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Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below 150% of 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 (<150% Of Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 52 states)
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United States 20.2 65,652,285 N/A
Wyoming 18.0 102,144 19
Vermont 17.1 106,461 13
Alaska 17.3 123,987 16
North Dakota 16.9 127,455 12
District of Columbia 19.9 128,715 29
New Hampshire 11.9 161,074 1
Delaware 17.1 167,745 13
South Dakota 19.7 171,223 28
Rhode Island 17.1 180,125 13
Hawaii 15.6 219,940 6
Montana 20.4 220,202 30
Maine 18.2 242,925 20
Nebraska 17.9 342,503 18
Idaho 19.4 357,775 25
West Virginia 26.3 454,900 47
Utah 15.1 493,570 3
Kansas 19.1 545,567 24
Connecticut 15.8 555,311 9
Iowa 18.5 574,002 21
New Mexico 28.5 591,616 49
Nevada 21.2 658,212 37
Arkansas 26.9 793,503 48
Oregon 19.5 812,762 26
Minnesota 15.3 856,127 4
Mississippi 30.2 860,926 51
Colorado 15.4 878,544 5
Maryland 15.0 906,277 2
Oklahoma 25.1 971,426 44
Wisconsin 17.3 997,707 16
Massachusetts 15.6 1,054,072 6
Kentucky 25.6 1,120,901 46
South Carolina 22.9 1,163,853 43
Washington 16.0 1,218,209 10
Alabama 25.2 1,236,800 45
Missouri 21.1 1,263,460 36
Louisiana 28.6 1,285,806 50
Indiana 20.5 1,353,442 31
Virginia 16.2 1,366,605 11
New Jersey 15.6 1,415,719 6
Arizona 20.8 1,481,677 32
Tennessee 22.7 1,547,792 41
Puerto Rico 58.4 1,882,589 52
Michigan 20.8 2,048,809 32
North Carolina 22.0 2,267,562 39
Illinois 18.6 2,313,812 22
Georgia 22.1 2,337,691 40
Pennsylvania 18.9 2,380,128 23
Ohio 21.0 2,408,310 34
New York 21.0 4,065,128 34
Florida 21.3 4,566,189 38
Texas 22.7 6,598,800 41
California 19.6 7,554,796 27
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/05/2025 10:57 pm.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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