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DEFINITION
Percent of Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
Economy Statistics > Percent of Children Below Poverty Level (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
(top to bottom)
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| #1 | District of Columbia: |
33.9 %
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| #2 | Mississippi: |
31 %
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| #3 | Louisiana: |
30 %
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| #4 | New Mexico: |
27.7 %
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| #5 | Arkansas: |
25.9 %
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| #6 | Kentucky: |
25 %
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| #7 | West Virginia: |
24.4 %
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| #8 | Alabama: |
23.3 %
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| #9 | Texas: |
22.9 %
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| #10 | South Carolina: |
22.8 %
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| #11 | North Carolina: |
21.9 %
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| #12 | Georgia: |
21.3 %
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| #13 | Tennessee: |
21.1 %
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| #14 | Rhode Island: |
21 %
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| #15 | New York: |
20.7 %
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| #16 | Oklahoma: |
20.7 %
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| #17 | Arizona: |
20.3 %
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| #18 | Idaho: |
19.6 %
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| #19 | Montana: |
19.2 %
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| #20 | Oregon: |
19.1 %
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| #21 | California: |
18.9 %
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| #22 | Nevada: |
18.8 %
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| #23 | Ohio: |
18.3 %
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| #24 | Florida: |
17.7 %
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| #25 | Michigan: |
17.6 %
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| #26 | Washington: |
17.2 %
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| #27 | Maine: |
17.1 %
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| #28 | Illinois: |
16.8 %
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| #29 | Pennsylvania: |
16.8 %
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| #30 | Missouri: |
16.2 %
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| #31 | North Dakota: |
15.5 %
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| #32 | Indiana: |
14.8 %
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| #33 | South Dakota: |
14.8 %
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| #34 | Colorado: |
14.5 %
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| #35 | Hawaii: |
14.4 %
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| #36 | Wisconsin: |
14 %
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| #37 | Wyoming: |
14 %
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| #38 | Delaware: |
13.8 %
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| #39 | Utah: |
13.3 %
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| #40 | Nebraska: |
13.1 %
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| #41 | Virginia: |
12.9 %
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| #42 | Kansas: |
12.5 %
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| #43 | Massachusetts: |
12.5 %
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| #44 | Iowa: |
12.4 %
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| #45 | New Jersey: |
11.8 %
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| #46 | Vermont: |
11.7 %
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| #47 | Maryland: |
11.4 %
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| #48 | Alaska: |
11.2 %
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| #49 | Minnesota: |
10.7 %
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| #50 | Connecticut: |
10.5 %
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| #51 | New Hampshire: |
9.7 %
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Weighted average: |
18.0 %
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DEFINITION: Percent of Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
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