States with the Highest Percent of Households with Public Assistance Income
-All States Sorted from Highest to Lowest
Rank |
State |
Percent of Households with Public Assistance Income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alaska |
8.7% |
| 2 | Hawaii |
7.2% |
| 3 | Oklahoma |
5.1% |
| 4 | New York |
4.9% |
| 5 | California |
4.9% |
| 6 | Vermont |
4.8% |
| 7 | Maine |
4.8% |
| 8 | New Mexico |
4.7% |
| 9 | Rhode Island |
4.6% |
| 10 | West Virginia |
4.0% |
| 11 | Washington |
3.8% |
| 12 | Kentucky |
3.8% |
| 13 | Connecticut |
3.7% |
| 14 | Oregon |
3.6% |
| 15 | Michigan |
3.6% |
| 16 | Mississippi |
3.5% |
| 17 | Tennessee |
3.5% |
| 18 | Idaho |
3.4% |
| 19 | Missouri |
3.4% |
| 20 | Minnesota |
3.4% |
| 21 | Montana |
3.3% |
| 22 | Illinois |
3.3% |
| 23 | Louisiana |
3.3% |
| 24 | Ohio |
3.2% |
| 25 | Texas |
3.2% |
| 26 | Utah |
3.1% |
| 27 | Pennsylvania |
3.1% |
| 28 | New Hampshire |
3.0% |
| 29 | South Dakota |
3.0% |
| 30 | Arkansas |
2.9% |
| 31 | Arizona |
2.9% |
| 32 | Georgia |
2.9% |
| 33 | Massachusetts |
2.9% |
| 34 | North Dakota |
2.9% |
| 35 | Iowa |
2.9% |
| 36 | North Carolina |
2.8% |
| 37 | Nebraska |
2.8% |
| 38 | New Jersey |
2.8% |
| 39 | Florida |
2.8% |
| 40 | Delaware |
2.7% |
| 41 | Wyoming |
2.6% |
| 42 | Indiana |
2.6% |
| 43 | South Carolina |
2.5% |
| 44 | Virginia |
2.5% |
| 45 | Colorado |
2.5% |
| 46 | Maryland |
2.4% |
| 47 | Kansas |
2.4% |
| 48 | Nevada |
2.3% |
| 49 | Alabama |
2.2% |
| 50 | Wisconsin |
1.7% |
Source(s): 2000 U.S. Census, American Fact Finder
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