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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
New Hampshire 7.2 96,457 1
Utah 8.6 280,516 2
Minnesota 9.2 514,300 3
Maryland 9.3 564,966 4
Colorado 9.4 534,188 5
New Jersey 9.8 889,287 6
Virginia 9.9 834,866 7
Washington 9.9 753,455 7
Connecticut 10.0 351,948 9
Hawaii 10.0 140,461 9
Massachusetts 10.0 676,516 9
Alaska 10.2 72,978 12
Nebraska 10.3 197,300 13
Vermont 10.3 63,902 13
Idaho 10.6 196,060 15
North Dakota 10.6 79,628 15
Wisconsin 10.6 609,003 15
Delaware 10.7 105,246 18
Wyoming 10.7 60,704 18
Maine 10.8 144,263 20
Rhode Island 10.9 114,890 21
Iowa 11.0 340,362 22
Kansas 11.5 328,475 23
Illinois 11.7 1,454,217 24
Pennsylvania 11.8 1,480,981 25
Oregon 11.9 494,736 26
California 12.0 4,610,600 27
Montana 12.0 129,998 27
South Dakota 12.0 104,511 27
Indiana 12.2 807,582 30
Florida 12.6 2,707,698 31
Missouri 12.6 756,528 31
Nevada 12.6 390,414 31
Arizona 12.8 907,125 34
Michigan 13.1 1,284,470 35
North Carolina 13.2 1,355,827 36
Ohio 13.2 1,519,610 36
Georgia 13.5 1,423,159 38
New York 13.7 2,656,674 39
Tennessee 13.8 940,092 40
Texas 13.8 4,005,417 40
South Carolina 14.2 719,720 42
District of Columbia 14.5 94,140 43
Oklahoma 15.3 593,820 44
Alabama 15.6 768,185 45
Arkansas 16.0 471,783 46
Kentucky 16.1 707,480 47
West Virginia 16.6 287,660 48
New Mexico 18.1 375,381 49
Louisiana 18.9 848,769 50
Mississippi 19.1 543,697 51
Puerto Rico 41.6 1,340,637 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2025 1:18 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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