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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

Black Poverty Rate by State 2023

Here are the 10 states with the highest black poverty rates:

  1. Maine: 31.13%
  2. Mississippi: 30.87%
  3. Iowa: 30.78%
  4. Louisiana: 30.54%
  5. Wisconsin: 30.42%
  6. West Virginia: 29.03%
  7. Arkansas: 28.61%
  8. Ohio: 28.42%
  9. Michigan: 27.47%
  10. Oregon: 27.38%

Black Poverty Rate by State 2023

Black Poverty Rate by State 2023

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State
Black Population
Black Poverty Rate
Maine17,01431.13%
Mississippi1,077,66830.87%
Iowa109,07430.78%
Louisiana1,439,68130.54%
Wisconsin348,08330.42%
West Virginia56,55429.03%
Arkansas435,85928.61%
Ohio1,380,60728.42%
Michigan1,310,12227.47%
Oregon75,53627.38%
North Dakota22,94626.98%
Indiana603,76826.92%
Kentucky341,81026.58%
Minnesota346,60726.43%
Oklahoma270,31926.25%
Alabama1,255,23125.59%
Illinois1,718,50725.16%
Pennsylvania1,338,47224.87%
Tennessee1,086,74424.34%
Idaho10,69924.3%
Vermont7,13024.25%
District of Columbia307,25524.24%
South Carolina1,298,87723.97%
Kansas154,93623.91%
Nebraska87,43123.71%
Missouri665,40323.62%
Utah36,45322.84%
Nevada274,19921.97%
North Carolina2,132,83221.42%
Florida3,261,00820.65%
Wyoming4,65320.59%
Rhode Island65,39220.47%
New York2,888,71120.38%
New Mexico40,35820.35%
Georgia3,203,07620.12%
Arizona309,48219.73%
California2,149,40119.6%
Texas3,325,35418.7%
South Dakota17,68718.66%
New Hampshire18,88018.54%
Delaware203,15417.63%
Massachusetts491,18217.58%
Washington279,67217.54%
Connecticut365,53517.52%
Virginia1,546,29516.82%
Colorado224,10816.79%
New Jersey1,143,71116.4%
Maryland1,745,20612.95%
Montana5,53111.73%
Alaska22,43711.12%
Hawaii24,1878.38%
United States39,544,837
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Black Poverty Rate by State 2023

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