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.