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Children in low-income working families by age group (Number) – 2007

Data Provided by: National KIDS COUNT Program

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United States
less than 6	5,325,000
less than 13	11,435,000
less than 18	15,305,000

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Alabama
less than 6	83,000
less than 13	182,000
less than 18	244,000

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Alaska
less than 6	10,000
less than 13	20,000
less than 18	24,000

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Arizona
less than 6	150,000
less than 13	318,000
less than 18	414,000

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Arkansas
less than 6	61,000
less than 13	137,000
less than 18	180,000

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California
less than 6	694,000
less than 13	1,528,000
less than 18	2,088,000

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Colorado
less than 6	85,000
less than 13	172,000
less than 18	224,000

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Connecticut
less than 6	33,000
less than 13	74,000
less than 18	102,000

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Delaware
less than 6	15,000
less than 13	29,000
less than 18	38,000

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Florida
less than 6	317,000
less than 13	687,000
less than 18	925,000

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Georgia
less than 6	198,000
less than 13	411,000
less than 18	540,000

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Hawaii
less than 6	17,000
less than 13	33,000
less than 18	43,000

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Idaho
less than 6	39,000
less than 13	79,000
less than 18	102,000

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Illinois
less than 6	204,000
less than 13	467,000
less than 18	631,000

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Indiana
less than 6	110,000
less than 13	245,000
less than 18	318,000

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Iowa
less than 6	50,000
less than 13	105,000
less than 18	140,000

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Kansas
less than 6	58,000
less than 13	118,000
less than 18	152,000

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Kentucky
less than 6	80,000
less than 13	164,000
less than 18	217,000

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Louisiana
less than 6	86,000
less than 13	180,000
less than 18	243,000

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Maine
less than 6	17,000
less than 13	39,000
less than 18	55,000

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Maryland
less than 6	60,000
less than 13	126,000
less than 18	171,000

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Massachusetts
less than 6	57,000
less than 13	123,000
less than 18	169,000

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Michigan
less than 6	146,000
less than 13	333,000
less than 18	454,000

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Minnesota
less than 6	70,000
less than 13	148,000
less than 18	194,000

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Mississippi
less than 6	57,000
less than 13	130,000
less than 18	180,000

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Missouri
less than 6	102,000
less than 13	225,000
less than 18	305,000

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Montana
less than 6	19,000
less than 13	40,000
less than 18	52,000

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Nebraska
less than 6	34,000
less than 13	75,000
less than 18	98,000

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Nevada
less than 6	47,000
less than 13	99,000
less than 18	130,000

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New Hampshire
less than 6	12,000
less than 13	26,000
less than 18	36,000

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New Jersey
less than 6	91,000
less than 13	203,000
less than 18	275,000

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New Mexico
less than 6	45,000
less than 13	100,000
less than 18	135,000

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New York
less than 6	294,000
less than 13	638,000
less than 18	882,000

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North Carolina
less than 6	180,000
less than 13	376,000
less than 18	498,000

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North Dakota
less than 6	9,000
less than 13	20,000
less than 18	27,000

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Ohio
less than 6	185,000
less than 13	391,000
less than 18	518,000

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Oklahoma
less than 6	90,000
less than 13	181,000
less than 18	235,000

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Oregon
less than 6	62,000
less than 13	138,000
less than 18	185,000

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Pennsylvania
less than 6	156,000
less than 13	365,000
less than 18	499,000

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Rhode Island
less than 6	11,000
less than 13	27,000
less than 18	36,000

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South Carolina
less than 6	86,000
less than 13	176,000
less than 18	242,000

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South Dakota
less than 6	14,000
less than 13	34,000
less than 18	46,000

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Tennessee
less than 6	114,000
less than 13	245,000
less than 18	322,000

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Texas
less than 6	671,000
less than 13	1,367,000
less than 18	1,801,000

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Utah
less than 6	78,000
less than 13	154,000
less than 18	188,000

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Vermont
less than 6	8,000
less than 13	19,000
less than 18	25,000

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Virginia
less than 6	101,000
less than 13	213,000
less than 18	286,000

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Washington
less than 6	96,000
less than 13	204,000
less than 18	269,000

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West Virginia
less than 6	26,000
less than 13	59,000
less than 18	84,000

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Wisconsin
less than 6	82,000
less than 13	181,000
less than 18	242,000

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Wyoming
less than 6	7,000
less than 13	16,000
less than 18	21,000

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Puerto Rico
less than 6	100,000
less than 13	239,000
less than 18	340,000

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Virgin Islands
less than 6	N.A.
less than 13	N.A.
less than 18	N.A.

Definitions: The share of own children under age 18 living in families that met two criteria: (1) the family income was less than twice the federal poverty level; (2) at least one parent worked 50 or more weeks during the previous year. We use the "200 percent of poverty" threshold for this measure because it is a cutoff point commonly used to identify low-income families. For example, the U.S. Census Bureau uses 200 percent of poverty as a key threshold in their annual poverty reports, and the Urban Institute uses this level in many of their New Federalism reports. Furthermore, people with family incomes between 100 and 200 percent of poverty are eligible for many government means-tested assistance programs--for example the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), many of the state Child Health Insurance Programs (sCHIP), and food stamps.
Researchers have used a wide range of employment thresholds to identify low-income working families--from any work during the year to full-time, year-round employment. Some have actually combined the hours worked by all adults in the household to determine work effort. We use 50 weeks of work to identify working families. This includes people who worked part-time as well as those who worked full-time. However the vast majority of people who worked at least 50 weeks during the year worked full-time (i.e., 35 hours or more a week). More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey, 2002 through 2007 American Community Survey. The data for this measure come from the 2000 and 2001 Supplementary Survey and the 2002 through 2007 American Community Survey (ACS). The 2000 through 2004 ACS surveyed approximately 700,000 households monthly during each calendar year. In general but particularly for these years, use caution when interpreting estimates for less populous states or indicators representing a small sub-population, where the sample size is relatively small. Beginning in January 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau expanded the ACS sample to 3 million households (full implementation), and in January 2006 the ACS included group quarters. The ACS, fully implemented, is designed to provide annually updated social, economic, and housing data for states and communities. (Such local-area data have traditionally been collected once every ten years in the long form of the decennial census.) More...

Footnotes: Updated February 2009.
S - Estimates suppressed when the confidence interval around the percentage is greater than or equal to 10 percentage points. N.A. – Data not available.
Data are provided for the 50 most populous cities according to the most recent Census counts. Cities for which data is collected may change over time.
A 90 percent confidence interval for each estimate can be found at
Children in low-income working families by age group.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.

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