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Share of elderly (age 65+) who are economically vulnerable, by state, 2009–2011 average

State name Less than 2.0 SPM
United States 48.0%
Maine 47.6%
New Hampshire 49.3%
Vermont 47.4%
Massacusetts 48.4%
Rhode Island 51.8%
Connecticut 46.4%
New York 52.0%
New Jersey 49.4%
Pennsylvania 46.4%
Ohio 43.6%
Indiana 48.3%
Illinois 46.9%
Michigan 44.5%
Wisconsin 40.6%
Minnesota 44.6%
Iowa 41.6%
Missouri 43.1%
North Dakota 35.4%
South Dakota 37.2%
Nebraska 40.5%
Kansas 41.4%
Delaware 46.4%
Maryland 48.0%
District of Columbia 59.0%
Virginia 41.6%
West Virginia 43.5%
North Carolina 47.3%
South Carolina 47.1%
Georgia 53.8%
Florida 51.4%
Kentucky 48.0%
Tennessee 52.2%
Alabama 45.4%
Mississippi 51.5%
Arkansas 50.2%
Louisiana 51.9%
Oklahoma 41.5%
Texas 46.8%
Montana 44.8%
Idaho 43.1%
Wyoming 45.8%
Colorado 42.5%
New Mexico 45.6%
Arizona 42.7%
Utah 43.6%
Nevada 49.2%
Washington 42.0%
Oregon 43.2%
California 55.8%
Alaska 47.1%
Hawaii 55.2%
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Note: The map shows for each state and the District of Columbia the share of the elderly population living below the "economic vulnerability" threshold, defined as 2.0 times the Supplemental Poverty Measure threshold. In the static map, the share is provided as a range; in the interactive map accessible at epi.org, users can obtain the specific share by hovering a cursor over a state. Specific shares are also provided in Appendix Table 2.

Source: Authors' analysis of pooled 2009–2011 Current Population Survey Annual Social and Economic Supplement microdata

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