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DEFINITION
Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
Economy Statistics > Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level (most recent) by state
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Mississippi: |
15.2 %
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# 2
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Louisiana: |
14.7 %
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# 3
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District of Columbia: |
14.4 %
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# 4
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South Carolina: |
13.3 %
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# 5
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Georgia: |
13.2 %
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# 6
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Arkansas: |
12.8 %
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# 7
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Kentucky: |
12.6 %
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# 8
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Texas: |
12.5 %
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# 9
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West Virginia: |
12.1 %
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# 10
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Tennessee: |
12 %
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= 11
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Alabama: |
11.9 %
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= 11
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New Mexico: |
11.9 %
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# 13
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North Carolina: |
11.6 %
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# 14
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New York: |
11.3 %
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# 15
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North Dakota: |
10.9 %
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# 16
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Florida: |
9.7 %
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= 17
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Maine: |
9.5 %
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= 17
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Missouri: |
9.5 %
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# 19
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Oklahoma: |
9.1 %
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# 20
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Montana: |
8.8 %
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# 21
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Massachusetts: |
8.7 %
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= 22
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South Dakota: |
8.6 %
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= 22
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Virginia: |
8.6 %
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# 24
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Rhode Island: |
8.5 %
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# 25
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Illinois: |
8.4 %
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= 26
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New Hampshire: |
8.3 %
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= 26
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Hawaii: |
8.3 %
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= 28
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Kansas: |
8.2 %
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= 28
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New Jersey: |
8.2 %
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= 30
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Pennsylvania: |
8.1 %
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= 30
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Washington: |
8.1 %
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# 32
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Michigan: |
7.9 %
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= 33
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Vermont: |
7.8 %
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= 33
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California: |
7.8 %
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= 33
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Maryland: |
7.8 %
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= 33
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Iowa: |
7.8 %
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= 37
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Minnesota: |
7.7 %
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= 37
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Nebraska: |
7.7 %
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= 39
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Wisconsin: |
7.6 %
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= 39
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Ohio: |
7.6 %
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= 39
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Colorado: |
7.6 %
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# 42
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Arizona: |
7.5 %
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# 43
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Indiana: |
7.3 %
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= 44
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Delaware: |
7.2 %
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= 44
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Idaho: |
7.2 %
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= 46
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Oregon: |
6.6 %
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= 46
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Connecticut: |
6.6 %
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# 48
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Nevada: |
6.4 %
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# 49
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Wyoming: |
6.1 %
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# 50
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Utah: |
5.4 %
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# 51
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Alaska: |
3.4 %
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Weighted average: |
9.2 %
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DEFINITION: Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
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