States with the Highest Percent of Individuals in Poverty
-All States Sorted from Highest to Lowest
Rank |
State |
Percent of Individuals in Poverty |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi |
19.9% |
| 2 | Louisiana |
19.6% |
| 3 | New Mexico |
18.4% |
| 4 | West Virginia |
17.9% |
| 5 | Alabama |
16.1% |
| 6 | Kentucky |
15.8% |
| 7 | Arkansas |
15.8% |
| 8 | Texas |
15.4% |
| 9 | Oklahoma |
14.7% |
| 10 | New York |
14.6% |
| 11 | Montana |
14.6% |
| 12 | California |
14.2% |
| 13 | South Carolina |
14.1% |
| 14 | Arizona |
13.9% |
| 15 | Tennessee |
13.5% |
| 16 | South Dakota |
13.2% |
| 17 | Georgia |
13.0% |
| 18 | Florida |
12.5% |
| 19 | North Carolina |
12.3% |
| 20 | North Dakota |
11.9% |
| 21 | Rhode Island |
11.9% |
| 22 | Idaho |
11.8% |
| 23 | Missouri |
11.7% |
| 24 | Oregon |
11.6% |
| 25 | Wyoming |
11.4% |
| 26 | Pennsylvania |
11.0% |
| 27 | Maine |
10.9% |
| 28 | Hawaii |
10.7% |
| 29 | Illinois |
10.7% |
| 30 | Washington |
10.6% |
| 31 | Ohio |
10.6% |
| 32 | Nevada |
10.5% |
| 33 | Michigan |
10.5% |
| 34 | Kansas |
9.9% |
| 35 | Nebraska |
9.7% |
| 36 | Virginia |
9.6% |
| 37 | Indiana |
9.5% |
| 38 | Utah |
9.4% |
| 39 | Alaska |
9.4% |
| 40 | Vermont |
9.4% |
| 41 | Massachusetts |
9.3% |
| 42 | Colorado |
9.3% |
| 43 | Delaware |
9.2% |
| 44 | Iowa |
9.1% |
| 45 | Wisconsin |
8.7% |
| 46 | Maryland |
8.5% |
| 47 | New Jersey |
8.5% |
| 48 | Connecticut |
7.9% |
| 49 | Minnesota |
7.9% |
| 50 | New Hampshire |
6.5% |
Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder
Percent of Individuals in Poverty by County:
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