State |
1996-1998 |
1998-2000 |
2000-2002 |
2002-2004 |
2004-2006 |
2005-2007 |
2006-2008 |
2007-2009 |
State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 14.7 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.1 | Alabama |
| Alaska | 8.8 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 9.2 | Alaska |
| Arizona | 18.1 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 15.6 | 17.8 | Arizona |
| Arkansas | 17.2 | 15.8 | 18.0 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 15.1 | 15.6 | 16.0 | Arkansas |
| California | 16.3 | 14.0 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 13.2 | 14.2 | California |
| Colorado | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 11.1 | Colorado |
| Connecticut | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.4 | Connecticut |
| Delaware | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 10.4 | Delaware |
| Dist. of Columbia | 22.7 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 18.8 | 19.2 | 17.6 | 17.5 | Dist. of Columbia |
| Florida | 13.9 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 13.4 | Florida |
| Georgia | 14.3 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.9 | 15.8 | Georgia |
| Hawaii | 12.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 10.0 | Hawaii |
| Idaho | 13.2 | 13.3 | 11.8 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 12.0 | Idaho |
| Illinois | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 10.7 | 11 | 11.8 | Illinois |
| Indiana | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.2 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 14.1 | Indiana |
| Iowa | 9.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | Iowa |
| Kansas | 10.1 | 10.4 | 9.4 | 10.7 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.7 | Kansas |
| Kentucky | 15.5 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 15.4 | 16.5 | 15.7 | 16.5 | 16.5 | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | 18.6 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 17.1 | 16.2 | Louisiana |
| Maine | 10.6 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 11 | 11.4 | Maine |
| Maryland | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 8.6 | 9.0 | Maryland |
| Massachusetts | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 10.5 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 11.1 | Massachusetts |
| Michigan | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.6 | Michigan |
| Minnesota | 9.9 | 7.8 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 9.1 | 10.1 | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 17.7 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 20.5 | 21.3 | Mississippi |
| Missouri | 10.4 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 10.9 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.5 | 13.9 | Missouri |
| Montana | 16.4 | 16.0 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.1 | Montana |
| Nebraska | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 9.7 | 9.9 | 10.2 | 10.1 | Nebraska |
| Nevada | 9.9 | 10.9 | 8.3 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10 | 11.2 | Nevada |
| New Hampshire | 8.4 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.9 | New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | 9.0 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 | New Jersey |
| New Mexico | 22.4 | 19.3 | 17.8 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.3 | 16.7 | 17.5 | New Mexico |
| New York | 16.6 | 14.7 | 14.0 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 14.8 | New York |
| North Carolina | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 14.8 | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.4 | 15.4 | North Carolina |
| North Dakota | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.9 | 10.3 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 10.7 | North Dakota |
| Ohio | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 12.0 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.3 | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.7 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 14.1 | 13.3 | Oklahoma |
| Oregon | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.2 | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.2 | 11.7 | 12.2 | Oregon |
| Pennsylvania | 11.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 10.4 | 11.3 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 10.8 | Pennsylvania |
| Rhode Island | 11.8 | 10.0 | 10.3 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.7 | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | 13.3 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 13.7 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 13.9 | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | 13.0 | 9.3 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 12.2 | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | 14.5 | 13.3 | 14.2 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 15.4 | Tennessee |
| Texas | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15.3 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 16.6 | Texas |
| Utah | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 9.0 | Utah |
| Vermont | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 8.8 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 9.4 | Vermont |
| Virginia | 11.3 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.9 | Virginia |
| Washington | 10.0 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 10.7 | Washington |
| West Virginia | 17.6 | 15.8 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 15.0 | 15.2 | 14.9 | 15.0 | West Virginia |
| Wisconsin | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 10.2 | 10.9 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.5 | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.1 | Wyoming |
U.S. total |
13.2 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 13.4 | U.S total |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Poverty in the United States: 2002, Series P60-222; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2003, Series P60-226; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2004, Series P60-229; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2005, Series P60-231; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006, Series P60-233; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2007, Series P60-235; Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2008, Series P60-236, and Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2009, Series P60-238.