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Poverty Rate by State

Share of people below the official poverty line, all ages, by state, latest year, %

Louisiana is highest at 18.6%New Hampshire lowest at 7.3% · median 11.6%
YTD1y2y5y10y20yAll
Current·Data to 2024
Under 10%10% to 12%12% to 13%13% to 14%14% to 17%17% or more

Latest reading for each area, to 2024 · Bins hold about equal counts

Plays the chart through its history, period by period.

U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): modelled estimates, official poverty measure.

Where in the United States the share of people living below the official poverty line is highest and lowest. Each state is shaded by its rate; the legend gives each shade’s range. Use the slider to step back through earlier years.

Ranked, 51 areas

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1Louisiana18.6%2024
2Mississippi17.8%2024
3District of Columbia16.4%2024
4West Virginia16.2%2024
5New Mexico15.8%2024
6Kentucky15.4%2024
7Arkansas15.3%2024
8Alabama15.2%2024
9Oklahoma14.8%2024
10New York14.0%2024
11Michigan13.4%2024
12Texas13.4%2024
13South Carolina13.3%2024
14Tennessee13.3%2024
15Georgia12.8%2024

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Poverty Rate · Alabama. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Alaska. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Arizona. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Arkansas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · California. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Colorado. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Connecticut. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Delaware. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · District of Columbia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Florida. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Georgia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Hawaii. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Idaho. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Illinois. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Indiana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Iowa. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Kansas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Kentucky. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Louisiana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Maine. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Maryland. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Massachusetts. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Michigan. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Minnesota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Mississippi. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Missouri. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Montana. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Nebraska. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Nevada. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · New Hampshire. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · New Jersey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · New Mexico. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · New York. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · North Carolina. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · North Dakota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Ohio. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Oklahoma. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Oregon. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Rhode Island. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · South Carolina. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · South Dakota. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Tennessee. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Texas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Utah. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Vermont. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Virginia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Washington. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · West Virginia. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Wisconsin. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Poverty Rate · Wyoming. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), state and county estimates files. Public domain.

Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.

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