# US states by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/us-states
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/us-states.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Louisiana | 18.6 |
| 2 | Mississippi | 17.8 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | 16.4 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 16.2 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 15.8 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 15.4 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 15.3 |
| 8 | Alabama | 15.2 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 14.8 |
| 10 | New York | 14 |
| 11 | Michigan | 13.4 |
| 11 | Texas | 13.4 |
| 13 | South Carolina | 13.3 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 13.3 |
| 15 | Georgia | 12.8 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 12.6 |
| 16 | Ohio | 12.6 |
| 18 | Missouri | 12.2 |
| 19 | Florida | 12.1 |
| 19 | Indiana | 12.1 |
| 21 | Rhode Island | 12 |
| 22 | Arizona | 11.9 |
| 23 | California | 11.8 |
| 23 | Nevada | 11.8 |
| 25 | Oregon | 11.7 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | 11.6 |
| 27 | Illinois | 11.5 |
| 28 | Iowa | 11.2 |
| 29 | Kansas | 10.9 |
| 30 | North Dakota | 10.8 |
| 31 | Maine | 10.6 |
| 31 | Nebraska | 10.6 |
| 33 | South Dakota | 10.5 |
| 34 | Idaho | 10.4 |
| 34 | Montana | 10.4 |
| 36 | Alaska | 10.3 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | 10.3 |
| 38 | Connecticut | 10.1 |
| 38 | Delaware | 10.1 |
| 40 | Hawaii | 10 |
| 40 | Washington | 10 |
| 40 | Wyoming | 10 |
| 43 | Massachusetts | 9.8 |
| 43 | Virginia | 9.8 |
| 45 | Colorado | 9.6 |
| 46 | Minnesota | 9.3 |
| 46 | Vermont | 9.3 |
| 48 | Maryland | 9.2 |
| 48 | New Jersey | 9.2 |
| 50 | Utah | 8.4 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | 7.3 |