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DEFINITION
Percent of Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
Economy Statistics > Percent of Related Children 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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District of Columbia: |
33.7 %
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# 2
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Mississippi: |
30.8 %
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# 3
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Louisiana: |
29.5 %
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# 4
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New Mexico: |
27 %
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# 5
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Arkansas: |
25.3 %
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# 6
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Kentucky: |
24.6 %
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# 7
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West Virginia: |
24 %
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# 8
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Alabama: |
23.2 %
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# 9
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Texas: |
22.6 %
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# 10
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South Carolina: |
22.5 %
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# 11
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North Carolina: |
21.5 %
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# 12
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Georgia: |
20.9 %
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# 13
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Rhode Island: |
20.7 %
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# 14
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Tennessee: |
20.6 %
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# 15
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Oklahoma: |
20.5 %
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# 16
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New York: |
20.3 %
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# 17
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Arizona: |
19.6 %
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# 18
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Idaho: |
19.1 %
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# 19
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Montana: |
18.7 %
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= 20
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California: |
18.5 %
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= 20
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Nevada: |
18.5 %
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# 22
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Oregon: |
18.3 %
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# 23
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Ohio: |
18 %
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= 24
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Florida: |
17.2 %
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= 24
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Michigan: |
17.2 %
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# 26
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Washington: |
16.9 %
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# 27
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Maine: |
16.7 %
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= 28
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Illinois: |
16.5 %
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= 28
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Pennsylvania: |
16.5 %
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# 30
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Missouri: |
15.8 %
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# 31
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North Dakota: |
14.8 %
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# 32
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South Dakota: |
14.5 %
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# 33
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Indiana: |
14.4 %
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# 34
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Colorado: |
14.2 %
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= 35
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Wisconsin: |
13.6 %
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= 35
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Hawaii: |
13.6 %
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= 35
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Delaware: |
13.6 %
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= 35
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Wyoming: |
13.6 %
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# 39
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Utah: |
13.1 %
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# 40
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Nebraska: |
12.7 %
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# 41
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Virginia: |
12.6 %
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# 42
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Massachusetts: |
12.2 %
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# 43
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Iowa: |
12.1 %
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# 44
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New Jersey: |
11.7 %
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# 45
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Kansas: |
11.6 %
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# 46
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Maryland: |
11 %
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# 47
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Vermont: |
10.9 %
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# 48
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Alaska: |
10.4 %
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# 49
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Minnesota: |
10.2 %
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# 50
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Connecticut: |
10.1 %
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# 51
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New Hampshire: |
9.4 %
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Weighted average: |
17.6 %
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DEFINITION: Percent of Related Children Under 18 Years Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months, 2004
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