Demographics Table
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8.8 | 7,151,167 | N/A |
| New Hampshire | 4.4 | 15,526 | 1 |
| Minnesota | 5.5 | 78,687 | 2 |
| Utah | 5.7 | 44,250 | 3 |
| Vermont | 5.9 | 9,229 | 4 |
| Colorado | 6.0 | 84,990 | 5 |
| North Dakota | 6.1 | 11,567 | 6 |
| Maryland | 6.2 | 94,779 | 7 |
| Washington | 6.3 | 121,312 | 8 |
| Maine | 6.4 | 22,666 | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 6.5 | 111,966 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 6.5 | 21,700 | 11 |
| Wisconsin | 6.6 | 98,072 | 12 |
| Nebraska | 6.7 | 32,681 | 13 |
| Virginia | 6.8 | 145,980 | 14 |
| Wyoming | 6.8 | 10,055 | 15 |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 62,426 | 16 |
| New Jersey | 6.9 | 162,445 | 17 |
| Iowa | 7.0 | 56,617 | 18 |
| Alaska | 7.2 | 12,256 | 19 |
| Rhode Island | 7.2 | 19,196 | 20 |
| Oregon | 7.3 | 75,694 | 21 |
| Idaho | 7.3 | 33,802 | 22 |
| Montana | 7.3 | 19,812 | 23 |
| Delaware | 7.5 | 18,950 | 24 |
| South Dakota | 7.5 | 16,445 | 25 |
| Kansas | 7.6 | 56,045 | 26 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.0 | 262,184 | 27 |
| Illinois | 8.2 | 256,079 | 28 |
| Indiana | 8.5 | 143,800 | 29 |
| Missouri | 8.5 | 131,020 | 30 |
| California | 8.5 | 776,066 | 31 |
| Michigan | 8.8 | 222,032 | 32 |
| Nevada | 9.0 | 67,110 | 33 |
| Florida | 9.1 | 492,413 | 34 |
| Arizona | 9.2 | 163,902 | 35 |
| Ohio | 9.3 | 274,036 | 36 |
| North Carolina | 9.5 | 252,021 | 37 |
| New York | 9.7 | 461,391 | 38 |
| Tennessee | 10.0 | 176,096 | 39 |
| Georgia | 10.0 | 263,451 | 40 |
| South Carolina | 10.2 | 134,309 | 41 |
| Texas | 10.7 | 765,437 | 42 |
| District of Columbia | 10.8 | 14,131 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 11.0 | 108,707 | 44 |
| Alabama | 11.3 | 141,807 | 45 |
| Arkansas | 11.6 | 88,915 | 46 |
| Kentucky | 11.7 | 133,954 | 47 |
| West Virginia | 11.9 | 53,672 | 48 |
| New Mexico | 13.7 | 68,850 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 13.9 | 156,055 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 14.4 | 106,581 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 38.8 | 309,176 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/08/2024 4:06 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/08/2024 4:06 pm.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.