Poverty
Female Poverty Rate by State 2025
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State | Female Poverty Rate 2023↓ | Female Poverty 2023 | Male Poverty Rate 2023 | Male Poverty 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mississippi | 10.48% | 308,341 | 8% | 235,356 |
 | Louisiana | 10.43% | 480,754 | 7.99% | 368,015 |
 | New Mexico | 9.63% | 205,925 | 7.92% | 169,456 |
 | West Virginia | 9.07% | 160,484 | 7.19% | 127,176 |
 | Kentucky | 8.57% | 396,472 | 6.72% | 311,008 |
 | Arkansas | 8.49% | 263,813 | 6.69% | 207,970 |
 | Alabama | 8.45% | 438,956 | 6.33% | 329,229 |
 | Oklahoma | 7.92% | 326,798 | 6.47% | 267,022 |
 | District of Columbia | 7.38% | 52,893 | 5.75% | 41,247 |
 | New York | 7.35% | 1,470,300 | 5.93% | 1,186,370 |
 | South Carolina | 7.24% | 403,426 | 5.68% | 316,294 |
 | Tennessee | 7.2% | 526,249 | 5.66% | 413,843 |
 | Ohio | 7.11% | 849,324 | 5.61% | 670,286 |
 | Georgia | 7.08% | 799,393 | 5.52% | 623,766 |
 | Texas | 6.96% | 2,215,590 | 5.62% | 1,789,830 |
 | Michigan | 6.93% | 706,892 | 5.66% | 577,578 |
 | North Carolina | 6.81% | 763,352 | 5.28% | 592,475 |
 | Missouri | 6.67% | 418,925 | 5.37% | 337,603 |
 | Indiana | 6.44% | 448,746 | 5.15% | 358,836 |
 | Nevada | 6.42% | 213,138 | 5.34% | 177,276 |
 | Arizona | 6.38% | 490,696 | 5.41% | 416,429 |
 | California | 6.33% | 2,510,720 | 5.29% | 2,099,880 |
 | Illinois | 6.32% | 807,312 | 5.06% | 646,905 |
 | Pennsylvania | 6.29% | 826,695 | 4.98% | 654,286 |
 | Florida | 6.27% | 1,494,620 | 5.09% | 1,213,070 |
 | Oregon | 6.17% | 264,858 | 5.36% | 229,878 |
 | South Dakota | 6.14% | 57,145 | 5.09% | 47,366 |
 | Kansas | 6.1% | 182,506 | 4.88% | 145,969 |
 | Montana | 6.01% | 68,708 | 5.36% | 61,290 |
 | Rhode Island | 5.76% | 64,613 | 4.48% | 50,277 |
 | Iowa | 5.76% | 187,932 | 4.67% | 152,430 |
 | Maine | 5.65% | 79,682 | 4.58% | 64,581 |
 | Wyoming | 5.59% | 33,001 | 4.69% | 27,703 |
 | Delaware | 5.58% | 59,594 | 4.28% | 45,652 |
 | Wisconsin | 5.57% | 333,706 | 4.59% | 275,297 |
 | North Dakota | 5.46% | 43,869 | 4.45% | 35,759 |
 | Vermont | 5.43% | 35,187 | 4.43% | 28,715 |
 | Idaho | 5.37% | 109,107 | 4.28% | 86,953 |
 | Nebraska | 5.35% | 108,259 | 4.4% | 89,041 |
 | Connecticut | 5.31% | 196,807 | 4.18% | 155,141 |
 | Virginia | 5.29% | 469,896 | 4.11% | 364,970 |
 | Massachusetts | 5.23% | 377,059 | 4.16% | 299,457 |
 | New Jersey | 5.2% | 500,515 | 4.04% | 388,772 |
 | Hawaii | 5.15% | 74,736 | 4.53% | 65,725 |
 | Washington | 5.14% | 414,360 | 4.21% | 339,095 |
 | Maryland | 5.09% | 320,876 | 3.87% | 244,090 |
 | Alaska | 4.98% | 37,037 | 4.83% | 35,941 |
 | Minnesota | 4.83% | 281,750 | 3.99% | 232,550 |
 | Colorado | 4.77% | 286,854 | 4.11% | 247,334 |
 | Utah | 4.22% | 150,338 | 3.65% | 130,178 |
 | New Hampshire | 3.89% | 55,081 | 2.92% | 41,376 |
 | United States | 6.51% | 22,373,290 | 5.25% | 18,016,746 |
