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Mississippi
11.01%
Louisiana
10.53%
New Mexico
9.77%
West Virginia
9.43%
Kentucky
8.88%
DC
8.61%
Arkansas
8.6%
Alabama
8.57%
Oklahoma
7.95%
South Carolina
7.69%
Tennessee
7.56%
Georgia
7.46%
New York
7.44%
North Carolina
7.37%
Michigan
7.34%
Ohio
7.32%
Texas
7.24%
Arizona
7.16%
Missouri
6.94%
California
6.83%
Indiana
6.79%
Florida
6.77%
Illinois
6.68%
Oregon
6.52%
Nevada
6.47%
South Dakota
6.44%
Pennsylvania
6.4%
Kansas
6.18%
Montana
6.1%
Rhode Island
6.01%
Delaware
5.99%
Iowa
5.89%
Wisconsin
5.81%
Maine
5.76%
Wyoming
5.71%
Idaho
5.69%
Vermont
5.52%
Nebraska
5.45%
Virginia
5.35%
Massachusetts
5.31%
Connecticut
5.29%
North Dakota
5.26%
Alaska
5.24%
Washington
5.23%
New Jersey
5.14%
Colorado
5.02%
Minnesota
4.9%
Maryland
4.9%
Hawaii
4.84%
Utah
4.5%
New Hampshire
3.92%
Female Poverty Rate by State 2023
Here are the 10 states with the highest female poverty rates:
- Mississippi: 11.01%
- Louisiana: 10.53%
- New Mexico: 9.77%
- West Virginia: 9.43%
- Kentucky: 8.88%
- District of Columbia: 8.61%
- Arkansas: 8.6%
- Alabama: 8.57%
- Oklahoma: 7.95%
- South Carolina: 7.69%
State | Female Poverty Rate | Female Poverty | Male Poverty Rate | Male Poverty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 11.01% | 322,765 | 8.25% | 241,674 |
| Louisiana | 10.53% | 479,387 | 8.03% | 365,843 |
| New Mexico | 9.77% | 206,089 | 8.29% | 174,937 |
| West Virginia | 9.43% | 166,379 | 7.58% | 133,773 |
| Kentucky | 8.88% | 400,992 | 7.01% | 316,903 |
| District of Columbia | 8.61% | 58,117 | 6.71% | 45,274 |
| Arkansas | 8.6% | 263,551 | 6.75% | 206,639 |
| Alabama | 8.57% | 437,082 | 6.39% | 325,560 |
| Oklahoma | 7.95% | 321,935 | 6.51% | 263,585 |
| South Carolina | 7.69% | 412,852 | 5.84% | 313,618 |
| Tennessee | 7.56% | 539,659 | 5.96% | 425,554 |
| Georgia | 7.46% | 823,946 | 5.78% | 637,626 |
| New York | 7.44% | 1,450,025 | 5.8% | 1,131,023 |
| North Carolina | 7.37% | 798,630 | 5.66% | 613,309 |
| Michigan | 7.34% | 735,952 | 5.99% | 601,304 |
| Ohio | 7.32% | 860,333 | 5.84% | 685,678 |
| Texas | 7.24% | 2,208,769 | 5.82% | 1,775,491 |
| Arizona | 7.16% | 534,004 | 6.12% | 456,524 |
| Missouri | 6.94% | 429,445 | 5.55% | 343,547 |
| California | 6.83% | 2,658,443 | 5.64% | 2,194,991 |
| Indiana | 6.79% | 465,556 | 5.44% | 372,593 |
| Florida | 6.77% | 1,533,458 | 5.47% | 1,239,481 |
| Illinois | 6.68% | 834,074 | 5.25% | 654,596 |
| Oregon | 6.52% | 275,600 | 5.47% | 230,958 |
| Nevada | 6.47% | 207,697 | 5.42% | 173,998 |
| South Dakota | 6.44% | 59,491 | 5.35% | 49,372 |
| Pennsylvania | 6.4% | 827,199 | 5.05% | 653,231 |
| Kansas | 6.18% | 181,420 | 4.84% | 142,224 |
| Montana | 6.1% | 69,484 | 5.53% | 62,992 |
| Rhode Island | 6.01% | 65,492 | 4.8% | 52,293 |
| Delaware | 5.99% | 61,865 | 4.44% | 45,776 |
| Iowa | 5.89% | 188,643 | 4.7% | 150,447 |
| Wisconsin | 5.81% | 343,033 | 4.71% | 277,914 |
| Maine | 5.76% | 80,207 | 4.61% | 64,177 |
| Wyoming | 5.71% | 33,292 | 4.75% | 27,714 |
| Idaho | 5.69% | 112,247 | 4.73% | 93,429 |
| Vermont | 5.52% | 35,701 | 4.48% | 28,999 |
| Nebraska | 5.45% | 107,582 | 4.37% | 86,238 |
| Virginia | 5.35% | 466,268 | 4.14% | 360,440 |
| Massachusetts | 5.31% | 370,355 | 4.06% | 283,099 |
| Connecticut | 5.29% | 191,982 | 4.06% | 147,174 |
| North Dakota | 5.26% | 41,065 | 4.67% | 36,426 |
| Alaska | 5.24% | 38,430 | 4.9% | 35,939 |
| Washington | 5.23% | 409,554 | 4.36% | 341,490 |
| New Jersey | 5.14% | 475,660 | 3.97% | 367,044 |
| Colorado | 5.02% | 294,633 | 4.25% | 249,599 |
| Minnesota | 4.9% | 280,593 | 4.03% | 230,592 |
| Maryland | 4.9% | 301,652 | 3.74% | 229,901 |
| Hawaii | 4.84% | 69,421 | 4.09% | 58,550 |
| Utah | 4.5% | 153,863 | 3.78% | 129,497 |
| New Hampshire | 3.92% | 54,942 | 3.03% | 42,476 |
| United States | 6.8% | 22,738,814 | 5.43% | 18,171,512 |
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