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Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 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 12.6 40,661,636 N/A
Wyoming 10.7 60,482 17
Wisconsin 10.7 610,632 15
West Virginia 16.9 295,632 48
Washington 10.0 746,904 10
Virginia 9.9 828,664 9
Vermont 10.5 64,962 14
Utah 8.8 278,486 2
Texas 14.0 3,965,117 40
Tennessee 14.3 955,929 41
South Dakota 12.5 106,291 28
South Carolina 14.5 718,345 42
Rhode Island 11.3 118,257 20
Puerto Rico 42.7 1,400,997 52
Pennsylvania 11.8 1,482,811 24
Oregon 12.1 498,517 26
Oklahoma 15.2 583,853 43
Ohio 13.4 1,528,963 35
North Dakota 10.7 80,390 16
North Carolina 13.7 1,379,672 38
New York 13.5 2,636,823 36
New Mexico 18.3 378,896 49
New Jersey 9.8 883,896 7
New Hampshire 7.4 98,429 1
Nevada 12.9 388,814 32
Nebraska 10.3 195,455 12
Montana 12.5 131,512 29
Missouri 12.8 762,023 31
Mississippi 19.4 557,111 51
Minnesota 9.2 512,312 4
Michigan 13.3 1,310,058 34
Massachusetts 9.9 668,780 8
Maryland 9.2 550,074 3
Maine 11.0 145,992 19
Louisiana 18.8 850,486 50
Kentucky 16.3 709,140 47
Kansas 11.5 327,209 23
Iowa 11.0 339,695 18
Indiana 12.5 819,005 30
Illinois 11.8 1,483,378 25
Idaho 11.4 202,560 21
Hawaii 9.5 133,740 5
Georgia 13.9 1,441,351 39
Florida 13.1 2,744,612 33
District of Columbia 15.4 100,618 44
Delaware 11.4 109,274 22
Connecticut 10.0 351,476 11
Colorado 9.6 535,976 6
California 12.3 4,741,175 27
Arkansas 16.0 468,113 46
Arizona 13.5 934,911 37
Alaska 10.4 75,016 13
Alabama 15.8 769,819 45
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/17/2024 10:33 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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