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List of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate

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This list of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico. Referenced data for the four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) has not been found so far.

The data source for the main list is the American Community Survey done by the U.S. Census Bureau. The American Community Survey is a large demographic survey collected throughout the year using mailed questionnaires, telephone interviews, and visits from Census Bureau field representatives to about 3.5 million household addresses annually, regardless of their legal immigration status.

Overall, out of Americans for whom the Census Bureau was able to determine poverty status, 40.8 million lived below the poverty line in 2023 (or 12.5% of the total population). See the table below for the highest poverty rates by state.

2023 U.S. Census Bureau table

The list is initially sorted by poverty rate but the table headers can be clicked to sort by any column. Links are "Economy of Area" links.

AreaPercentError (±)NumberError (±)
uspeft12.50.140,763,043277,214
uspeft39.60.81,257,60726,856
uspeft18.90.6840,14627,162
uspeft18.00.8512,18421,949
uspeft17.80.9368,66918,140
uspeft16.70.7285,78011,676
uspeft16.40.5720,64220,801
uspeft15.90.4626,18515,929
uspeft15.70.6466,62419,172
uspeft15.60.5773,16624,550
uspeft14.20.32,702,95550,606
uspeft14.01.691,06810,115
uspeft14.00.4978,46030,784
uspeft13.90.5726,79924,733
uspeft13.70.34,086,85175,298
uspeft13.60.41,461,31738,018
uspeft13.50.31,326,74027,989
uspeft13.30.31,527,90436,156
uspeft12.80.41,349,30238,975
uspeft12.40.4905,41832,734
uspeft12.30.32,729,51962,129
uspeft12.30.4821,40124,875
uspeft12.20.4506,54417,185
uspeft12.00.24,588,68771,646
uspeft12.00.4720,21024,684
uspeft12.00.7377,50620,633
uspeft12.00.31,500,95935,821
uspeft11.81.0104,6848,555
uspeft11.70.7129,8047,386
uspeft11.60.21,426,51730,335
uspeft11.30.5351,22414,199
uspeft11.31.164,3096,371
uspeft11.20.5319,65214,831
uspeft10.81.0114,41210,758
uspeft10.70.3616,87419,150
uspeft10.51.0106,02710,289
uspeft10.50.7202,07812,736
uspeft10.40.874,3535,930
uspeft10.40.6140,4608,588
uspeft10.40.4706,73024,578
uspeft10.30.5362,02417,748
uspeft10.30.3794,42626,113
uspeft10.20.3864,39426,897
uspeft10.10.7141,92510,218
uspeft10.10.7193,63512,891
uspeft9.80.773,8415,342
uspeft9.70.3886,77227,839
uspeft9.70.860,4134,904
uspeft9.50.3574,16020,592
uspeft9.30.4536,50722,964
uspeft9.30.3520,60217,281
uspeft9.00.5304,24915,931
uspeft7.20.697,9358,712

2016-2020 county map

Percent of Americans living below the poverty line in each county of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico according to the 2016 - 2020 American Community Survey from the U.S. Census Bureau.]]

References

References

  1. (September 2024). "Poverty in States and Metropolitan Areas: 2023. American Community Survey Briefs.". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
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