Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report by State
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2018-2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
State
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 52 states)
|
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20.5 | 66,233,791 | N/A |
| Alabama | 25.3 | 1,239,228 | 45 |
| Alaska | 17.5 | 125,286 | 15 |
| Arizona | 21.6 | 1,512,842 | 36 |
| Arkansas | 27.3 | 798,930 | 48 |
| California | 20.0 | 7,720,438 | 26 |
| Colorado | 15.8 | 891,587 | 8 |
| Connecticut | 16.1 | 565,242 | 9 |
| Delaware | 17.6 | 170,982 | 16 |
| District of Columbia | 20.6 | 133,589 | 29 |
| Florida | 21.8 | 4,608,310 | 38 |
| Georgia | 22.4 | 2,344,041 | 39 |
| Hawaii | 15.4 | 217,330 | 3 |
| Idaho | 20.1 | 363,568 | 28 |
| Illinois | 18.9 | 2,360,889 | 22 |
| Indiana | 20.6 | 1,359,695 | 30 |
| Iowa | 18.8 | 580,067 | 21 |
| Kansas | 19.3 | 549,902 | 24 |
| Kentucky | 25.6 | 1,119,314 | 46 |
| Louisiana | 28.7 | 1,296,049 | 49 |
| Maine | 18.4 | 244,951 | 20 |
| Maryland | 14.9 | 897,706 | 2 |
| Massachusetts | 15.6 | 1,055,935 | 7 |
| Michigan | 21.0 | 2,071,419 | 32 |
| Minnesota | 15.5 | 866,406 | 5 |
| Mississippi | 30.4 | 867,765 | 51 |
| Missouri | 21.3 | 1,271,301 | 35 |
| Montana | 21.1 | 224,624 | 33 |
| Nebraska | 18.2 | 347,465 | 19 |
| Nevada | 21.6 | 661,332 | 37 |
| New Hampshire | 12.4 | 165,697 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 15.6 | 1,413,374 | 6 |
| New Mexico | 29.1 | 603,005 | 50 |
| New York | 21.0 | 4,105,351 | 31 |
| North Carolina | 22.4 | 2,282,732 | 40 |
| North Dakota | 17.4 | 130,987 | 13 |
| Ohio | 21.1 | 2,420,263 | 34 |
| Oklahoma | 25.0 | 960,898 | 44 |
| Oregon | 19.9 | 824,502 | 25 |
| Pennsylvania | 19.0 | 2,388,674 | 23 |
| Puerto Rico | 59.1 | 1,914,972 | 52 |
| Rhode Island | 17.9 | 187,746 | 18 |
| South Carolina | 23.4 | 1,169,582 | 43 |
| South Dakota | 20.0 | 172,130 | 27 |
| Tennessee | 23.1 | 1,560,543 | 41 |
| Texas | 23.1 | 6,619,157 | 42 |
| Utah | 15.4 | 497,458 | 4 |
| Vermont | 17.3 | 107,567 | 12 |
| Virginia | 16.3 | 1,366,831 | 11 |
| Washington | 16.2 | 1,220,660 | 10 |
| West Virginia | 26.9 | 467,366 | 47 |
| Wisconsin | 17.5 | 1,002,523 | 14 |
| Wyoming | 17.8 | 100,552 | 17 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/14/2024 8:29 am.
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.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 12/14/2024 8:29 am.
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.