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

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.

Map of poverty rate in the United States in 2014. Note that this map does not show more recent 2017 data.
Legend:
Map of estimated poverty rates in the United States by county, 2008. Legend:

In 2017, 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 four of the territories is from American FactFinder (the U.S. Census Bureau) and from the U.S. Census Bureau's "QuickFacts" for Puerto Rico.[1][2][3][4][5]

States, federal district and territories

The states and territories are ranked by 2017 data (2017 American Community Survey 1-year estimates) of the percent of people in poverty in each state and territory.[6][note 1]

RankState2017 Poverty rate
(percent of
persons in poverty)[note 2][6]		People in Poverty by Household Income(in thousands)2014 Poverty Rates
(includes unrelated children)		Supplemental Poverty Measure (2010–2014 average)
(Geographically Adjusted)
-United States12.3%[7]45,95016.0%[8][9]
1 New Hampshire7.7%1179.5%15.5%
2 Maryland9.3%6049.6%10.1%
3 Hawaii9.5%15812.6%17.3%
4 Minnesota9.5%60712.1%9.7%
5 Connecticut9.6%37610.6%12.5%[10][11][12]
6 Utah9.7%3419.8%11.6%
7 New Jersey10.0%97213.7%13.9%[13][14]
8 North Dakota10.3%7911.0%9.2%
9 Colorado10.3%63212.4%13.7%
10 Massachusetts10.5%76010.9%13.8%
11 Virginia10.6%95510.8%13.3%
12 Iowa10.7%36810.9%8.6%
13 Nebraska10.8%16710.0%9.8%[15][16]
14 Washington11.0%91311.9%12.2%
15 Alaska11.1%8112.1%12.5%
16 Maine11.1%18111.6%11.2%
17 Wyoming11.3%549.3%9.3%
18 Vermont11.3%729.7%13.4%[17]
19 Wisconsin11.3%73711.1%10.8%
20 Rhode Island11.6%14913.2%13.6%
21 Kansas11.9%38113.9%11.5%
22 Pennsylvania12.5%1,67911.2%12.6%
23 Montana12.5%15113.5%12.1%
24 Illinois12.6%1,80213.3%15.2%
25 Idaho12.8%23713.9%11.8%
26 South Dakota13.0%11514.3%10.6%
27 Nevada13.0%43013.1%19.8%
28 Oregon13.2%6377.11%10.3%
29 California13.3%6,25315.5%23.8%
30 Missouri13.4%90815.6%12.4%
31 Indiana13.5%96816.4%14.2%
32 Delaware13.6%11812.4%13.9%
33 Ohio14.0%1,77813.5%13.2%
34 Florida14.0%3,23114.6%19.5%[18]
35 New York14.1%2,76015.9%18.1%[19]
36 Michigan14.2%1,56727.6%13.5%
37 Texas14.7%4,51917.4%16.4%
38 North Carolina14.7%1,66317.0%14.2%
39 Arizona14.9%1,19521.3%18.8%
40 Georgia14.9%1,29818.5%18.2%
41 Tennessee15.0%1,16516.7%15.5%
42 South Carolina15.4%83813.8%15.8%
43 Oklahoma15.8%62313.0%13.4%
44 Arkansas16.4%53919.1%16.5%
45 District of Columbia16.6%11418.0%22.7%[20]
46 Alabama16.9%90516.8%13.5%
47 Kentucky17.2%81217.1%13.6%
48 West Virginia19.1%32816.0%12.9%
49 Louisiana19.7%89814.3%18.5%[21]
50 New Mexico19.7%34719.6%16.1%
51 Mississippi19.8%63423.2%16.1%[22]
52 U.S. Virgin Islands22.4%23.6——
53 Guam22.9%35.8——
54 Puerto Rico44.4%1,451.6——
55 Northern Mariana Islands52.3%27.9——
56 American Samoa [23][note 3]65.0%31.8——

Notes
  1. In the table below, data for the 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico is from 2017 (American Community Survey estimates). Data for Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands is from 2010. Data for American Samoa is from a 2017 statement by the governor of American Samoa.
  2. 2017 data for the 50 states, D.C. and Puerto Rico (2017 American Community Survey estimates); 2017 data for American Samoa; 2010 data for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands.
  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%.[23]

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 2, 2019.
  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. 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. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/US U.S. Census. QuickFacts. (Substitute “US” in URL for the state abbreviation, such as AL for Alabama, to see each state’s data.) Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US/PST045218 U.S. Census. Quick Facts — United States. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  8. "Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2014". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  9. "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates - Interactive Data and Mapping - U.S. Census Bureau". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  10. "Population Estimates : July 1, 2016". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. "Connecticut 2015 Report". Talkpoverty.org. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  13. "Population Estimates : July 1, 2016". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  16. "The Supplemental Poverty Measure : 2013" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  17. "Population Estimates : July 1, 2016". Census.gov. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
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  23. 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.
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