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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
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State
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Value (Percent)
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Families (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 52 states)
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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.

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