Poverty
Female Poverty Rate by State 2026
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State | Female Poverty Rate 2024↓ | Female Poverty 2024 | Male Poverty Rate 2024 | Male Poverty 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Louisiana | 10.46% | 482,763 | 7.93% | 366,204 |
 | Mississippi | 10.4% | 306,132 | 7.91% | 232,661 |
 | New Mexico | 9.32% | 200,340 | 7.94% | 170,575 |
 | West Virginia | 9% | 159,144 | 7.28% | 128,809 |
 | Kentucky | 8.51% | 396,939 | 6.68% | 311,382 |
 | Alabama | 8.47% | 443,446 | 6.28% | 328,914 |
 | Arkansas | 8.44% | 263,767 | 6.72% | 210,136 |
 | Oklahoma | 7.92% | 329,140 | 6.49% | 269,931 |
 | District of Columbia | 7.64% | 55,945 | 6.16% | 45,063 |
 | New York | 7.41% | 1,490,960 | 6.07% | 1,220,790 |
 | Tennessee | 7.22% | 533,522 | 5.64% | 416,818 |
 | South Carolina | 7.17% | 405,704 | 5.65% | 319,986 |
 | Ohio | 7.11% | 853,743 | 5.63% | 675,949 |
 | Georgia | 7.01% | 799,831 | 5.52% | 630,181 |
 | Michigan | 7% | 718,089 | 5.71% | 585,438 |
 | Texas | 6.96% | 2,256,330 | 5.61% | 1,818,610 |
 | North Carolina | 6.71% | 763,266 | 5.25% | 597,616 |
 | Missouri | 6.65% | 420,205 | 5.33% | 336,975 |
 | Indiana | 6.54% | 458,611 | 5.18% | 362,917 |
 | Illinois | 6.33% | 812,762 | 5.08% | 652,175 |
 | Nevada | 6.33% | 213,388 | 5.25% | 177,281 |
 | California | 6.32% | 2,522,290 | 5.29% | 2,109,960 |
 | Florida | 6.26% | 1,522,470 | 5.09% | 1,236,930 |
 | Pennsylvania | 6.25% | 825,106 | 4.93% | 650,390 |
 | Arizona | 6.24% | 487,141 | 5.31% | 414,310 |
 | Oregon | 6.23% | 268,346 | 5.34% | 230,034 |
 | South Dakota | 6.14% | 57,546 | 5.04% | 47,252 |
 | Rhode Island | 5.99% | 67,666 | 4.49% | 50,698 |
 | Kansas | 5.92% | 178,179 | 4.81% | 144,663 |
 | Iowa | 5.78% | 190,141 | 4.7% | 154,378 |
 | Montana | 5.73% | 65,849 | 5.2% | 59,793 |
 | Maine | 5.63% | 79,727 | 4.6% | 65,103 |
 | North Dakota | 5.6% | 45,478 | 4.49% | 36,403 |
 | Wisconsin | 5.57% | 335,326 | 4.56% | 274,704 |
 | Nebraska | 5.54% | 113,141 | 4.48% | 91,489 |
 | Wyoming | 5.52% | 32,708 | 4.59% | 27,212 |
 | Delaware | 5.44% | 58,891 | 4.15% | 44,928 |
 | Idaho | 5.43% | 111,940 | 4.25% | 87,579 |
 | Connecticut | 5.32% | 198,929 | 4.14% | 154,675 |
 | Vermont | 5.28% | 34,207 | 4.4% | 28,542 |
 | Massachusetts | 5.27% | 383,170 | 4.14% | 301,378 |
 | Virginia | 5.26% | 471,560 | 4.08% | 365,803 |
 | New Jersey | 5.15% | 501,317 | 4.01% | 390,574 |
 | Hawaii | 5.12% | 74,582 | 4.59% | 66,819 |
 | Maryland | 5.12% | 325,328 | 3.91% | 248,689 |
 | Washington | 5.11% | 416,836 | 4.21% | 343,741 |
 | Alaska | 4.88% | 36,471 | 4.86% | 36,315 |
 | Minnesota | 4.84% | 284,440 | 4.05% | 238,068 |
 | Colorado | 4.81% | 292,197 | 4.12% | 249,896 |
 | Utah | 4.19% | 152,014 | 3.63% | 131,666 |
 | New Hampshire | 3.95% | 56,265 | 2.95% | 41,983 |
 | United States | 6.5% | 22,553,288 | 5.24% | 18,182,386 |
