: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Poverty Rate
15.1%
of Americans fell below the official poverty line in 2010. Reducing the number of people who fall below the poverty line will tell us how the nation is doing in restoring shared prosperity.
| State | Poverty Rate | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 19.0% | 47th | |
| Alaska | 9.9% | 2nd | |
| Arizona | 17.4% | 38th | |
| Arkansas | 18.8% | 46th | |
| California | 15.8% | 32nd | |
| Colorado | 13.4% | 19th | |
| Connecticut | 10.1% | 4th | |
| Delaware | 11.8% | 11th | |
| District of Columbia | 19.2% | 49th | |
| Florida | 16.5% | 35th | |
| Georgia | 17.9% | 41st | |
| Hawaii | 10.7% | 6th | |
| Idaho | 15.7% | 31st | |
| Illinois | 13.8% | 23rd | |
| Indiana | 15.3% | 29th | |
| Iowa | 12.6% | 12th | |
| Kansas | 13.6% | 22nd | |
| Kentucky | 19.0% | 47th | |
| Louisiana | 18.7% | 45th | |
| Maine | 12.9% | 14th | |
| Maryland | 9.9% | 2nd | |
| Massachusetts | 11.4% | 9th | |
| Michigan | 16.8% | 36th | |
| Minnesota | 11.6% | 10th | |
| Mississippi | 22.4% | 51st | |
| Missouri | 15.3% | 29th | |
| Montana | 14.6% | 26th | |
| Nebraska | 12.9% | 14th | |
| Nevada | 14.9% | 27th | |
| New Hampshire | 8.3% | 1st | |
| New Jersey | 10.3% | 5th | |
| New Mexico | 20.4% | 50th | |
| New York | 14.9% | 27th | |
| North Carolina | 17.5% | 39th | |
| North Dakota | 13.0% | 16th | |
| Ohio | 15.8% | 32nd | |
| Oklahoma | 16.9% | 37th | |
| Oregon | 15.8% | 32nd | |
| Pennsylvania | 13.4% | 19th | |
| Rhode Island | 14.0% | 24th | |
| South Carolina | 18.2% | 44th | |
| South Dakota | 14.4% | 25th | |
| Tennessee | 17.7% | 40th | |
| Texas | 17.9% | 41st | |
| Utah | 13.2% | 17th | |
| Vermont | 12.7% | 13th | |
| Virginia | 11.1% | 7th | |
| Washington | 13.4% | 19th | |
| West Virginia | 18.1% | 43rd | |
| Wisconsin | 13.2% | 17th | |
| Wyoming | 11.2% | 8th | |