U.S. Poverty Rates By State (2008)

List of U.S. Poverty Rates By State (2008)

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State Name State Code Medium Income Poverty Rate (All Ages) Poverty Rate (Under 18)
Alabama AL 42,586 15.9 22.1
Alaska AK 67,332 9.2 12.4
Arizona AZ 51,009 14.7 20.7
Arkansas AR 38,820 17.3 24.7
California CA 61,017 13.3 18.5
Colorado CO 57,184 11.2 14.4
Connecticut CT 68,294 9.1 11.8
Delaware DE 58,380 10.3 14.3
Florida FL 47,802 13.3 18.4
Georgia GA 50,834 14.7 20.2
Hawaii HI 66,701 9.3 10.9
Idaho ID 47,561 12.5 15.8
Illinois IL 56,230 12.2 16.9
Indiana IN 48,010 12.9 17.9
Iowa IA 49,007 11.4 14.2
Kansas KS 50,174 11.3 14.6
Kentucky KY 41,489 17.3 23.4
Louisiana LA 43,635 17.6 25.1
Maine ME 46,419 12.6 16.5
Maryland MD 70,482 8.2 10.4
Massachusetts MA 65,304 10.1 12.3
Michigan MI 48,606 14.4 19.3
Minnesota MN 57,318 9.6 11.4
Mississippi MS 37,818 20.8 29.5
Missouri MO 46,847 13.5 18.9
Montana MT 43,948 14.1 19.2
Nebraska NE 49,731 10.8 13.7
Nevada NV 56,432 11.2 15.0
New Hampshire NH 63,235 7.8 9.4
New Jersey NJ 70,347 8.7 12.3
New Mexico NM 43,719 17.0 24.1
New York NY 55,980 13.7 19.3
North Carolina NC 46,574 14.6 19.9
North Dakota ND 45,996 11.5 14.2
Ohio OH 48,011 13.3 18.5
Oklahoma OK 42,836 15.7 22.0
Oregon OR 50,165 13.5 17.8
Pennsylvania PA 50,702 12.1 16.6
Rhode Island RI 54,562 12.1 16.5
South Carolina SC 44,695 15.7 21.7
South Dakota SD 46,244 12.7 17.6
Tennessee TN 43,610 15.5 21.8
Texas TX 50,049 15.8 22.5
Utah UT 56,820 9.7 10.9
Vermont VT 52,111 10.4 12.8
Virginia VA 61,210 10.2 13.6
Washington WA 58,081 11.3 14.3
Washington D.C. DC 58,553 16.9 25.8
West Virginia WV 37,528 17.4 23.9
Wisconsin WI 52,103 10.5 13.6
Wyoming WY 54,735 9.5 11.9

Notes

  • Last updated on June 23, 2015
  • U.S. Poverty Rates By State (2008) data as of June 23, 2015 courtesy of U.S. Census.