17 states have Supplemental Poverty Measure rates above the national rate and 12 are in the South: Official and Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) rates by state, 2022
State | Official poverty rate 2022 | Supplemental Poverty Measure rate 2022 |
---|---|---|
Alabama | 14.8% | 10.9% |
Alaska | 11.5% | 9.7% |
Arizona | 12.1% | 9.3% |
Arkansas | 15.9% | 10.5% |
California | 11.4% | 13.2% |
Colorado | 8.5% | 8.9% |
Connecticut | 9.8% | 9.2% |
Delaware | 10.5% | 8.1% |
Washington D.C. | 14.7% | 14.8% |
Florida | 13.1% | 12.7% |
Georgia | 13.0% | 10.1% |
Hawaii | 10.2% | 10.0% |
Idaho | 8.9% | 5.7% |
Illinois | 9.4% | 7.9% |
Indiana | 10.9% | 7.3% |
Iowa | 9.4% | 5.9% |
Kansas | 9.0% | 7.1% |
Kentucky | 15.8% | 10.8% |
Louisiana | 16.9% | 10.9% |
Maine | 8.9% | 4.6% |
Maryland | 8.6% | 9.7% |
Massachusetts | 8.5% | 8.3% |
Michigan | 11.7% | 8.0% |
Minnesota | 7.7% | 5.5% |
Mississippi | 17.8% | 12.5% |
Missouri | 11.5% | 8.4% |
Montana | 10.7% | 8.5% |
Nebraska | 8.1% | 5.9% |
Nevada | 12.6% | 10.5% |
New Hampshire | 7.1% | 6.2% |
New Jersey | 8.2% | 9.0% |
New Mexico | 18.2% | 10.2% |
New York | 12.4% | 11.9% |
North Carolina | 13.3% | 10.3% |
North Dakota | 9.6% | 6.7% |
Ohio | 11.5% | 7.3% |
Oklahoma | 15.8% | 9.9% |
Oregon | 9.5% | 7.4% |
Pennsylvania | 10.8% | 7.7% |
Rhode Island | 8.8% | 5.7% |
South Carolina | 13.3% | 9.5% |
South Dakota | 9.7% | 5.8% |
Tennessee | 11.4% | 8.3% |
Texas | 13.7% | 11.3% |
Utah | 7.1% | 5.7% |
Vermont | 8.4% | 7.6% |
Virginia | 8.6% | 8.4% |
Washington | 8.3% | 7.9% |
West Virginia | 15.6% | 10.1% |
Wisconsin | 8.0% | 5.1% |
Wyoming | 8.7% | 7.2% |
Notes: National SPM 2022 rate is 9.8%. The District of Columbia is counted as one of the 17 states with SPM above the national rate.
Source: Author’s analysis of U.S. Census Bureau’s Poverty in the United States 2022 Table B-5: Number and percentage of people in poverty by state using 3-year average: 2020, 2021, and 2022.