Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,735,661.
- Rank within US : N/A
Puerto Rico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 40.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,299,426.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52
Louisiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 848,967.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 538,793.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 370,915.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 287,953.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
Kentucky
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 708,321.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 473,903.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 772,360.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
District of Columbia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 101,008.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52
Oklahoma
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 599,071.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 725,690.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,711,742.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 950,340.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
Texas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,074,940.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
Georgia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,430,012.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Ohio
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,529,692.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52
Michigan
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,303,527.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,360,882.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,759,397.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Missouri
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 757,180.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Arizona
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 901,451.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52
Nevada
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 390,669.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 31 of 52
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 821,528.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 30 of 52
California
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,632,248.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
Oregon
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 498,380.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
South Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 104,798.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Illinois
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,464,937.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 1,475,496.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52
Montana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 125,642.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 24 of 52
Kansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 322,842.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 118,364.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 22 of 52
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 344,519.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52
North Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 81,881.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 20 of 52
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 144,830.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 19 of 52
Idaho
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 199,519.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Nebraska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 204,630.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Wisconsin
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 610,030.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Wyoming
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 59,920.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 15 of 52
Delaware
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 103,819.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 14 of 52
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 72,786.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Vermont
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 62,749.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Connecticut
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 353,604.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Hawaii
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 141,401.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 684,548.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 837,363.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Washington
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 760,577.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 891,891.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52
Colorado
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 542,093.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 574,017.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 4 of 52
Minnesota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 522,508.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
Utah
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 283,680.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
New Hampshire
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 98,248.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/27/2026 6:17 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.