5 Year % Change in Poverty Rate for Children Under 18

Rank	States	2000 to 2005 % chg
1	New Hampshire	37.7%
2	Indiana	37.2%
3	Michigan	33.6%
4	Minnesota	33.3%
5	Missouri	31.8%
6	Ohio	31.2%
7	Maine	29.5%
8	Iowa	28.7%
9	Kansas	27.7%
10	Wisconsin	27.3%
11	Pennsylvania	26.7%
12	North Carolina	26.1%
13	Oregon	24.5%
14	South Carolina	24.2%
15	Alaska	23.5%
15	Nebraska	23.5%
17	Tennessee	22.5%
18	Mississippi	21.3%
19	South Dakota	21.2%
20	Louisiana	19.7%
21	Texas	19.3%
22	Kentucky	19.2%
23	Alabama	18.5%
24	Massachusetts	17.4%
24	Washington	17.4%
26	Rhode Island	17.3%
27	West Virginia	16.4%
28	Georgia	16.0%
29	Oklahoma	15.0%
30	Colorado	14.8%
31	Arkansas	14.7%
32	Delaware	14.3%
33	Idaho	13.2%
33	Nevada	13.2%
35	Illinois	13.0%
36	Connecticut	12.9%
37	District of Columbia	12.1%
38	Arizona	11.8%
39	New Jersey	11.4%
40	North Dakota	10.7%
41	Vermont	10.3%
42	Virginia	9.0%
43	Montana	7.4%
44	Utah	5.4%
45	New York	3.1%
46	Florida	2.3%
47	New Mexico	2.0%
48	Maryland	1.9%
49	California	0.0%
50	Wyoming	-2.2%
51	Hawaii	-12.6%
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis

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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: January 31, 2008 at 11:47