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Percent of People in Poverty, by State,
2002–2010
The following table shows the poverty rate in the United States as a
whole and by state for each year from 2005 to 2010. In addition, the table
includes two- and three-year averages for 2002–2004.
| State |
3-year
average
2002–2004 |
2-year
average
2002–2003 |
2-year
average
2003–2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
|
United States
|
12.4%
|
12.3%
|
12.6%
|
13.3%
|
13.3%
|
13.0%
|
13.2%
|
14.3% |
15.1% |
|
Alabama
|
15.5 |
14.7 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
15.7 |
16.6 |
17.3 |
|
Alaska
|
9.2 |
9.2 |
9.4 |
10.8 |
10.9 |
8.9 |
8.4 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
|
Arizona
|
13.8 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
14.4 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.7 |
21.2 |
18.6 |
|
Arkansas
|
17.6 |
18.8 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.9 |
17.3 |
18.9 |
15.5 |
|
California
|
13.2 |
13.1 |
13.2 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
12.4 |
13.3 |
15.3 |
16.3 |
|
Colorado
|
9.8 |
9.7 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
11.4 |
12.3 |
12.2 |
|
Connecticut
|
8.8 |
8.2 |
9.1 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
9.3 |
8.4 |
8.3 |
|
Delaware
|
8.5 |
8.2 |
8.2 |
10.3 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
10.0 |
12.3 |
12.1 |
|
District of Columbia
|
16.8 |
16.9 |
16.7 |
18.3 |
19.6 |
16.4 |
17.2 |
17.9 |
19.9 |
|
Florida
|
12.3 |
12.6 |
12.2 |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
13.2 |
14.6 |
16.0 |
|
Georgia
|
12.0 |
11.5 |
12.5 |
14.5 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
14.7 |
18.4 |
18.7 |
|
Hawaii
|
9.7 |
10.3 |
8.9 |
9.9 |
9.3 |
8.0 |
9.1 |
12.5 |
12.1 |
|
Idaho
|
10.5 |
10.8 |
10.0 |
13.4 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
12.6 |
13.7 |
14 |
|
Illinois
|
12.5 |
12.7 |
12.4 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
11.9 |
12.2 |
13.2 |
14.1 |
|
Indiana
|
10.2 |
9.5 |
10.8 |
12.2 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
16.1 |
16.3 |
|
Iowa
|
9.7 |
9.1 |
9.9 |
10.8 |
11.0 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
10.7 |
10.3 |
|
Kansas
|
10.7 |
10.4 |
11.1 |
11.7 |
12.4 |
11.2 |
11.3 |
13.7 |
14.3 |
|
Kentucky
|
15.4 |
14.3 |
16.0 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
17.3 |
17.3 |
17.0 |
17.7 |
|
Louisiana
|
17.0 |
17.2 |
16.8 |
20.2 |
19.0 |
18.6 |
17.3 |
14.3 |
21.6 |
|
Maine
|
12.2 |
12.5 |
11.6 |
12.3 |
12.9 |
12.0 |
12.3 |
11.4 |
12.5 |
|
Maryland
|
8.6 |
8.0 |
9.2 |
8.3 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
8.1 |
9.6 |
10.8 |
|
Massachusetts
|
9.8 |
10.1 |
9.7 |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
10.0 |
10.8 |
10.6 |
|
Michigan
|
12.1 |
11.5 |
12.3 |
13.1 |
13.5 |
14.0 |
14.4 |
14.0 |
15.5 |
|
Minnesota
|
7.0 |
6.9 |
7.2 |
9.2 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
9.6 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
|
Mississippi
|
17.7 |
17.2 |
17.3 |
21.0 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
21.2 |
23.1 |
22.7 |
|
Missouri
|
10.9 |
10.3 |
11.5 |
13.6 |
13.6 |
13.0 |
13.4 |
15.5 |
14.8 |
|
Montana
|
14.3 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
14.6 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
14.8 |
13.5 |
14.0 |
|
Nebraska
|
9.9 |
10.2 |
9.6 |
11.0 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
10.8 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
|
Nevada
|
10.2 |
9.9 |
10.9 |
11.1 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
16.4 |
|
New Hampshire
|
5.7 |
5.8 |
5.6 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
7.1 |
7.6 |
7.8 |
6.6 |
|
New Jersey
|
8.2 |
8.3 |
8.3 |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
8.7 |
9.3 |
10.7 |
|
New Mexico
|
17.5 |
18.0 |
17.3 |
18.4 |
18.5 |
18.1 |
17.1 |
19.3 |
18.6 |
|
New York
|
14.4 |
14.2 |
14.6 |
13.9 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
13.6 |
15.8 |
16.0 |
|
North Carolina
|
14.8 |
15.0 |
15.1 |
14.9 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
14.6 |
16.9 |
17.4 |
|
North Dakota
|
10.3 |
10.6 |
9.7 |
11.6 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
12.0 |
10.9 |
12.2 |
|
Ohio
|
10.8 |
10.3 |
11.3 |
13.0 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
13.4 |
13.3 |
15.3 |
|
Oklahoma
|
12.6 |
13.5 |
11.8 |
16.4 |
17.0 |
15.9 |
15.9 |
12.9 |
16.3 |
|
Oregon
|
11.7 |
11.7 |
12.1 |
14.1 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
13.6 |
13.4 |
14.2 |
|
Pennsylvania
|
10.4 |
10.0 |
10.9 |
11.9 |
12.1 |
11.6 |
12.1 |
11.1 |
12.2 |
|
Rhode Island
|
11.3 |
11.3 |
11.5 |
11.9 |
11.1 |
12.0 |
11.7 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
|
South Carolina
|
14.0 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
15.6 |
15.7 |
15.0 |
15.7 |
13.7 |
17.0 |
|
South Dakota
|
12.5 |
12.1 |
13.0 |
13.6 |
13.6 |
13.1 |
12.5 |
14.1 |
13.2 |
|
Tennessee
|
14.9 |
14.4 |
15.0 |
15.6 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
15.5 |
16.5 |
16.7 |
|
Texas
|
16.4 |
16.3 |
16.7 |
17.5 |
16.9 |
16.3 |
15.8 |
17.3 |
18.4 |
|
Utah
|
9.6 |
9.5 |
9.5 |
10.5 |
10.6 |
9.7 |
9.6 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
|
Vermont
|
8.8 |
9.2 |
8.2 |
10.4 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
10.6 |
9.4 |
10.8 |
|
Virginia
|
9.8 |
10.0 |
9.7 |
10.0 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
|
Washington
|
11.7 |
11.8 |
12.0 |
12.0 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
11.7 |
11.5 |
|
West Virginia
|
16.1 |
17.1 |
15.8 |
18.0 |
17.3 |
16.9 |
17.0 |
15.8 |
16.9 |
|
Wisconsin
|
10.2 |
9.2 |
11.0 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
10.4 |
10.8 |
9.9 |
|
Wyoming
|
9.6 |
9.4 |
9.9 |
10.6 |
9.4 |
8.7 |
9.4 |
9.2 |
9.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2007 and 2008; Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements, 2011. Web:
www.census.gov .
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