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Mississippi
26.78%
Louisiana
25.78%
New Mexico
24.31%
West Virginia
22.34%
Arkansas
22.17%
Alabama
21.89%
District of Columbia
21.42%
Kentucky
21.14%
Oklahoma
20.33%
South Carolina
20.27%
Texas
19.34%
Tennessee
19.2%
Georgia
18.85%
North Carolina
18.49%
Ohio
18.28%
New York
18.14%
Arizona
17.88%
Michigan
17.85%
Florida
17.69%
Nevada
16.94%
Delaware
16.77%
Missouri
16.63%
Pennsylvania
16.15%
Indiana
16.13%
Illinois
15.64%
California
15.61%
South Dakota
15.45%
Montana
14.74%
Rhode Island
14.05%
Kansas
13.91%
Oregon
13.48%
Maine
13.4%
Connecticut
13.38%
New Jersey
13.26%
Wisconsin
13.25%
Alaska
13.01%
Iowa
13.01%
Idaho
12.83%
Virginia
12.81%
Wyoming
12.56%
Hawaii
12.4%
Nebraska
11.98%
Washington
11.93%
Maryland
11.83%
Massachusetts
11.76%
North Dakota
11.29%
Colorado
11.29%
Vermont
11.26%
Minnesota
10.89%
Utah
8.84%
New Hampshire
8.48%
Child Poverty Rate by State 2024
State | Child Poverty Rate |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 26.78% |
| Louisiana | 25.78% |
| New Mexico | 24.31% |
| West Virginia | 22.34% |
| Arkansas | 22.17% |
| Alabama | 21.89% |
| District of Columbia | 21.42% |
| Kentucky | 21.14% |
| Oklahoma | 20.33% |
| South Carolina | 20.27% |
State | Child Poverty Rate | Child Poverty | Children |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 26.78% | 181,859 | 678,964 |
| Louisiana | 25.78% | 275,290 | 1,067,710 |
| New Mexico | 24.31% | 113,110 | 465,235 |
| West Virginia | 22.34% | 78,374 | 350,767 |
| Arkansas | 22.17% | 151,808 | 684,881 |
| Alabama | 21.89% | 239,241 | 1,092,830 |
| District of Columbia | 21.42% | 26,198 | 122,281 |
| Kentucky | 21.14% | 209,149 | 989,382 |
| Oklahoma | 20.33% | 189,527 | 932,236 |
| South Carolina | 20.27% | 220,230 | 1,086,560 |
| Texas | 19.34% | 1,413,010 | 7,306,010 |
| Tennessee | 19.2% | 287,318 | 1,496,640 |
| Georgia | 18.85% | 467,018 | 2,477,290 |
| North Carolina | 18.49% | 415,337 | 2,245,770 |
| Ohio | 18.28% | 466,135 | 2,549,680 |
| New York | 18.14% | 734,756 | 4,049,640 |
| Arizona | 17.88% | 280,032 | 1,566,310 |
| Michigan | 17.85% | 377,584 | 2,115,340 |
| Florida | 17.69% | 737,567 | 4,168,490 |
| Nevada | 16.94% | 114,931 | 678,321 |
| Delaware | 16.77% | 33,996 | 202,773 |
| Missouri | 16.63% | 223,732 | 1,345,320 |
| Pennsylvania | 16.15% | 423,242 | 2,620,400 |
| Indiana | 16.13% | 249,085 | 1,544,580 |
| Illinois | 15.64% | 434,906 | 2,780,280 |
| California | 15.61% | 1,347,790 | 8,636,360 |
| South Dakota | 15.45% | 32,752 | 212,020 |
| Montana | 14.74% | 33,366 | 226,420 |
| Rhode Island | 14.05% | 28,774 | 204,736 |
| Kansas | 13.91% | 95,952 | 689,958 |
| Oregon | 13.48% | 112,868 | 837,393 |
| Maine | 13.4% | 32,731 | 244,258 |
| Connecticut | 13.38% | 98,183 | 733,553 |
| New Jersey | 13.26% | 264,305 | 1,993,220 |
| Wisconsin | 13.25% | 165,338 | 1,247,580 |
| Alaska | 13.01% | 22,878 | 175,882 |
| Iowa | 13.01% | 93,453 | 718,457 |
| Idaho | 12.83% | 57,535 | 448,286 |
| Virginia | 12.81% | 236,926 | 1,848,870 |
| Wyoming | 12.56% | 16,297 | 129,765 |
| Hawaii | 12.4% | 36,977 | 298,288 |
| Nebraska | 11.98% | 56,544 | 471,829 |
| Washington | 11.93% | 194,873 | 1,634,040 |
| Maryland | 11.83% | 158,474 | 1,339,520 |
| Massachusetts | 11.76% | 158,194 | 1,345,200 |
| North Dakota | 11.29% | 20,333 | 180,081 |
| Colorado | 11.29% | 138,404 | 1,225,870 |
| Vermont | 11.26% | 12,932 | 114,890 |
| Minnesota | 10.89% | 139,955 | 1,285,080 |
| Utah | 8.84% | 81,789 | 924,892 |
| New Hampshire | 8.48% | 21,291 | 251,220 |
| United States | 0% | 12,002,349 | 72,035,358 |