| Poverty Rates by State (2009-2011) |
| |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
| United States |
14.3 |
15.3 |
15.9 |
| Alabama |
17.5 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
| Alaska |
9.1 |
11.0 |
10.8 |
| Arizona |
16.5 |
17.6 |
19.0 |
| Arkansas |
18.5 |
18.7 |
19.3 |
| California |
14.2 |
15.8 |
16.6 |
| Colorado |
12.6 |
13.2 |
13.4 |
| Connecticut |
9.3 |
10.1 |
10.8 |
| Delaware |
11.2 |
11.9 |
12.6 |
| District of Columbia |
17.6 |
18.8 |
19.1 |
| Florida |
15.0 |
16.5 |
17.0 |
| Georgia |
16.6 |
18 |
19.2 |
| Hawaii |
10.4 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
| Idaho |
14.4 |
15.8 |
16.5 |
| Illinois |
13.3 |
13.8 |
14.9 |
| Indiana |
14.4 |
15.3 |
15.8 |
| Iowa |
11.8 |
12.5 |
12.7 |
| Kansas |
13.2 |
13.5 |
13.8 |
| Kentucky |
18.4 |
18.9 |
19.1 |
| Louisiana |
17.6 |
18.8 |
20.5 |
| Maine |
12.6 |
13.1 |
14.2 |
| Maryland |
9.2 |
9.9 |
10.2 |
| Massachusetts |
10.3 |
11.4 |
11.6 |
| Michigan |
16.1 |
16.7 |
17.5 |
| Minnesota |
10.9 |
11.5 |
11.8 |
| Mississippi |
21.8 |
22.4 |
22.8 |
| Missouri |
14.6 |
15.3 |
15.8 |
| Montana |
15 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
| Nebraska |
12.2 |
12.6 |
12.9 |
| Nevada |
12.4 |
14.8 |
15.8 |
| New Hampshire |
8.6 |
8.6 |
9.0 |
| New Jersey |
9.4 |
10.2 |
10.4 |
| New Mexico |
18.2 |
19.8 |
20.9 |
| New York |
14.2 |
15 |
16.1 |
| North Carolina |
16.2 |
17.4 |
17.8 |
| North Dakota |
11.7 |
12.5 |
12.0 |
| Ohio |
15.1 |
15.8 |
16.3 |
| Oklahoma |
16.1 |
16.8 |
17.3 |
| Oregon |
14.3 |
15.8 |
17.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
12.5 |
13.4 |
13.7 |
| Rhode Island |
12.0 |
14.1 |
14.7 |
| South Carolina |
17.1 |
18.1 |
18.8 |
| South Dakota |
14.2 |
14.6 |
14.1 |
| Tennessee |
17.2 |
17.8 |
18.4 |
| Texas |
17.1 |
17.9 |
18.5 |
| Utah |
11.7 |
13.3 |
13.6 |
| Vermont |
11.5 |
12.4 |
11.9 |
| Virginia |
10.6 |
11.1 |
11.6 |
| Washington |
12.3 |
13.5 |
13.9 |
| West Virginia |
17.8 |
18.2 |
18.7 |
| Wisconsin |
12.4 |
13.2 |
13.1 |
| Wyoming |
10.2 |
11.4 |
11.3 |
| *see website
for margin of error data |
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