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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
Wyoming 10.7 60,704 18
Wisconsin 10.6 609,003 15
West Virginia 16.6 287,660 48
Washington 9.9 753,455 7
Virginia 9.9 834,866 7
Vermont 10.3 63,902 13
Utah 8.6 280,516 2
Texas 13.8 4,005,417 40
Tennessee 13.8 940,092 40
South Dakota 12.0 104,511 27
South Carolina 14.2 719,720 42
Rhode Island 10.9 114,890 21
Puerto Rico 41.6 1,340,637 52
Pennsylvania 11.8 1,480,981 25
Oregon 11.9 494,736 26
Oklahoma 15.3 593,820 44
Ohio 13.2 1,519,610 36
North Dakota 10.6 79,628 15
North Carolina 13.2 1,355,827 36
New York 13.7 2,656,674 39
New Mexico 18.1 375,381 49
New Jersey 9.8 889,287 6
New Hampshire 7.2 96,457 1
Nevada 12.6 390,414 31
Nebraska 10.3 197,300 13
Montana 12.0 129,998 27
Missouri 12.6 756,528 31
Mississippi 19.1 543,697 51
Minnesota 9.2 514,300 3
Michigan 13.1 1,284,470 35
Massachusetts 10.0 676,516 9
Maryland 9.3 564,966 4
Maine 10.8 144,263 20
Louisiana 18.9 848,769 50
Kentucky 16.1 707,480 47
Kansas 11.5 328,475 23
Iowa 11.0 340,362 22
Indiana 12.2 807,582 30
Illinois 11.7 1,454,217 24
Idaho 10.6 196,060 15
Hawaii 10.0 140,461 9
Georgia 13.5 1,423,159 38
Florida 12.6 2,707,698 31
District of Columbia 14.5 94,140 43
Delaware 10.7 105,246 18
Connecticut 10.0 351,948 9
Colorado 9.4 534,188 5
California 12.0 4,610,600 27
Arkansas 16.0 471,783 46
Arizona 12.8 907,125 34
Alaska 10.2 72,978 12
Alabama 15.6 768,185 45
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 06/30/2025 9:51 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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