Table B4.6
| Percent of Households Below Poverty by Household Type and State, 2013 | ||||||
Married Couple Families |
Female-headed Families |
Male-headed Families |
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State |
With Children |
Without Children |
With Children |
Without Children |
With Children |
Without Children |
Alabama |
9.1% |
4.6% |
52.4% |
26.9% |
27.2% |
22.0% |
Alaska |
3.7% |
2.1% |
29.0% |
12.9% |
14.6% |
11.1% |
Arizona |
12.5% |
4.6% |
42.1% |
20.7% |
26.9% |
18.4% |
Arkansas |
11.4% |
4.8% |
49.1% |
26.4% |
27.4% |
22.1% |
California |
11.3% |
4.5% |
41.2% |
19.2% |
26.0% |
16.2% |
Colorado |
7.4% |
2.8% |
36.5% |
17.5% |
19.5% |
15.9% |
Connecticut |
4.2% |
2.2% |
34.7% |
15.7% |
17.5% |
13.0% |
Delaware |
6.2% |
2.4% |
33.8% |
18.5% |
13.0% |
12.0% |
District of Columbia |
5.2% |
3.4% |
43.4% |
18.1% |
31.2% |
15.4% |
Florida |
10.5% |
5.1% |
40.5% |
20.8% |
27.7% |
18.1% |
Georgia |
10.5% |
5.0% |
45.9% |
24.5% |
25.9% |
19.6% |
Hawaii |
6.4% |
3.7% |
41.1% |
16.7% |
18.7% |
13.3% |
Idaho |
9.7% |
4.0% |
47.2% |
21.2% |
23.4% |
20.2% |
Illinois |
7.6% |
3.1% |
43.1% |
19.6% |
23.0% |
16.5% |
Indiana |
7.7% |
3.4% |
45.1% |
21.2% |
26.0% |
17.5% |
Iowa |
5.2% |
2.6% |
43.1% |
20.1% |
17.7% |
16.5% |
Kansas |
7.1% |
2.7% |
43.5% |
19.3% |
17.8% |
17.1% |
Kentucky |
9.9% |
5.9% |
52.8% |
27.4% |
29.2% |
22.7% |
Louisiana |
6.6% |
5.3% |
51.5% |
28.1% |
22.1% |
21.3% |
Maine |
7.2% |
3.3% |
42.1% |
22.3% |
21.5% |
20.1% |
Maryland |
3.8% |
2.3% |
28.6% |
14.1% |
13.8% |
12.1% |
Massachusetts |
4.3% |
2.6% |
38.9% |
18.0% |
20.8% |
15.5% |
Michigan |
8.5% |
3.5% |
48.4% |
21.5% |
28.6% |
20.4% |
Minnesota |
4.9% |
2.0% |
36.5% |
17.0% |
18.1% |
16.0% |
Mississippi |
10.2% |
6.2% |
54.4% |
30.9% |
27.2% |
25.7% |
Missouri |
7.8% |
4.0% |
45.8% |
22.5% |
24.8% |
18.9% |
Montana |
6.9% |
3.8% |
49.1% |
21.1% |
28.1% |
19.3% |
Nebraska |
6.5% |
2.4% |
38.3% |
20.5% |
15.9% |
15.3% |
Nevada |
11.1% |
4.1% |
36.5% |
18.1% |
21.9% |
14.8% |
New Hampshire |
3.1% |
1.8% |
30.6% |
15.2% |
10.0% |
15.1% |
New Jersey |
4.8% |
2.7% |
36.0% |
15.7% |
20.5% |
12.4% |
New Mexico |
15.1% |
6.6% |
48.9% |
24.1% |
30.0% |
23.0% |
New York |
9.3% |
4.2% |
40.7% |
19.9% |
23.8% |
16.4% |
North Carolina |
9.0% |
4.5% |
45.5% |
23.0% |
28.7% |
19.6% |
North Dakota |
3.6% |
2.5% |
35.1% |
23.3% |
11.8% |
15.7% |
Ohio |
7.5% |
3.2% |
47.7% |
21.0% |
26.6% |
19.0% |
Oklahoma |
9.6% |
4.3% |
46.9% |
23.2% |
21.8% |
19.9% |
Oregon |
9.5% |
3.8% |
45.3% |
20.9% |
26.2% |
20.4% |
Pennsylvania |
5.4% |
3.0% |
43.3% |
19.5% |
24.0% |
16.8% |
Rhode Island |
6.7% |
3.3% |
38.7% |
19.7% |
16.4% |
16.2% |
South Carolina |
9.2% |
4.3% |
49.5% |
24.9% |
27.1% |
19.8% |
South Dakota |
3.9% |
2.8% |
39.2% |
21.9% |
24.0% |
15.0% |
Tennessee |
10.0% |
4.7% |
49.8% |
23.8% |
28.7% |
20.5% |
Texas |
11.7% |
4.9% |
44.2% |
21.8% |
23.8% |
16.4% |
Utah |
8.3% |
3.7% |
41.5% |
19.7% |
20.3% |
16.4% |
Vermont |
5.9% |
2.1% |
31.7% |
18.3% |
20.7% |
15.7% |
Virginia |
5.0% |
2.8% |
37.1% |
17.1% |
17.5% |
13.9% |
Washington |
7.2% |
3.2% |
40.7% |
18.2% |
20.2% |
15.7% |
West Virginia |
9.5% |
5.5% |
52.4% |
26.2% |
26.5% |
23.9% |
Wisconsin |
5.3% |
2.7% |
41.6% |
19.5% |
19.1% |
16.9% |
Wyoming |
5.9% |
2.2% |
41.8% |
19.1% |
14.6% |
13.0% |
United States |
8.5% |
4.0% |
43.1% |
20.9% |
23.6% |
17.6% |
Notes: State-level data are three-year (2011-2013) averages; national data are for 2013. Households with children include those with children under age 18. Single women and single men include those who are never married, married with an absent spouse, widowed, divorced, or separated. |
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Source: IWPR analysis of American Community Survey microdata (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, Version 5.0). |
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