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Maine
31.13%
Mississippi
30.87%
Iowa
30.78%
Louisiana
30.54%
Wisconsin
30.42%
West Virginia
29.03%
Arkansas
28.61%
Ohio
28.42%
Michigan
27.47%
Oregon
27.38%
North Dakota
26.98%
Indiana
26.92%
Kentucky
26.58%
Minnesota
26.43%
Oklahoma
26.25%
Alabama
25.59%
Illinois
25.16%
Pennsylvania
24.87%
Tennessee
24.34%
Idaho
24.3%
Vermont
24.25%
DC
24.24%
South Carolina
23.97%
Kansas
23.91%
Nebraska
23.71%
Missouri
23.62%
Utah
22.84%
Nevada
21.97%
North Carolina
21.42%
Florida
20.65%
Wyoming
20.59%
Rhode Island
20.47%
New York
20.38%
New Mexico
20.35%
Georgia
20.12%
Arizona
19.73%
California
19.6%
Texas
18.7%
South Dakota
18.66%
New Hampshire
18.54%
Delaware
17.63%
Massachusetts
17.58%
Washington
17.54%
Connecticut
17.52%
Virginia
16.82%
Colorado
16.79%
New Jersey
16.4%
Maryland
12.95%
Montana
11.73%
Alaska
11.12%
Hawaii
8.38%
Black Poverty Rate by State 2023
Here are the 10 states with the highest black poverty rates:
- Maine: 31.13%
- Mississippi: 30.87%
- Iowa: 30.78%
- Louisiana: 30.54%
- Wisconsin: 30.42%
- West Virginia: 29.03%
- Arkansas: 28.61%
- Ohio: 28.42%
- Michigan: 27.47%
- Oregon: 27.38%
State | Black Population | Black Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 17,014 | 31.13% |
| Mississippi | 1,077,668 | 30.87% |
| Iowa | 109,074 | 30.78% |
| Louisiana | 1,439,681 | 30.54% |
| Wisconsin | 348,083 | 30.42% |
| West Virginia | 56,554 | 29.03% |
| Arkansas | 435,859 | 28.61% |
| Ohio | 1,380,607 | 28.42% |
| Michigan | 1,310,122 | 27.47% |
| Oregon | 75,536 | 27.38% |
| North Dakota | 22,946 | 26.98% |
| Indiana | 603,768 | 26.92% |
| Kentucky | 341,810 | 26.58% |
| Minnesota | 346,607 | 26.43% |
| Oklahoma | 270,319 | 26.25% |
| Alabama | 1,255,231 | 25.59% |
| Illinois | 1,718,507 | 25.16% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,338,472 | 24.87% |
| Tennessee | 1,086,744 | 24.34% |
| Idaho | 10,699 | 24.3% |
| Vermont | 7,130 | 24.25% |
| District of Columbia | 307,255 | 24.24% |
| South Carolina | 1,298,877 | 23.97% |
| Kansas | 154,936 | 23.91% |
| Nebraska | 87,431 | 23.71% |
| Missouri | 665,403 | 23.62% |
| Utah | 36,453 | 22.84% |
| Nevada | 274,199 | 21.97% |
| North Carolina | 2,132,832 | 21.42% |
| Florida | 3,261,008 | 20.65% |
| Wyoming | 4,653 | 20.59% |
| Rhode Island | 65,392 | 20.47% |
| New York | 2,888,711 | 20.38% |
| New Mexico | 40,358 | 20.35% |
| Georgia | 3,203,076 | 20.12% |
| Arizona | 309,482 | 19.73% |
| California | 2,149,401 | 19.6% |
| Texas | 3,325,354 | 18.7% |
| South Dakota | 17,687 | 18.66% |
| New Hampshire | 18,880 | 18.54% |
| Delaware | 203,154 | 17.63% |
| Massachusetts | 491,182 | 17.58% |
| Washington | 279,672 | 17.54% |
| Connecticut | 365,535 | 17.52% |
| Virginia | 1,546,295 | 16.82% |
| Colorado | 224,108 | 16.79% |
| New Jersey | 1,143,711 | 16.4% |
| Maryland | 1,745,206 | 12.95% |
| Montana | 5,531 | 11.73% |
| Alaska | 22,437 | 11.12% |
| Hawaii | 24,187 | 8.38% |
| United States | 39,544,837 |
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