Demographics Table
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8.9 | 7,181,779 | N/A |
| Puerto Rico | 39.2 | 309,508 | 52 |
| Mississippi | 14.5 | 106,360 | 51 |
| Louisiana | 14.0 | 156,479 | 50 |
| New Mexico | 13.8 | 68,639 | 49 |
| West Virginia | 12.0 | 54,024 | 48 |
| Kentucky | 11.9 | 134,623 | 47 |
| District of Columbia | 11.6 | 15,262 | 46 |
| Arkansas | 11.6 | 87,866 | 45 |
| Alabama | 11.4 | 140,954 | 44 |
| Oklahoma | 11.0 | 107,959 | 43 |
| Texas | 10.7 | 757,317 | 42 |
| South Carolina | 10.4 | 134,181 | 41 |
| Georgia | 10.3 | 266,936 | 40 |
| Tennessee | 10.3 | 178,113 | 39 |
| New York | 9.8 | 461,701 | 38 |
| North Carolina | 9.7 | 254,609 | 37 |
| Arizona | 9.5 | 166,830 | 36 |
| Florida | 9.3 | 492,758 | 35 |
| Ohio | 9.3 | 275,595 | 34 |
| Nevada | 9.1 | 66,571 | 33 |
| Michigan | 8.9 | 224,272 | 32 |
| California | 8.7 | 791,378 | 31 |
| Indiana | 8.6 | 145,499 | 30 |
| Missouri | 8.5 | 131,137 | 29 |
| Illinois | 8.3 | 259,285 | 28 |
| Pennsylvania | 8.0 | 261,498 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 7.7 | 16,643 | 26 |
| Delaware | 7.7 | 18,975 | 25 |
| Kansas | 7.6 | 55,879 | 24 |
| Idaho | 7.5 | 33,885 | 23 |
| Oregon | 7.5 | 78,185 | 22 |
| Montana | 7.5 | 20,077 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 7.4 | 19,630 | 20 |
| Alaska | 7.1 | 12,206 | 19 |
| New Jersey | 7.0 | 163,596 | 18 |
| Iowa | 7.0 | 55,923 | 17 |
| Wyoming | 6.8 | 9,883 | 16 |
| Connecticut | 6.8 | 61,578 | 15 |
| Virginia | 6.8 | 144,243 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | 6.6 | 98,820 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | 6.6 | 113,046 | 12 |
| Maine | 6.6 | 22,964 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 6.6 | 32,008 | 10 |
| Hawaii | 6.5 | 21,498 | 9 |
| Washington | 6.5 | 122,530 | 8 |
| North Dakota | 6.3 | 11,762 | 7 |
| Maryland | 6.2 | 93,462 | 6 |
| Colorado | 6.1 | 85,236 | 5 |
| Vermont | 6.0 | 9,411 | 4 |
| Utah | 5.9 | 45,141 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 5.6 | 78,847 | 2 |
| New Hampshire | 4.7 | 16,505 | 1 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/08/2023 10:36 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/08/2023 10:36 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Health Service Areas are a single county or cluster of contiguous counties which are relatively self-contained with respect to hospital care. For more detailed information, please see Health Service Area information page. Puerto Rico is being treated as a Health Service Area for this data presentation.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.