This article is a list of the 50 United States of America (U.S.) states, also including the District of Columbia, ordered by poverty rate. 2014 statistics are not identical to official poverty rates because they include children not counted in the official numbers (see Revised Tables link below). Supplemental Poverty Measure takes into account differences in cost of living between states (i.e. housing costs appreciably higher/lower than the national average) as well as taxes and the value of government assistance programs. All data are from the United States Census Bureau. The total national average poverty rate of the U.S. was 14.5% as of 2013, compared to the European Union's poverty rate of 17.3% in 2015.
States
See also
- List of US states by Gini coefficient
- List of lowest-income places in the United States
- Thank God for Mississippi
References
External links
- Total Number of People Living in Poverty based on Household Income (In Thousands), 2005. State Health Facts. December 14, 2007.
- Poverty Rate based on Household Income, 2005 . State Health Facts. December 14, 2007.
- Geographic Adjustments of Supplemental Poverty Measure Thresholds: Using the American Community Survey Five-Year Data on Housing Costs Accessed November 27, 2012.
- The Research Supplemental Poverty Measure Accessed June 5, 2014.
