Poverty Rate for Children Under 18 in 2000

Rank	States	Under 18 2000 Poverty Rate
1	District of Columbia	26.4
2	New Mexico	25.5
3	Mississippi	24.9
4	Louisiana	24.4
5	West Virginia	21.9
6	Arkansas	21.8
7	Texas	20.7
8	Alabama	20.5
9	Oklahoma	20.0
10	Kentucky	19.3
11	New York	19.1
12	Montana	18.8
13	Arizona	18.7
14	California	18.5
15	South Carolina	18.2
16	Tennessee	17.8
17	Florida	17.7
18	Georgia	17.5
19	North Carolina	16.5
20	Idaho	15.2
21	Oregon	15.1
21	South Dakota	15.1
23	Rhode Island	15.0
24	Missouri	14.8
25	Illinois	14.6
26	Hawaii	14.3
27	Ohio	14.1
28	Wyoming	13.9
29	Michigan	13.7
30	Nevada	13.6
31	Washington	13.2
32	North Dakota	13.1
32	Pennsylvania	13.1
34	Maine	12.9
35	Delaware	12.6
36	Colorado	12.2
36	Virginia	12.2
38	Indiana	12.1
39	Kansas	11.9
39	Nebraska	11.9
41	Vermont	11.6
42	Alaska	11.5
42	Massachusetts	11.5
44	Utah	11.1
45	Wisconsin	11.0
46	Iowa	10.8
47	Maryland	10.7
48	New Jersey	10.5
49	Connecticut	10.1
50	Minnesota	8.7
51	New Hampshire	6.9
Source: US Census Bureau

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USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Updated: December 31, 2008 at 12:56