| Poverty Rates by State (2005-2007) |
| |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| United States |
13.3 |
13.3 |
13 |
| Alabama |
17 |
16.6 |
16.9 |
| Alaska |
11.2 |
10.9 |
8.9 |
| Arizona |
14.2 |
14.2 |
14.2 |
| Arkansas |
17.2 |
17.3 |
17.9 |
| California |
13.3 |
13.1 |
12.4 |
| Colorado |
11.1 |
12 |
12 |
| Connecticut |
8.3 |
8.3 |
7.9 |
| Delaware |
10.4 |
11.1 |
10.5 |
| District of Columbia |
19 |
19.6 |
16.4 |
| Florida |
12.8 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
| Georgia |
14.4 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
| Hawaii |
9.8 |
9.3 |
8 |
| Idaho |
13.9 |
12.6 |
12.1 |
| Illinois |
12 |
12.3 |
11.9 |
| Indiana |
12.2 |
12.7 |
12.3 |
| Iowa |
10.9 |
11 |
11 |
| Kansas |
11.7 |
12.4 |
11.2 |
| Kentucky |
16.8 |
17 |
17.3 |
| Louisiana |
19.8 |
19 |
18.6 |
| Maine |
12.6 |
12.9 |
12 |
| Maryland |
8.2 |
7.8 |
8.3 |
| Massachusetts |
10.3 |
9.9 |
9.9 |
| Michigan |
13.2 |
13.5 |
14 |
| Minnesota |
9.2 |
9.8 |
9.5 |
| Mississippi |
21.3 |
21.1 |
20.6 |
| Missouri |
13.3 |
13.6 |
13 |
| Montana |
14.4 |
13.6 |
14.1 |
| Nebraska |
10.9 |
11.5 |
11.2 |
| Nevada |
11.1 |
10.3 |
10.7 |
| New Hampshire |
7.5 |
8 |
7.1 |
| New Jersey |
8.7 |
8.7 |
8.6 |
| New Mexico |
18.5 |
18.5 |
18.1 |
| New York |
13.8 |
14.2 |
13.7 |
| North Carolina |
15.1 |
14.7 |
14.3 |
| North Dakota |
11.2 |
11.4 |
12.1 |
| Ohio |
13 |
13.3 |
13.1 |
| Oklahoma |
16.5 |
17 |
15.9 |
| Oregon |
14.1 |
13.3 |
12.9 |
| Pennsylvania |
11.9 |
12.1 |
11.6 |
| Rhode Island |
12.3 |
11.1 |
12 |
| South Carolina |
15.6 |
15.7 |
15 |
| South Dakota |
13.6 |
13.6 |
13.1 |
| Tennessee |
15.5 |
16.2 |
15.9 |
| Texas |
17.6 |
16.9 |
16.3 |
| Utah |
10.2 |
10.6 |
9.7 |
| Vermont |
11.5 |
10.3 |
10.1 |
| Virginia |
10 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
| Washington |
11.9 |
11.8 |
11.4 |
| West Virginia |
18 |
17.3 |
16.9 |
| Wisconsin |
10.2 |
11 |
10.8 |
| Wyoming |
9.5 |
9.4 |
8.7 |
| Puerto Rico |
44.9 |
45.4 |
45.5 |
| *see website
for margin of error data |
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