Poverty
Male Poverty Rate by State 2026
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State | Male Poverty Rate 2024↓ | Male Poverty 2024 | Female Poverty Rate 2024 | Female Poverty 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | New Mexico | 7.94% | 170,575 | 9.32% | 200,340 |
 | Louisiana | 7.93% | 366,204 | 10.46% | 482,763 |
 | Mississippi | 7.91% | 232,661 | 10.4% | 306,132 |
 | West Virginia | 7.28% | 128,809 | 9% | 159,144 |
 | Arkansas | 6.72% | 210,136 | 8.44% | 263,767 |
 | Kentucky | 6.68% | 311,382 | 8.51% | 396,939 |
 | Oklahoma | 6.49% | 269,931 | 7.92% | 329,140 |
 | Alabama | 6.28% | 328,914 | 8.47% | 443,446 |
 | District of Columbia | 6.16% | 45,063 | 7.64% | 55,945 |
 | New York | 6.07% | 1,220,790 | 7.41% | 1,490,960 |
 | Michigan | 5.71% | 585,438 | 7% | 718,089 |
 | South Carolina | 5.65% | 319,986 | 7.17% | 405,704 |
 | Tennessee | 5.64% | 416,818 | 7.22% | 533,522 |
 | Ohio | 5.63% | 675,949 | 7.11% | 853,743 |
 | Texas | 5.61% | 1,818,610 | 6.96% | 2,256,330 |
 | Georgia | 5.52% | 630,181 | 7.01% | 799,831 |
 | Oregon | 5.34% | 230,034 | 6.23% | 268,346 |
 | Missouri | 5.33% | 336,975 | 6.65% | 420,205 |
 | Arizona | 5.31% | 414,310 | 6.24% | 487,141 |
 | California | 5.29% | 2,109,960 | 6.32% | 2,522,290 |
 | Nevada | 5.25% | 177,281 | 6.33% | 213,388 |
 | North Carolina | 5.25% | 597,616 | 6.71% | 763,266 |
 | Montana | 5.2% | 59,793 | 5.73% | 65,849 |
 | Indiana | 5.18% | 362,917 | 6.54% | 458,611 |
 | Florida | 5.09% | 1,236,930 | 6.26% | 1,522,470 |
 | Illinois | 5.08% | 652,175 | 6.33% | 812,762 |
 | South Dakota | 5.04% | 47,252 | 6.14% | 57,546 |
 | Pennsylvania | 4.93% | 650,390 | 6.25% | 825,106 |
 | Alaska | 4.86% | 36,315 | 4.88% | 36,471 |
 | Kansas | 4.81% | 144,663 | 5.92% | 178,179 |
 | Iowa | 4.7% | 154,378 | 5.78% | 190,141 |
 | Maine | 4.6% | 65,103 | 5.63% | 79,727 |
 | Wyoming | 4.59% | 27,212 | 5.52% | 32,708 |
 | Hawaii | 4.59% | 66,819 | 5.12% | 74,582 |
 | Wisconsin | 4.56% | 274,704 | 5.57% | 335,326 |
 | Rhode Island | 4.49% | 50,698 | 5.99% | 67,666 |
 | North Dakota | 4.49% | 36,403 | 5.6% | 45,478 |
 | Nebraska | 4.48% | 91,489 | 5.54% | 113,141 |
 | Vermont | 4.4% | 28,542 | 5.28% | 34,207 |
 | Idaho | 4.25% | 87,579 | 5.43% | 111,940 |
 | Washington | 4.21% | 343,741 | 5.11% | 416,836 |
 | Delaware | 4.15% | 44,928 | 5.44% | 58,891 |
 | Massachusetts | 4.14% | 301,378 | 5.27% | 383,170 |
 | Connecticut | 4.14% | 154,675 | 5.32% | 198,929 |
 | Colorado | 4.12% | 249,896 | 4.81% | 292,197 |
 | Virginia | 4.08% | 365,803 | 5.26% | 471,560 |
 | Minnesota | 4.05% | 238,068 | 4.84% | 284,440 |
 | New Jersey | 4.01% | 390,574 | 5.15% | 501,317 |
 | Maryland | 3.91% | 248,689 | 5.12% | 325,328 |
 | Utah | 3.63% | 131,666 | 4.19% | 152,014 |
 | New Hampshire | 2.95% | 41,983 | 3.95% | 56,265 |
 | United States | 5.24% | 18,182,386 | 6.5% | 22,553,288 |
