Poverty
ACS Poverty rate by state, 2018
| State | Change in poverty rate, 2000 to 2018 | Change 2007 to 2018 | Change in poverty rate, 2017 to 2018 | 2018 poverty rate relative to national average | Poverty rate, 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1.2% | -0.1% | -0.1% | 3.7% | 16.8% |
| Alaska | 1.8% | 2.0% | -0.2% | -2.2% | 10.9% |
| Arizona | -1.6% | -0.2% | -0.9% | 0.9% | 14.0% |
| Arkansas | 0.2% | -0.7% | 0.8% | 4.1% | 17.2% |
| California | -0.9% | 0.4% | -0.5% | -0.3% | 12.8% |
| Colorado | 0.9% | -2.4% | -0.7% | -3.5% | 9.6% |
| Connecticut | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.8% | -2.7% | 10.4% |
| Delaware | 3.2% | 2.0% | -1.1% | -0.6% | 12.5% |
| DC | -1.3% | -0.2% | -0.4% | 3.1% | 16.2% |
| Florida | 0.8% | 1.5% | -0.4% | 0.5% | 13.6% |
| Georgia | 1.7% | 0.0% | -0.6% | 1.2% | 14.3% |
| Hawaii | 0.0% | 0.8% | -0.7% | -4.3% | 8.8% |
| Idaho | 0.4% | -0.3% | -1.0% | -1.3% | 11.8% |
| Illinois | 1.0% | 0.2% | -0.5% | -1.0% | 12.1% |
| Indiana | 3.0% | 0.8% | -0.4% | 0.0% | 13.1% |
| Iowa | 1.2% | 0.2% | 0.5% | -1.9% | 11.2% |
| Kansas | 2.5% | 0.8% | 0.1% | -1.1% | 12.0% |
| Kentucky | 0.5% | -0.4% | -0.3% | 3.8% | 16.9% |
| Louisiana | -1.4% | 0.0% | -1.1% | 5.5% | 18.6% |
| Maine | 1.5% | -0.4% | 0.5% | -1.5% | 11.6% |
| Maryland | -0.3% | 0.7% | -0.3% | -4.1% | 9.0% |
| Massachusetts | 0.4% | 0.1% | -0.5% | -3.1% | 10.0% |
| Michigan | 4.0% | 0.1% | -0.1% | 1.0% | 14.1% |
| Minnesota | 2.7% | 0.1% | 0.1% | -3.5% | 9.6% |
| Mississippi | 1.5% | -0.9% | -0.1% | 6.6% | 19.7% |
| Missouri | 2.0% | 0.2% | -0.2% | 0.1% | 13.2% |
| Montana | -0.4% | -1.1% | 0.5% | -0.1% | 13.0% |
| Nebraska | 1.4% | -0.2% | 0.2% | -2.1% | 11.0% |
| Nevada | 3.0% | 2.2% | -0.1% | -0.2% | 12.9% |
| New Hampshire | 2.3% | 0.5% | -0.1% | -5.5% | 7.6% |
| New Jersey | 1.6% | 0.9% | -0.5% | -3.6% | 9.5% |
| New Mexico | 1.5% | 1.4% | -0.2% | 6.4% | 19.5% |
| New York | 0.5% | -0.1% | -0.5% | 0.5% | 13.6% |
| North Carolina | 0.9% | -0.3% | -0.7% | 0.9% | 14.0% |
| North Dakota | -0.9% | -1.4% | 0.4% | -2.4% | 10.7% |
| Ohio | 2.8% | 0.8% | -0.1% | 0.8% | 13.9% |
| Oklahoma | 1.8% | -0.3% | -0.2% | 2.5% | 15.6% |
| Oregon | -0.6% | -0.3% | -0.6% | -0.5% | 12.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 1.7% | 0.6% | -0.3% | -0.9% | 12.2% |
| Rhode Island | 2.2% | 0.9% | 1.3% | -0.2% | 12.9% |
| South Carolina | 0.9% | 0.3% | -0.1% | 2.2% | 15.3% |
| South Dakota | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 13.1% |
| Tennessee | 1.8% | -0.6% | 0.3% | 2.2% | 15.3% |
| Texas | -0.2% | -1.4% | 0.2% | 1.8% | 14.9% |
| Utah | 0.2% | -0.7% | -0.7% | -4.1% | 9.0% |
| Vermont | 0.3% | 0.9% | -0.3% | -2.1% | 11.0% |
| Virginia | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.1% | -2.4% | 10.7% |
| Washington | -1.3% | -1.1% | -0.7% | -2.8% | 10.3% |
| West Virginia | -0.8% | 0.9% | -1.3% | 4.7% | 17.8% |
| Wisconsin | 2.1% | 0.2% | -0.3% | -2.1% | 11.0% |
| Wyoming | -0.3% | 2.4% | -0.2% | -2.0% | 11.1% |
Source: EPI Analysis of American Community Survey data
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