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List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate

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Percent of Americans living below the poverty line in each U.S. state, and the District of Columbia. U.S. Census Bureau.[1]

This list of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico. Referenced data for the four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) has not been found so far.

The data source for the main list is the American Community Survey done by the U.S. Census Bureau.[1] The American Community Survey is a large demographic survey collected throughout the year using mailed questionnaires, telephone interviews, and visits from Census Bureau field representatives to about 3.5 million household addresses annually, regardless of their legal immigration status.

Overall, out of Americans for whom the Census Bureau was able to determine poverty status, 40.8 million lived below the poverty line in 2023 (or 12.5% of the total population).[1] See the table below for the highest poverty rates by state.

2023 U.S. Census Bureau table

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The list is initially sorted by poverty rate but the table headers can be clicked to sort by any column. Links are "Economy of Area" links.

Number and percentage of people in poverty by state, D.C., and Puerto Rico. Plus margin of error. 2023.[1]
Area Percent Error (±) Number Error (±)
 United States 12.5 0.1 40,763,043 277,214
 Puerto Rico 39.6 0.8 1,257,607 26,856
 Louisiana 18.9 0.6 840,146 27,162
 Mississippi 18.0 0.8 512,184 21,949
 New Mexico 17.8 0.9 368,669 18,140
 West Virginia 16.7 0.7 285,780 11,676
 Kentucky 16.4 0.5 720,642 20,801
 Oklahoma 15.9 0.4 626,185 15,929
 Arkansas 15.7 0.6 466,624 19,172
 Alabama 15.6 0.5 773,166 24,550
 New York 14.2 0.3 2,702,955 50,606
 Washington 14.0 1.6 91,068 10,115
 Tennessee 14.0 0.4 978,460 30,784
 South Carolina 13.9 0.5 726,799 24,733
 Texas 13.7 0.3 4,086,851 75,298
 Georgia 13.6 0.4 1,461,317 38,018
 Michigan 13.5 0.3 1,326,740 27,989
 Ohio 13.3 0.3 1,527,904 36,156
 North Carolina 12.8 0.4 1,349,302 38,975
 Arizona 12.4 0.4 905,418 32,734
 Florida 12.3 0.3 2,729,519 62,129
 Indiana 12.3 0.4 821,401 24,875
 Oregon 12.2 0.4 506,544 17,185
 California 12.0 0.2 4,588,687 71,646
 Missouri 12.0 0.4 720,210 24,684
 Nevada 12.0 0.7 377,506 20,633
 Pennsylvania 12.0 0.3 1,500,959 35,821
 South Dakota 11.8 1.0 104,684 8,555
 Montana 11.7 0.7 129,804 7,386
 Illinois 11.6 0.2 1,426,517 30,335
 Iowa 11.3 0.5 351,224 14,199
 Wyoming 11.3 1.1 64,309 6,371
 Kansas 11.2 0.5 319,652 14,831
 Rhode Island 10.8 1.0 114,412 10,758
 Wisconsin 10.7 0.3 616,874 19,150
 Delaware 10.5 1.0 106,027 10,289
 Nebraska 10.5 0.7 202,078 12,736
 Alaska 10.4 0.8 74,353 5,930
 Maine 10.4 0.6 140,460 8,588
 Massachusetts 10.4 0.4 706,730 24,578
 Connecticut 10.3 0.5 362,024 17,748
 Washington 10.3 0.3 794,426 26,113
 Virginia 10.2 0.3 864,394 26,897
 Hawaii 10.1 0.7 141,925 10,218
 Idaho 10.1 0.7 193,635 12,891
 North Dakota 9.8 0.7 73,841 5,342
 New Jersey 9.7 0.3 886,772 27,839
 Vermont 9.7 0.8 60,413 4,904
 Maryland 9.5 0.3 574,160 20,592
 Colorado 9.3 0.4 536,507 22,964
 Minnesota 9.3 0.3 520,602 17,281
 Utah 9.0 0.5 304,249 15,931
 New Hampshire 7.2 0.6 97,935 8,712

2016-2020 county map

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Percent of Americans living below the poverty line in each county of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico according to the 2016 - 2020 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Benson, Craig (September 2024). "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023. American Community Survey Briefs" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Appendix Table 1 on page 11. "Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 and 2023 American Community Survey, 1-year estimates, and 2022 and 2023 Puerto Rico Community Survey."
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