: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Poverty Rate
15.0%
of Americans fell below the official poverty line. 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% | 44th | |
| Alaska | 10.5% | 4th | |
| Arizona | 19.0% | 44th | |
| Arkansas | 19.5% | 48th | |
| California | 16.6% | 33rd | |
| Colorado | 13.5% | 17th | |
| Connecticut | 10.9% | 5th | |
| Delaware | 11.9% | 10th | |
| District of Columbia | 18.7% | 42nd | |
| Florida | 17.0% | 34th | |
| Georgia | 19.1% | 46th | |
| Hawaii | 12.0% | 12th | |
| Idaho | 16.5% | 32nd | |
| Illinois | 15.0% | 26th | |
| Indiana | 16.0% | 29th | |
| Iowa | 12.8% | 14th | |
| Kansas | 13.8% | 19th | |
| Kentucky | 19.1% | 46th | |
| Louisiana | 20.4% | 49th | |
| Maine | 14.1% | 23rd | |
| Maryland | 10.1% | 2nd | |
| Massachusetts | 11.6% | 9th | |
| Michigan | 17.5% | 36th | |
| Minnesota | 11.9% | 10th | |
| Mississippi | 22.6% | 51st | |
| Missouri | 15.8% | 27th | |
| Montana | 14.8% | 25th | |
| Nebraska | 13.1% | 15th | |
| Nevada | 15.9% | 28th | |
| New Hampshire | 8.8% | 1st | |
| New Jersey | 10.4% | 3rd | |
| New Mexico | 21.5% | 50th | |
| New York | 16.0% | 29th | |
| North Carolina | 17.9% | 38th | |
| North Dakota | 12.2% | 13th | |
| Ohio | 16.4% | 31st | |
| Oklahoma | 17.2% | 35th | |
| Oregon | 17.5% | 36th | |
| Pennsylvania | 13.8% | 19th | |
| Rhode Island | 14.7% | 24th | |
| South Carolina | 18.9% | 43rd | |
| South Dakota | 13.9% | 21st | |
| Tennessee | 18.3% | 39th | |
| Texas | 18.5% | 40th | |
| Utah | 13.5% | 17th | |
| Vermont | 11.5% | 7th | |
| Virginia | 11.5% | 7th | |
| Washington | 13.9% | 21st | |
| West Virginia | 18.6% | 41st | |
| Wisconsin | 13.1% | 15th | |
| Wyoming | 11.3% | 6th | |