Poverty
Male Poverty Rate by State 2026
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State | Male Poverty Rate 2024↓ | Male Poverty 2024 | Female Poverty Rate 2024 | Female Poverty 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | New Mexico | 8.03% | 170,575 | 9.43% | 200,340 |
 | Louisiana | 7.92% | 366,204 | 10.45% | 482,763 |
 | Mississippi | 7.87% | 232,661 | 10.35% | 306,132 |
 | West Virginia | 7.3% | 128,809 | 9.02% | 159,144 |
 | Kentucky | 6.73% | 311,382 | 8.57% | 396,939 |
 | Arkansas | 6.71% | 210,136 | 8.42% | 263,767 |
 | Oklahoma | 6.51% | 269,931 | 7.93% | 329,140 |
 | District of Columbia | 6.47% | 45,063 | 8.04% | 55,945 |
 | Alabama | 6.3% | 328,914 | 8.49% | 443,446 |
 | New York | 6.1% | 1,220,790 | 7.45% | 1,490,960 |
 | Michigan | 5.76% | 585,438 | 7.07% | 718,089 |
 | Texas | 5.67% | 1,818,610 | 7.03% | 2,256,330 |
 | South Carolina | 5.66% | 319,986 | 7.18% | 405,704 |
 | Ohio | 5.66% | 675,949 | 7.15% | 853,743 |
 | Tennessee | 5.65% | 416,818 | 7.23% | 533,522 |
 | Georgia | 5.53% | 630,181 | 7.02% | 799,831 |
 | Arizona | 5.39% | 414,310 | 6.33% | 487,141 |
 | Oregon | 5.37% | 230,034 | 6.27% | 268,346 |
 | California | 5.36% | 2,109,960 | 6.41% | 2,522,290 |
 | Nevada | 5.35% | 177,281 | 6.45% | 213,388 |
 | Missouri | 5.35% | 336,975 | 6.67% | 420,205 |
 | North Carolina | 5.27% | 597,616 | 6.73% | 763,266 |
 | Florida | 5.23% | 1,236,930 | 6.44% | 1,522,470 |
 | Montana | 5.19% | 59,793 | 5.72% | 65,849 |
 | Indiana | 5.18% | 362,917 | 6.54% | 458,611 |
 | Illinois | 5.12% | 652,175 | 6.38% | 812,762 |
 | South Dakota | 5.01% | 47,252 | 6.1% | 57,546 |
 | Pennsylvania | 4.98% | 650,390 | 6.31% | 825,106 |
 | Alaska | 4.92% | 36,315 | 4.94% | 36,471 |
 | Kansas | 4.84% | 144,663 | 5.96% | 178,179 |
 | Iowa | 4.76% | 154,378 | 5.86% | 190,141 |
 | Hawaii | 4.67% | 66,819 | 5.21% | 74,582 |
 | Wyoming | 4.61% | 27,212 | 5.54% | 32,708 |
 | Wisconsin | 4.59% | 274,704 | 5.6% | 335,326 |
 | Maine | 4.58% | 65,103 | 5.61% | 79,727 |
 | Rhode Island | 4.53% | 50,698 | 6.05% | 67,666 |
 | North Dakota | 4.52% | 36,403 | 5.65% | 45,478 |
 | Nebraska | 4.51% | 91,489 | 5.57% | 113,141 |
 | Vermont | 4.44% | 28,542 | 5.32% | 34,207 |
 | Washington | 4.26% | 343,741 | 5.16% | 416,836 |
 | Idaho | 4.25% | 87,579 | 5.44% | 111,940 |
 | Massachusetts | 4.2% | 301,378 | 5.34% | 383,170 |
 | Delaware | 4.2% | 44,928 | 5.5% | 58,891 |
 | Connecticut | 4.18% | 154,675 | 5.37% | 198,929 |
 | Colorado | 4.14% | 249,896 | 4.84% | 292,197 |
 | Virginia | 4.09% | 365,803 | 5.27% | 471,560 |
 | New Jersey | 4.07% | 390,574 | 5.23% | 501,317 |
 | Minnesota | 4.06% | 238,068 | 4.85% | 284,440 |
 | Maryland | 3.96% | 248,689 | 5.18% | 325,328 |
 | Utah | 3.68% | 131,666 | 4.25% | 152,014 |
 | New Hampshire | 2.95% | 41,983 | 3.96% | 56,265 |
 | United States | 5.29% | 18,182,386 | 6.56% | 22,553,288 |
