Social Security and Poverty Among the
Elderly:
A National and State Perspective
Appendix Tables
Percent Poor Before Social Security |
Percent Poor After Social Security |
Percent Lifted From Poverty By Social Security |
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Low |
Best |
High |
Low |
Best |
High |
Low |
Best |
High |
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Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
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Alabama |
0.53 |
0.56 |
0.59 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.33 |
0.38 |
0.44 |
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Arizona |
0.41 |
0.43 |
0.46 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.28 |
0.33 |
0.38 |
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Arkansas |
0.58 |
0.60 |
0.63 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.22 |
0.35 |
0.41 |
0.46 |
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California |
0.42 |
0.43 |
0.44 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.28 |
0.31 |
0.33 |
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Colorado |
0.34 |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.23 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
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Connecticut |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.29 |
0.34 |
0.39 |
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Florida |
0.48 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.35 |
0.37 |
0.39 |
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Georgia |
0.47 |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.29 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
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Hawaii |
0.28 |
0.31 |
0.34 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.17 |
0.22 |
0.27 |
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Idaho |
0.47 |
0.49 |
0.52 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
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Illinois |
0.47 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
0.38 |
0.41 |
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Indiana |
0.51 |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
0.50 |
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Iowa |
0.47 |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.08 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
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Kansas |
0.47 |
0.49 |
0.52 |
0.10 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.33 |
0.38 |
0.43 |
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Kentucky |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
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Louisiana |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.58 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
0.30 |
0.36 |
0.42 |
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Maine |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
0.36 |
0.42 |
0.47 |
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Maryland |
0.38 |
0.41 |
0.44 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.25 |
0.30 |
0.36 |
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Massachusetts |
0.46 |
0.47 |
0.49 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.33 |
0.36 |
0.40 |
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Michigan |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.49 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.35 |
0.38 |
0.41 |
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Minnesota |
0.49 |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
0.46 |
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Mississippi |
0.58 |
0.60 |
0.63 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
0.23 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
0.45 |
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Missouri |
0.45 |
0.48 |
0.51 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.32 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
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Montana/Wyom.* |
0.51 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.38 |
0.42 |
0.46 |
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Nebraska |
0.50 |
0.53 |
0.55 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
0.47 |
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Nevada |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.48 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.31 |
0.36 |
0.41 |
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New Hampshire |
0.45 |
0.48 |
0.52 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
0.46 |
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New Jersey |
0.42 |
0.44 |
0.45 |
0.09 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.31 |
0.34 |
0.37 |
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New Mexico |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.51 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.26 |
0.31 |
0.37 |
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New York |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.51 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
0.33 |
0.35 |
0.37 |
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North Carolina |
0.52 |
0.54 |
0.56 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.35 |
0.38 |
0.42 |
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N. & S. Dakota* |
0.52 |
0.54 |
0.55 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.44 |
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Ohio |
0.47 |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.12 |
0.35 |
0.38 |
0.41 |
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Oklahoma |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.13 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
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Oregon |
0.44 |
0.46 |
0.49 |
0.05 |
0.07 |
0.08 |
0.34 |
0.40 |
0.45 |
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Pennsylvania |
0.52 |
0.53 |
0.54 |
0.10 |
0.11 |
0.11 |
0.40 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
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Rhode Island |
0.52 |
0.55 |
0.57 |
0.11 |
0.13 |
0.14 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
0.47 |
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South Carolina |
0.54 |
0.57 |
0.60 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.20 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
0.45 |
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Tennessee |
0.51 |
0.54 |
0.56 |
0.17 |
0.19 |
0.21 |
0.29 |
0.35 |
0.40 |
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Texas |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.52 |
0.15 |
0.17 |
0.18 |
0.31 |
0.34 |
0.37 |
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Utah |
0.37 |
0.40 |
0.43 |
0.05 |
0.06 |
0.08 |
0.28 |
0.34 |
0.39 |
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Virginia |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.47 |
0.12 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.25 |
0.31 |
0.36 |
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Washington |
0.39 |
0.42 |
0.45 |
0.08 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.27 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
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West Virginia |
0.56 |
0.59 |
0.61 |
0.14 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.38 |
0.43 |
0.48 |
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Wisconsin |
0.45 |
0.48 |
0.50 |
0.07 |
0.09 |
0.11 |
0.33 |
0.39 |
0.44 |
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U.S. Total** |
0.48 |
0.49 |
0.49 |
0.12 |
0.13 |
0.13 |
0.35 |
0.36 |
0.37 |
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| *
Data for Montana and Wyoming and for North Dakota and South Dakota have been combined to
produce sample sizes large enough to obtain reliable estimates ** The U.S. total figures in this table differ from the national figures in the text of the report because the U.S. total figures in this table, like the state figures, are based on pooled Census data for the five years from 1993 to 1997. The national figures in the text are based on data for 1997 only. Note: The following states have been omitted because the sample sizes in these states are too small to obtain reliable estimates: Alaska, Delaware, District of Columbia, and Vermont. |
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| Number Poor Before Social Security | Number Poor After Social Security | ||||||||||||||||||
Low |
Best |
High |
Low |
Best |
High |
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| Estimate | Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
Estimate |
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Alabama |
105 |
324 |
543 |
(21) |
101 |
223 |
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Arizona |
52 |
235 |
417 |
(33) |
57 |
147 |
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Arkansas |
69 |
200 |
330 |
(9) |
66 |
141 |
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California |
950 |
1,450 |
1,949 |
147 |
421 |
695 |
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Colorado |
(3) |
128 |
260 |
(33) |
30 |
93 |
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Connecticut |
15 |
180 |
344 |
(37) |
28 |
93 |
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Florida |
779 |
1,166 |
1,552 |
91 |
282 |
474 |
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Georgia |
86 |
369 |
651 |
(42) |
116 |
274 |
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Hawaii |
(2) |
46 |
94 |
(12) |
14 |
39 |
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Idaho |
15 |
65 |
114 |
(9) |
12 |
33 |
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Illinois |
359 |
654 |
949 |
1 |
137 |
272 |
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Indiana |
95 |
375 |
655 |
(52) |
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