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.