| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 1990 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 1990 | Poverty Rate, 1990 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 1990 |
|
| United States | 241,977,859 |
31,742,864 |
13.1% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 21,134,742 |
3,238,002 |
15.3% |
116.8% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 3,945,798 |
723,614 |
18.3% |
139.8% |
| Georgia | 6,299,654 |
923,085 |
14.7% |
111.7% |
| Kentucky | 3,582,459 |
681,827 |
19.0% |
145.1% |
| Maryland | 4,660,591 |
385,296 |
8.3% |
63.0% |
| Mississippi | 2,502,902 |
631,029 |
25.2% |
192.2% |
| New York | 17,481,762 |
2,277,296 |
13.0% |
99.3% |
| North Carolina | 6,397,185 |
829,858 |
13.0% |
98.9% |
| Ohio | 10,574,315 |
1,325,768 |
12.5% |
95.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 11,536,049 |
1,283,629 |
11.1% |
84.8% |
| South Carolina | 3,368,125 |
517,793 |
15.4% |
117.2% |
| Tennessee | 4,743,685 |
744,941 |
15.7% |
119.7% |
| Virginia | 5,968,596 |
611,611 |
10.2% |
78.1% |
| West Virginia | 1,755,331 |
345,093 |
19.7% |
149.9% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 2,510,095 |
404,533 |
16.1% |
122.9% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 1,520,643 |
154,611 |
10.2% |
77.5% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,063,288 |
307,720 |
28.9% |
220.6% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 212,688 |
26,481 |
12.5% |
94.9% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 551,305 |
129,538 |
23.5% |
179.1% |
| Appalachian New York | 1,034,063 |
133,032 |
12.9% |
98.1% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,270,693 |
158,185 |
12.4% |
94.9% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,917,596 |
315,138 |
16.4% |
125.3% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,593,189 |
696,729 |
12.5% |
95.0% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 862,416 |
99,634 |
11.6% |
88.1% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,139,422 |
344,966 |
16.1% |
122.9% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 704,013 |
122,342 |
17.4% |
132.5% |
| West Virginia | 1,755,331 |
345,093 |
19.7% |
149.9% |
