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🏚️ US States by Poverty Rate

Share of residents living below the federal poverty line.

📅 2023📏 % of residents51 entries🇺🇸 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (% of residents); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
Louisiana
18.9%
2
Mississippi
18.0%
3
New Mexico
17.8%
4
West Virginia
16.7%
5
Kentucky
16.4%
6
Oklahoma
15.9%
7
Arkansas
15.7%
8
Alabama
15.6%
9
New York
14.2%
10
District of Columbia
14.0%
11
Tennessee
14.0%
12
South Carolina
13.9%
13
Texas
13.7%
14
Georgia
13.6%
15
Michigan
13.5%
16
Ohio
13.3%
17
North Carolina
12.8%
18
Arizona
12.4%
19
Florida
12.3%
20
Indiana
12.3%
21
Oregon
12.2%
22
California
12.0%
23
Missouri
12.0%
24
Nevada
12.0%
25
Pennsylvania
12.0%
26
South Dakota
11.8%
27
Montana
11.7%
28
Illinois
11.6%
29
Iowa
11.3%
30
Wyoming
11.3%
31
Kansas
11.2%
32
Rhode Island
10.8%
33
Wisconsin
10.7%
34
Delaware
10.5%
35
Nebraska
10.5%
36
Alaska
10.4%
37
Maine
10.4%
38
Massachusetts
10.4%
39
Connecticut
10.3%
40
Washington
10.3%
41
Virginia
10.2%
42
Hawaii
10.1%
43
Idaho
10.1%
44
North Dakota
9.8%
45
New Jersey
9.7%
46
Vermont
9.7%
47
Maryland
9.5%
48
Colorado
9.3%
49
Minnesota
9.3%
50
Utah
9.0%
51
New Hampshire
7.2%

Highlights

Within United States, Louisiana ranks first in 2023 with 18.9%, followed by Mississippi (18.0%) and New Mexico (17.8%).

Across 51 entries, values run from 18.9% (Louisiana) to 7.2% (New Hampshire), with a median of 11.8%.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2023) (via Wikipedia), 2023. Unit: % of residents.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (2023) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited agency · fetched Oct 13, 2026