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California
21,656,700
Texas
19,417,500
Florida
14,934,900
New York
11,863,400
Pennsylvania
9,869,250
Ohio
9,157,340
Illinois
8,685,940
Michigan
7,587,950
North Carolina
6,847,110
Georgia
5,886,890
New Jersey
5,723,050
Virginia
5,493,920
Washington
5,431,370
Indiana
5,352,690
Arizona
5,193,540
Massachusetts
5,091,390
Tennessee
5,081,360
Missouri
4,842,590
Wisconsin
4,783,020
Colorado
4,540,930
Minnesota
4,478,330
Kentucky
3,738,010
Oregon
3,389,050
South Carolina
3,304,230
Alabama
3,234,750
Maryland
3,206,940
Louisiana
2,795,050
Oklahoma
2,734,820
Iowa
2,722,310
Utah
2,644,810
Connecticut
2,578,760
Kansas
2,352,090
Arkansas
2,210,330
Nevada
1,857,520
Mississippi
1,681,380
West Virginia
1,630,690
Nebraska
1,598,050
Idaho
1,524,300
New Mexico
1,440,720
Maine
1,224,630
New Hampshire
1,210,340
Montana
911,691
Rhode Island
804,754
South Dakota
712,901
Delaware
637,476
North Dakota
630,983
Vermont
562,859
Wyoming
513,161
Alaska
457,342
Hawaii
327,752
District of Columbia
271,633

White Poverty Rate by State 2024

White Poverty Rate by State 2024

The exact numerical definition of poverty can vary from state to state. The poverty line is the minimum income change required to survive in a certain area. Because different states have different costs of living, the poverty line is not the same across the country. For example, living in Chicago, New York City, or Los Angeles is more expensive than living in a rural area in the middle of the United States. Therefore, in addition to having slightly different poverty percentages in certain states, different states have different property lines. Typically, the poverty line is calculated as the total cost of all essential resources to survive in a single year. Therefore, the poverty line is typically expressed as an annual level of income. Keep in mind that there might be multiple people living in the same household, meaning that the household has to bring in more money to survive.

State
Poverty Rate
West Virginia15.2%
Kentucky12.65%
New Mexico10.98%
Arkansas9.4%
Oregon9.18%
Maine9.1%
Vermont8.99%
Montana8.92%
Wyoming8.86%
Missouri8.69%

What Is the Average White Poverty Rate Across the United States?

Clearly, different states have different poverty levels, but the average poverty level of white individuals across the United States is approximately eight percent. This means that approximately eight percent of people of white descent live in poverty. This means that they might have a difficult time accessing food, shelter, or clean water. The white poverty level varies across the country, with certain states having higher levels of white poverty than others. Even though West Virginia has the highest white poverty level, Hawaii has the lowest white poverty level. The white poverty level of Hawaii is approximately 2.3 percent.

Different races and ethnicities have different levels of poverty. For example, people of African American descent are more likely to live in poverty when compared to people of white or Asian descent. There are a number of reasons for this, including historical and cultural reasons. For example, African-American people were enslaved for a long time in the United States. As a result, when they finally earned their freedom, they were starting significantly behind people of white descent. Other historical reasons play a role in varying poverty levels as well. Because of this, different races have different levels of poverty. These numbers can change over time as well.

White Poverty Rate by State 2024

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State
White
Poverty Rate
West Virginia1,630,69015.2%
Kentucky3,738,01012.65%
New Mexico1,440,72010.98%
Arkansas2,210,3309.4%
Oregon3,389,0509.18%
Maine1,224,6309.1%
Vermont562,8598.99%
Montana911,6918.92%
Wyoming513,1618.86%
Missouri4,842,5908.69%
Oklahoma2,734,8208.62%
Tennessee5,081,3608.57%
Idaho1,524,3008.52%
Arizona5,193,5408.44%
Ohio9,157,3408.36%
Indiana5,352,6908.3%
Iowa2,722,3108.26%
Michigan7,587,9508.24%
Texas19,417,5008.18%
Kansas2,352,0907.83%
Louisiana2,795,0507.51%
Florida14,934,9007.47%
Alabama3,234,7507.37%
Nebraska1,598,0507.2%
Pennsylvania9,869,2507.07%
Wisconsin4,783,0207.01%
Mississippi1,681,3806.95%
Rhode Island804,7546.89%
Colorado4,540,9306.81%
North Carolina6,847,1106.76%
South Dakota712,9016.59%
North Dakota630,9836.59%
South Carolina3,304,2306.34%
California21,656,7006.34%
Illinois8,685,9406.31%
Nevada1,857,5206.22%
Utah2,644,8106.19%
Washington5,431,3706.19%
New York11,863,4006.16%
New Hampshire1,210,3406.09%
Massachusetts5,091,3905.7%
Georgia5,886,8905.66%
Minnesota4,478,3305.51%
Delaware637,4765.38%
Connecticut2,578,7605.28%
Virginia5,493,9205.08%
New Jersey5,723,0504.66%
Alaska457,3424.48%
Maryland3,206,9403.36%
District of Columbia271,6332.37%
Hawaii327,7522.18%
United States224,828,5027.08%

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