: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Poverty Rate
15.1%
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% | 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 | |