Despite the massive economic hardships from the pandemic, anti-poverty programs resulted in the 3-year average supplemental poverty measure not increasing in any state: Share below supplemental poverty measure by state, 2017–2019 average to 2019–2021 average
| State | 2019–2017 below SPM share | 2021–2019 below SPM share | Percentage point change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13.1% | 10.3% | -2.8% |
| Alaska | 12.3% | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| Arizona | 12.0% | 9.0% | -3.0% |
| Arkansas | 12.5% | 9.7% | -2.8% |
| California | 17.2% | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| Colorado | 11.3% | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| Connecticut | 11.2% | 9.0% | -2.2% |
| Delaware | 10.5% | 8.4% | -2.1% |
| Washington D.C. | 16.7% | 14.6% | -2.1% |
| Florida | 15.4% | 11.9% | -3.5% |
| Georgia | 13.3% | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| Hawaii | 13.4% | 10.5% | -2.9% |
| Idaho | 8.4% | 6.0% | -2.4% |
| Illinois | 11.4% | 7.8% | -3.6% |
| Indiana | 10.3% | 7.4% | -2.9% |
| Iowa | 6.7% | 6.0% | -0.7% |
| Kansas | 7.4% | 6.0% | -1.4% |
| Kentucky | 11.2% | 9.9% | -1.3% |
| Louisiana | 16.2% | 11.7% | -4.5% |
| Maine | 9.6% | 5.4% | -4.2% |
| Maryland | 12.0% | 9.6% | -2.4% |
| Massachusetts | 11.2% | 8.0% | -3.2% |
| Michigan | 9.7% | 7.6% | -2.1% |
| Minnesota | 6.5% | 5.1% | -1.4% |
| Mississippi | 15.2% | 11.9% | -3.3% |
| Missouri | 9.2% | 7.5% | -1.7% |
| Montana | 8.9% | 8.2% | -0.7% |
| Nebraska | 9.2% | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| Nevada | 13.4% | 9.3% | -4.1% |
| New Hampshire | 8.3% | 5.5% | -2.8% |
| New Jersey | 12.5% | 8.1% | -4.4% |
| New Mexico | 13.6% | 10.6% | -3.0% |
| New York | 14.4% | 12.1% | -2.3% |
| North Carolina | 13.1% | 9.9% | -3.2% |
| North Dakota | 9.3% | 7.1% | -2.2% |
| Ohio | 10.1% | 8.1% | -2.0% |
| Oklahoma | 10.7% | 9.1% | -1.6% |
| Oregon | 11.0% | 7.0% | -4.0% |
| Pennsylvania | 10.9% | 7.6% | -3.3% |
| Rhode Island | 7.3% | 6.0% | -1.3% |
| South Carolina | 13.1% | 10.0% | -3.1% |
| South Dakota | 9.2% | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| Tennessee | 11.0% | 9.1% | -1.9% |
| Texas | 13.7% | 10.4% | -3.3% |
| Utah | 8.0% | 6.5% | -1.5% |
| Vermont | 9.4% | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| Virginia | 11.5% | 8.6% | -2.9% |
| Washington | 9.0% | 7.0% | -2.0% |
| West Virginia | 13.3% | 9.4% | -3.9% |
| Wisconsin | 7.5% | 5.4% | -2.1% |
| Wyoming | 9.5% | 7.3% | -2.2% |
Source: EPI analysis of The Supplemental Poverty Measure: 2019 and
Poverty in the United States: 2021.