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Distribution of Total Population by Federal Poverty Level, states (2007-2008), U.S. (2008)

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United StatesPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%18.3%
100-133%6.4%
134-300%28.9%
301-400%12.3%
Over 400%34.0%
Total100.0%



AlabamaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.8%
100-133%6.3%
134-300%30.2%
301-400%12.9%
Over 400%30.7%
Total100.0%

AlaskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%11.8%
100-133%5.1%
134-300%25.9%
301-400%13.9%
Over 400%43.4%
Total100.0%

ArizonaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%21.1%
100-133%7.0%
134-300%28.7%
301-400%12.1%
Over 400%31.1%
Total100.0%

ArkansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%18.9%
100-133%7.7%
134-300%34.9%
301-400%12.1%
Over 400%26.5%
Total100.0%

CaliforniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.8%
100-133%7.6%
134-300%27.5%
301-400%10.7%
Over 400%34.4%
Total100.0%

ColoradoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%13.1%
100-133%5.2%
134-300%26.1%
301-400%12.2%
Over 400%43.4%
Total100.0%

ConnecticutPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%13.1%
100-133%4.6%
134-300%22.4%
301-400%11.6%
Over 400%48.2%
Total100.0%

DelawarePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.3%
100-133%6.5%
134-300%28.6%
301-400%13.4%
Over 400%37.2%
Total100.0%

District of ColumbiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%22.3%
100-133%6.2%
134-300%22.0%
301-400%10.5%
Over 400%39.0%
Total100.0%

FloridaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%17.7%
100-133%6.6%
134-300%30.5%
301-400%12.7%
Over 400%32.5%
Total100.0%

GeorgiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.3%
100-133%6.2%
134-300%28.6%
301-400%12.4%
Over 400%33.4%
Total100.0%

HawaiiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.8%
100-133%5.8%
134-300%30.7%
301-400%12.7%
Over 400%34.9%
Total100.0%

IdahoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.4%
100-133%7.4%
134-300%35.6%
301-400%13.5%
Over 400%29.0%
Total100.0%

IllinoisPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%16.3%
100-133%6.2%
134-300%28.3%
301-400%13.2%
Over 400%36.0%
Total100.0%

IndianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%17.1%
100-133%5.6%
134-300%31.0%
301-400%14.7%
Over 400%31.6%
Total100.0%

IowaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%12.4%
100-133%5.3%
134-300%30.9%
301-400%15.6%
Over 400%35.9%
Total100.0%

KansasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.3%
100-133%7.3%
134-300%27.6%
301-400%13.7%
Over 400%36.1%
Total100.0%

KentuckyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%21.5%
100-133%6.6%
134-300%31.8%
301-400%10.9%
Over 400%29.2%
Total100.0%

LouisianaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%23.6%
100-133%7.1%
134-300%30.1%
301-400%10.1%
Over 400%29.1%
Total100.0%

MainePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.6%
100-133%6.5%
134-300%29.6%
301-400%14.8%
Over 400%34.6%
Total100.0%

MarylandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.1%
100-133%4.3%
134-300%22.6%
301-400%12.3%
Over 400%45.7%
Total100.0%

MassachusettsPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.4%
100-133%5.4%
134-300%21.7%
301-400%13.1%
Over 400%44.4%
Total100.0%

MichiganPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%16.4%
100-133%5.3%
134-300%30.2%
301-400%13.6%
Over 400%34.6%
Total100.0%

MinnesotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%12.5%
100-133%4.8%
134-300%26.2%
301-400%14.8%
Over 400%41.7%
Total100.0%

MississippiPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%27.1%
100-133%8.3%
134-300%27.3%
301-400%11.9%
Over 400%25.4%
Total100.0%

MissouriPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%16.3%
100-133%7.0%
134-300%30.8%
301-400%13.6%
Over 400%32.3%
Total100.0%

MontanaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.9%
100-133%6.7%
134-300%33.7%
301-400%13.8%
Over 400%31.0%
Total100.0%

NebraskaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.1%
100-133%5.5%
134-300%30.4%
301-400%14.3%
Over 400%35.8%
Total100.0%

NevadaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.1%
100-133%5.7%
134-300%32.2%
301-400%14.0%
Over 400%33.0%
Total100.0%

New HampshirePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%9.7%
100-133%3.8%
134-300%23.5%
301-400%15.0%
Over 400%48.0%
Total100.0%

New JerseyPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.0%
100-133%5.3%
134-300%25.7%
301-400%10.6%
Over 400%44.3%
Total100.0%

New MexicoPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%22.0%
100-133%7.6%
134-300%30.8%
301-400%10.4%
Over 400%29.2%
Total100.0%

New YorkPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.8%
100-133%7.1%
134-300%27.4%
301-400%11.1%
Over 400%34.6%
Total100.0%

North CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.2%
100-133%7.1%
134-300%30.9%
301-400%12.4%
Over 400%30.4%
Total100.0%

North DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%12.7%
100-133%6.0%
134-300%31.4%
301-400%14.5%
Over 400%35.4%
Total100.0%

OhioPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%17.3%
100-133%5.8%
134-300%29.6%
301-400%13.5%
Over 400%33.7%
Total100.0%

OklahomaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%18.2%
100-133%7.7%
134-300%30.2%
301-400%14.3%
Over 400%29.6%
Total100.0%

OregonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%16.3%
100-133%7.1%
134-300%30.1%
301-400%13.7%
Over 400%32.8%
Total100.0%

PennsylvaniaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.9%
100-133%5.7%
134-300%29.5%
301-400%14.4%
Over 400%35.6%
Total100.0%

Rhode IslandPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%15.4%
100-133%5.5%
134-300%27.2%
301-400%11.5%
Over 400%40.3%
Total100.0%

South CarolinaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.4%
100-133%7.4%
134-300%32.1%
301-400%12.4%
Over 400%28.8%
Total100.0%

South DakotaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.0%
100-133%5.7%
134-300%30.5%
301-400%15.2%
Over 400%34.6%
Total100.0%

TennesseePercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%20.7%
100-133%7.5%
134-300%30.3%
301-400%13.1%
Over 400%28.4%
Total100.0%

TexasPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%21.8%
100-133%7.4%
134-300%29.9%
301-400%11.0%
Over 400%29.8%
Total100.0%

UtahPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%12.6%
100-133%6.1%
134-300%33.3%
301-400%14.9%
Over 400%33.1%
Total100.0%

VermontPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%12.6%
100-133%6.0%
134-300%31.2%
301-400%14.5%
Over 400%35.8%
Total100.0%

VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.1%
100-133%5.3%
134-300%26.8%
301-400%12.4%
Over 400%41.5%
Total100.0%

WashingtonPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%14.0%
100-133%4.8%
134-300%26.4%
301-400%13.7%
Over 400%41.1%
Total100.0%

West VirginiaPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%19.1%
100-133%6.8%
134-300%33.2%
301-400%13.9%
Over 400%27.0%
Total100.0%

WisconsinPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%13.6%
100-133%5.7%
134-300%28.8%
301-400%15.0%
Over 400%36.9%
Total100.0%

WyomingPercent0.0% - 100.0%
 
Under 100%13.7%
100-133%5.0%
134-300%30.1%
301-400%14.4%
Over 400%36.9%
Total100.0%



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Notes: 

Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding effects.
For all topics based on the CPS on statehealthfacts.org, the grouping used for analysis is the health insurance unit (HIU), which groups individuals according to their insurance eligibility, rather than by relatedness or household.
For more details, see "Notes to Topics Based on the Current Population Survey (CPS)" at http://www.statehealthfacts.kff.org/methodology.

Sources: 

Urban Institute and Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured estimates based on the Census Bureau's March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Survey (CPS: Annual Social and Economic Supplements).

Definitions: Persons in poverty are defined here as those living in "health insurance units" with incomes less than 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) as measured by the U.S. Census Bureau's poverty thresholds. Health insurance units are related individuals who would be eligible as a group for "family" coverage in a health plan. The federal poverty threshold for a family of four in the 48 contiguous states and D.C. was $21,027 in 2007 and $21,834 in 2008. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) produces simplified - but very similar - versions of federal poverty thresholds called "poverty guidelines" for use in determining financial eligibility for many government programs. For more information on measures of poverty, please see the detailed description provided by HHS available at http://aspe.hhs.gov/poverty/faq.shtml.



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