbers (calculated as "Number" divided by
"Total Children"). Results may differ slightly based on the method used.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1998-2000.
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division
Last Revised: December 07, 2004
