Poverty
Male Poverty Rate by State 2026
Male Poverty Rate
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State | Male Poverty Rate 2023↓ | Male Poverty 2023 | Female Poverty Rate 2023 | Female Poverty 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mississippi | 8% | 235,356 | 10.48% | 308,341 |
 | Louisiana | 7.97% | 368,015 | 10.41% | 480,754 |
 | New Mexico | 7.89% | 169,456 | 9.58% | 205,925 |
 | West Virginia | 7.19% | 127,176 | 9.07% | 160,484 |
 | Kentucky | 6.67% | 311,008 | 8.5% | 396,472 |
 | Arkansas | 6.65% | 207,970 | 8.44% | 263,813 |
 | Oklahoma | 6.42% | 267,022 | 7.86% | 326,798 |
 | Alabama | 6.29% | 329,229 | 8.38% | 438,956 |
 | New York | 5.89% | 1,186,370 | 7.31% | 1,470,300 |
 | District of Columbia | 5.63% | 41,247 | 7.22% | 52,893 |
 | Michigan | 5.63% | 577,578 | 6.89% | 706,892 |
 | Tennessee | 5.6% | 413,843 | 7.12% | 526,249 |
 | South Carolina | 5.59% | 316,294 | 7.13% | 403,426 |
 | Ohio | 5.58% | 670,286 | 7.08% | 849,324 |
 | Texas | 5.52% | 1,789,830 | 6.83% | 2,215,590 |
 | Georgia | 5.47% | 623,766 | 7% | 799,393 |
 | Missouri | 5.34% | 337,603 | 6.63% | 418,925 |
 | Arizona | 5.34% | 416,429 | 6.29% | 490,696 |
 | Oregon | 5.33% | 229,878 | 6.15% | 264,858 |
 | Montana | 5.33% | 61,290 | 5.98% | 68,708 |
 | California | 5.26% | 2,099,880 | 6.29% | 2,510,720 |
 | Nevada | 5.25% | 177,276 | 6.32% | 213,138 |
 | North Carolina | 5.21% | 592,475 | 6.71% | 763,352 |
 | Indiana | 5.12% | 358,836 | 6.4% | 448,746 |
 | South Dakota | 5.05% | 47,366 | 6.1% | 57,145 |
 | Illinois | 5.04% | 646,905 | 6.28% | 807,312 |
 | Florida | 4.99% | 1,213,070 | 6.15% | 1,494,620 |
 | Pennsylvania | 4.96% | 654,286 | 6.26% | 826,695 |
 | Kansas | 4.85% | 145,969 | 6.07% | 182,506 |
 | Alaska | 4.81% | 35,941 | 4.96% | 37,037 |
 | Wyoming | 4.67% | 27,703 | 5.57% | 33,001 |
 | Iowa | 4.64% | 152,430 | 5.72% | 187,932 |
 | Wisconsin | 4.57% | 275,297 | 5.54% | 333,706 |
 | Maine | 4.56% | 64,581 | 5.63% | 79,682 |
 | Hawaii | 4.52% | 65,725 | 5.13% | 74,736 |
 | Rhode Island | 4.45% | 50,277 | 5.72% | 64,613 |
 | Vermont | 4.43% | 28,715 | 5.43% | 35,187 |
 | North Dakota | 4.41% | 35,759 | 5.41% | 43,869 |
 | Nebraska | 4.36% | 89,041 | 5.31% | 108,259 |
 | Delaware | 4.22% | 45,652 | 5.5% | 59,594 |
 | Idaho | 4.22% | 86,953 | 5.29% | 109,107 |
 | Washington | 4.16% | 339,095 | 5.08% | 414,360 |
 | Connecticut | 4.15% | 155,141 | 5.26% | 196,807 |
 | Massachusetts | 4.12% | 299,457 | 5.18% | 377,059 |
 | Colorado | 4.07% | 247,334 | 4.73% | 286,854 |
 | Virginia | 4.07% | 364,970 | 5.24% | 469,896 |
 | New Jersey | 3.99% | 388,772 | 5.14% | 500,515 |
 | Minnesota | 3.96% | 232,550 | 4.8% | 281,750 |
 | Maryland | 3.84% | 244,090 | 5.05% | 320,876 |
 | Utah | 3.59% | 130,178 | 4.15% | 150,338 |
 | New Hampshire | 2.91% | 41,376 | 3.87% | 55,081 |
 | United States | 5.2% | 18,016,746 | 6.45% | 22,373,290 |
