1

Number of 4-Year-old Children by Poverty Status and State, 2012

Number of 4-year-old children by poverty status and state, 2012

Poverty thresholds by state Number of 4-year-old children Standard error

United States

Total 4,263,721 (21,261)

Less than 200 % 2,144,407 (17,618)

200% or more 2,119,314 (17,126)

ALABAMA

Total 63,151 (2,330)

Less than 200 % 36,909 (2,242)

200% or more 26,242 (1,716)

ALASKA

Total 9,255 (1,225)

Less than 200 % 4,220 (983)

200% or more 5,035 (882)

ARIZONA

Total 97,294 (3,504)

Less than 200 % 57,329 (2,808)

200% or more 39,965 (2,134)

ARKANSAS

Total 40,173 (2,636)

Less than 200 % 22,648 (1,927)

200% or more 17,525 (1,778)

CALIFORNIA

Total 550,470 (8,425)

Less than 200 % 282,980 (5,975)

200% or more 267,490 (6,009)

COLORADO

Total 68,461 (2,535)

Less than 200 % 28,960 (1,847)

200% or more 39,501 (2,269)

CONNECTICUT

Total 45,856 (2,371)

Less than 200 % 16,737 (1,416)

200% or more 29,119 (1,867)

DELAWARE

Total 10,218 (833)

Less than 200 % 4,821 (795)

200% or more 5,397 (719)

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Total 8,284 (1,009)

Less than 200 % 3,744 (784)

200% or more 4,540 (845)

FLORIDA

Total 221,498 (5,134)
2

Less than 200 % 121,162 (4,234)

200% or more 100,336 (3,459)

GEORGIA

Total 143,029 (4,122)

Less than 200 % 81,067 (3,206)

200% or more 61,962 (3,008)

HAWAII

Total 16,949 (1,584)

Less than 200 % 5,961 (918)

200% or more 10,988 (1,273)

IDAHO

Total 25,981 (1,726)

Less than 200 % 14,494 (1,655)

200% or more 11,487 (1,365)

ILLINOIS

Total 165,818 (4,973)

Less than 200 % 77,087 (3,379)

200% or more 88,731 (3,755)

INDIANA

Total 88,671 (3,190)

Less than 200 % 48,741 (2,455)

200% or more 39,930 (2,179)

IOWA

Total 38,285 (2,073)

Less than 200 % 17,286 (1,751)

200% or more 20,999 (1,688)

KANSAS

Total 41,688 (2,334)

Less than 200 % 19,467 (1,835)

200% or more 22,221 (1,602)

KENTUCKY

Total 62,966 (2,645)

Less than 200 % 32,686 (2,198)

200% or more 30,280 (1,949)

LOUISIANA

Total 63,994 (2,882)

Less than 200 % 34,520 (2,227)

200% or more 29,474 (1,880)

MAINE

Total 17,255 (1,529)

Less than 200 % 9,586 (1,513)

200% or more 7,669 (1,033)

MARYLAND

Total 77,617 (3,071)

Less than 200 % 25,732 (2,233)

200% or more 51,885 (2,631)

MASSACHUSETTS

Total 82,330 (3,328)

Less than 200 % 28,089 (2,196)
3

200% or more 54,241 (2,631)

MICHIGAN

Total 117,965 (4,209)

Less than 200 % 62,021 (3,435)

200% or more 55,944 (2,992)

MINNESOTA

Total 68,488 (3,454)

Less than 200 % 25,941 (2,225)

200% or more 42,547 (2,818)

MISSISSIPPI

Total 43,602 (2,623)

Less than 200 % 27,072 (1,957)

200% or more 16,530 (1,738)

MISSOURI

Total 83,033 (3,071)

Less than 200 % 41,409 (2,994)

200% or more 41,624 (2,555)

MONTANA

Total 11,509 (1,421)

Less than 200 % 5,465 (920)

200% or more 6,044 (1,161)

NEBRASKA

Total 28,626 (1,765)

Less than 200 % 11,944 (1,199)

200% or more 16,682 (1,578)

NEVADA

Total 41,388 (2,268)

Less than 200 % 22,868 (1,691)

200% or more 18,520 (1,418)

NEW.HAMPSHIRE

Total 13,961 (1,334)

Less than 200 % 5,113 (945)

200% or more 8,848 (1,102)

NEW.JERSEY

Total 110,032 (3,306)

Less than 200 % 39,098 (2,247)

200% or more 70,934 (2,583)

NEW.MEXICO

Total 27,085 (1,901)

Less than 200 % 16,046 (1,336)

200% or more 11,039 (1,323)

NEW.YORK

Total 247,776 (5,406)

Less than 200 % 121,584 (4,374)

200% or more 126,192 (4,075)

NORTH.CAROLINA

Total 127,310 (3,956)

Less than 200 % 67,886 (3,209)

200% or more 59,424 (3,271)
4

NORTH.DAKOTA

Total 8,892 (815)

Less than 200 % 3,101 (569)

200% or more 5,791 (686)

OHIO

Total 146,519 (4,547)

Less than 200 % 74,731 (3,739)

200% or more 71,788 (3,158)

OKLAHOMA

Total 52,195 (2,185)

Less than 200 % 29,961 (1,942)

200% or more 22,234 (1,824)

OREGON

Total 48,794 (2,380)

Less than 200 % 27,449 (1,799)

200% or more 21,345 (1,695)

PENNSYLVANIA

Total 153,208 (4,544)

Less than 200 % 68,178 (3,550)

200% or more 85,030 (3,677)

RHODE.ISLAND

Total 12,704 (1,294)

Less than 200 % 4,267 (933)

200% or more 8,437 (964)

SOUTH.CAROLINA

Total 64,568 (2,934)

Less than 200 % 36,313 (2,319)

200% or more 28,255 (2,355)

SOUTH.DAKOTA

Total 11,555 (1,342)

Less than 200 % 4,937 (670)

200% or more 6,618 (1,225)

TENNESSEE

Total 86,837 (3,109)

Less than 200 % 48,067 (2,692)

200% or more 38,770 (2,391)

TEXAS

Total 410,895 (6,018)

Less than 200 % 228,289 (3,971)

200% or more 182,606 (5,192)

UTAH

Total 50,397 (2,053)

Less than 200 % 23,336 (1,795)

200% or more 27,061 (1,535)

VERMONT

Total 8,216 (1,250)

Less than 200 % 4,594 (1,170)

200% or more 3,622 (633)

VIRGINIA
5

Total 103,950 (3,767)

Less than 200 % 42,355 (2,613)

200% or more 61,595 (3,123)

WASHINGTON

Total 97,440 (3,225)

Less than 200 % 42,342 (2,356)

200% or more 55,098 (2,903)

WEST.VIRGINIA

Total 19,831 (1,741)

Less than 200 % 11,002 (1,228)

200% or more 8,829 (1,077)

WISCONSIN

Total 75,071 (3,313)

Less than 200 % 33,264 (2,488)

200% or more 41,807 (2,687)

WYOMING

Total 7,089 (869)

Less than 200 % 2,950 (674)

200% or more 4,139 (729)

PUERTO.RICO

Total 45,542 (2,446)

Less than 200 % 38,598 (2,303)

200% or more 6,944 (990)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2012. (This 

table was prepared April 2014.)