Poverty Rates, 1990

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	Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1990	Persons Below Poverty Level, 1990	Poverty Rate, 1990	Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990
United States	241,977,859	31,742,864	13.1%	100.0%
Appalachian Region	21,134,742	3,238,002	15.3%	116.8%
STATE TOTALS
Alabama	3,945,798	723,614	18.3%	139.8%
Georgia	6,299,654	923,085	14.7%	111.7%
Kentucky	3,582,459	681,827	19.0%	145.1%
Maryland	4,660,591	385,296	8.3%	63.0%
Mississippi	2,502,902	631,029	25.2%	192.2%
New York	17,481,762	2,277,296	13.0%	99.3%
North Carolina	6,397,185	829,858	13.0%	98.9%
Ohio	10,574,315	1,325,768	12.5%	95.6%
Pennsylvania	11,536,049	1,283,629	11.1%	84.8%
South Carolina	3,368,125	517,793	15.4%	117.2%
Tennessee	4,743,685	744,941	15.7%	119.7%
Virginia	5,968,596	611,611	10.2%	78.1%
West Virginia	1,755,331	345,093	19.7%	149.9%
STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS
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Appalachian Alabama	2,510,095	404,533	16.1%	122.9%
Appalachian Georgia	1,520,643	154,611	10.2%	77.5%
Appalachian Kentucky	1,063,288	307,720	28.9%	220.6%
Appalachian Maryland	212,688	26,481	12.5%	94.9%
Appalachian Mississippi	551,305	129,538	23.5%	179.1%
Appalachian New York	1,034,063	133,032	12.9%	98.1%
Appalachian North Carolina	1,270,693	158,185	12.4%	94.9%
Appalachian Ohio	1,917,596	315,138	16.4%	125.3%
Appalachian Pennsylvania	5,593,189	696,729	12.5%	95.0%
Appalachian South Carolina	862,416	99,634	11.6%	88.1%
Appalachian Tennessee	2,139,422	344,966	16.1%	122.9%
Appalachian Virginia	704,013	122,342	17.4%	132.5%
Appalachian West Virginia	1,755,331	345,093	19.7%	149.9%