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By The Associated Press Tue Aug 28, 4:55 PM ET
The nation's poverty rate declined from 2005 to 2006, but it is still up for the decade, according to figures released Tuesday by the Census Bureau. The figures listed for each state are percentages.
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State 2000 2006
Ala. 16.1 16.6
Alaska 9.4 10.9
Ariz. 13.9 14.2
Ark. 15.8 17.3
Calif. 14.2 13.1
Colo. 9.3 12.0
Conn. 7.9 8.3
Del. 9.2 11.1
D.C. 20.2 19.6
Fla. 12.5 12.6
Ga. 13.0 14.7
Hawaii 10.7 9.3
Idaho 11.8 12.6
Ill. 10.7 12.3
Ind. 9.5 12.7
Iowa 9.1 11.0
Kan. 9.9 12.4
Ky. 15.8 17.0
La. 19.6 19.0
Maine 10.9 12.9
Md. 8.5 7.8
Mass. 9.3 9.9
Mich. 10.5 13.5
Minn. 7.9 9.8
Miss. 19.9 21.1
Mo. 11.7 13.6
Mont. 14.6 13.6
Neb. 9.7 11.5
Nev. 10.5 10.3
N.H. 6.5 8.0
N.J. 8.5 8.7
N.M. 18.4 18.5
N.Y. 14.6 14.2
N.C. 12.3 14.7
N.D. 11.9 11.4
Ohio 10.6 13.3
Okla. 14.7 17.0
Ore. 11.6 13.3
Pa. 11.0 12.1
R.I. 11.9 11.1
S.C. 14.1 15.7
S.D. 13.2 13.6
Tenn. 13.5 16.2
Texas 15.4 16.9
Utah 9.4 10.6
Vt. 9.4 10.3
Va. 9.6 9.6
Wash. 10.6 11.8
W.Va. 17.9 17.3
Wis. 8.7 11.0
Wyo. 11.4 9.4
Nation 11.3 12.3
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