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Children in poverty (100%): Percent: 2006State Data
City Data
Scale: 0-56%
Rank
United States 18%
1 Virginia Beach, VA (lowest) 10%
2 Colorado Springs, CO 12%
2 San Jose, CA 12%
4 San Francisco, CA 14%
4 Honolulu, HI 14%
4 Las Vegas, NV 14%
7 Mesa, AZ 15%
8 Seattle, WA 16%
9 Charlotte, NC 17%
9 San Diego, CA 17%
11 Jacksonville, FL 19%
12 Portland, OR 20%
12 Wichita, KS 20%
12 Omaha, NE 20%
15 Fort Worth, TX 22%
15 Albuquerque, NM 22%
17 Sacramento, CA 23%
18 Phoenix, AZ 24%
18 Indianapolis, IN 24%
20 Austin, TX 25%
21 Oklahoma City, OK 26%
22 Boston, MA 27%
22 San Antonio, TX 27%
22 Nashville-Davidson, TN 27%
22 Tucson, AZ 27%
26 Baltimore, MD 28%
26 Los Angeles, CA 28%
26 New York, NY 28%
29 Columbus, OH 29%
29 Denver, CO 29%
29 Oakland, CA 29%
32 Long Beach, CA 30%
33 Chicago, IL 31%
33 Kansas City, MO 31%
35 Tulsa, OK 32%
35 Fresno, CA 32%
35 Houston, TX 32%
38 District of Columbia 33%
39 Dallas, TX 34%
40 Philadelphia, PA 35%
40 Minneapolis, MN 35%
42 Memphis, TN 36%
42 Miami, FL 36%
44 El Paso, TX 38%
45 Milwaukee, WI 39%
45 St. Louis, MO 39%
47 Atlanta, GA 40%
48 Cleveland, OH 42%
48 New Orleans, LA 42%
50 Detroit, MI (highest) 44%
Not Ranked Des Moines, IA 22%
Not Ranked Louisville, KY 26%
Not Ranked Providence, RI 36%
Not Ranked Hartford, CT 43%
Not Ranked New Haven, CT 43%
Not Ranked San Juan 56%
Definition: The share of children under age 18 who live in families with incomes below the federal poverty level, as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.
Footnote: Updated January 2008.
Web site: http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/compare_results.jsp?i=190&yr;=2006&va;=&rt;=3&s;=n