Poverty rates rise in more than half of states across the nation: 2021 and 2022 Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM) by state
State | 2021 SPM | 2022 SPM | 2021–2022 percentage point change in SPM |
---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 10.3% | 10.9% | 0.6 |
Alaska | 9.8% | 9.7% | -0.1 |
Arizona | 9.0% | 9.3% | 0.3 |
Arkansas | 9.7% | 10.5% | 0.8 |
California | 13.2% | 13.2% | 0 |
Colorado | 9.4% | 8.9% | -0.5 |
Connecticut | 9.0% | 9.2% | 0.2 |
Delaware | 8.4% | 8.1% | -0.3 |
Washington D.C. | 14.6% | 14.8% | 0.2 |
Florida | 11.9% | 12.7% | 0.8 |
Georgia | 10.2% | 10.1% | -0.1 |
Hawaii | 10.5% | 10.0% | -0.5 |
Idaho | 6.0% | 5.7% | -0.3 |
Illinois | 7.8% | 7.9% | 0.1 |
Indiana | 7.4% | 7.3% | -0.1 |
Iowa | 6.0% | 5.9% | -0.1 |
Kansas | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1.1 |
Kentucky | 9.9% | 10.8% | 0.9 |
Louisiana | 11.7% | 10.9% | -0.8 |
Maine | 5.4% | 4.6% | -0.8 |
Maryland | 9.6% | 9.7% | 0.1 |
Massachusetts | 8.0% | 8.3% | 0.3 |
Michigan | 7.6% | 8.0% | 0.4 |
Minnesota | 5.1% | 5.5% | 0.4 |
Mississippi | 11.9% | 12.5% | 0.6 |
Missouri | 7.5% | 8.4% | 0.9 |
Montana | 8.2% | 8.5% | 0.3 |
Nebraska | 6.2% | 5.9% | -0.3 |
Nevada | 9.3% | 10.5% | 1.2 |
New Hampshire | 5.5% | 6.2% | 0.7 |
New Jersey | 8.1% | 9.0% | 0.9 |
New Mexico | 10.6% | 10.2% | -0.4 |
New York | 12.1% | 11.9% | -0.2 |
North Carolina | 9.9% | 10.3% | 0.4 |
North Dakota | 7.1% | 6.7% | -0.4 |
Ohio | 8.1% | 7.3% | -0.8 |
Oklahoma | 9.1% | 9.9% | 0.8 |
Oregon | 7.0% | 7.4% | 0.4 |
Pennsylvania | 7.6% | 7.7% | 0.1 |
Rhode Island | 6.0% | 5.7% | -0.3 |
South Carolina | 10.0% | 9.5% | -0.5 |
South Dakota | 6.2% | 5.8% | -0.4 |
Tennessee | 9.1% | 8.3% | -0.8 |
Texas | 10.4% | 11.3% | 0.9 |
Utah | 6.5% | 5.7% | -0.8 |
Vermont | 6.9% | 7.6% | 0.7 |
Virginia | 8.6% | 8.4% | -0.2 |
Washington | 7.0% | 7.9% | 0.9 |
West Virginia | 9.4% | 10.1% | 0.7 |
Wisconsin | 5.4% | 5.1% | -0.3 |
Wyoming | 7.3% | 7.2% | -0.1 |
Source: EPI analysis of 2021 and 2022 U.S. Census Bureau Table B-5: Number and percentage of people in poverty using 3-year averages.