Poverty Rates, 2000

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	Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2000	Persons Below Poverty Level, 2000	Poverty Rate, 2000	Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2000
United States	273,882,232	33,899,812	12.4%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	22,944,990	3,120,197	13.6%	109.9%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama	4,334,919	698,097	16.1%	130.1%
Georgia	7,959,649	1,033,793	13.0%	104.9%
Kentucky	3,927,047	621,096	15.8%	127.8%
Maryland	5,164,376	438,676	8.5%	68.6%
Mississippi	2,750,677	548,079	19.9%	161.0%
New York	18,449,899	2,692,202	14.6%	117.9%
North Carolina	7,805,328	958,667	12.3%	99.2%
Ohio	11,046,987	1,170,698	10.6%	85.6%
Pennsylvania	11,879,950	1,304,117	11.0%	88.7%
South Carolina	3,883,329	547,869	14.1%	114.0%
Tennessee	5,539,896	746,789	13.5%	108.9%
Virginia	6,844,372	656,641	9.6%	77.5%
West Virginia	1,763,866	315,794	17.9%	144.6%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama	2,767,821	397,223	14.4%	115.9%
Appalachian Georgia	2,169,854	200,543	9.2%	74.7%
Appalachian Kentucky	1,128,190	274,818	24.4%	196.8%
Appalachian Maryland	220,722	25,719	11.7%	94.1%
Appalachian Mississippi	598,698	116,283	19.4%	156.9%
Appalachian New York	1,016,532	138,586	13.6%	110.1%
Appalachian North Carolina	1,482,507	173,822	11.7%	94.7%
Appalachian Ohio	1,981,503	257,780	13.0%	105.1%
Appalachian Pennsylvania	5,613,487	639,853	11.4%	92.1%
Appalachian South Carolina	1,000,780	117,314	11.7%	94.7%
Appalachian Tennessee	2,471,465	349,934	14.2%	114.4%
Appalachian Virginia	729,565	112,528	15.4%	124.6%
Appalachian West Virginia	1,763,866	315,794	17.9%	144.6%