Economy#20 of 102 · Added July 22, 2026
Poverty
Share of residents below the federal poverty line
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (ACSBR-026), 2024 ↗nhmaps.com/47
At 7.2 percent, the lowest poverty rate in the country. Louisiana runs 18.7 and Mississippi 17.8 without an income tax to blame it on.
Official poverty rate (percent of population)
Map: U.S. Census Bureau — ACSBR-026 (Poverty, 2024) ↗Data: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 1-year (ACSBR-026), 2024 ↗Found via @GregMooreNH ↗
View the data (50 states)
| # | State | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 7.2% |
| 2 | Utah | 8.3% |
| 3 | Vermont | 9.0% |
| 4 | Maryland | 9.1% |
| 5 | New Jersey | 9.2% |
| 6 | Minnesota | 9.3% |
| 7 | Colorado | 9.6% |
| 7 | Delaware | 9.6% |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 9.7% |
| 9 | Virginia | 9.7% |
| 11 | Washington | 9.9% |
| 12 | Hawaii | 10.0% |
| 13 | Wyoming | 10.1% |
| 14 | Alaska | 10.2% |
| 14 | Connecticut | 10.2% |
| 14 | Montana | 10.2% |
| 17 | Wisconsin | 10.3% |
| 18 | South Dakota | 10.4% |
| 19 | Idaho | 10.5% |
| 20 | Maine | 10.6% |
| 21 | Kansas | 10.9% |
| 21 | Nebraska | 10.9% |
| 23 | North Dakota | 11.1% |
| 24 | Iowa | 11.3% |
| 25 | Illinois | 11.6% |
| 25 | Nevada | 11.6% |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | 11.6% |
| 28 | Arizona | 11.7% |
| 29 | California | 11.8% |
| 29 | Oregon | 11.8% |
| 31 | Florida | 12.0% |
| 32 | Indiana | 12.2% |
| 32 | Rhode Island | 12.2% |
| 34 | Missouri | 12.3% |
| 35 | North Carolina | 12.5% |
| 36 | Georgia | 12.6% |
| 37 | Ohio | 12.7% |
| 38 | South Carolina | 13.3% |
| 39 | Michigan | 13.4% |
| 39 | Texas | 13.4% |
| 41 | Tennessee | 13.5% |
| 42 | New York | 14.0% |
| 43 | Oklahoma | 14.9% |
| 44 | Alabama | 15.2% |
| 45 | Arkansas | 15.5% |
| 46 | Kentucky | 15.6% |
| 47 | New Mexico | 16.4% |
| 48 | West Virginia | 16.7% |
| 49 | Mississippi | 17.8% |
| 50 | Louisiana | 18.7% |