# Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties. ## Key facts - Child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) in the United States was 15.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. - District of Columbia had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 51 states in 2024, at 25%, and New Hampshire the lowest, at 7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau. - Published for 3,195 places, with figures from 2006 to 2024. - Figures last updated on 2026-10-12. - Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate` - Unit: % - Note: A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate. - Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/child-poverty-rate-under-18 - API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/child_poverty_rate ## Latest figures | Place | Period | % | Source | |---|---|---:|---| | United States | 2024 | 15.5 | U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12. | ## Rankings - [US states](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-states.md) (51 places) - [US counties](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-counties.md) (3143 places) - [Counties in Texas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/texas-counties.md) (254 places) - [Counties in Georgia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/georgia-counties.md) (159 places) - [Counties in Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/virginia-counties.md) (133 places) - [Counties in Kentucky](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kentucky-counties.md) (120 places) - [Counties in Missouri](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/missouri-counties.md) (115 places) - [Counties in Kansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/kansas-counties.md) (105 places) - [Counties in Illinois](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/illinois-counties.md) (102 places) - [Counties in North Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/north-carolina-counties.md) (100 places) - [Counties in Iowa](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/iowa-counties.md) (99 places) - [Counties in Tennessee](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/tennessee-counties.md) (95 places) - [Counties in Nebraska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nebraska-counties.md) (93 places) - [Counties in Indiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/indiana-counties.md) (92 places) - [Counties in Ohio](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/ohio-counties.md) (88 places) - [Counties in Minnesota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/minnesota-counties.md) (87 places) - [Counties in Michigan](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/michigan-counties.md) (83 places) - [Counties in Mississippi](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/mississippi-counties.md) (82 places) - [Counties in Oklahoma](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oklahoma-counties.md) (77 places) - [Counties in Arkansas](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arkansas-counties.md) (75 places) - [Counties in Wisconsin](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/wisconsin-counties.md) (72 places) - [Counties in Alabama](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alabama-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Florida](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/florida-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in Pennsylvania](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/pennsylvania-counties.md) (67 places) - [Counties in South Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-dakota-counties.md) (66 places) - [Counties in Colorado](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/colorado-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in Louisiana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/louisiana-counties.md) (64 places) - [Counties in New York](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-york-counties.md) (62 places) - [Counties in California](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/california-counties.md) (58 places) - [Counties in Montana](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/montana-counties.md) (56 places) - [Counties in West Virginia](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/west-virginia-counties.md) (55 places) - [Counties in North Dakota](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/north-dakota-counties.md) (53 places) - [Counties in South Carolina](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/south-carolina-counties.md) (46 places) - [Counties in Idaho](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/idaho-counties.md) (44 places) - [Counties in Washington](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/washington-counties.md) (39 places) - [Counties in Oregon](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/oregon-counties.md) (36 places) - [Counties in New Mexico](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-mexico-counties.md) (33 places) - [Counties in Alaska](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/alaska-counties.md) (30 places) - [Counties in Utah](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/utah-counties.md) (29 places) - [Counties in Maryland](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maryland-counties.md) (24 places) - [Counties in Wyoming](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/wyoming-counties.md) (23 places) - [Counties in New Jersey](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-jersey-counties.md) (21 places) - [Counties in Nevada](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/nevada-counties.md) (17 places) - [Counties in Maine](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/maine-counties.md) (16 places) - [Counties in Arizona](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/arizona-counties.md) (15 places) - [Counties in Massachusetts](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/massachusetts-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in Vermont](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/vermont-counties.md) (14 places) - [Counties in New Hampshire](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-hampshire-counties.md) (10 places) - [Counties in Connecticut](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/connecticut-counties.md) (9 places) - [Counties in Rhode Island](https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/rhode-island-counties.md) (5 places)