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Poverty Rate by State

The estimated share of people living below the poverty line, state by state. Rates run from the high single digits in the Northeast and Upper Midwest to the high teens in parts of the South.

Poverty Rate by State — PublicChartsThe share of people in poverty by U.S. state on an interactive map and ranking. Source: Census SAIPE via FRED.Poverty Rate by StateThe estimated share of people living below the poverty line, state by state. Rates run from the high single digits in the Northeast and Upper Midwest to the high teens in parts of the South.