| Q: |
Does the proportion of juveniles living in poverty vary by State? |
| A: |
In 2011, the proportion of juveniles in poverty ranged from a low of 9% in New Hampshire to a high of 35% in the District of Columbia. |
Proportion of persons living in poverty by State, 2011
| State |
All ages |
Ages 0-17 |
Ages 18-64 |
Over 64 |
United States |
15.0% |
21.9% |
13.7% |
8.7% |
Alabama |
15.4 |
22.6 |
14.0 |
8.3 |
Alaska |
11.7 |
16.8 |
10.0 |
(B) |
Arizona |
17.2 |
25.2 |
16.2 |
7.3 |
Arkansas |
18.7 |
25.9 |
17.9 |
11.3 |
California |
16.9 |
24.3 |
15.6 |
8.2 |
Colorado |
13.2 |
16.1 |
13.2 |
7.3 |
Connecticut |
10.1 |
14.5 |
9.2 |
7.0 |
Delaware |
13.6 |
22.5 |
11.9 |
7.5 |
District of Columbia |
19.9 |
34.9 |
16.9 |
16.9 |
Florida |
14.9 |
22.4 |
13.9 |
9.4 |
Georgia |
18.4 |
24.8 |
17.4 |
8.4 |
Hawaii |
12.1 |
16.3 |
11.7 |
7.2 |
Idaho |
15.8 |
23.0 |
14.1 |
8.6 |
Illinois |
14.2 |
20.1 |
13.3 |
8.1 |
Indiana |
15.6 |
24.0 |
14.2 |
6.8 |
Iowa |
10.4 |
14.0 |
10.0 |
6.2 |
Kansas |
14.3 |
22.0 |
12.8 |
7.1 |
Kentucky |
16.0 |
24.0 |
14.6 |
9.0 |
Louisiana |
21.1 |
31.0 |
18.5 |
14.6 |
Maine |
13.4 |
18.4 |
13.2 |
8.4 |
Maryland |
9.2 |
11.5 |
8.8 |
7.2 |
Massachusetts |
10.6 |
13.6 |
9.9 |
9.0 |
Michigan |
15.0 |
23.2 |
13.4 |
8.0 |
Minnesota |
10.0 |
13.8 |
9.3 |
6.7 |
Mississippi |
17.4 |
24.7 |
16.0 |
9.7 |
Missouri |
15.4 |
23.9 |
14.1 |
6.9 |
Montana |
16.5 |
25.6 |
15.8 |
7.9 |
Nebraska |
10.3 |
14.9 |
9.3 |
5.4 |
Nevada |
15.4 |
20.6 |
14.8 |
9.3 |
New Hampshire |
7.6 |
9.3 |
7.8 |
4.4 |
New Jersey |
11.4 |
18.0 |
10.4 |
5.4 |
New Mexico |
22.1 |
31.8 |
21.4 |
9.7 |
New York |
16.0 |
23.2 |
14.4 |
11.5 |
North Carolina |
15.4 |
24.1 |
13.1 |
10.2 |
North Dakota |
9.9 |
12.4 |
9.7 |
6.7 |
Ohio |
15.1 |
21.7 |
14.1 |
8.9 |
Oklahoma |
13.9 |
21.5 |
12.5 |
7.0 |
Oregon |
14.4 |
21.8 |
13.8 |
5.3 |
Pennsylvania |
12.6 |
17.5 |
12.0 |
8.9 |
Rhode Island |
13.4 |
18.1 |
13.2 |
7.5 |
South Carolina |
19.0 |
27.2 |
17.0 |
14.4 |
South Dakota |
14.5 |
22.8 |
13.3 |
6.1 |
Tennessee |
16.3 |
24.0 |
14.3 |
12.1 |
Texas |
17.4 |
25.8 |
14.9 |
11.2 |
Utah |
11.0 |
14.5 |
9.6 |
8.1 |
Vermont |
11.5 |
18.2 |
10.2 |
8.6 |
Virginia |
11.4 |
14.6 |
10.6 |
9.5 |
Washington |
12.5 |
19.2 |
11.4 |
5.5 |
West Virginia |
17.5 |
25.1 |
17.2 |
6.9 |
Wisconsin |
13.1 |
21.4 |
12.0 |
4.1 |
Wyoming |
10.7 |
12.5 |
10.8 |
(B) |
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(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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- According to 2011 estimates, the proportion of juveniles (ages 0 to 17) in poverty (21.9%) was greater than the proportion of all persons in poverty (15.0%). And a greater of proportion of juveniles lived in poverty than persons ages 18 to 64 (13.7%) and persons over age 64 (8.7%).
- Nationally, the estimated number of juveniles living in poverty in 2011 was 34% above the number in 2002 and at its highest level since at least 1975.
- In 2011, the proportion of juveniles living in poverty exceeded the national average in 24 states and the District of Columbia.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: http://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01403.asp?qaDate=2011.
Released on December 17, 2012. Adapted from the U.S. Bureau of the Census'. Current Population Survey (CPS) Table Creator. Retrieved on September 13, 2012 from:
[ http://www.census.gov/cps/data/cpstablecreator.html].
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