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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
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #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% |
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| #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% |
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| #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% |
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| #31 |
Pennsylvania: |
11.7% |
|
| #32 |
Colorado: |
11.1% |
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| #33 |
Nebraska: |
11% |
|
| #34 |
South Dakota: |
11% |
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| #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% |
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| #42 |
Iowa: |
9.9% |
|
| #43 |
Virginia: |
9.5% |
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| #44 |
Massachusetts: |
9.2% |
|
| #45 |
Vermont: |
9% |
|
| #46 |
Maryland: |
8.8% |
|
| #47 |
New Jersey: |
8.5% |
|
| #48 |
Minnesota: |
8.3% |
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| #49 |
Alaska: |
8.2% |
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| #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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