<100001000><000000001>Number and Percent of Children under 19 Years of Age, at or below 200 Percent of <100001000> <000000001>Poverty, by State: Three-Year Averages for 1997, 1998, and 1999. <101001000> (Numbers in Thousands) <100000000> _________________________________________________________________________________ <111101000> | AT OR BELOW | AT OR BELOW 200% OF POVERTY | <111101000> Total children | 200% OF POVERTY | WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE | <111000000> under 19 years, |____________________________|_____________________________| <110101000> all income levels | Standard Standard| Standard Standard | <111101000> |Number error Pct. error |Number error Pct. error | <100000000> ______________________|____________________________|_____________________________| <110100100> Alabama....... 1,114 | 499 45.8 44.6 3.1 | 106 21.3 9.6 1.8 | <110100100> Alaska........ 215 | 63 6.4 29.4 2.5 | 18 3.4 8.3 1.5 | <110100100> Arizona....... 1,430 | 730 54.7 51.1 2.7 | 272 33.6 19.0 2.1 | <110100100> Arkansas...... 740 | 377 30.5 50.5 2.9 | 111 16.5 14.7 2.0 | <110100100> California.... 9,759 | 4,525 152.8 46.4 1.2 | 1,244 82.2 12.8 0.8 | <110100100> Colorado...... 1,111 | 322 35.6 29.0 2.7 | 88 18.4 7.8 1.6 | <110100000> Connecticut... 899 | 229 31.2 25.5 3.0 | 53 15.0 5.9 1.6 | <110100100> Delaware...... 216 | 78 8.6 36.0 3.2 | 19 4.3 8.9 1.9 | <110100100> D.C........... 111 | 63 6.6 56.6 3.8 | 12 2.9 11.1 2.5 | <110100100> Florida....... 3,459 | 1,508 78.2 43.6 1.7 | 420 41.4 12.2 1.1 | <110100100> Georgia....... 2,200 | 1,032 77.6 46.9 2.6 | 237 37.5 10.7 1.6 | <110100100> Hawaii........ 328 | 124 13.6 37.8 3.3 | 17 5.0 5.0 1.5 | <110100100> Idaho......... 395 | 181 14.4 45.9 2.7 | 53 7.8 13.5 1.8 | <110100100> Illinois...... 3,609 | 1,239 72.1 34.3 1.6 | 295 35.6 8.1 0.9 | <110100100> Indiana....... 1,616 | 489 53.5 30.3 2.8 | 122 27.0 7.5 1.6 | <110100100> Iowa.......... 779 | 274 28.8 35.1 3.0 | 42 11.4 5.4 1.4 | <110100100> Kansas........ 739 | 251 26.4 34.0 2.9 | 52 11.6 7.0 1.5 | <110100100> Kentucky...... 1,003 | 401 39.6 40.0 3.1 | 98 19.7 9.8 1.9 | <110100100> Louisiana..... 1,186 | 602 49.2 50.7 2.9 | 183 26.8 15.5 2.1 | <110100100> Maine......... 315 | 113 13.3 36.3 3.4 | 19 5.5 6.3 1.7 | <110100100> Maryland...... 1,266 | 299 41.6 23.6 2.9 | 90 23.2 7.1 1.8 | <110100000> Massachusetts. 1,533 | 519 42.2 33.8 2.2 | 68 15.1 4.4 1.0 | <110100100> Michigan...... 2,948 | 997 62.6 33.8 1.7 | 163 25.6 5.5 0.8 | <110100100> Minnesota..... 1,445 | 407 43.6 28.1 2.6 | 64 17.5 4.4 1.2 | <110100000> Mississippi... 807 | 398 32.9 49.4 2.9 | 114 17.8 14.1 2.0 | <110100100> Missouri...... 1,463 | 524 55.0 35.9 3.0 | 75 20.9 5.2 1.4 | <110100100> Montana....... 261 | 122 10.2 46.8 2.8 | 33 5.3 12.8 1.9 | <110100100> Nebraska...... 493 | 175 17.8 35.4 2.9 | 22 6.2 4.6 1.2 | <110100100> Nevada........ 548 | 204 19.5 37.1 2.8 | 77 12.0 14.1 2.0 | <110100000> New Hampshire. 358 | 100 12.7 28.0 3.0 | 11 4.2 3.1 1.2 | <110100100> New Jersey.... 2,110 | 617 46.5 29.2 1.9 | 131 21.2 6.2 1.0 | <110100100> New Mexico.... 589 | 332 23.7 56.4 2.7 | 93 12.3 15.9 1.9 | <110100100> New York...... 5,005 | 2,176 89.5 43.5 1.4 | 448 41.2 9.0 0.8 | <110100000> North Carolina 1,926 | 794 56.2 41.3 2.2 | 195 27.8 10.2 1.4 | <110100000> North Dakota.. 180 | 79 7.4 43.9 3.1 | 19 3.7 10.6 1.9 | <110100100> Ohio.......... 3,139 | 1,167 70.5 37.2 1.8 | 183 28.0 5.8 0.9 | <110100100> Oklahoma...... 879 | 354 33.0 40.3 2.9 | 93 17.1 10.6 1.8 | <110100100> Oregon........ 898 | 372 37.1 41.4 3.1 | 77 16.7 8.5 1.8 | <110100000> Pennsylvania.. 3,062 | 1,094 66.5 35.7 1.8 | 138 23.9 4.5 0.8 | <110100000> Rhode Island.. 243 | 80 10.2 33.3 3.4 | 11 3.8 4.8 1.6 | <110100000> South Carolina 1,040 | 437 43.4 42.1 3.2 | 128 23.5 12.3 2.1 | <110100000> South Dakota.. 197 | 70 7.1 35.4 2.9 | 12 3.0 6.1 1.5 | <110100100> Tennessee..... 1,527 | 671 61.6 43.8 3.0 | 75 20.9 4.9 1.3 | <110100100> Texas......... 5,979 | 2,873 119.4 48.0 1.5 | 1,040 73.0 17.4 1.1 | <110100100> Utah.......... 733 | 256 21.6 34.9 2.4 | 48 9.4 6.6 1.2 | <110100100> Vermont....... 157 | 54 6.4 34.5 3.3 | 4 1.8 2.8 1.1 | <110100100> Virginia...... 1,772 | 535 57.8 30.2 2.7 | 134 29.1 7.6 1.6 | <110100100> Washington.... 1,564 | 473 54.4 30.1 2.9 | 65 19.7 4.2 1.2 | <110100000> West Virginia. 375 | 193 17.9 51.6 3.3 | 30 7.1 8.1 1.8 | <110100100> Wisconsin..... 1,453 | 432 47.4 29.7 2.8 | 66 18.4 4.4 1.2 | <110100100> Wyoming....... 143 | 60 5.5 42.2 3.0 | 12 2.5 8.7 1.7 | <100000000> ______________________|____________________________|_____________________________| <000001000> Note: Percentages listed are the average over the three years' percentages, not <101001000> the percentage of the average numbers (calculated as "Number" divided by <111101000> "Total Children"). Results may differ slightly based on the method used. <000000001> <000001000> Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1998-2000. <000001000>
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<000001000> Created: November 3, 2000 <000001000> Last Revised: November 03, 2000
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