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Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons 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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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 52 states)
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United States 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
California 12.0 4,610,600 27
Texas 13.8 4,005,417 40
Florida 12.6 2,707,698 31
New York 13.7 2,656,674 39
Ohio 13.2 1,519,610 36
Pennsylvania 11.8 1,480,981 25
Illinois 11.7 1,454,217 24
Georgia 13.5 1,423,159 38
North Carolina 13.2 1,355,827 36
Puerto Rico 41.6 1,340,637 52
Michigan 13.1 1,284,470 35
Tennessee 13.8 940,092 40
Arizona 12.8 907,125 34
New Jersey 9.8 889,287 6
Louisiana 18.9 848,769 50
Virginia 9.9 834,866 7
Indiana 12.2 807,582 30
Alabama 15.6 768,185 45
Missouri 12.6 756,528 31
Washington 9.9 753,455 7
South Carolina 14.2 719,720 42
Kentucky 16.1 707,480 47
Massachusetts 10.0 676,516 9
Wisconsin 10.6 609,003 15
Oklahoma 15.3 593,820 44
Maryland 9.3 564,966 4
Mississippi 19.1 543,697 51
Colorado 9.4 534,188 5
Minnesota 9.2 514,300 3
Oregon 11.9 494,736 26
Arkansas 16.0 471,783 46
Nevada 12.6 390,414 31
New Mexico 18.1 375,381 49
Connecticut 10.0 351,948 9
Iowa 11.0 340,362 22
Kansas 11.5 328,475 23
West Virginia 16.6 287,660 48
Utah 8.6 280,516 2
Nebraska 10.3 197,300 13
Idaho 10.6 196,060 15
Maine 10.8 144,263 20
Hawaii 10.0 140,461 9
Montana 12.0 129,998 27
Rhode Island 10.9 114,890 21
Delaware 10.7 105,246 18
South Dakota 12.0 104,511 27
New Hampshire 7.2 96,457 1
District of Columbia 14.5 94,140 43
North Dakota 10.6 79,628 15
Alaska 10.2 72,978 12
Vermont 10.3 63,902 13
Wyoming 10.7 60,704 18
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 02/19/2025 2:21 pm.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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