Table 3. Children in Poverty, 1995
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Children in Families with
Incomes Below 50%
of Poverty Level (%)
|
Children Under Age 13
in Working-Poor
Familiesa (%)
|
California
|
8
|
17
|
Colorado
|
5
|
17
|
Connecticut
|
7
|
14
|
Delaware
|
5
|
21
|
District of Columbia
|
23
|
24
|
Florida
|
12
|
24
|
Hawaii
|
2
|
17
|
Illinois
|
10
|
17
|
Iowa
|
5
|
25
|
Maine
|
6
|
22
|
Maryland
|
7
|
17
|
Massachusetts
|
6
|
11
|
Michigan
|
9
|
18
|
Minnesota
|
5
|
19
|
Mississippi
|
17
|
35
|
Missouri
|
8
|
25
|
New Jersey
|
7
|
11
|
New York
|
12
|
15
|
Ohio
|
10
|
18
|
Oklahoma
|
12
|
29
|
Oregon
|
7
|
24
|
Pennsylvania
|
8
|
14
|
Rhode Island
|
6
|
17
|
Utah
|
3
|
17
|
Wisconsin
|
4
|
21
|
Source: KIDS COUNT Online Data Service, Annie E. Casey Foundation (1998)
Notea: families where at least one parent is working 50 or more hours a week and the annual income is below the poverty level |
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