| Q: |
Does the proportion of juveniles living in poverty vary by State? |
| A: |
In 2007, the proportion of juveniles in poverty ranged from a low of 7% in New Hampshire to a high of 33% in Mississippi. |
Proportion of persons living in poverty by State, 2007
| State |
All ages |
Ages 0-17 |
Ages 18-64 |
Over 64 |
|
| United States |
12.5 |
% |
18.0 |
% |
10.9 |
% |
9.7 |
% |
|
| Alabama |
14.5 |
|
22.5 |
|
12.1 |
|
11.0 |
|
| Alaska |
7.6 |
|
8.5 |
|
7.5 |
|
(B) |
|
| Arizona |
14.3 |
|
20.0 |
|
13.1 |
|
7.9 |
|
| Arkansas |
13.8 |
|
19.1 |
|
11.5 |
|
14.4 |
|
| California |
12.7 |
|
17.9 |
|
11.2 |
|
8.8 |
|
|
| Colorado |
9.8 |
|
12.6 |
|
8.4 |
|
12.2 |
|
| Connecticut |
8.9 |
|
13.8 |
|
7.7 |
|
5.8 |
|
| Delaware |
9.3 |
|
13.1 |
|
8.7 |
|
5.1 |
|
| District of Columbia |
18.0 |
|
29.2 |
|
15.3 |
|
(B) |
|
| Florida |
12.5 |
|
17.9 |
|
11.0 |
|
10.5 |
|
|
| Georgia |
13.6 |
|
20.6 |
|
11.5 |
|
9.0 |
|
| Hawaii |
7.5 |
|
11.6 |
|
6.3 |
|
6.0 |
|
| Idaho |
9.9 |
|
12.6 |
|
9.2 |
|
7.7 |
|
| Illinois |
10.0 |
|
14.3 |
|
8.8 |
|
6.9 |
|
| Indiana |
11.8 |
|
18.8 |
|
9.9 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
| Iowa |
8.9 |
|
13.5 |
|
8.2 |
|
3.9 |
|
| Kansas |
11.7 |
|
17.4 |
|
10.7 |
|
4.8 |
|
| Kentucky |
15.5 |
|
21.0 |
|
14.6 |
|
9.9 |
|
| Louisiana |
16.1 |
|
22.7 |
|
14.1 |
|
12.0 |
|
| Maine |
10.9 |
|
14.4 |
|
10.1 |
|
9.1 |
|
|
| Maryland |
8.8 |
|
11.6 |
|
7.8 |
|
8.3 |
|
| Massachusetts |
11.2 |
|
17.1 |
|
9.2 |
|
10.3 |
|
| Michigan |
10.8 |
|
15.8 |
|
9.5 |
|
8.2 |
|
| Minnesota |
9.3 |
|
13.7 |
|
8.2 |
|
6.1 |
|
| Mississippi |
22.6 |
|
32.8 |
|
18.9 |
|
18.9 |
|
|
| Missouri |
12.8 |
|
22.1 |
|
10.4 |
|
6.9 |
|
| Montana |
13.0 |
|
15.7 |
|
13.2 |
|
6.7 |
|
| Nebraska |
9.9 |
|
13.1 |
|
8.8 |
|
9.2 |
|
| Nevada |
9.7 |
|
14.1 |
|
8.5 |
|
6.8 |
|
| New Hampshire |
5.8 |
|
6.5 |
|
5.7 |
|
4.9 |
|
|
| New Jersey |
8.7 |
|
10.7 |
|
7.7 |
|
9.9 |
|
| New Mexico |
14.0 |
|
18.1 |
|
12.6 |
|
12.4 |
|
| New York |
14.5 |
|
20.4 |
|
12.5 |
|
13.9 |
|
| North Carolina |
15.5 |
|
21.0 |
|
14.3 |
|
11.2 |
|
| North Dakota |
9.3 |
|
12.5 |
|
8.6 |
|
7.0 |
|
|
| Ohio |
12.8 |
|
19.1 |
|
11.3 |
|
7.9 |
|
| Oklahoma |
13.4 |
|
19.0 |
|
11.6 |
|
10.5 |
|
| Oregon |
12.8 |
|
15.3 |
|
11.8 |
|
13.4 |
|
| Pennsylvania |
10.4 |
|
14.8 |
|
9.0 |
|
9.3 |
|
| Rhode Island |
9.5 |
|
15.7 |
|
7.6 |
|
7.6 |
|
|
| South Carolina |
14.1 |
|
21.0 |
|
12.0 |
|
11.2 |
|
| South Dakota |
9.4 |
|
14.5 |
|
8.0 |
|
6.6 |
|
| Tennessee |
14.8 |
|
20.2 |
|
13.6 |
|
10.7 |
|
| Texas |
16.5 |
|
25.0 |
|
13.4 |
|
12.1 |
|
| Utah |
9.6 |
|
12.6 |
|
8.2 |
|
8.8 |
|
|
| Vermont |
9.9 |
|
10.9 |
|
9.4 |
|
10.8 |
|
| Virginia |
8.6 |
|
13.3 |
|
7.1 |
|
7.9 |
|
| Washington |
10.2 |
|
11.6 |
|
10.0 |
|
8.0 |
|
| West Virginia |
14.8 |
|
24.0 |
|
12.8 |
|
9.1 |
|
| Wisconsin |
11.0 |
|
15.7 |
|
9.5 |
|
9.7 |
|
| Wyoming |
10.9 |
|
12.7 |
|
10.4 |
|
(B) |
|
|
|
(B): The percentage has been suppressed because it is statistically unreliable. Percentages are not shown when the denominator is less than 75 thousand.
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[ Map of juvenile proportion ]
[ Excel file ]
- According to 2007 estimates, the proportion of juveniles (ages 0 to 17) in poverty (18.0%) was greater than the proportion of all persons in poverty (12.5%).
- Nationally, the number of juveniles living in poverty in 2007 was 15% above the number in 2000, but still 15% below the number in 1993.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01403.asp?qaDate=2007.
Released on September 12, 2008. Adapted from the U.S. Bureau of the Census' Current Population Survey 2008 Annual Social and Economic Supplement. Table POV46: Poverty status by state. [Internet release date: August 26, 2008]. Web-based data files available at:
[ http://pubdb3.census.gov/macro/032008/pov/toc.htm]
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