Poverty rate by state, 2016
| State | Poverty rate, 2016 | Change in poverty rate, 2000 to 2016 | Change 2007 to 2016 | Change in poverty rate, 2015 to 2016 | 2016 poverty rate relative to national average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 17.1% | 1.5% | 0.2% | -1.4% | 3.1% |
| Alaska | 9.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | -0.4% | -4.1% |
| Arizona | 16.4% | 0.8% | 2.2% | -1.0% | 2.4% |
| Arkansas | 17.2% | 0.2% | -0.7% | -1.9% | 3.2% |
| California | 14.3% | 0.6% | 1.9% | -1.0% | 0.3% |
| Colorado | 11.0% | 2.3% | -1.0% | -0.5% | -3.0% |
| Connecticut | 9.8% | 2.1% | 1.9% | -0.7% | -4.2% |
| Delaware | 11.7% | 2.4% | 1.2% | -0.7% | -2.3% |
| Florida | 14.7% | 1.9% | 2.6% | -1.0% | 0.7% |
| Georgia | 16.0% | 3.4% | 1.7% | -1.0% | 2.0% |
| Hawaii | 9.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% | -1.3% | -4.7% |
| Idaho | 14.4% | 3.0% | 2.3% | -0.7% | 0.4% |
| Illinois | 13.0% | 1.9% | 1.1% | -0.6% | -1.0% |
| Indiana | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.8% | -0.4% | 0.1% |
| Iowa | 11.8% | 1.8% | 0.8% | -0.4% | -2.2% |
| Kansas | 12.1% | 2.6% | 0.9% | -0.9% | -1.9% |
| Kentucky | 18.5% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 4.5% |
| Louisiana | 20.2% | 0.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 6.2% |
| Maine | 12.5% | 2.4% | 0.5% | -0.9% | -1.5% |
| Maryland | 9.7% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.0% | -4.3% |
| Massachusetts | 10.4% | 0.8% | 0.5% | -1.1% | -3.6% |
| Michigan | 15.0% | 4.9% | 1.0% | -0.8% | 1.0% |
| Minnesota | 9.9% | 3.0% | 0.4% | -0.3% | -4.1% |
| Mississippi | 20.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | -1.2% | 6.8% |
| Missouri | 14.0% | 2.8% | 1.0% | -0.8% | 0.0% |
| Montana | 13.3% | -0.1% | -0.8% | -1.3% | -0.7% |
| Nebraska | 11.4% | 1.8% | 0.2% | -1.2% | -2.6% |
| Nevada | 13.8% | 3.9% | 3.1% | -0.9% | -0.2% |
| New Hampshire | 7.3% | 2.0% | 0.2% | -0.9% | -6.7% |
| New Jersey | 10.4% | 2.5% | 1.8% | -0.4% | -3.6% |
| New Mexico | 19.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | -0.6% | 5.8% |
| New York | 14.7% | 1.6% | 1.0% | -0.7% | 0.7% |
| North Carolina | 15.4% | 2.3% | 1.1% | -1.0% | 1.4% |
| North Dakota | 10.7% | -0.9% | -1.4% | -0.3% | -3.3% |
| Ohio | 14.6% | 3.5% | 1.5% | -0.2% | 0.6% |
| Oklahoma | 16.3% | 2.5% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 2.3% |
| Oregon | 13.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | -2.1% | -0.7% |
| Pennsylvania | 12.9% | 2.4% | 1.3% | -0.3% | -1.1% |
| Rhode Island | 12.8% | 2.1% | 0.8% | -1.1% | -1.2% |
| South Carolina | 15.3% | 0.9% | 0.3% | -1.3% | 1.3% |
| South Dakota | 13.3% | 1.8% | 0.2% | -0.4% | -0.7% |
| Tennessee | 15.8% | 2.3% | -0.1% | -0.9% | 1.8% |
| Texas | 15.6% | 0.5% | -0.7% | -0.3% | 1.6% |
| Utah | 10.2% | 1.4% | 0.5% | -1.1% | -3.8% |
| Vermont | 11.9% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| Virginia | 11.0% | 1.8% | 1.1% | -0.2% | -3.0% |
| Washington | 11.3% | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.9% | -2.7% |
| Washington D.C. | 18.6% | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 4.6% |
| West Virginia | 17.9% | -0.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 3.9% |
| Wisconsin | 11.8% | 2.9% | 1.0% | -0.3% | -2.2% |
| Wyoming | 11.3% | -0.1% | 2.6% | 0.2% | -2.7% |
Source: EPI Analysis of American Community Survey data