List of U.S. Poverty Rates By State (2012)
| State Name | State Code | Medium Income | Poverty Rate (All Ages) | Poverty Rate (Under 18) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | AL | 41,610 | 19.0 | 27.6 |
| Alaska | AK | 66,503 | 10.8 | 15.3 |
| Arizona | AZ | 47,796 | 18.7 | 27.0 |
| Arkansas | AR | 40,151 | 19.6 | 28.1 |
| California | CA | 58,322 | 17.0 | 23.8 |
| Colorado | CO | 56,880 | 13.6 | 18.1 |
| Connecticut | CT | 67,275 | 10.6 | 14.6 |
| Delaware | DE | 58,326 | 12.7 | 19.1 |
| Florida | FL | 45,006 | 17.2 | 25.6 |
| Georgia | GA | 47,125 | 19.2 | 27.3 |
| Hawaii | HI | 66,086 | 11.8 | 17.2 |
| Idaho | ID | 45,296 | 16.0 | 21.3 |
| Illinois | IL | 55,126 | 14.7 | 20.6 |
| Indiana | IN | 46,954 | 15.5 | 22.1 |
| Iowa | IA | 50,997 | 12.7 | 16.1 |
| Kansas | KS | 50,140 | 14.0 | 19.0 |
| Kentucky | KY | 41,717 | 19.3 | 26.5 |
| Louisiana | LA | 42,998 | 20.1 | 28.6 |
| Maine | ME | 46,856 | 14.4 | 19.8 |
| Maryland | MD | 71,169 | 10.4 | 14.1 |
| Massachusetts | MA | 65,378 | 11.9 | 15.4 |
| Michigan | MI | 46,793 | 17.4 | 24.7 |
| Minnesota | MN | 58,828 | 11.4 | 14.6 |
| Mississippi | MS | 37,179 | 23.8 | 33.9 |
| Missouri | MO | 45,320 | 16.2 | 22.6 |
| Montana | MT | 45,030 | 15.6 | 21.1 |
| Nebraska | NE | 50,766 | 12.8 | 17.4 |
| Nevada | NV | 49,909 | 16.2 | 23.4 |
| New Hampshire | NH | 63,157 | 9.7 | 13.6 |
| New Jersey | NJ | 69,705 | 10.7 | 15.4 |
| New Mexico | NM | 42,828 | 20.6 | 28.9 |
| New York | NY | 56,357 | 15.9 | 23.0 |
| North Carolina | NC | 45,195 | 18.0 | 25.8 |
| North Dakota | ND | 54,579 | 11.2 | 13.7 |
| Ohio | OH | 46,873 | 16.2 | 23.6 |
| Oklahoma | OK | 44,336 | 17.2 | 24.1 |
| Oregon | OR | 49,090 | 17.0 | 22.7 |
| Pennsylvania | PA | 51,225 | 13.7 | 19.6 |
| Rhode Island | RI | 54,002 | 14.2 | 20.8 |
| South Carolina | SC | 43,290 | 18.3 | 26.8 |
| South Dakota | SD | 48,439 | 13.6 | 18.5 |
| Tennessee | TN | 42,743 | 18.0 | 26.1 |
| Texas | TX | 50,747 | 17.9 | 25.8 |
| Utah | UT | 57,067 | 13.0 | 15.5 |
| Vermont | VT | 52,700 | 11.9 | 15.7 |
| Virginia | VA | 61,782 | 11.8 | 15.5 |
| Washington | WA | 57,574 | 13.6 | 18.5 |
| Washington D.C. | DC | 65,231 | 18.8 | 29.3 |
| West Virginia | WV | 40,188 | 18.0 | 25.1 |
| Wisconsin | WI | 51,063 | 13.2 | 18.3 |
| Wyoming | WY | 55,104 | 11.9 | 15.4 |