Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20.1 | 65,780,589 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 57.3 | 1,836,774 | 52 |
| Mississippi | 29.8 | 850,028 | 51 |
| Louisiana | 28.7 | 1,288,695 | 50 |
| New Mexico | 28.1 | 584,581 | 49 |
| Arkansas | 26.7 | 790,281 | 48 |
| West Virginia | 26.2 | 451,626 | 47 |
| Kentucky | 25.5 | 1,122,710 | 46 |
| Oklahoma | 25.1 | 980,162 | 45 |
| Alabama | 24.9 | 1,230,953 | 44 |
| South Carolina | 22.6 | 1,164,105 | 42 |
| Texas | 22.6 | 6,680,087 | 42 |
| Tennessee | 22.5 | 1,554,916 | 41 |
| Georgia | 21.7 | 2,321,108 | 40 |
| North Carolina | 21.6 | 2,255,727 | 39 |
| New York | 21.3 | 4,127,279 | 38 |
| Florida | 21.0 | 4,598,293 | 36 |
| Nevada | 21.0 | 661,948 | 36 |
| Michigan | 20.9 | 2,063,073 | 33 |
| Missouri | 20.9 | 1,256,424 | 33 |
| Ohio | 20.9 | 2,408,455 | 33 |
| Arizona | 20.4 | 1,471,748 | 31 |
| Indiana | 20.4 | 1,356,325 | 31 |
| District of Columbia | 20.3 | 132,967 | 30 |
| Montana | 19.7 | 214,758 | 29 |
| California | 19.5 | 7,540,972 | 27 |
| Oregon | 19.5 | 813,866 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 19.3 | 169,123 | 26 |
| Idaho | 19.0 | 357,400 | 25 |
| Kansas | 18.9 | 540,616 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | 18.8 | 2,371,480 | 23 |
| Illinois | 18.6 | 2,311,223 | 22 |
| Iowa | 18.4 | 573,821 | 21 |
| Nebraska | 18.0 | 346,735 | 19 |
| Wyoming | 18.0 | 102,315 | 19 |
| Maine | 17.9 | 241,033 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 17.4 | 184,881 | 17 |
| North Dakota | 17.2 | 130,309 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | 17.2 | 996,780 | 15 |
| Alaska | 16.8 | 120,786 | 14 |
| Delaware | 16.6 | 165,441 | 13 |
| Vermont | 16.4 | 102,621 | 12 |
| Virginia | 16.1 | 1,365,131 | 11 |
| Hawaii | 15.8 | 221,978 | 9 |
| Washington | 15.8 | 1,214,594 | 9 |
| Connecticut | 15.7 | 553,133 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 15.6 | 1,060,366 | 7 |
| Minnesota | 15.4 | 864,748 | 5 |
| New Jersey | 15.4 | 1,415,836 | 5 |
| Colorado | 15.3 | 879,875 | 4 |
| Maryland | 15.0 | 911,149 | 3 |
| Utah | 14.9 | 498,256 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 11.8 | 159,872 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/26/2026 11:17 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.