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

State Estimates for People Under Age 5 in Poverty
Selected Years, 1996, 1997, 1998
1996 1997 1998
State Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 87,340 29.2 77,360 25.5 81,804 27.7
Alaska 8,598 16.8 8,906 17.3 7,182 15.5
Arizona 104,090 28.2 97,091 25.1 98,350 24.8
Arkansas 56,848 31.4 52,253 28.8 53,898 30.0
California 758,100 28.0 679,921 26.0 609,994 23.9
Colorado 47,894 16.8 46,801 16.0 46,514 15.7
Connecticut 31,637 14.5 30,617 13.7 24,936 11.5
Delaware 8,898 17.9 8,553 17.1 8,342 16.3
District of Columbia 11,935 35.6 9,855 32.6 8,642 29.7
Florida 258,225 26.5 234,440 24.1 243,939 24.8
Georgia 148,430 25.6 141,774 24.0 133,114 22.1
Hawaii 17,325 19.6 16,282 18.9 13,892 16.8
Idaho 19,894 21.1 20,198 21.7 22,053 22.7
Illinois 191,336 20.9 170,149 18.7 152,657 17.2
Indiana 68,430 16.1 66,574 15.9 66,054 15.4
Iowa 29,423 15.7 28,623 15.4 30,849 16.2
Kansas 32,673 17.7 30,503 16.4 28,662 15.1
Kentucky 75,101 27.9 67,054 25.0 67,304 25.0
Louisiana 113,033 34.6 93,178 28.5 92,424 28.7
Maine 14,700 21.0 12,437 18.1 12,395 17.9
Maryland 56,995 15.9 58,406 16.3 38,328 11.2
Massachusetts 63,437 15.5 65,769 16.4 48,146 12.0
Michigan 145,690 21.4 129,923 19.4 120,072 18.3
Minnesota 42,476 13.0 46,955 14.2 50,478 15.4
Mississippi 74,232 35.3 58,311 28.0 60,390 29.3
Missouri 80,697 21.7 74,124 19.9 75,627 20.2
Montana 15,232 28.2 13,839 25.5 15,083 28.1
Nebraska 20,846 18.1 19,212 16.5 21,219 17.9
Nevada 22,485 16.7 25,007 17.5 23,112 16.2
New Hampshire 7,942 10.4 8,539 11.4 8,704 11.8
New Jersey 80,438 14.0 79,435 13.9 62,895 11.2
New Mexico 48,993 35.3 41,024 30.0 45,578 33.8
New York 336,002 25.7 323,165 25.5 290,577 23.4
North Carolina 115,492 21.4 111,991 20.6 114,611 20.8
North Dakota 8,040 19.4 7,479 18.3 9,041 22.6
Ohio 159,217 20.8 142,198 18.8 148,687 19.8
Oklahoma 70,585 30.4 63,180 26.8 62,390 26.1
Oregon 48,303 22.1 46,197 21.1 45,821 20.4
Pennsylvania 133,344 17.6 140,825 18.8 127,901 17.5
Rhode Island 12,821 19.6 12,084 19.2 10,607 16.8
South Carolina 66,788 25.7 62,876 24.0 62,134 23.8
South Dakota 11,781 23.3 11,097 21.8 11,829 23.1
Tennessee 98,072 26.4 86,030 22.8 91,654 24.1
Texas 490,301 29.6 423,953 25.6 433,068 25.7
Utah 30,377 14.8 32,485 15.3 33,705 15.4
Vermont 6,365 18.4 5,394 15.9 5,260 16.1
Virginia 82,819 18.0 81,680 17.6 68,030 14.7
Washington 74,273 19.0 69,597 17.6 57,131 14.7
West Virginia 36,922 34.7 30,698 29.5 30,760 29.6
Wisconsin 51,276 14.9 53,136 15.6 56,054 16.0
Wyoming 6,829 21.6 6,362 20.4 6,686 21.9
United States 4,582,980 23.4 4,223,540 21.7 4,038,583 20.8
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Small Area Estimates Branch, November 2000, August 2001.
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