Demographics Table
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
Sorted by Count
State![]() |
Value (Percent)![]() |
People (Below Poverty)![]() |
Rank within US (of 52 states) ![]() |
---|---|---|---|
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.
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.