Economy Statistics > Percent below poverty level (most recent) by state

Rank	States	Amount
# 1	Mississippi:	21.6%
# 2	Louisiana:	19.4%
# 3	New Mexico:	19.3%
# 4	District of Columbia:	18.9%
= 5	Arkansas:	17.9%
= 5	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%
= 14	Idaho:	14.5%
= 16	Montana:	14.2%
= 16	Arizona:	14.2%
= 16	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%
= 25	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%
= 33	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%
= 41	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%
= 50	New Hampshire:	7.6%
	Weighted average:	12.8%

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