Interpretation of Demographics Data
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 Value
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,176,933.
- Rank within US : N/A
New Hampshire
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 15,667.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 1 of 52
Minnesota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 78,258.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 2 of 52
Utah
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 45,507.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
Vermont
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,015.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 3 of 52
Colorado
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 84,646.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 5 of 52
North Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,646.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 6 of 52
Maryland
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 96,111.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 7 of 52
Washington
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 123,641.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 8 of 52
Maine
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 23,318.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 9 of 52
Massachusetts
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 114,026.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52
Wisconsin
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 97,841.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 10 of 52
Nebraska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 32,975.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 12 of 52
Alaska
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,664.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
Connecticut
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 62,462.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 147,333.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 13 of 52
Hawaii
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 22,929.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Iowa
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 55,842.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 16 of 52
Idaho
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 33,569.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52
New Jersey
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 164,334.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52
Rhode Island
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18,767.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 18 of 52
Montana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 19,391.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52
Wyoming
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,566.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 21 of 52
Delaware
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18,805.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52
Oregon
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 76,805.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 23 of 52
South Dakota
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,369.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 25 of 52
Kansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 57,001.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 26 of 52
Pennsylvania
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 264,862.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 27 of 52
Illinois
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 255,492.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 28 of 52
California
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 772,253.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
Indiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 143,434.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
Missouri
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 129,737.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 29 of 52
Michigan
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 221,941.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 32 of 52
Arizona
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 161,583.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Florida
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 492,997.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 33 of 52
Nevada
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 68,370.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 35 of 52
Ohio
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 274,066.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
North Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 252,513.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 37 of 52
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 463,103.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52
Georgia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 263,089.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
Tennessee
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 176,288.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 39 of 52
South Carolina
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 136,306.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 41 of 52
Texas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 769,750.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 42 of 52
District of Columbia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 14,228.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 43 of 52
Oklahoma
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 110,920.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 44 of 52
Alabama
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 143,938.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 45 of 52
Arkansas
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 89,060.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 46 of 52
Kentucky
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 136,096.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 47 of 52
West Virginia
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 53,766.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 48 of 52
New Mexico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 69,601.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 49 of 52
Louisiana
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 159,527.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 50 of 52
Mississippi
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 105,525.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 51 of 52
Puerto Rico
- Value (Percent) : The value is 38.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 304,614.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 52 of 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/07/2025 12:09 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.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.