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DEFINITION
Percent of People Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
Economy Statistics > Percent 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 | Mississippi: | 21.6% | |
| #2 | Louisiana: | 19.4% | |
| #3 | New Mexico: | 19.3% | |
| #4 | District of Columbia: | 18.9% | |
| #5 | Arkansas: | 17.9% | |
| #6 | West Virginia: | 17.9% | |
| #7 | Kentucky: | 17.4% | |
| #8 | Texas: | 16.6% | |
| #9 | Alabama: | 16.1% | |
| #10 | South Carolina: | 15.7% | |
| #11 | Oklahoma: | 15.3% | |
| #12 | North Carolina: | 15.2% | |
| #13 | Georgia: | 14.8% | |
| #14 | Tennessee: | 14.5% | |
| #15 | Idaho: | 14.5% | |
| #16 | Montana: | 14.2% | |
| #17 | Arizona: | 14.2% | |
| #18 | New York: | 14.2% | |
| #19 | Oregon: | 14.1% | |
| #20 | California: | 13.3% | |
| #21 | Washington: | 13.1% | |
| #22 | Rhode Island: | 12.8% | |
| #23 | Nevada: | 12.6% | |
| #24 | Ohio: | 12.5% | |
| #25 | Maine: | 12.3% | |
| #26 | Michigan: | 12.3% | |
| #27 | Florida: | 12.2% | |
| #28 | North Dakota: | 12.1% | |
| #29 | Illinois: | 11.9% | |
| #30 | Missouri: | 11.8% | |
| #31 | Pennsylvania: | 11.7% | |
| #32 | Colorado: | 11.1% | |
| #33 | Nebraska: | 11% | |
| #34 | South Dakota: | 11% | |
| #35 | Utah: | 10.9% | |
| #36 | Indiana: | 10.8% | |
| #37 | Wisconsin: | 10.7% | |
| #38 | Hawaii: | 10.6% | |
| #39 | Kansas: | 10.5% | |
| #40 | Wyoming: | 10.3% | |
| #41 | Delaware: | 9.9% | |
| #42 | Iowa: | 9.9% | |
| #43 | Virginia: | 9.5% | |
| #44 | Massachusetts: | 9.2% | |
| #45 | Vermont: | 9% | |
| #46 | Maryland: | 8.8% | |
| #47 | New Jersey: | 8.5% | |
| #48 | Minnesota: | 8.3% | |
| #49 | Alaska: | 8.2% | |
| #50 | Connecticut: | 7.6% | |
| #51 | New Hampshire: | 7.6% | |
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Weighted average: |
12.8% |
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DEFINITION: Percent of People Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined), 2004
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