Kansas 13,000 20. Utah 14,400 21. Maine 15,200 22. Pennsylvania 15,300 23. Massachusetts 15,500 24.
Thresholds are the lowest income level at which a family has state income tax liability.
The 1996 poverty line was estimated by the Census Bureau in January 1997. The threshold calculations include state earned income credits, exemptions, and standard deductions. Other credits, such as property, sales, and dependent care credits, are not taken into account.