Percent of Persons in Poverty, by State: 1993, 1994, and 1995
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| | | |Three-year Average| Average | Average |Difference in 2-year
| 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1993-1995 | 1994-1995 | 1993-1994 | moving averages
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| Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard | Standard |Poverty Standard
State | Percent error | Percent error | Percent error | Percent error | Percent error | Percent error | rate error
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Alabama.......... 20.1 1.96 16.4 1.87 17.4 1.94 18.0 1.4 18.3 1.6 16.9 1.6 1.4 1.4
Alaska........... 7.1 1.28 10.2 1.38 9.1 1.34 8.8 1.0 8.7 1.1 9.7 1.2 -1.0 0.9
Arizona.......... 16.1 1.77 15.9 1.79 15.4 1.81 15.8 1.3 16.0 1.5 15.7 1.5 0.4 1.3
Arkansas......... 14.9 1.75 15.3 1.83 20.0 2.04 16.7 1.4 15.1 1.5 17.7 1.6 -2.6 * 1.3
California....... 16.7 0.76 17.9 0.74 18.2 0.74 17.6 0.5 17.3 0.6 18.1 0.6 -0.8 0.5
Colorado......... 8.8 1.43 9.0 1.48 9.9 1.59 9.2 1.1 8.9 1.2 9.5 1.3 -0.6 1.1
Connecticut...... 9.7 1.67 10.8 1.85 8.5 1.65 9.7 1.3 10.3 1.5 9.7 1.5 0.6 1.2
Delaware......... 10.3 1.72 8.3 1.56 10.2 1.68 9.6 1.2 9.3 1.4 9.3 1.4 0.1 1.2
D.C.............. 22.2 2.28 21.2 2.45 26.4 2.67 23.3 1.8 21.7 2.0 23.8 2.2 -2.1 1.8
Florida.......... 16.2 0.98 14.9 0.87 17.8 0.94 16.3 0.7 15.6 0.8 16.4 0.8 -0.8 0.7
Georgia.......... 12.1 1.46 14.0 1.68 13.5 1.70 13.2 1.2 13.1 1.3 13.8 1.4 -0.7 1.1
Hawaii........... 10.3 1.68 8.7 1.55 8.0 1.47 9.0 1.1 9.5 1.4 8.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
Idaho............ 14.5 1.73 12.0 1.51 13.1 1.57 13.2 1.2 13.3 1.4 12.6 1.3 0.7 1.2
Illinois......... 12.4 0.98 12.4 0.90 13.6 0.94 12.8 0.7 12.4 0.8 13.0 0.8 -0.6 0.7
Indiana.......... 9.6 1.48 13.7 1.79 12.2 1.74 11.8 1.2 11.7 1.4 13.0 1.5 -1.3 1.1
Iowa............. 12.2 1.65 10.7 1.57 10.3 1.54 11.1 1.2 11.5 1.4 10.5 1.3 0.9 1.1
Kansas........... 10.8 1.60 14.9 1.77 13.1 1.69 12.9 1.2 12.9 1.4 14.0 1.5 -1.1 1.2
Kentucky......... 14.7 1.76 18.5 1.99 20.4 2.09 17.9 1.4 16.6 1.6 19.5 1.7 -2.9 * 1.4
Louisiana........ 19.7 1.90 25.7 2.32 26.4 2.37 23.9 1.6 22.7 1.8 26.1 2.0 -3.4 * 1.5
Maine............ 11.2 1.77 9.4 1.58 15.4 1.89 12.0 1.3 10.3 1.4 12.4 1.5 -2.1 1.3
Maryland......... 10.1 1.59 10.7 1.65 9.7 1.61 10.2 1.2 10.4 1.4 10.2 1.4 0.2 1.1
Massachusetts.... 11.0 1.16 9.7 0.83 10.7 0.86 10.5 0.7 10.4 0.9 10.2 0.7 0.2 0.7
Michigan......... 12.2 1.04 14.1 0.94 15.4 0.97 13.9 0.7 13.2 0.8 14.8 0.8 -1.6 * 0.7
Minnesota........ 9.2 1.44 11.7 1.69 11.6 1.71 10.8 1.2 10.5 1.3 11.7 1.4 -1.2 1.1
Mississippi...... 23.5 2.11 19.9 1.97 24.7 2.12 22.7 1.5 21.7 1.7 22.3 1.7 -0.6 1.5
Missouri......... 9.4 1.54 15.6 1.96 16.1 1.97 13.7 1.3 12.5 1.5 15.9 1.7 -3.4 * 1.3
Montana.......... 15.3 1.76 11.5 1.59 14.9 1.77 13.9 1.2 13.4 1.4 13.2 1.4 0.2 1.2
Nebraska......... 9.6 1.52 8.8 1.38 10.3 1.48 9.6 1.1 9.2 1.2 9.6 1.2 -0.4 1.1
Nevada........... 11.1 1.70 11.1 1.49 9.8 1.44 10.7 1.1 11.1 1.4 10.5 1.2 0.6 1.1
New Hampshire.... 5.3 1.32 7.7 1.57 9.9 1.76 7.6 1.1 6.5 1.2 8.8 1.4 -2.3 * 1.1
New Jersey....... 7.8 0.88 9.2 0.78 10.9 0.84 9.3 0.6 8.5 0.7 10.1 0.7 -1.6 * 0.6
New Mexico....... 25.3 2.08 21.1 1.96 17.4 1.86 21.3 1.4 23.2 1.7 19.3 1.6 4.0 * 1.4
New York......... 16.5 0.84 17.0 0.77 16.4 0.76 16.6 0.6 16.8 0.7 16.7 0.7 0.1 0.6
North Carolina... 12.6 1.25 14.2 0.91 14.4 0.92 13.7 0.7 13.4 0.9 14.3 0.8 -0.9 0.8
North Dakota..... 12.0 1.66 10.4 1.50 11.2 1.55 11.2 1.1 11.2 1.3 10.8 1.3 0.4 1.1
Ohio............. 11.5 0.98 14.1 0.93 13.0 0.89 12.9 0.7 12.8 0.8 13.6 0.8 -0.8 0.7
Oklahoma......... 17.1 1.83 16.7 1.90 19.9 2.00 17.9 1.4 16.9 1.6 18.3 1.7 -1.4 1.4
Oregon........... 11.2 1.66 11.8 1.73 11.8 1.75 11.6 1.3 11.5 1.4 11.8 1.5 -0.3 1.2
Pennsylvania..... 12.2 0.94 12.5 0.88 13.2 0.90 12.6 0.7 12.4 0.8 12.9 0.8 -0.5 0.7
Rhode Island..... 10.6 1.75 10.3 1.78 11.2 1.84 10.7 1.3 10.5 1.5 10.8 1.5 -0.3 1.3
South Carolina... 19.9 2.11 13.8 1.59 18.7 1.79 17.5 1.3 16.9 1.6 16.3 1.4 0.6 1.4
South Dakota..... 14.5 1.75 14.5 1.60 14.2 1.61 14.4 1.2 14.5 1.4 14.4 1.4 0.2 1.2
Tennessee........ 15.5 1.83 14.6 1.69 19.6 1.94 16.6 1.3 15.1 1.5 17.1 1.5 -2.1 1.3
Texas............ 17.4 0.98 19.1 0.99 17.4 0.97 18.0 0.7 18.3 0.8 18.3 0.8 0.0 0.7
Utah............. 8.4 1.31 8.0 1.29 10.7 1.48 9.0 1.0 8.2 1.1 9.4 1.2 -1.2 1.0
Vermont.......... 10.3 1.70 7.6 1.51 10.0 1.70 9.3 1.2 9.0 1.4 8.8 1.4 0.1 1.2
Virginia......... 10.2 1.48 10.7 1.38 9.7 1.34 10.2 1.0 10.5 1.2 10.2 1.2 0.3 1.0
Washington....... 12.5 1.75 11.7 1.60 12.1 1.63 12.1 1.2 12.1 1.4 11.9 1.4 0.2 1.2
West Virginia.... 16.7 1.77 18.6 2.04 22.2 2.17 19.2 1.5 17.7 1.6 20.4 1.8 -2.8 * 1.4
Wisconsin........ 8.5 1.37 9.0 1.39 12.6 1.60 10.0 1.1 8.8 1.2 10.8 1.3 -2.1 * 1.1
Wyoming.......... 12.2 1.66 9.3 1.73 13.3 2.02 11.6 1.3 10.8 1.4 11.3 1.6 -0.6 1.3
Los Angeles CMSA. 18.6 0.91 19.8 0.91 20.0 0.90 19.5 0.7 19.2 0.8 19.9 0.8 -0.7 0.6
New York CMSA.... 15.0 0.74 14.9 0.71 15.5 0.73 15.1 0.5 15.0 0.6 15.2 0.6 -0.3 0.5
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*Statistically significant at the 90-percent confidence level.
Source: U. S. Bureau of the Census, March 1996, 1995, and 1994 Current Population Survey.
