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Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

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 8.8 7,151,167 N/A
Puerto Rico 38.8 309,176 52
Mississippi 14.4 106,581 51
Louisiana 13.9 156,055 50
New Mexico 13.7 68,850 49
West Virginia 11.9 53,672 48
Kentucky 11.7 133,954 47
Arkansas 11.6 88,915 46
Alabama 11.3 141,807 45
Oklahoma 11.0 108,707 44
District of Columbia 10.8 14,131 43
Texas 10.7 765,437 42
South Carolina 10.2 134,309 41
Georgia 10.0 263,451 40
Tennessee 10.0 176,096 39
New York 9.7 461,391 38
North Carolina 9.5 252,021 37
Ohio 9.3 274,036 36
Arizona 9.2 163,902 35
Florida 9.1 492,413 34
Nevada 9.0 67,110 33
Michigan 8.8 222,032 32
California 8.5 776,066 31
Missouri 8.5 131,020 30
Indiana 8.5 143,800 29
Illinois 8.2 256,079 28
Pennsylvania 8.0 262,184 27
Kansas 7.6 56,045 26
South Dakota 7.5 16,445 25
Delaware 7.5 18,950 24
Montana 7.3 19,812 23
Idaho 7.3 33,802 22
Oregon 7.3 75,694 21
Rhode Island 7.2 19,196 20
Alaska 7.2 12,256 19
Iowa 7.0 56,617 18
New Jersey 6.9 162,445 17
Connecticut 6.8 62,426 16
Wyoming 6.8 10,055 15
Virginia 6.8 145,980 14
Nebraska 6.7 32,681 13
Wisconsin 6.6 98,072 12
Hawaii 6.5 21,700 11
Massachusetts 6.5 111,966 10
Maine 6.4 22,666 9
Washington 6.3 121,312 8
Maryland 6.2 94,779 7
North Dakota 6.1 11,567 6
Colorado 6.0 84,990 5
Vermont 5.9 9,229 4
Utah 5.7 44,250 3
Minnesota 5.5 78,687 2
New Hampshire 4.4 15,526 1
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/08/2024 4:27 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.

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