Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states) 
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12.5 | 40,521,584 | N/A |
| New Hampshire | 7.3 | 98,162 | 1 |
| Utah | 8.5 | 275,188 | 2 |
| Maryland | 9.3 | 558,567 | 3 |
| Minnesota | 9.3 | 516,284 | 4 |
| Colorado | 9.6 | 540,105 | 5 |
| Hawaii | 9.6 | 135,941 | 6 |
| New Jersey | 9.7 | 879,179 | 7 |
| Washington | 9.9 | 747,538 | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 9.9 | 672,361 | 9 |
| Virginia | 10.0 | 836,686 | 10 |
| Connecticut | 10.1 | 355,692 | 11 |
| Nebraska | 10.4 | 198,466 | 12 |
| Vermont | 10.4 | 64,739 | 13 |
| Alaska | 10.5 | 75,227 | 14 |
| Wisconsin | 10.7 | 611,661 | 15 |
| Wyoming | 10.7 | 60,134 | 16 |
| North Dakota | 10.8 | 80,810 | 17 |
| Maine | 10.9 | 145,491 | 18 |
| Idaho | 11.0 | 198,788 | 19 |
| Iowa | 11.1 | 343,141 | 20 |
| Delaware | 11.1 | 107,790 | 21 |
| Rhode Island | 11.2 | 118,033 | 22 |
| Kansas | 11.6 | 329,870 | 23 |
| Illinois | 11.8 | 1,467,893 | 24 |
| Pennsylvania | 11.8 | 1,482,439 | 25 |
| Oregon | 11.9 | 494,158 | 26 |
| California | 12.1 | 4,685,272 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 12.3 | 105,542 | 28 |
| Indiana | 12.3 | 810,702 | 29 |
| Montana | 12.4 | 132,329 | 30 |
| Nevada | 12.7 | 389,456 | 31 |
| Missouri | 12.8 | 766,582 | 32 |
| Florida | 12.9 | 2,725,633 | 33 |
| Arizona | 13.1 | 916,876 | 34 |
| Michigan | 13.1 | 1,293,164 | 35 |
| Ohio | 13.3 | 1,526,507 | 36 |
| North Carolina | 13.3 | 1,357,418 | 37 |
| Georgia | 13.5 | 1,415,573 | 38 |
| New York | 13.6 | 2,655,662 | 39 |
| Texas | 13.9 | 3,990,326 | 40 |
| Tennessee | 14.0 | 943,583 | 41 |
| South Carolina | 14.4 | 717,849 | 42 |
| District of Columbia | 15.1 | 98,039 | 43 |
| Oklahoma | 15.2 | 585,991 | 44 |
| Alabama | 15.7 | 768,897 | 45 |
| Kentucky | 16.1 | 704,758 | 46 |
| Arkansas | 16.2 | 475,729 | 47 |
| West Virginia | 16.8 | 291,860 | 48 |
| New Mexico | 18.3 | 378,651 | 49 |
| Louisiana | 18.7 | 842,038 | 50 |
| Mississippi | 19.2 | 548,804 | 51 |
| Puerto Rico | 42.2 | 1,368,360 | 52 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/14/2024 6:17 am.
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 12/14/2024 6:17 am.
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.