Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 38.2 | 304,614 | 52 |
| Mississippi | 14.3 | 105,525 | 51 |
| Louisiana | 14.2 | 159,527 | 50 |
| New Mexico | 13.7 | 69,601 | 49 |
| West Virginia | 11.9 | 53,766 | 48 |
| Kentucky | 11.8 | 136,096 | 47 |
| Arkansas | 11.5 | 89,060 | 46 |
| Alabama | 11.3 | 143,938 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | 11.1 | 110,920 | 44 |
| District of Columbia | 10.7 | 14,228 | 43 |
| Texas | 10.5 | 769,750 | 42 |
| South Carolina | 10.1 | 136,306 | 41 |
| Georgia | 9.9 | 263,089 | 39 |
| Tennessee | 9.9 | 176,288 | 39 |
| New York | 9.8 | 463,103 | 38 |
| North Carolina | 9.4 | 252,513 | 37 |
| Ohio | 9.2 | 274,066 | 36 |
| Nevada | 9.0 | 68,370 | 35 |
| Arizona | 8.9 | 161,583 | 33 |
| Florida | 8.9 | 492,997 | 33 |
| Michigan | 8.8 | 221,941 | 32 |
| California | 8.4 | 772,253 | 29 |
| Indiana | 8.4 | 143,434 | 29 |
| Missouri | 8.4 | 129,737 | 29 |
| Illinois | 8.2 | 255,492 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.1 | 264,862 | 27 |
| Kansas | 7.7 | 57,001 | 26 |
| South Dakota | 7.4 | 16,369 | 25 |
| Delaware | 7.3 | 18,805 | 23 |
| Oregon | 7.3 | 76,805 | 23 |
| Montana | 7.1 | 19,391 | 21 |
| Wyoming | 7.1 | 10,566 | 21 |
| Idaho | 7.0 | 33,569 | 18 |
| New Jersey | 7.0 | 164,334 | 18 |
| Rhode Island | 7.0 | 18,767 | 18 |
| Hawaii | 6.9 | 22,929 | 16 |
| Iowa | 6.9 | 55,842 | 16 |
| Alaska | 6.8 | 11,664 | 13 |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 62,462 | 13 |
| Virginia | 6.8 | 147,333 | 13 |
| Nebraska | 6.7 | 32,975 | 12 |
| Massachusetts | 6.6 | 114,026 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 6.6 | 97,841 | 10 |
| Maine | 6.5 | 23,318 | 9 |
| Washington | 6.4 | 123,641 | 8 |
| Maryland | 6.3 | 96,111 | 7 |
| North Dakota | 6.2 | 11,646 | 6 |
| Colorado | 5.9 | 84,646 | 5 |
| Utah | 5.7 | 45,507 | 3 |
| Vermont | 5.7 | 9,015 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 5.5 | 78,258 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 4.4 | 15,667 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/27/2025 6:28 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 04/27/2025 6:28 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.