Child Poverty Rate by State 2026

2024

	State	Child Poverty Rate 2024↓	Child Poverty 2024	Children 2024
	Mississippi	25.97%	175,348	675,130
	Louisiana	25.38%	271,141	1,068,190
	New Mexico	24.04%	109,179	454,112
	District of Columbia	22.77%	28,562	125,433
	West Virginia	21.49%	74,790	348,029
	Alabama	21.25%	236,808	1,114,180
	Arkansas	21.09%	146,214	693,335
	Kentucky	20.28%	203,892	1,005,400
	Oklahoma	20.06%	190,118	947,817
	South Carolina	19.42%	217,364	1,119,060
	Tennessee	18.81%	289,295	1,538,190
	Texas	18.66%	1,391,230	7,456,420
	New York	18.32%	730,485	3,987,060
	Georgia	18.26%	457,697	2,506,530
	Ohio	17.78%	454,817	2,557,740
	North Carolina	17.7%	406,744	2,298,000
	Michigan	17.64%	371,887	2,108,600
	Florida	16.52%	711,576	4,307,730
	Nevada	16.28%	111,080	682,345
	Arizona	16.21%	254,053	1,566,940
	Indiana	16%	250,359	1,564,790
	Missouri	15.79%	213,875	1,354,090
	Pennsylvania	15.6%	408,658	2,620,090
	Illinois	15.13%	413,342	2,731,940
	California	15.04%	1,278,440	8,501,970
	Delaware	15.03%	31,345	208,501
	South Dakota	14.35%	30,953	215,706
	Rhode Island	13.69%	27,964	204,304
	Oregon	13.22%	109,782	830,611
	Maine	13.11%	32,147	245,175
	Kansas	13.09%	90,352	690,053
	Connecticut	13%	93,926	722,445
	New Jersey	12.98%	261,439	2,013,800
	Iowa	12.85%	93,086	724,191
	Wisconsin	12.8%	159,246	1,244,410
	Montana	12.69%	29,250	230,448
	Idaho	12.39%	56,993	460,112
	Virginia	12.33%	229,811	1,864,430
	Alaska	12.17%	21,190	174,088
	Hawaii	12.05%	35,088	291,173
	Nebraska	11.99%	57,180	477,074
	Wyoming	11.74%	15,207	129,513
	Massachusetts	11.7%	157,297	1,344,240
	Washington	11.64%	191,099	1,641,310
	Maryland	11.52%	156,135	1,355,270
	North Dakota	11.14%	20,224	181,625
	Colorado	11.1%	134,982	1,215,890
	Vermont	10.81%	12,328	114,080
	Minnesota	10.32%	133,385	1,291,940
	Utah	8.76%	81,532	931,044
	New Hampshire	7.88%	19,691	249,863
	United States		11,678,586	72,384,417