Top Ten States with the Highest Percentage of Low Income, Uninsured Children

 

Texas 14.9 %
Nevada 11.7 %
Arizona 10.3 %
Montana   10.0 %
New Mexico 9.8 %
Florida 9.5 %
Colorado 9.5 %
Oklahoma 9.4 %
Mississippi 8.7 %
Louisiana 8.6 %
 


Low income is defined as being at or below 200% of the poverty level. Children under the age of 19. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Housing and Household Economic Statistics Division, September 2005

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Also see:

Poverty USA: The State of Poverty in America
The Face of Poverty in America
Poverty and the Working Poor
Poverty: 2004 Snapshot
 
Top Ten Lists:
States with the Highest Poverty Rates
Counties with the Highest Poverty Rates
Cities with the Highest Poverty Rates
Cities with the highest child poverty rates
Top Ten States with the Highest Percentage of Low Income, Uninsured Children
Top Ten States with the Greatest Increase in Poverty
States Experiencing a Decrease in Poverty
Top Ten States with Highest Percentage of Children Living in Poverty

U.S. Government: What is the "Poverty Line"?

The Poverty Threshold:
How the Government Defines Poverty in America 

How Health and Human Services defines Poverty in America 

 

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