List of U.S. states by poverty rate

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Map of poverty rate in the United States in 2008.
Legend:

<6%

6%-7.5%

7.5%-9%

9%-10.5%

10.5%-12%

12%-13.5%

13.5%-15%

15%-16.5%

>16.5%

Map of estimated poverty rates in the United States by county, 2008. Legend:

<5%

<10%

<15%

<20%

<25%

<30%

<35%

<40%

>40%

This article is a list of the 50 United States of America (U.S.) states, including the District of Columbia, ordered by poverty rate. The data are from the United States Census Bureau.

[edit] States

Rank	State	Poverty Rate (by Household Income)	People in Poverty by Household Income (in thousands)
-	United States	12.6%	45,950
1	New Hampshire	5.6%	73
2	New Jersey	6.8%	592
3	Vermont	7.6%	47
4	Minnesota	8.1%	412
5	Hawaii	8.6%	110
6	Delaware	9.2%	78
7	Utah	9.2%	232
8	Virginia	9.2%	684
9	Connecticut	9.3%	326
10	Nebraska	9.5%	167
11	Maryland	9.7%	542
12	Idaho	9.9%	143
13	Alaska	10.0%	66
14	Massachusetts	10.1%	641
15	Washington	10.2%	636
16	Wisconsin	10.2%	553
17	Nevada	10.6%	260
18	Wyoming	10.6%	54
19	Florida	11.1%	2,250
20	North Dakota	11.2%	70
21	Pennsylvania	11.2%	1,372
22	Iowa	11.3%	327
23	Colorado	11.4%	530
24	Illinois	11.5%	1,441
25	Missouri	11.6%	659
26	South Dakota	11.8%	90
27	Michigan	12.0%	1,196
28	Oregon	12.0%	436
29	Rhode Island	12.1%	127
30	Ohio	12.3%	1,392
31	Kansas	12.5%	337
32	Indiana	12.6%	774
33	Maine	12.6%	166
34	North Carolina	13.1%	1,115
35	California	13.2%	4,716
36	Montana	13.8%	128
37	Georgia	14.4%	1,298
38	New York	14.5%	2,760
39	Kentucky	14.8%	599
40	Tennessee	15.0%	872
41	South Carolina	15.0%	626
42	Arizona	15.2%	917
43	West Virginia	15.4%	276
44	Oklahoma	15.6%	543
45	Arkansas	15.9%	509
46	Texas	16.2%	3,681
47	Alabama	16.7%	750
48	New Mexico	17.9%	347
49	Louisiana	18.3%	748
50	Mississippi	20.1%	571
51	District of Columbia	21.3%	115