| | 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% |
| West Virginia | 1,763,866 |
315,794 |
17.9% |
144.6% |
