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

Poverty Status by State in 2001, People 65 Years and Over
(Numbers in Thousands)
Below Poverty Level
Below 125% of Poverty
State Total Number Percent Number Percent
Alabama 552 73 13.3 109 19.8
Alaska 37 2 (B) 4 (B)
Arizona 607 49 8.1 74 12.3
Arkansas 394 54 13.6 83 21.1
California 3,243 275 8.5 537 16.6
Colorado 413 31 7.6 58 14.0
Connecticut 481 33 6.8 53 11.0
Delaware 100 6 6.3 12 11.7
District of Columbia 64 13 (B) 19 (B)
Florida 2,660 256 9.6 443 16.7
Georgia 724 126 17.3 184 25.4
Hawaii 158 11 6.8 17 10.6
Idaho 149 13 8.5 27 18.0
Illinois 1,428 100 7.0 179 12.5
Indiana 831 64 7.7 126 15.2
Iowa 382 27 7.1 45 11.7
Kansas 413 29 7.0 57 13.9
Kentucky 507 50 9.9 95 18.8
Louisiana 522 61 11.7 109 20.9
Maine 211 20 9.7 40 19.1
Maryland 616 57 9.2 101 16.4
Massachusetts 807 99 12.2 176 21.8
Michigan 1,184 104 8.8 159 13.4
Minnesota 460 53 11.5 73 15.9
Mississippi 306 63 20.7 99 32.3
Missouri 664 57 8.6 77 11.6
Montana 132 14 10.6 20 15.3
Nebraska 202 17 8.4 22 10.8
Nevada 230 19 8.1 29 12.8
New Hampshire 179 15 8.3 20 11.1
New Jersey 1,204 113 9.4 176 14.6
New Mexico 246 31 12.6 47 19.1
New York 2,414 269 11.1 458 19.0
North Carolina 969 161 16.7 217 22.5
North Dakota 84 10 12.4 15 18.1
Ohio 1,465 111 7.5 200 13.6
Oklahoma 423 55 13.1 83 19.5
Oregon 359 28 7.7 45 12.6
Pennsylvania 1,639 164 10.0 261 15.9
Rhode Island 163 18 10.9 31 18.8
South Carolina 528 87 16.5 124 23.5
South Dakota 106 10 9.8 19 17.8
Tennessee 610 71 11.6 114 18.6
Texas 2,082 264 12.7 393 18.9
Utah 168 15 8.8 25 14.8
Vermont 69 8 (B) 15 (B)
Virginia 834 81 9.7 112 13.4
Washington 701 51 7.2 83 11.8
West Virginia 299 30 10.2 58 19.3
Wisconsin 692 43 6.2 66 9.5
Wyoming 60 5 (B) 10 (B)
United States 33,769 3,414 10.1 5,600 16.6
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey , March 2002.
(B) - represents base less than 75,000.