Facts about poverty in your state

See how your state compares on indicators of poverty and download fact sheets.

How states compare in the fight against poverty

Poverty isn’t a line. It’s a tight knot of social maladies. Learn more about poverty in your state by examining facts on health, education, housing, economics, and key policies.

This state ranks among the worst five in the nation for this metric
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ALAlabamaDownload
14.9%20.9%2.2%3.8%6047.7%$7.25$56,929$0 - 0.757.6%9.7%1 in 7$12943.70%8%$37,348
AKAlaskaDownload
9.6%12.3%2.7%2.5%4544.5%$10.34$81,133$0.30 - 4.903.4%11.5%1 in 9$18137.10%10%$34,431
AZArizonaDownload
12.8%17.6%1.8%8.5%2648.0%$12.80$70,821$0.15 - 0.804.0%11.1%1 in 9$13038.80%7%$35,431
ARArkansasDownload
15.2%20.8%2.8%1.1%1544.9%$11.00$50,784None7.1%9.1%1 in 9$10849.70%9%$33,525
CACaliforniaDownload
11.5%14.6%4.3%2.2%3254.8%$14.00$81,575$0.08 - 0.955.6%7.8%1 in 10$14149.60%11%$36,937
COColoradoDownload
9.0%10.6%2.4%6.9%1751.0%$12.56$84,954$0.13 - 0.383.3%7.8%1 in 13$12850.60%19%$37,120
CTConnecticutDownload
9.7%11.8%0.9%4.0%2951.5%$14.00$80,958$0.13 -1.508.4%5.9%1 in 10$14365.00%15%$35,448
DEDelawareDownload
10.9%15.1%2.6%15.9%3149.1%$10.50$68,687$0.25 - 2.002.8%6.6%1 in 8$12450.90%9%$37,338
FLFloridaDownload
12.4%17.2%3.2%4.1%4156.3%$10.00$59,734$0 - 0.553.8%13.1%1 in 8$12751.80%9%$38,481
GAGeorgiaDownload
14.0%19.5%2.2%18.8%3949.0%$7.25$61,497None7.4%13.4%1 in 7$13250.30%11%$41,843
HIHawaiiDownload
8.9%10.4%2.0%1.2%2054.6%$12.00$82,199$0.25 - 2.503.0%4.1%1 in 9$25848.00%11%$36,575
IDIdahoDownload
10.1%11.6%2.5%2.6%2746.2%$7.25$76,918$0.10 - 0.904.0%10.5%1 in 12$11834.50%18%$33,100
ILIllinoisDownload
11.0%13.9%2.8%2.9%2048.0%$12.00$79,253$0.09 - 2.256.6%7.3%1 in 7$13556.00%14%$38,071
INIndianaDownload
11.6%14.9%1.7%8.9%2546.7%$7.25$70,190$0.12 - 0.254.5%8.8%1 in 12$12940.90%7%$33,106
IAIowaDownload
10.2%12.0%1.4%4.3%1643.1%$7.25$72,429$0.27 - 0.872.6%4.7%1 in 10$12146.60%12%$30,848
KSKansasDownload
10.6%13.0%1.7%3.2%2243.5%$7.25$75,979$0.09 - 3.005.5%9.2%1 in 14$11947.60%14%$33,130
KYKentuckyDownload
14.9%19.4%3.6%7.6%1244.6%$7.25$55,629$0.13 - 0.336.5%6.4%1 in 8$12341.20%6%$33,023
LALouisianaDownload
17.8%24.3%2.4%2.3%3254.4%$7.25$57,206$0.04 - 1.0011.4%8.9%1 in 6$13551.50%16%$34,683
MEMaineDownload
10.6%12.8%1.4%2.8%2646.5%$12.75$71,139$0.58 - 3.502.3%8.1%1 in 9$11744.00%17%$33,352
MDMarylandDownload
9.0%11.2%1.8%69.6%4349.7%$12.50$97,332$0.15 - 0.823.8%5.9%1 in 10$12850.00%13%$43,219
MAMassachusettsDownload
9.4%10.9%2.6%3.5%4649.5%$14.25$86,566$0.40 - 1.003.7%3.0%1 in 9$13459.50%15%$34,549
MIMichiganDownload
12.6%16.8%2.3%16.7%2648.8%$9.87$64,488$0.14 - 0.565.7%5.8%1 in 8$12047.50%20%$36,295
MNMinnesotaDownload
8.3%9.5%1.9%2.8%2245.7%$10.33$80,441$0.25 - 2.002.8%4.8%1 in 14$11147.00%22%$33,822
MSMississippiDownload
18.7%26.0%1.5%14.7%3049.3%$7.25$46,637$0 - 1.3012.8%12.9%1 in 7$12053.20%8%$37,080
MOMissouriDownload
12.1%15.5%3.7%5.7%3145.0%$11.15$63,594$0.05 - 1.256.2%10.1%1 in 9$13045.90%12%$35,706
MTMontanaDownload
12.4%14.6%2.8%1.3%2544.6%$9.20$64,999$0.16 - 1.254.0%8.3%1 in 10$12341.80%17%$33,953
NENebraskaDownload
9.2%9.6%1.3%3.6%941.9%$9.00$78,109$0.16 - 1.086.5%7.9%1 in 12$12443.50%12%$32,138
NVNevadaDownload
12.5%16.7%3.8%6.7%3849.6%$10.50$64,340$0.25 - 5.156.3%11.5%1 in 7$12537.60%10%$33,863
NHNew HampshireDownload
7.0%8.4%2.3%4.3%3146.2%$7.25$88,841$0.25 - 1.500.5%6.4%1 in 18$11053.10%16%$34,353
NJNew JerseyDownload
9.4%12.6%1.0%12.1%3951.4%$13.00$88,559$0.26 - 2.004.0%7.9%1 in 13$12265.30%10%$35,730
NMNew MexicoDownload
16.8%21.6%3.5%6.1%2248.4%$11.50$53,463$0.10 - 1.108.7%9.8%1 in 5$12745.30%14%$34,237
NYNew YorkDownload
12.7%16.7%5.5%9.0%3152.2%$13.20$72,920$0.10 - 0.625.6%5.3%1 in 7$13658.90%13%$38,107
NCNorth CarolinaDownload
12.9%17.9%2.2%11.7%2247.4%$7.25$62,891$0.05 - 0.383.4%11.4%1 in 8$12643.00%8%$37,861
NDNorth DakotaDownload
10.2%10.9%2.2%1.0%1338.7%$7.25$68,882$0.19 - 1.694.9%7.4%1 in 16$12632.40%16%$29,446
OHOhioDownload
12.6%16.6%1.9%6.2%2244.8%$9.30$62,689$0.10 - 1.234.6%6.7%1 in 8$13245.50%19%$34,923
OKOklahomaDownload
14.3%18.6%3.3%5.8%2344.3%$7.25$60,096$0.05 - 0.548.8%14.9%1 in 7$12843.10%12%$31,832
OROregonDownload
11.0%12.2%3.9%2.9%2350.5%$13.50$81,855$0.05 - 0.473.8%7.1%1 in 7$13346.00%13%$37,251
PAPennsylvaniaDownload
10.9%14.3%1.8%7.1%2347.7%$7.25$72,627$0.19 - 1.004.0%5.7%1 in 7$12947.20%11%$35,804
PRPuerto RicoDownload
40.5%57.0%2051.7%$7.25$21,90036.0%7.8%1 in 2$8738.00%
RIRhode IslandDownload
10.6%14.5%1.0%6.4%2047.5%$12.25$74,982$0.29 - 0.864.4%4.3%1 in 7$14446.70%16%$32,212
SCSouth CarolinaDownload
13.8%18.7%1.6%23.3%2049.1%$7.25$62,542$0 - 1.805.2%10.8%1 in 9$12745.70%-6%$38,662
SDSouth DakotaDownload
11.6%13.9%1.4%0.7%1439.9%$9.95$73,893$0.25 - 0.384.9%9.6%1 in 11$13639.50%12%$31,858
TNTennesseeDownload
13.6%18.4%2.0%6.4%2647.3%$7.25$62,166$0.17 - 0.758.1%10.2%1 in 8$13139.30%10%$36,549
TXTexasDownload
13.4%18.8%2.1%6.4%2147.7%$7.25$67,404None7.7%18.4%1 in 9$12543.20%6%$33,123
UTUtahDownload
7.3%7.5%2.0%2.2%3044.6%$7.25$87,649$0.40 - 1.750.8%9.6%1 in 19$12243.50%14%$32,781
VTVermontDownload
9.4%10.0%1.2%2.1%2650.6%$12.55$76,079$0.25 - 1.250.7%4.4%1 in 9$12257.80%16%$38,411
VAVirginiaDownload
9.2%12.2%1.6%14.9%3847.8%$11.00$80,268$0.27 - 0.804.4%8.0%1 in 12$12848.80%12%$39,472
WAWashingtonDownload
9.5%11.0%3.6%1.5%2547.7%$14.49$87,648$0.36 - 2.704.6%6.6%1 in 9$11944.40%18%$35,521
DCWashington, D.C.Download
15.0%22.3%7.7%17.2%4646.2%$16.10$90,640$0.12 - 1.158.0%3.6%1 in 8$14278.70%10%$55,077
WVWest VirginiaDownload
15.8%20.3%3.9%4.9%947.3%$8.75$46,836$0.04 - 0.584.7%6.6%1 in 6$11735.00%12%$32,272
WIWisconsinDownload
10.0%12.4%2.1%3.6%3044.0%$7.25$69,943$0.09 - 1.412.9%5.8%1 in 9$11344.00%15%$32,272
WYWyomingDownload
9.2%10.3%1.9%1.5%2241.3%$7.25$71,052$0.35 - 1.203.6%12.3%1 in 22$12441.80%18%$30,246
This information is accurate as of 3/21/2023.