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