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

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Proportion of Americans living below the poverty line in each U.S. state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico as of the 2015 - 2019 American Community Survey
Map of estimated poverty rates in the United States by county, 2008. Legend:

This article is a list of U.S. states, federal district, and territories, ordered by poverty rate. 2014 statistics are not identical to official poverty rates because they include children not counted in the official numbers (see Revised Tables link below). Supplemental Poverty Measure takes into account differences in cost of living between states (i.e. housing costs appreciably higher/lower than the national average) as well as taxes and the value of government assistance programs. All data are from the United States Census Bureau.

In 2017–2018, the lowest poverty rate was in New Hampshire, and the highest poverty rate was in American Samoa (the highest poverty rate among the states was in Mississippi).

Data for three U.S. territories (Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) is from American FactFinder (the U.S. Census Bureau); data for Puerto Rico is from the U.S. Census Bureau's "QuickFacts".[1][2][3][4][5] Data for American Samoa is from a 2017 report.[6]

States, federal district, and territories[]

The states and territories are ranked by 2019 data (2019 American Community Survey 1-year estimates) of the percent of people in poverty in each state and territory.[7][note 1]

Rank State 2019 Poverty rate
(percent of
persons in poverty)[note 2][7]		 2014 Poverty Rates
(includes unrelated children)		 Supplemental Poverty Measure (2017–2019 average)
(Geographically Adjusted)
- United States 10.5%[8] 11.7%[9][10]
1  New Hampshire 7.3% 9.5% 8.3%
2  Utah 8.9% 9.8% 8.0%
3  Maryland 9.0% 9.6% 12.0%
4  Minnesota 9.0% 12.1% 6.5%
5  New Jersey 9.2% 13.7% 12.5%[11][12]
6  Colorado 9.3% 12.4% 11.3%
7  Hawaii 9.3% 12.6% 13.4%
8  Massachusetts 9.4% 10.9% 11.2%
9  Washington 9.8% 11.9% 9.0%
10  Virginia 9.9% 10.8% 11.5%
11  Nebraska 9.9% 10.0% 9.2%[13][14]
12  Connecticut 10.0% 10.6% 11.2%[15][16][17]
13  Alaska 10.1% 12.1% 12.3%
14  Wyoming 10.1% 9.3% 9.5%
15  Vermont 10.2% 9.7% 9.4%[18]
16  Wisconsin 10.4% 11.1% 7.5%
17  North Dakota 10.6% 11.0% 9.3%
18  Rhode Island 10.8% 13.2% 7.3%
19  Maine 10.9% 11.6% 9.6%
20  Idaho 11.2% 13.9% 8.4%
21  Iowa 11.2% 10.9% 6.7%
22  Delaware 11.3% 12.4% 10.5%
23  Kansas 11.4% 13.9% 7.4%
24  Oregon 11.4% 7.11% 11.0%
25  Illinois 11.5% 13.3% 11.4%
26  California 11.8% 15.5% 17.2%
27  Indiana 11.9% 16.4% 10.3%
28  South Dakota 11.9% 14.3% 9.2%
29  Pennsylvania 12.0% 11.2% 10.9%
30  Nevada 12.5% 13.1% 13.4%
31  Montana 12.6% 13.5% 8.9%
32  Florida 12.7% 14.6% 15.4%[19]
33  Missouri 12.9% 15.6% 9.2%
34  Michigan 13.0% 27.6% 9.7%
35  New York 13.0% 15.9% 14.4%[20]
36  Ohio 13.1% 13.5% 10.1%
37  Arizona 13.5% 21.3% 12.0%
38 Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia 13.3% 18.5% 13.3%
39  District of Columbia 13.5% 18.0% 16.7%[21]
40  North Carolina 13.6% 17.0% 13.1%
41  Texas 13.6% 17.4% 13.7%
42  South Carolina 13.8% 13.8% 13.1%
43  Tennessee 13.9% 16.7% 11.0%
44  Oklahoma 15.2% 13.0% 10.7%
45  Alabama 15.5% 16.8% 13.1%
46  West Virginia 16.0% 16.0% 13.3%
47  Arkansas 16.2% 19.1% 12.5%
48  Kentucky 16.3% 17.1% 11.2%
49  New Mexico 18.2% 19.6% 13.6%
50  Louisiana 19.0% 14.3% 16.2%[22]
51  Mississippi 19.6% 23.2% 15.2%[23]
52  Puerto Rico 43.5% — —
53  American Samoa [6][note 3] 65.0% — —

2010 data[]

Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands are data deficient (because they are not included in the American Community Survey), not all recent poverty rate estimates have been made for them. Below are the poverty rates for these territories in 2010.

Rank Territory 2010
Poverty rate
—  U.S. Virgin Islands 22.4%
—  Guam 22.9%
—  Northern Mariana Islands 52.3%

Notes[]

  1. ^ In the table below, data for the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Cuba is from 2019 (American Community Survey estimates). Data for American Samoa is from a 2017 statement by the governor of American Samoa.[6]
  2. ^ 2018 data for the 50 states, D.C., and Puerto Rico (2018 American Community Survey estimates); 2017 data for American Samoa.
  3. ^ In 2009, the poverty rate in American Samoa was 57.8%.[5] In 2017 the governor of American Samoa said that the poverty rate in American Samoa was 65%.[6]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_VISF_PBG76&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at archive.today Census.gov. American Factfinder. U.S. Virgin Islands. Poverty Status in 2009 by Age. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_GUSF_PBG82&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at archive.today Census.gov. American Factfinder. Guam. Poverty Status in 2009 by Age. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/PR Census.gov. Quick Facts. Puerto Rico. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  4. ^ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_MPSF_PBG82&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at archive.today Census.gov. American Factfinder. Northern Mariana Islands. Poverty Status in 2009 by Age. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_ASSF_PBG82&prodType=table Archived 2020-02-14 at archive.today Census.gov. American Factfinder. American Samoa. Poverty Status in 2009 by Age. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/03/02/american-samoa-governor-says-small-economies-cannot-afford-any-reduction Pireport.org. American Samoa Governor Says Small Economies 'Cannot Afford Any Reduction In Medicaid. Fili Sagapolutele. 03/02/2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/US U.S. Census. QuickFacts. (Replace the "US" in the URL with the state abbreviation, such as AL for Alabama, to see each state's data.) Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  8. ^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218 U.S. Census. Quick Facts — United States. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. ^ in 2011, the U.S.,in the official poverty measure. "The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019" Check |url= value (help). Census.gov. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - Interactive Data and Mapping - U.S. Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Population Estimates : July 1, 2016". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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