SEVERE POVERTY Worst states


February 24, 2007 at 12:00a.m.


States with the most people living in severe poverty:
California -- 1.9 million
Texas -- 1.6 million
New York -- 1.2 million
Florida -- 943,670
Illinois -- 681,786
Ohio -- 657,415
Pennsylvania -- 618,229
Michigan -- 576,428
Georgia -- 562,014
North Carolina -- 523,511
Source: U.S. Census Bureau