Kansas Statistical Abstract 2001 - Institute for Policy & Social ...

Poverty Status by State in 2001, All Ages
(Numbers in Thousands)
Below Poverty Level Below 125% of Poverty
State Total Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 4,378 696 15.9 950 21.7
Alaska 632 54 8.5 75 11.9
Arizona 5,314 778 14.6 1,033 19.4
Arkansas 2,650 472 17.8 624 23.6
California 34,394 4,321 12.6 6,155 17.9
Colorado 4,402 383 8.7 555 12.6
Connecticut 3,385 249 7.3 344 10.2
Delaware 790 53 6.7 75 9.5
District of Columbia 554 101 18.2 121 21.9
Florida 16,316 2,077 12.7 2,876 17.6
Georgia 8,261 1,069 12.9 1,425 17.2
Hawaii 1,205 138 11.4 182 15.1
Idaho 1,314 151 11.5 222 16.9
Illinois 12,314 1,249 10.1 1,693 13.8
Indiana 6,030 511 8.5 775 12.9
Iowa 2,858 212 7.4 314 11.0
Kansas 2,635 267 10.1 368 14.0
Kentucky 3,989 503 12.6 725 18.2
Louisiana 4,372 709 16.2 990 22.7
Maine 1,277 132 10.3 201 15.8
Maryland 5,318 385 7.2 578 10.9
Massachusetts 6,302 561 8.9 800 12.7
Michigan 9,880 927 9.4 1,303 13.2
Minnesota 4,910 361 7.4 487 9.9
Mississippi 2,794 539 19.3 792 28.3
Missouri 5,513 537 9.7 728 13.2
Montana 891 119 13.3 180 20.2
Nebraska 1,680 158 9.4 210 12.5
Nevada 2,129 152 7.1 230 10.8
New Hampshire 1,254 81 6.5 113 9.0
New Jersey 8,456 683 8.1 962 11.4
New Mexico 1,795 323 18.0 409 22.8
New York 18,783 2,664 14.2 3,527 18.8
North Carolina 8,084 1,013 12.5 1,400 17.3
North Dakota 620 86 13.8 105 17.0
Ohio 11,178 1,174 10.5 1,514 13.5
Oklahoma 3,372 508 15.1 661 19.6
Oregon 3,446 408 11.8 569 16.5
Pennsylvania 12,087 1,158 9.6 1,610 13.3
Rhode Island 1,043 100 9.6 136 13.1
South Carolina 3,995 603 15.1 718 18.0
South Dakota 737 62 8.4 91 12.4
Tennessee 5,670 802 14.1 1,120 19.8
Texas 21,030 3,129 14.9 4,296 20.4
Utah 2,257 238 10.5 314 13.9
Vermont 605 59 9.7 87 14.4
Virginia 7,080 564 8.0 784 11.1
Washington 5,920 634 10.7 890 15.0
West Virginia 1,769 291 16.4 380 21.5
Wisconsin 5,323 423 7.9 556 10.5
Wyoming 487 42 8.7 62 12.7
United States 281,475 32,907 11.7 45,320 16.1
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey , March 2002.