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Black Poverty Rate by State 2022
Here are the 10 states with the highest black poverty rates:
- Maine (34.75%)
- Iowa (31.85%)
- Mississippi (31.64%)
- Louisiana (31.38%)
- Wisconsin (31.31%)
- Idaho (30.32%)
- Ohio (29.65%)
- Arkansas (29.32%)
- West Virginia (29.22%)
- Michigan (28.86%)
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| State | Black | Poverty Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Maine | 17,066 | 34.75% |
| Iowa | 108,368 | 31.85% |
| Mississippi | 1,080,999 | 31.64% |
| Louisiana | 1,441,178 | 31.38% |
| Wisconsin | 351,519 | 31.31% |
| Idaho | 11,168 | 30.32% |
| Ohio | 1,383,521 | 29.65% |
| Arkansas | 437,294 | 29.32% |
| West Virginia | 59,182 | 29.22% |
| Michigan | 1,323,010 | 28.86% |
| Minnesota | 344,015 | 28.57% |
| Kentucky | 338,665 | 27.84% |
| Oklahoma | 269,090 | 27.47% |
| Utah | 35,506 | 27.22% |
| Alabama | 1,251,793 | 27.01% |
| Indiana | 598,760 | 26.92% |
| Oregon | 75,043 | 26.29% |
| Illinois | 1,736,570 | 26.10% |
| Pennsylvania | 1,349,724 | 25.97% |
| Vermont | 7,557 | 25.95% |
| North Dakota | 20,941 | 25.69% |
| Nebraska | 87,770 | 24.98% |
| Missouri | 668,380 | 24.75% |
| Tennessee | 1,081,832 | 24.66% |
| Kansas | 159,562 | 24.64% |
| South Carolina | 1,294,899 | 24.54% |
| New Mexico | 41,043 | 24.23% |
| Nevada | 262,137 | 23.03% |
| South Dakota | 16,344 | 22.86% |
| North Carolina | 2,116,769 | 22.49% |
| Rhode Island | 68,128 | 22.04% |
| Florida | 3,238,898 | 22.02% |
| Georgia | 3,172,360 | 21.50% |
| New York | 2,951,917 | 21.06% |
| California | 2,175,391 | 20.53% |
| Washington | 271,285 | 20.42% |
| Arizona | 302,474 | 20.34% |
| New Hampshire | 19,373 | 19.82% |
| Texas | 3,287,349 | 19.33% |
| Massachusetts | 500,265 | 18.71% |
| Delaware | 202,643 | 18.64% |
| Connecticut | 366,651 | 17.91% |
| Colorado | 222,764 | 17.71% |
| Virginia | 1,548,219 | 17.60% |
| New Jersey | 1,148,640 | 17.32% |
| Montana | 4,826 | 16.27% |
| Wyoming | 5,123 | 15.34% |
| Alaska | 22,598 | 14.18% |
| Maryland | 1,744,131 | 13.31% |
| Hawaii | 23,477 | 9.40% |