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List of U.S. states by poverty rate
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This article is a list of the 50 United States of America (U.S.) states, ordered by poverty rate. The data are from the United States Census Bureau.
States
| Rank |
State |
Poverty Rate
(by Household Income) |
People in Poverty by Household Income
(in thousands) |
| - |
United States |
12.6% |
36,950 |
| 1 |
New Hampshire |
5.6% |
73 |
| 2 |
New Jersey |
6.8% |
592 |
| 3 |
Vermont |
7.6% |
47 |
| 4 |
Minnesota |
8.1% |
412 |
| 5 |
Hawaii |
8.6% |
110 |
| 6 |
Delaware |
9.2% |
78 |
| 7 |
Utah |
9.2% |
232 |
| 8 |
Virginia |
9.2% |
684 |
| 9 |
Connecticut |
9.3% |
326 |
| 10 |
Nebraska |
9.5% |
167 |
| 11 |
Maryland |
9.7% |
542 |
| 12 |
Idaho |
9.9% |
143 |
| 13 |
Alaska |
10.0% |
66 |
| 14 |
Massachusetts |
10.1% |
641 |
| 15 |
Washington |
10.2% |
636 |
| 16 |
Wisconsin |
10.2% |
553 |
| 17 |
Nevada |
10.6% |
260 |
| 18 |
Wyoming |
10.6% |
54 |
| 19 |
Florida |
11.1% |
1,975 |
| 20 |
North Dakota |
11.2% |
70 |
| 21 |
Pennsylvania |
11.2% |
1,372 |
| 22 |
Iowa |
11.3% |
327 |
| 23 |
Colorado |
11.4% |
530 |
| 24 |
Illinois |
11.5% |
1,441 |
| 25 |
Missouri |
11.6% |
659 |
| 26 |
South Dakota |
11.8% |
90 |
| 27 |
Michigan |
12.0% |
1,196 |
| 28 |
Oregon |
12.0% |
436 |
| 29 |
Rhode Island |
12.1% |
127 |
| 30 |
Ohio |
12.3% |
1,392 |
| 31 |
Kansas |
12.5% |
337 |
| 32 |
Indiana |
12.6% |
774 |
| 33 |
Maine |
12.6% |
166 |
| 34 |
North Carolina |
13.1% |
1,115 |
| 35 |
California |
13.2% |
4,716 |
| 36 |
Arkansas |
13.8% |
382 |
| 37 |
Montana |
13.8% |
128 |
| 38 |
Georgia |
14.4% |
1,298 |
| 39 |
New York |
14.5% |
2,760 |
| 40 |
Kentucky |
14.8% |
599 |
| 41 |
Tennessee |
14.9972% |
872 |
| 42 |
South Carolina |
15.0% |
626 |
| 43 |
Arizona |
15.2% |
917 |
| 44 |
West Virginia |
15.4% |
276 |
| 45 |
Oklahoma |
15.6% |
543 |
| 46 |
Texas |
16.2% |
3,681 |
| 47 |
Alabama |
16.7% |
750 |
| 48 |
New Mexico |
17.9% |
347 |
| 49 |
Louisiana |
18.3% |
748 |
| 50 |
Mississippi |
20.1% |
571 |
| 51 |
District of Columbia |
21.3% |
115 |
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