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Poverty rate in the United States 2016, by state

Poverty rate in the United States in 2016, by state

The data displays the poverty rate in the U.S. among all people in 2016, by state. In 2016, total 16.2% of the population in Alabama were living below the poverty line.

Mississippi	21.1
Louisiana	20.2
West Virginia	18
New Mexico	17.8
District of Columbia	16.3
Alabama	16.2
Arizona	16.1
Arkansas	16
Georgia	15.4
Kentucky	15.2
Tennessee	14.9
Oklahoma	14.6
South Dakota	14.5
South Carolina	14.1
California	13.9
Texas	13.8
Ohio	13.7
North Carolina	13.6
Florida	13
Missouri	13
Maine	12.7
Alaska	12.6
Illinois	12.1
New York	11.9
Indiana	11.8
Oregon	11.8
Montana	11.7
Delaware	11.6
Rhode Island	11.4
Virginia	11.4
Kansas	11.2
Michigan	11.1
Idaho	11.1
Pennsylvania	11.1
Washington	11
North Dakota	11.1
Wyoming	10.9
Wisconsin	10.7
Nevada	10.1
Iowa	9.8
Connecticut	9.8
Massachusetts	9.6
Vermont	9.6
Nebraska	9.6
New Jersey	9.4
Hawaii	9.3
Minnesota	8.7
Utah	8.6
Colorado	8.5
Maryland	7.1
New Hampshire	6.4

Poverty rate in the United States 2016, by state

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