Children Potentially Eligible Under Federal Parameters (Family Incomes < 85% State Median Income) | Children Eligible Under State-Defined Rules | ||||||
State | Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval, 2-Year Average (Low-High) | Estimate | 95% Confidence Interval, 2-Year Average (Low-High) | |||
Alabama | 183,560 | 147,840 | 219,270 | 87,740 | 60,430 | 115,050 | |
Alaska | 36,510 | 29,920 | 43,100 | 25,700 | 20,400 | 31,010 | |
Arizona | 275,550 | 228,210 | 322,880 | 161,860 | 123,630 | 200,090 | |
Arkansas | 117,200 | 94,230 | 140,160 | 74,420 | 55,400 | 93,450 | |
California | 1,637,550 | 1,521,450 | 1,753,650 | 1,340,520 | 1,231,470 | 1,449,570 | |
Colorado | 208,030 | 167,400 | 248,660 | 121,540 | 89,720 | 153,350 | |
Connecticut | 154,550 | 124,550 | 184,550 | 92,300 | 68,770 | 115,820 | |
Delaware | 48,020 | 39,660 | 56,380 | 31,540 | 24,990 | 38,090 | |
DC | 16,970 | 12,480 | 21,470 | 17,650 | 12,540 | 22,770 | |
Florida | 692,060 | 620,500 | 763,610 | 377,730 | 325,050 | 430,410 | |
Georgia | 510,700 | 450,320 | 571,090 | 239,460 | 194,730 | 284,190 | |
Hawaii | 78,210 | 65,970 | 90,460 | 62,750 | 51,540 | 73,960 | |
Idaho | 79,610 | 65,840 | 93,380 | 33,160 | 24,250 | 42,070 | |
Illinois | 612,850 | 545,260 | 680,450 | 404,650 | 351,330 | 457,960 | |
Indiana | 342,580 | 293,110 | 392,050 | 166,290 | 132,800 | 199,780 | |
Iowa | 147,950 | 120,490 | 175,410 | 52,680 | 35,800 | 69,560 | |
Kansas | 168,590 | 140,060 | 197,120 | 105,450 | 82,020 | 128,890 | |
Kentucky | 206,620 | 168,770 | 244,480 | 126,490 | 99,760 | 153,230 | |
Louisiana | 229,180 | 189,280 | 269,080 | 170,970 | 133,990 | 207,940 | |
Maine | 39,460 | 29,370 | 49,550 | 38,550 | 28,520 | 48,570 | |
Maryland | 294,990 | 248,030 | 341,940 | 116,820 | 87,060 | 146,570 | |
Massachusetts | 246,160 | 204,620 | 287,700 | 114,200 | 83,980 | 144,420 | |
Michigan | 396,440 | 342,980 | 449,890 | 150,160 | 116,900 | 183,410 | |
Minnesota | 289,910 | 244,610 | 335,210 | 116,020 | 87,700 | 144,340 | |
Mississippi | 168,500 | 140,370 | 196,640 | 122,330 | 96,970 | 147,680 | |
Missouri | 283,350 | 237,750 | 328,960 | 113,670 | 83,950 | 143,380 | |
Montana | 46,970 | 38,330 | 55,610 | 22,240 | 16,140 | 28,350 | |
Nebraska | 106,570 | 88,560 | 124,580 | 34,670 | 24,850 | 44,490 | |
Nevada | 125,240 | 101,670 | 148,800 | 113,950 | 90,740 | 137,160 | |
New Hampshire | 48,810 | 38,320 | 59,290 | 29,710 | 21,350 | 38,070 | |
New Jersey | 359,610 | 308,010 | 411,210 | 157,250 | 122,540 | 191,970 | |
New Mexico | 104,520 | 84,490 | 124,540 | 101,520 | 82,300 | 120,750 | |
New York | 776,790 | 699,310 | 854,270 | 477,820 | 415,160 | 540,470 | |
North Carolina | 422,580 | 366,890 | 478,270 | 289,400 | 242,850 | 335,960 | |
North Dakota | 29,360 | 23,780 | 34,930 | 14,420 | 10,540 | 18,300 | |
Ohio | 550,030 | 487,100 | 612,950 | 266,670 | 223,010 | 310,330 | |
Oklahoma | 188,580 | 154,880 | 222,280 | 161,360 | 130,610 | 192,110 | |
Oregon | 143,810 | 112,810 | 174,820 | 91,780 | 66,080 | 117,480 | |
Pennsylvania | 481,690 | 422,820 | 540,560 | 242,390 | 200,380 | 284,400 | |
Rhode Island | 45,860 | 36,320 | 55,400 | 23,820 | 16,730 | 30,910 | |
South Carolina | 237,950 | 197,110 | 278,790 | 111,620 | 83,520 | 139,710 | |
South Dakota | 42,140 | 35,260 | 49,030 | 27,710 | 21,500 | 33,930 | |
Tennessee | 279,980 | 235,280 | 324,680 | 132,240 | 102,900 | 161,580 | |
Texas | 1,307,760 | 1,202,710 | 1,412,810 | 1,152,330 | 1,052,250 | 1,252,400 | |
Utah | 164,090 | 139,880 | 188,300 | 81,950 | 65,210 | 98,690 | |
Vermont | 25,560 | 20,050 | 31,080 | 16,310 | 11,800 | 20,820 | |
Virginia | 345,860 | 296,160 | 395,560 | 144,850 | 113,350 | 176,350 | |
Washington | 282,360 | 236,020 | 328,700 | 155,240 | 117,920 | 192,560 | |
West Virginia | 59,680 | 47,300 | 72,060 | 34,700 | 26,960 | 42,440 | |
Wisconsin | 287,180 | 241,460 | 332,890 | 164,240 | 130,140 | 198,330 | |
Wyoming | 27,000 | 21,820 | 32,170 | 22,480 | 17,590 | 27,380 |
See Notes on Appendix II Tables.
Source: Current Population Survey, ASEC, analyzed with the TRIM3 Microsimulation Model
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