Economy Statistics > Percent of People 65 Years and Over Below Poverty Level (most recent) by state

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

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