State |
1994-1996 |
1996-1998 |
1998-2000 |
2001-2003 |
2002-2004 |
2003-2005 |
2004-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 16.8 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 16.2 | 16.0 |
| Alaska | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
| Arizona | 17.5 | 18.1 | 13.6 | 13.9 | 13.8 | 14.4 | 14.7 |
| Arkansas | 15.8 | 17.2 | 15.8 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| California | 17.2 | 16.3 | 14.0 | 12.9 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
| Colorado | 9.5 | 9.3 | 8.5 | 9.4 | 9.8 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
| Connecticut | 10.7 | 9.9 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 8.8 | 9.2 | 9.1 |
| Delaware | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.2 |
| Dist. of Columbia | 22.5 | 22.7 | 17.3 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| Florida | 15.1 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| Georgia | 13.6 | 14.3 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 13.1 | 13.3 |
| Hawaii | 10.4 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 8.8 |
| Idaho | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9.8 |
| Illinois | 12.3 | 11.1 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 12.5 | 12.1 | 11.5 |
| Indiana | 10.3 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Iowa | 10.8 | 9.4 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10.8 |
| Kansas | 12.3 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.6 | 12.2 |
| Kentucky | 16.7 | 15.5 | 12.5 | 13.7 | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.5 |
| Louisiana | 22.0 | 18.6 | 18.6 | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.4 |
| Maine | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 11.5 |
| Maryland | 10.4 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| Massachusetts | 10.3 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.5 |
| Michigan | 12.5 | 10.8 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| Minnesota | 10.2 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Mississippi | 21.3 | 18.3 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 17.7 | 18.3 | 19.8 |
| Missouri | 11.5 | 10.4 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| Montana | 14.6 | 16.4 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| Nebraska | 9.5 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.6 | 9.7 |
| Nevada | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.4 |
| New Hampshire | 6.5 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| New Jersey | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| New Mexico | 24.0 | 22.4 | 19.3 | 18.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 17.1 |
| New York | 16.7 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 14.6 | 14.5 |
| North Carolina | 13.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 13.8 |
| North Dakota | 11.1 | 13.2 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 10.3 | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| Ohio | 12.8 | 11.6 | 11.1 | 10.4 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Oklahoma | 16.8 | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.0 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.9 |
| Oregon | 11.6 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 12.1 | 11.9 |
| Pennsylvania | 12.1 | 11.3 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 11.3 |
| Rhode Island | 10.6 | 11.8 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 11.3 | 11.7 | 11.3 |
| South Carolina | 15.6 | 13.3 | 11.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.2 | 13.7 |
| South Dakota | 13.6 | 13.0 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 12.0 |
| Tennessee | 15.3 | 14.5 | 13.3 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.0 | 15.2 |
| Texas | 17.7 | 16.1 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 16.4 | 16.5 | 16.4 |
| Utah | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.5 |
| Vermont | 10.2 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 9.4 | 8.8 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| Virginia | 11.1 | 11.3 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.1 |
| Washington | 12.0 | 10.0 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 9.9 |
| West Virginia | 17.9 | 17.6 | 15.8 | 16.9 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 15.0 |
| Wisconsin | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 10.8 | 10.9 |
| Wyoming | 11.1 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 9.1 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 10.2 |
U.S. total |
14.0 | 13.2 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 12.6 | 12.5 |
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; and Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States, 2006, Series P60-233.