Table 30: Number and Percent of Elderly Persons, Population 65 Years of Age or Older, Below Poverty Level in States in the United States with Numeric and Percent Change, 1989 and 1999 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Percent of Change in Elderly Persons Elderly Persons Elderly Persons Below Poverty Below Poverty Below Poverty ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ US/State 1989 1999 1989 1999 Number Percent ___________________________________________________________________________________________ United States 3,780,585 3,287,774 12.8 9.9 -492,811 -13.0 Alabama 119,799 86,276 24.0 15.5 -33,523 -28.0 Alaska 1,606 2,330 7.6 6.8 724 45.1 Arizona 49,917 54,737 10.8 8.4 4,820 9.7 Arkansas 75,625 49,096 22.9 13.8 -26,529 -35.1 California 228,441 280,411 7.6 8.1 51,970 22.7 Colorado 34,258 29,661 11.0 7.4 -4,597 -13.4 Connecticut 30,010 30,818 7.2 7.0 808 2.7 Delaware 7,697 7,633 10.1 7.9 -64 -0.8 District of Columbia 12,435 10,887 17.2 16.4 -1,548 -12.4 Florida 247,426 246,641 10.8 9.1 -785 -0.3 Georgia 126,206 102,228 20.4 13.5 -23,978 -19.0 Hawaii 9,701 11,683 8.0 7.4 1,982 20.4 Idaho 13,223 11,635 11.5 8.3 -1,588 -12.0 Illinois 144,439 117,931 10.7 8.3 -26,508 -18.4 Indiana 69,944 54,287 10.8 7.7 -15,657 -22.4 Iowa 43,757 31,118 11.2 7.7 -12,639 -28.9 Kansas 38,303 26,840 12.0 8.1 -11,463 -29.9 Kentucky 91,091 67,477 20.6 14.2 -23,614 -25.9 Louisiana 106,026 81,693 24.1 16.7 -24,333 -23.0 Maine 21,479 17,879 14.0 10.2 -3,600 -16.8 Maryland 51,830 48,854 10.5 8.5 -2,976 -5.7 Massachusetts 72,323 71,435 9.4 8.9 -888 -1.2 Michigan 114,086 96,116 10.8 8.2 -17,970 -15.8 Minnesota 61,156 45,405 12.1 8.2 -15,751 -25.8 Mississippi 90,243 61,239 29.4 18.8 -29,004 -32.1 Missouri 99,306 70,476 14.8 9.9 -28,830 -29.0 Montana 12,433 10,369 12.5 9.1 -2,064 -16.6 Nebraska 25,032 17,385 12.2 8.0 -7,647 -30.5 Nevada 11,897 15,284 9.6 7.1 3,387 28.5 New Hampshire 11,900 9,992 10.2 7.2 -1,908 -16.0 New Jersey 84,200 83,336 8.5 7.8 -864 -1.0 New Mexico 25,839 26,341 16.5 12.8 502 1.9 New York 265,863 264,336 11.9 11.3 -1,527 -0.6 North Carolina 148,381 122,248 19.5 13.2 -26,133 -17.6 North Dakota 12,160 9,726 14.6 11.1 -2,434 -20.0 Ohio 140,798 115,742 10.7 8.1 -25,056 -17.8 Oklahoma 71,042 47,740 17.9 11.1 -23,302 -32.8 Oregon 38,007 32,120 10.1 7.6 -5,887 -15.5 Pennsylvania 183,095 164,095 10.6 9.1 -19,000 -10.4 Rhode Island 16,325 15,153 11.6 10.6 -1,172 -7.2 South Carolina 78,092 64,688 20.5 13.9 -13,404 -17.2 South Dakota 14,601 11,199 15.5 11.1 -3,402 -23.3 Tennessee 122,767 89,985 20.9 13.5 -32,782 -26.7 Texas 296,690 251,172 18.4 12.8 -45,518 -15.3 Utah 12,682 10,695 8.8 5.8 -1,987 -15.7 Vermont 7,637 6,217 12.4 8.5 -1,420 -18.6 Virginia 88,570 71,545 14.1 9.5 -17,025 -19.2 Washington 49,509 47,967 9.1 7.5 -1,542 -3.1 West Virginia 43,194 31,555 16.7 11.9 -11,639 -26.9 Wisconsin 54,806 49,245 9.1 7.4 -5,561 -10.1 Wyoming 4,738 4,853 10.7 8.9 115 2.4 ___________________________________________________________________________________________