Black Poverty Rate by State 2025

	State	Black Poverty Rate↓	Black Population
	Wyoming	37.02%	4,611
	Mississippi	29.85%	1,045,980
	Louisiana	29.81%	1,379,950
	Arkansas	28.77%	429,999
	Iowa	28.72%	114,705
	Wisconsin	27.43%	344,448
	West Virginia	27.25%	49,187
	Ohio	26.93%	1,390,020
	Oregon	26.51%	78,015
	Michigan	26.14%	1,299,350
	Oklahoma	26.05%	263,269
	Maine	25.24%	21,545
	Kentucky	25.12%	337,440
	Alabama	25.1%	1,266,240
	Illinois	24.53%	1,679,660
	Indiana	24.42%	604,142
	Pennsylvania	24.22%	1,318,090
	Nebraska	24.15%	89,447
	District of Columbia	23.68%	282,170
	Minnesota	23.37%	375,076
	South Carolina	23.31%	1,274,960
	Missouri	22.98%	654,630
	New Mexico	22.37%	41,880
	Vermont	22.12%	7,269
	Tennessee	22.12%	1,071,150
	Kansas	22.09%	147,301
	South Dakota	21.18%	19,114
	New York	20.63%	2,829,410
	Nevada	20.59%	287,825
	Utah	20.49%	36,236
	North Dakota	20.38%	24,258
	North Carolina	20.33%	2,100,080
	Florida	19.48%	3,245,430
	California	19.14%	2,082,190
	Georgia	18.99%	3,290,080
	Texas	18.91%	3,490,280
	Idaho	18.05%	12,982
	Rhode Island	18%	60,304
	Arizona	17.62%	320,866
	Colorado	17.44%	222,096
	Massachusetts	17.13%	468,967
	Connecticut	17.07%	370,787
	Washington	16.7%	295,646
	Virginia	16.37%	1,552,480
	New Jersey	16.3%	1,159,990
	Alaska	15.9%	21,023
	Delaware	15.74%	212,411
	Montana	14.75%	5,486
	Maryland	13.04%	1,773,430
	New Hampshire	11.21%	19,352
	Hawaii	10.33%	25,297
	United States	0%	39,496,554