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