Poverty

White Poverty Rate by State 2025

Poverty Rate

2%
4%
6%
8%
10%
12%
14%
State
Poverty Rate
White
West Virginia Flag
West Virginia14.2%1,577,820
Kentucky Flag
Kentucky11.78%3,675,340
Maine Flag
Maine8.98%1,225,220
Arkansas Flag
Arkansas8.89%2,092,520
Vermont Flag
Vermont8.57%570,266
Montana Flag
Montana8.41%926,750
Wyoming Flag
Wyoming8.35%486,887
Oregon Flag
Oregon8.23%3,190,590
Missouri Flag
Missouri8.08%4,705,740
Oklahoma Flag
Oklahoma8.05%2,592,550
Tennessee Flag
Tennessee7.83%5,027,600
Ohio Flag
Ohio7.81%8,951,900
Iowa Flag
Iowa7.77%2,653,670
New Mexico Flag
New Mexico7.62%1,113,660
Michigan Flag
Michigan7.54%7,381,400
Idaho Flag
Idaho7.46%1,536,390
Indiana Flag
Indiana7.46%5,202,130
Louisiana Flag
Louisiana7.24%2,620,440
Kansas Flag
Kansas7.2%2,225,620
Alabama Flag
Alabama7.02%3,225,780
North Dakota Flag
North Dakota6.68%632,313
Wisconsin Flag
Wisconsin6.62%4,691,770
Nebraska Flag
Nebraska6.59%1,532,930
Pennsylvania Flag
Pennsylvania6.46%9,556,390
Mississippi Flag
Mississippi6.42%1,613,910
South Dakota Flag
South Dakota6.28%711,102
Arizona Flag
Arizona6.11%4,500,940
New Hampshire Flag
New Hampshire5.82%1,200,730
South Carolina Flag
South Carolina5.82%3,256,310
North Carolina Flag
North Carolina5.7%6,532,510
Utah Flag
Utah5.66%2,647,550
Colorado Flag
Colorado5.63%4,187,760
New York Flag
New York5.55%11,072,800
Rhode Island Flag
Rhode Island5.55%760,969
Washington Flag
Washington5.53%5,168,070
Florida Flag
Florida5.52%12,864,300
Texas Flag
Texas5.43%15,661,200
Minnesota Flag
Minnesota5.41%4,386,420
Illinois Flag
Illinois5.28%7,869,300
Nevada Flag
Nevada5.21%1,649,930
Massachusetts Flag
Massachusetts5.07%4,802,200
Georgia Flag
Georgia4.78%5,552,890
Connecticut Flag
Connecticut4.63%2,374,470
Virginia Flag
Virginia4.61%5,208,970
Delaware Flag
Delaware4.44%608,184
California Flag
California4.31%16,940,300
Alaska Flag
Alaska4.29%435,847
New Jersey Flag
New Jersey3.8%5,186,860
Maryland Flag
Maryland3.11%3,004,630
Hawaii Flag
Hawaii2.14%310,195
District of Columbia Flag
District of Columbia1.76%251,541
United States Flag
United States5.91%206,155,564