Analysis - The Institute for Southern Studies

Exhibit 7F
Statewide Benchmark Data on Low-Income and Minority Populations (2000)
Item State Low Income % Minority %
1 AK 8.4% 30.7%
2 AL 14.7% 28.9%
3 AR 15.8% 20.0%
4 AZ 13.5% 24.5%
5 CA 14.0% 40.5%
6 CO 8.5% 17.2%
7 CT 7.7% 18.4%
8 DC 17.4% 69.2%
9 DE 9.9% 25.4%
10 FL 12.1% 22.0%
11 GA 12.5% 34.9%
12 HI 10.6% 75.7%
13 IA 7.9% 6.1%
14 ID 13.3% 9.0%
15 IL 10.5% 26.5%
16 IN 8.3% 12.5%
17 KS 10.5% 13.9%
18 KY 12.5% 9.9%
19 LA 18.5% 36.1%
20 MA 10.1% 15.5%
21 MD 7.3% 36.0%
22 ME 9.8% 3.1%
23 MI 10.2% 19.8%
24 MN 7.8% 10.6%
25 MO 9.8% 15.1%
26 MS 15.5% 38.6%
27 MT 16.% 9.4%
28 NC 13.2% 27.9%
Item State Low Income % Minority %
29 ND 12.7% 7.6%
30 NE 10.7% 10.4%
31 NH 7.6% 4.0%
32 NJ 8.1% 27.4%
33 NM 19.3% 33.2%
34 NV 10.1% 24.8%
35 NY 14.7% 32.1%
36 OH 11.1% 15.0%
37 OK 14.1% 23.8%
38 OR 12.9% 13.4%
39 PA 9.8% 14.6%
40 RI 10.2% 15.0%
41 SC 12.0% 32.8%
42 SD 9.4% 11.3%
43 TN 13.4% 19.8%
44 TX 14.9% 29.0%
45 UT 8.1% 10.8%
46 VA 8.1% 27.7%
47 VT 10.3% 3.2%
48 WA 9.5% 18.2%
49 WI 9.0% 11.1%
50 WV 15.8% 5.0%
51 WY 11.1% 7.9%
Min = 7.3% (MD) 3.1% (ME)
Max = 19.3% (NM) 75.7% (HI)
National = 11.9% 24.9%
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