Census Bureau estimates of poverty rates in Arizona counties

by Adnan Alam

By Cronkite News Service

Here are the U.S. Census Bureau’s estimates of poverty rates in Arizona counties in 2008:

_ Greenlee: 11.3 percent
_ Yavapai: 12.9 percent
_ Maricopa: 13.4 percent
_ Pinal: 14 percent
_ Pima: 15.4 percent
_ Cochise: 16 percent
_ Coconino: 16 percent
_ Gila: 16.1 percent
_ Mohave: 16.8 percent
_ Santa Cruz: 18.5 percent
_ Graham: 21.4 percent
_ Yuma: 21.5 percent
_ Navajo: 23.1 percent
_ La Paz: 26.1 percent
_ Apache: 33.2 percent