# US states by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 51 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/us-states

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 25 |
| 1 | Louisiana | 25 |
| 1 | Mississippi | 25 |
| 4 | New Mexico | 20.5 |
| 5 | Alabama | 20.4 |
| 6 | West Virginia | 20.1 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 19.6 |
| 8 | Kentucky | 18.9 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 18.7 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 18.4 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 18.1 |
| 12 | New York | 17.9 |
| 12 | Texas | 17.9 |
| 14 | Michigan | 17.7 |
| 15 | Georgia | 16.9 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 16.6 |
| 17 | Ohio | 16.4 |
| 18 | Indiana | 15.8 |
| 19 | Florida | 15.7 |
| 20 | Nevada | 15.5 |
| 20 | Rhode Island | 15.5 |
| 22 | Missouri | 15.3 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | 15.3 |
| 24 | Arizona | 15.2 |
| 25 | California | 14.6 |
| 26 | Delaware | 14.2 |
| 27 | Illinois | 14.1 |
| 28 | Iowa | 13.1 |
| 29 | Connecticut | 13 |
| 29 | Oregon | 13 |
| 31 | Alaska | 12.9 |
| 32 | Kansas | 12.8 |
| 33 | Maine | 12.3 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | 12.2 |
| 35 | South Dakota | 11.9 |
| 36 | New Jersey | 11.8 |
| 36 | Virginia | 11.8 |
| 38 | Montana | 11.7 |
| 38 | North Dakota | 11.7 |
| 40 | Nebraska | 11.6 |
| 41 | Washington | 11.5 |
| 42 | Hawaii | 11.4 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | 11.4 |
| 44 | Colorado | 11.2 |
| 44 | Maryland | 11.2 |
| 46 | Idaho | 10.9 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 10.2 |
| 48 | Vermont | 9.7 |
| 49 | Minnesota | 9.6 |
| 50 | Utah | 8.6 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | 7 |