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DEFINITION
Percent of Medicare Beneficiaries Age 65 and Over Living Below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, 2004
Health Statistics > Medicare Beneficiaries Below 150% FPL (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Mississippi: |
41 %
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# 2
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North Carolina: |
37 %
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# 3
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Kentucky: |
32 %
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= 4
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Alabama: |
31 %
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= 4
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Arkansas: |
31 %
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= 4
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Louisiana: |
31 %
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= 4
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West Virginia: |
31 %
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# 8
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South Carolina: |
30 %
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= 9
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Missouri: |
28 %
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= 9
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New Mexico: |
28 %
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= 11
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Maine: |
27 %
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= 11
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New York: |
27 %
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= 11
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Texas: |
27 %
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= 11
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South Dakota: |
27 %
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= 15
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Rhode Island: |
26 %
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= 15
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Nebraska: |
26 %
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= 17
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Oklahoma: |
25 %
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= 17
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Georgia: |
25 %
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= 17
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Tennessee: |
25 %
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= 20
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Montana: |
24 %
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= 20
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Michigan: |
24 %
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= 22
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Washington: |
23 %
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= 22
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Illinois: |
23 %
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= 22
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Pennsylvania: |
23 %
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= 22
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Vermont: |
23 %
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= 22
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Virginia: |
23 %
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= 27
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Indiana: |
22 %
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= 27
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Maryland: |
22 %
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= 27
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Florida: |
22 %
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= 27
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Massachusetts: |
22 %
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= 27
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New Jersey: |
22 %
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= 27
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Ohio: |
22 %
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= 27
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Colorado: |
22 %
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= 34
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California: |
21 %
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= 34
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Arizona: |
21 %
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= 34
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Oregon: |
21 %
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= 37
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North Dakota: |
20 %
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= 37
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Connecticut: |
20 %
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= 39
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New Hampshire: |
19 %
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= 39
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Iowa: |
19 %
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= 39
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Idaho: |
19 %
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= 42
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Minnesota: |
18 %
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= 42
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Wisconsin: |
18 %
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= 44
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Kansas: |
17 %
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= 44
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Hawaii: |
17 %
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= 46
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Nevada: |
16 %
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= 46
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Delaware: |
16 %
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# 48
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Utah: |
13 %
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Weighted average: |
23.9 %
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DEFINITION: Percent of Medicare Beneficiaries Age 65 and Over Living Below 150% of the Federal Poverty Level, 2004
SOURCE: statehealthfacts.org
via StateMaster
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