| Percent of Women and Men Living Below Poverty by State, 2013 | ||||||||
Women Aged 18 and Older |
Men Aged 18 and Older |
Girls Under Age 18 |
Boys Under Age 18 |
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State |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Percent |
Rank |
Alabama |
18.6% |
46 |
13.6% |
39 |
27.6% |
46 |
27.7% |
45 |
Alaska |
9.0% |
1 |
7.2% |
1 |
11.8% |
2 |
12.0% |
2 |
Arizona |
17.4% |
38 |
14.3% |
48 |
27.7% |
47 |
26.0% |
42 |
Arkansas |
18.4% |
45 |
14.1% |
46 |
27.2% |
44 |
29.0% |
49 |
California |
16.0% |
32 |
12.9% |
33 |
23.7% |
34 |
23.1% |
33 |
Colorado |
13.0% |
12 |
10.0% |
15 |
16.8% |
15 |
17.1% |
16 |
Connecticut |
10.6% |
4 |
7.8% |
4 |
15.1% |
9 |
14.0% |
6 |
Delaware |
13.0% |
12 |
9.4% |
11 |
17.7% |
18 |
19.0% |
20 |
District of Columbia |
18.9% |
47 |
15.6% |
49 |
28.5% |
49 |
28.1% |
48 |
Florida |
16.3% |
33 |
13.4% |
38 |
24.6% |
37 |
24.4% |
36 |
Georgia |
18.3% |
43 |
13.7% |
41 |
26.5% |
43 |
26.6% |
43 |
Hawaii |
10.7% |
5 |
9.0% |
8 |
12.1% |
4 |
13.3% |
4 |
Idaho |
15.2% |
27 |
13.2% |
35 |
18.5% |
20 |
20.9% |
25 |
Illinois |
14.5% |
24 |
10.8% |
23 |
20.7% |
26 |
20.2% |
24 |
Indiana |
15.9% |
31 |
11.8% |
28 |
22.5% |
29 |
20.9% |
25 |
Iowa |
13.7% |
19 |
9.8% |
14 |
17.1% |
16 |
16.2% |
12 |
Kansas |
13.5% |
15 |
10.2% |
18 |
18.5% |
20 |
17.9% |
17 |
Kentucky |
19.1% |
48 |
13.7% |
41 |
24.6% |
37 |
24.7% |
38 |
Louisiana |
20.0% |
49 |
13.7% |
41 |
27.7% |
47 |
27.7% |
45 |
Maine |
13.0% |
12 |
11.4% |
26 |
14.9% |
8 |
19.5% |
21 |
Maryland |
10.4% |
3 |
7.5% |
3 |
15.5% |
10 |
13.5% |
5 |
Massachusetts |
12.2% |
9 |
9.0% |
8 |
15.8% |
13 |
16.0% |
11 |
Michigan |
16.4% |
35 |
13.2% |
35 |
23.7% |
34 |
23.8% |
34 |
Minnesota |
11.3% |
8 |
9.3% |
10 |
13.4% |
6 |
14.5% |
7 |
Montana |
24.3% |
51 |
17.1% |
50 |
35.0% |
51 |
33.8% |
51 |
Missouri |
15.8% |
29 |
12.4% |
29 |
23.3% |
33 |
23.0% |
32 |
Montana |
17.6% |
41 |
14.2% |
47 |
22.6% |
31 |
22.2% |
29 |
Nebraska |
12.9% |
11 |
10.2% |
18 |
17.6% |
17 |
16.6% |
13 |
Nevada |
14.7% |
25 |
12.4% |
29 |
22.5% |
29 |
21.7% |
27 |
New Hampshire |
9.2% |
2 |
7.3% |
2 |
10.9% |
1 |
10.5% |
1 |
New Jersey |
11.1% |
7 |
8.4% |
6 |
16.3% |
14 |
16.7% |
14 |
New Mexico |
21.5% |
50 |
18.2% |
51 |
34.0% |
50 |
31.6% |
50 |
New York |
15.8% |
29 |
12.5% |
32 |
23.1% |
32 |
22.7% |
31 |
North Carolina |
17.4% |
38 |
13.6% |
39 |
25.5% |
40 |
25.0% |
40 |
North Dakota |
13.6% |
18 |
10.0% |
15 |
11.8% |
2 |
12.1% |
3 |
Ohio |
15.3% |
28 |
11.6% |
27 |
22.3% |
28 |
22.4% |
30 |
Oklahoma |
16.7% |
36 |
11.3% |
25 |
24.3% |
36 |
24.5% |
37 |
Oregon |
16.3% |
33 |
13.7% |
41 |
21.1% |
27 |
22.0% |
28 |
Pennsylvania |
13.5% |
15 |
10.7% |
22 |
19.9% |
25 |
19.5% |
21 |
Rhode Island |
13.8% |
21 |
10.6% |
21 |
17.8% |
19 |
23.8% |
34 |
South Carolina |
18.1% |
42 |
13.1% |
34 |
27.4% |
45 |
28.0% |
47 |
South Dakota |
15.1% |
26 |
9.7% |
13 |
19.1% |
23 |
16.7% |
14 |
Tennessee |
17.5% |
40 |
13.2% |
35 |
26.2% |
41 |
27.6% |
44 |
Texas |
16.8% |
37 |
12.4% |
29 |
25.4% |
39 |
24.7% |
38 |
Utah |
13.5% |
15 |
10.3% |
20 |
14.7% |
7 |
15.2% |
9 |
Vermont |
13.7% |
19 |
9.5% |
12 |
15.5% |
10 |
18.7% |
19 |
Virginia |
12.3% |
10 |
8.6% |
7 |
15.7% |
12 |
15.7% |
10 |
Washington |
13.9% |
23 |
11.0% |
24 |
19.1% |
23 |
18.1% |
18 |
West Virginia |
18.3% |
43 |
13.7% |
41 |
26.3% |
42 |
25.9% |
41 |
Wisconsin |
13.8% |
21 |
10.0% |
15 |
18.8% |
22 |
19.6% |
23 |
Wyoming |
10.9% |
6 |
8.1% |
5 |
12.2% |
5 |
14.5% |
7 |
United States |
15.5% |
11.9% |
22.4% |
22.1% |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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