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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
New Hampshire 11.9 161,074 1
Maryland 15.0 906,277 2
Utah 15.1 493,570 3
Minnesota 15.3 856,127 4
Colorado 15.4 878,544 5
Hawaii 15.6 219,940 6
Massachusetts 15.6 1,054,072 6
New Jersey 15.6 1,415,719 6
Connecticut 15.8 555,311 9
Washington 16.0 1,218,209 10
Virginia 16.2 1,366,605 11
North Dakota 16.9 127,455 12
Delaware 17.1 167,745 13
Rhode Island 17.1 180,125 13
Vermont 17.1 106,461 13
Alaska 17.3 123,987 16
Wisconsin 17.3 997,707 16
Nebraska 17.9 342,503 18
Wyoming 18.0 102,144 19
Maine 18.2 242,925 20
Iowa 18.5 574,002 21
Illinois 18.6 2,313,812 22
Pennsylvania 18.9 2,380,128 23
Kansas 19.1 545,567 24
Idaho 19.4 357,775 25
Oregon 19.5 812,762 26
California 19.6 7,554,796 27
South Dakota 19.7 171,223 28
District of Columbia 19.9 128,715 29
Montana 20.4 220,202 30
Indiana 20.5 1,353,442 31
Arizona 20.8 1,481,677 32
Michigan 20.8 2,048,809 32
New York 21.0 4,065,128 34
Ohio 21.0 2,408,310 34
Missouri 21.1 1,263,460 36
Nevada 21.2 658,212 37
Florida 21.3 4,566,189 38
North Carolina 22.0 2,267,562 39
Georgia 22.1 2,337,691 40
Tennessee 22.7 1,547,792 41
Texas 22.7 6,598,800 41
South Carolina 22.9 1,163,853 43
Oklahoma 25.1 971,426 44
Alabama 25.2 1,236,800 45
Kentucky 25.6 1,120,901 46
West Virginia 26.3 454,900 47
Arkansas 26.9 793,503 48
New Mexico 28.5 591,616 49
Louisiana 28.6 1,285,806 50
Mississippi 30.2 860,926 51
Puerto Rico 58.4 1,882,589 52
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 04/18/2025 12:12 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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