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Census ACS 5-Year · 435 districts

US Congressional Districts With Highest Poverty Rates

Congressional Districts with the highest poverty rates concentrate in the Mississippi Delta, Appalachia, the Rio Grande Valley, central California, and Native American reservation areas. Several rural southern and border districts have poverty rates above 25% — more than double the national average. These districts face compounding challenges of limited economic opportunity, underfunded schools and hospitals, and ongoing outmigration of working-age residents.

Key Findings

  • 1New York's 15th Congressional District leads with a poverty rate of 24.9%, followed by Texas's 34th Congressional District (22.6%) and New York's 13th Congressional District (21.5%).
  • 2The gap between #1 New York's 15th Congressional District and #435 New Jersey's 7th Congressional District (3.0%) is 21.9 percentage points.
  • 3The national median across all states is 8.1% (California's 18th Congressional District at the midpoint).
  • 4The top 10 states are: New York's 15th Congressional District, Texas's 34th Congressional District, New York's 13th Congressional District, Texas's 15th Congressional District, Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District, Michigan's 13th Congressional District, Texas's 29th Congressional District, Kentucky's 5th Congressional District, Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District, California's 22nd Congressional District.

Full Ranking: US Congressional Districts With Highest Poverty Rates

Source: Census ACS 5-Year Estimates

#DistrictPoverty RateMedian IncomeUnemployment
1Wyoming At-Large Congressional District7.1%$74,8152.4%
2Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District5.7%$77,2661.9%
3Wisconsin's 7th Congressional District6.2%$71,7251.9%
4Wisconsin's 6th Congressional District5.2%$74,2831.7%
5Wisconsin's 5th Congressional District4.0%$94,4711.9%
6Wisconsin's 4th Congressional District15.1%$57,9993.4%
7Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District6.1%$70,2062.1%
8Wisconsin's 2nd Congressional District4.9%$85,6791.7%
9Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District6.7%$77,2772.6%
10West Virginia's 2nd Congressional District9.8%$63,1133.1%
11West Virginia's 1st Congressional District13.9%$52,7423.0%
12Washington's 9th Congressional District7.4%$97,8953.8%
13Washington's 8th Congressional District4.2%$122,9072.6%
14Washington's 7th Congressional District4.5%$122,6713.2%
15Washington's 6th Congressional District6.1%$86,7982.9%
16Washington's 5th Congressional District7.8%$71,5453.4%
17Washington's 4th Congressional District10.2%$74,3943.6%
18Washington's 3rd Congressional District6.7%$87,2193.2%
19Washington's 2nd Congressional District6.6%$87,2052.9%
20Washington's 1st Congressional District4.0%$131,9312.8%
21Washington's 10th Congressional District6.8%$91,7273.2%
22Virginia's 9th Congressional District10.2%$56,8632.1%
23Virginia's 8th Congressional District5.7%$127,8992.8%
24Virginia's 7th Congressional District5.3%$110,5463.1%
25Virginia's 6th Congressional District7.8%$70,2432.5%
26Virginia's 5th Congressional District8.2%$70,0852.3%
27Virginia's 4th Congressional District9.3%$68,5523.7%
28Virginia's 3rd Congressional District11.5%$66,0513.6%
29Virginia's 2nd Congressional District6.4%$91,8212.8%
30Virginia's 1st Congressional District4.2%$103,5012.3%
31Virginia's 11th Congressional District3.5%$158,3192.7%
32Virginia's 10th Congressional District3.3%$157,8572.3%
33Vermont At-Large Congressional District5.7%$78,0242.4%
34Utah's 4th Congressional District4.7%$101,8562.5%
35Utah's 3rd Congressional District6.3%$91,5202.6%
36Utah's 2nd Congressional District6.3%$83,1032.5%
37Utah's 1st Congressional District5.4%$90,5491.9%
38Texas's 9th Congressional District14.7%$64,1444.7%
39Texas's 8th Congressional District8.5%$87,0343.7%
40Texas's 7th Congressional District11.7%$76,3804.1%
41Texas's 6th Congressional District9.4%$76,5513.0%
42Texas's 5th Congressional District8.8%$77,3493.0%
43Texas's 4th Congressional District6.6%$94,6322.8%
44Texas's 3rd Congressional District4.6%$117,6532.7%
45Texas's 38th Congressional District6.2%$102,9213.3%
46Texas's 37th Congressional District6.8%$93,3133.2%
47Texas's 36th Congressional District11.2%$74,8483.9%
48Texas's 35th Congressional District12.5%$70,7343.8%
49Texas's 34th Congressional District22.6%$50,9853.9%
50Texas's 33rd Congressional District14.8%$61,9893.7%
51Texas's 32nd Congressional District10.8%$70,5783.3%
52Texas's 31st Congressional District6.0%$93,6992.7%
53Texas's 30th Congressional District13.1%$69,7223.8%
54Texas's 2nd Congressional District6.8%$98,8333.7%
55Texas's 29th Congressional District19.6%$54,5994.8%
56Texas's 28th Congressional District15.9%$64,3813.6%
57Texas's 27th Congressional District12.2%$66,6522.9%
58Texas's 26th Congressional District4.3%$113,8352.8%
59Texas's 25th Congressional District8.0%$78,5043.4%
60Texas's 24th Congressional District4.1%$113,1592.5%
61Texas's 23rd Congressional District11.1%$76,3442.7%
62Texas's 22nd Congressional District6.2%$107,3773.2%
63Texas's 21st Congressional District5.2%$91,6422.6%
64Texas's 20th Congressional District13.9%$61,5704.0%
65Texas's 1st Congressional District11.5%$63,5552.5%
66Texas's 19th Congressional District11.0%$63,0272.5%
67Texas's 18th Congressional District17.8%$60,9014.7%
68Texas's 17th Congressional District10.4%$66,0483.2%
69Texas's 16th Congressional District15.9%$59,4363.8%
70Texas's 15th Congressional District20.4%$57,5573.8%
71Texas's 14th Congressional District10.1%$76,7943.4%
72Texas's 13th Congressional District10.2%$66,0132.4%
73Texas's 12th Congressional District6.8%$84,7822.7%
74Texas's 11th Congressional District10.2%$69,8043.4%
75Texas's 10th Congressional District8.0%$82,7862.5%
76Tennessee's 9th Congressional District16.5%$53,7485.2%
77Tennessee's 8th Congressional District10.1%$67,0592.8%
78Tennessee's 7th Congressional District8.8%$72,5022.8%
79Tennessee's 6th Congressional District9.7%$66,2412.5%
80Tennessee's 5th Congressional District6.5%$91,8602.5%
81Tennessee's 4th Congressional District9.5%$67,0392.5%
82Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District9.4%$66,2362.8%
83Tennessee's 2nd Congressional District7.9%$70,1692.3%
84Tennessee's 1st Congressional District11.3%$56,2523.1%
85South Dakota At-Large Congressional District7.4%$72,4212.0%
86South Carolina's 7th Congressional District11.7%$57,8253.0%
87South Carolina's 6th Congressional District14.6%$53,9863.6%
88South Carolina's 5th Congressional District9.5%$67,9723.1%
89South Carolina's 4th Congressional District9.2%$70,3452.8%
90South Carolina's 3rd Congressional District10.8%$60,9872.6%
91South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District9.1%$72,3063.3%
92South Carolina's 1st Congressional District7.0%$87,9972.2%
93Rhode Island's 2nd Congressional District6.0%$90,7633.5%
94Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District8.0%$82,2703.9%
95Pennsylvania's 9th Congressional District7.7%$68,2422.8%
96Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District10.5%$66,6023.5%
97Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District7.3%$80,3623.4%
98Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District6.0%$103,6513.1%
99Pennsylvania's 5th Congressional District8.2%$86,0984.6%
100Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District4.1%$108,5832.9%
101Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District15.7%$62,2785.3%
102Pennsylvania's 2nd Congressional District19.2%$59,7815.1%
103Pennsylvania's 1st Congressional District3.9%$111,0743.0%
104Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District5.1%$83,1562.8%
105Pennsylvania's 16th Congressional District8.3%$66,4743.0%
106Pennsylvania's 15th Congressional District7.7%$63,9542.6%
107Pennsylvania's 14th Congressional District7.7%$66,1473.2%
108Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional District7.2%$67,6492.3%
109Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District8.9%$70,3333.5%
110Pennsylvania's 11th Congressional District5.5%$84,2252.3%
111Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District7.1%$79,9512.7%
112Oregon's 6th Congressional District7.6%$84,0143.1%
113Oregon's 5th Congressional District5.9%$89,3553.0%
114Oregon's 4th Congressional District8.5%$66,7153.7%
115Oregon's 3rd Congressional District7.7%$85,5383.7%
116Oregon's 2nd Congressional District9.0%$65,5313.4%
117Oregon's 1st Congressional District5.0%$96,0123.2%
118Oklahoma's 5th Congressional District9.1%$72,8552.7%
119Oklahoma's 4th Congressional District10.1%$65,7793.1%
120Oklahoma's 3rd Congressional District12.7%$57,9322.8%
121Oklahoma's 2nd Congressional District13.6%$54,4632.8%
122Oklahoma's 1st Congressional District10.2%$69,3053.4%
123Ohio's 9th Congressional District10.3%$65,0773.6%
124Ohio's 8th Congressional District7.8%$77,4492.8%
125Ohio's 7th Congressional District4.5%$84,5932.3%
126Ohio's 6th Congressional District11.1%$59,5272.9%
127Ohio's 5th Congressional District7.8%$69,0962.5%
128Ohio's 4th Congressional District7.2%$76,1572.5%
129Ohio's 3rd Congressional District11.1%$70,8903.4%
130Ohio's 2nd Congressional District10.6%$64,9292.6%
131Ohio's 1st Congressional District8.8%$78,4973.1%
132Ohio's 15th Congressional District9.0%$76,3502.8%
133Ohio's 14th Congressional District8.3%$68,9062.9%
134Ohio's 13th Congressional District9.0%$69,4393.2%
135Ohio's 12th Congressional District7.8%$73,9902.4%
136Ohio's 11th Congressional District16.6%$51,5725.6%
137Ohio's 10th Congressional District10.0%$66,7523.4%
138North Dakota At-Large Congressional District6.2%$75,9491.9%
139North Carolina's 9th Congressional District11.8%$64,3463.1%
140North Carolina's 8th Congressional District9.9%$71,3492.9%
141North Carolina's 7th Congressional District11.0%$64,1033.0%
142North Carolina's 6th Congressional District11.0%$64,8643.2%
143North Carolina's 5th Congressional District10.1%$58,7533.1%
144North Carolina's 4th Congressional District8.8%$75,2242.7%
145North Carolina's 3rd Congressional District10.4%$63,2752.8%
146North Carolina's 2nd Congressional District4.7%$102,1252.7%
147North Carolina's 1st Congressional District13.0%$54,9583.9%
148North Carolina's 14th Congressional District7.6%$85,7093.1%
149North Carolina's 13th Congressional District7.2%$83,9643.1%
150North Carolina's 12th Congressional District7.4%$77,0793.0%
151North Carolina's 11th Congressional District8.3%$63,0212.2%
152North Carolina's 10th Congressional District9.5%$65,8272.8%
153New York's 9th Congressional District13.6%$74,2024.7%
154New York's 8th Congressional District17.4%$62,7034.9%
155New York's 7th Congressional District13.9%$90,1965.0%
156New York's 6th Congressional District10.2%$79,8593.8%
157New York's 5th Congressional District9.1%$85,5005.1%
158New York's 4th Congressional District3.7%$137,2633.4%
159New York's 3rd Congressional District3.9%$137,7703.0%
160New York's 2nd Congressional District4.3%$123,5183.1%
161New York's 26th Congressional District11.9%$64,3163.4%
162New York's 25th Congressional District8.8%$74,1153.2%
163New York's 24th Congressional District7.7%$71,0202.8%
164New York's 23rd Congressional District8.1%$70,7563.1%
165New York's 22nd Congressional District9.4%$73,1213.0%
166New York's 21st Congressional District8.3%$71,3462.7%
167New York's 20th Congressional District7.2%$84,7573.1%
168New York's 1st Congressional District3.7%$134,7433.0%
169New York's 19th Congressional District8.8%$68,5063.3%
170New York's 18th Congressional District7.5%$93,4173.2%
171New York's 17th Congressional District6.4%$125,8103.5%
172New York's 16th Congressional District8.1%$104,7874.3%
173New York's 15th Congressional District24.9%$45,6356.6%
174New York's 14th Congressional District14.5%$68,4215.1%
175New York's 13th Congressional District21.5%$54,0877.2%
176New York's 12th Congressional District4.9%$147,2553.4%
177New York's 11th Congressional District9.7%$89,6833.7%
178New York's 10th Congressional District11.6%$116,1344.1%
179New Mexico's 3rd Congressional District15.3%$60,7673.5%
180New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District16.4%$57,0283.4%
181New Mexico's 1st Congressional District9.7%$68,3833.3%
182New Jersey's 9th Congressional District10.6%$88,1304.8%
183New Jersey's 8th Congressional District11.2%$81,4784.3%
184New Jersey's 7th Congressional District3.0%$133,7593.3%
185New Jersey's 6th Congressional District6.8%$103,3024.3%
186New Jersey's 5th Congressional District3.8%$131,1323.6%
187New Jersey's 4th Congressional District5.8%$95,5123.4%
188New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District4.3%$113,7693.2%
189New Jersey's 2nd Congressional District8.3%$83,5714.2%
190New Jersey's 1st Congressional District7.8%$88,4714.3%
191New Jersey's 12th Congressional District6.5%$108,8714.1%
192New Jersey's 11th Congressional District3.4%$134,4513.8%
193New Jersey's 10th Congressional District13.5%$71,0625.6%
194New Hampshire's 2nd Congressional District4.2%$93,9782.2%
195New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District4.5%$97,3622.3%
196Nevada's 4th Congressional District10.6%$71,8184.7%
197Nevada's 3rd Congressional District8.1%$80,6674.5%
198Nevada's 2nd Congressional District6.6%$82,8153.1%
199Nevada's 1st Congressional District11.1%$67,4704.8%
200Nebraska's 3rd Congressional District7.5%$66,7361.7%
201Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District6.7%$82,3962.5%
202Nebraska's 1st Congressional District5.7%$77,3802.0%
203Montana's 2nd Congressional District7.7%$69,1142.4%
204Montana's 1st Congressional District6.4%$70,5992.3%
205Missouri's 8th Congressional District10.5%$58,7012.4%
206Missouri's 7th Congressional District9.8%$60,2402.5%
207Missouri's 6th Congressional District7.6%$71,5272.2%
208Missouri's 5th Congressional District9.8%$66,5023.3%
209Missouri's 4th Congressional District8.7%$65,4282.5%
210Missouri's 3rd Congressional District5.9%$80,0272.2%
211Missouri's 2nd Congressional District3.5%$99,9792.1%
212Missouri's 1st Congressional District12.0%$60,0993.6%
213Mississippi's 4th Congressional District12.9%$58,9693.8%
214Mississippi's 3rd Congressional District13.3%$57,7383.0%
215Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District20.1%$43,8114.3%
216Mississippi's 1st Congressional District11.2%$60,8772.6%
217Minnesota's 8th Congressional District6.4%$74,2752.8%
218Minnesota's 7th Congressional District6.1%$72,3392.3%
219Minnesota's 6th Congressional District4.0%$101,8172.4%
220Minnesota's 5th Congressional District7.9%$82,8643.8%
221Minnesota's 4th Congressional District7.1%$88,3683.0%
222Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District4.1%$107,6032.4%
223Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District3.1%$107,7962.5%
224Minnesota's 1st Congressional District5.9%$78,0942.3%
225Michigan's 9th Congressional District6.1%$83,4853.2%
226Michigan's 8th Congressional District11.0%$61,5214.1%
227Michigan's 7th Congressional District5.8%$78,8233.1%
228Michigan's 6th Congressional District5.3%$94,6322.9%
229Michigan's 5th Congressional District8.2%$68,2013.1%
230Michigan's 4th Congressional District8.0%$72,4343.1%
231Michigan's 3rd Congressional District7.6%$75,7473.1%
232Michigan's 2nd Congressional District8.1%$66,2663.0%
233Michigan's 1st Congressional District7.9%$62,3522.8%
234Michigan's 13th Congressional District19.8%$49,8875.8%
235Michigan's 12th Congressional District15.4%$58,9425.3%
236Michigan's 11th Congressional District5.7%$91,0403.3%
237Michigan's 10th Congressional District7.3%$74,9563.7%
238Massachusetts's 9th Congressional District5.2%$97,6513.1%
239Massachusetts's 8th Congressional District6.0%$115,8143.5%
240Massachusetts's 7th Congressional District12.1%$88,7404.3%
241Massachusetts's 6th Congressional District4.6%$115,8722.9%
242Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District4.8%$125,0823.1%
243Massachusetts's 4th Congressional District5.6%$113,7123.3%
244Massachusetts's 3rd Congressional District6.8%$97,6163.8%
245Massachusetts's 2nd Congressional District6.9%$95,6183.5%
246Massachusetts's 1st Congressional District8.7%$74,0873.5%
247Maryland's 8th Congressional District4.5%$135,0073.3%
248Maryland's 7th Congressional District14.4%$61,6234.0%
249Maryland's 6th Congressional District6.5%$100,2162.9%
250Maryland's 5th Congressional District3.7%$128,2363.1%
251Maryland's 4th Congressional District7.9%$90,7394.6%
252Maryland's 3rd Congressional District3.6%$128,8062.5%
253Maryland's 2nd Congressional District5.4%$98,3463.0%
254Maryland's 1st Congressional District6.2%$92,7202.9%
255Maine's 2nd Congressional District8.4%$61,7952.6%
256Maine's 1st Congressional District4.7%$84,3672.2%
257Louisiana's 6th Congressional District9.4%$76,0533.5%
258Louisiana's 5th Congressional District17.7%$50,0583.7%
259Louisiana's 4th Congressional District16.6%$51,0863.7%
260Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District14.2%$61,4103.3%
261Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District17.8%$50,9955.1%
262Louisiana's 1st Congressional District10.2%$73,7823.0%
263Kentucky's 6th Congressional District10.1%$66,8793.0%
264Kentucky's 5th Congressional District19.5%$44,8842.9%
265Kentucky's 4th Congressional District7.3%$78,5692.4%
266Kentucky's 3rd Congressional District11.0%$66,1043.2%
267Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District10.6%$64,9222.8%
268Kentucky's 1st Congressional District12.4%$57,0722.7%
269Kansas's 4th Congressional District9.1%$67,5633.1%
270Kansas's 3rd Congressional District4.3%$100,0792.3%
271Kansas's 2nd Congressional District9.7%$64,3622.6%
272Kansas's 1st Congressional District8.1%$64,6512.3%
273Iowa's 4th Congressional District7.0%$70,7032.2%
274Iowa's 3rd Congressional District7.2%$79,2042.8%
275Iowa's 2nd Congressional District6.5%$71,6272.4%
276Iowa's 1st Congressional District7.1%$72,1912.3%
277Indiana's 9th Congressional District7.2%$70,2062.4%
278Indiana's 8th Congressional District9.0%$63,9062.5%
279Indiana's 7th Congressional District11.9%$61,2293.8%
280Indiana's 6th Congressional District7.7%$74,3982.3%
281Indiana's 5th Congressional District6.8%$79,2502.8%
282Indiana's 4th Congressional District6.2%$76,3232.0%
283Indiana's 3rd Congressional District8.3%$68,6912.8%
284Indiana's 2nd Congressional District9.0%$66,2982.6%
285Indiana's 1st Congressional District10.1%$71,9943.5%
286Illinois's 9th Congressional District6.5%$90,9833.6%
287Illinois's 8th Congressional District5.5%$98,1123.2%
288Illinois's 7th Congressional District14.2%$80,0715.9%
289Illinois's 6th Congressional District4.9%$98,1773.3%
290Illinois's 5th Congressional District4.3%$113,5202.8%
291Illinois's 4th Congressional District10.5%$72,7174.3%
292Illinois's 3rd Congressional District9.0%$86,1603.8%
293Illinois's 2nd Congressional District13.1%$61,5145.4%
294Illinois's 1st Congressional District11.3%$71,2076.2%
295Illinois's 17th Congressional District12.2%$57,7813.7%
296Illinois's 16th Congressional District5.6%$82,9412.9%
297Illinois's 15th Congressional District7.0%$71,8932.6%
298Illinois's 14th Congressional District6.7%$93,1863.5%
299Illinois's 13th Congressional District10.8%$61,8933.6%
300Illinois's 12th Congressional District8.7%$66,7582.7%
301Illinois's 11th Congressional District5.0%$106,9613.3%
302Illinois's 10th Congressional District5.5%$105,7923.3%
303Idaho's 2nd Congressional District7.4%$72,9272.7%
304Idaho's 1st Congressional District6.8%$76,2082.0%
305Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District7.8%$93,5553.3%
306Hawaii's 1st Congressional District5.9%$102,8402.7%
307Georgia's 9th Congressional District8.3%$76,8462.3%
308Georgia's 8th Congressional District13.6%$60,4792.7%
309Georgia's 7th Congressional District8.4%$84,3382.9%
310Georgia's 6th Congressional District3.9%$126,6452.7%
311Georgia's 5th Congressional District12.4%$80,6914.0%
312Georgia's 4th Congressional District9.9%$74,2344.2%
313Georgia's 3rd Congressional District9.0%$77,0912.8%
314Georgia's 2nd Congressional District17.3%$50,7993.9%
315Georgia's 1st Congressional District11.1%$66,7733.2%
316Georgia's 14th Congressional District8.9%$71,5333.0%
317Georgia's 13th Congressional District9.5%$72,9514.1%
318Georgia's 12th Congressional District13.4%$59,5753.6%
319Georgia's 11th Congressional District6.0%$92,0552.8%
320Georgia's 10th Congressional District8.8%$74,4422.9%
321Florida's 9th Congressional District9.7%$72,0403.2%
322Florida's 8th Congressional District7.0%$74,7212.7%
323Florida's 7th Congressional District6.4%$78,1632.5%
324Florida's 6th Congressional District9.4%$61,8722.4%
325Florida's 5th Congressional District7.1%$86,1072.3%
326Florida's 4th Congressional District10.7%$69,0983.0%
327Florida's 3rd Congressional District10.4%$58,2082.6%
328Florida's 2nd Congressional District10.6%$61,9412.8%
329Florida's 28th Congressional District10.9%$76,3122.4%
330Florida's 27th Congressional District9.3%$76,1102.4%
331Florida's 26th Congressional District10.6%$68,3142.5%
332Florida's 25th Congressional District8.3%$83,2683.3%
333Florida's 24th Congressional District12.6%$60,8343.9%
334Florida's 23rd Congressional District6.8%$82,6703.2%
335Florida's 22nd Congressional District7.5%$78,4463.2%
336Florida's 21st Congressional District6.5%$79,9672.8%
337Florida's 20th Congressional District13.5%$60,8444.5%
338Florida's 1st Congressional District8.2%$75,4102.7%
339Florida's 19th Congressional District6.9%$78,7612.0%
340Florida's 18th Congressional District12.7%$59,4882.5%
341Florida's 17th Congressional District6.6%$72,8992.1%
342Florida's 16th Congressional District7.1%$81,3482.8%
343Florida's 15th Congressional District10.0%$69,4162.8%
344Florida's 14th Congressional District9.3%$71,8353.1%
345Florida's 13th Congressional District6.8%$70,1882.5%
346Florida's 12th Congressional District8.9%$62,4372.9%
347Florida's 11th Congressional District6.7%$81,4632.5%
348Florida's 10th Congressional District11.7%$69,2454.2%
349Delaware At-Large Congressional District7.3%$82,8553.1%
350Connecticut's 5th Congressional District7.9%$88,9953.9%
351Connecticut's 4th Congressional District6.9%$115,8654.1%
352Connecticut's 3rd Congressional District6.6%$87,8863.8%
353Connecticut's 2nd Congressional District5.4%$95,5023.2%
354Connecticut's 1st Congressional District7.2%$86,8323.6%
355Colorado's 8th Congressional District6.6%$91,5093.2%
356Colorado's 7th Congressional District4.1%$100,6672.6%
357Colorado's 6th Congressional District5.9%$96,2863.4%
358Colorado's 5th Congressional District5.5%$87,5593.4%
359Colorado's 4th Congressional District4.1%$111,8662.7%
360Colorado's 3rd Congressional District8.9%$69,0342.7%
361Colorado's 2nd Congressional District4.4%$98,7703.0%
362Colorado's 1st Congressional District7.7%$91,5393.4%
363California's 9th Congressional District9.7%$88,7134.5%
364California's 8th Congressional District8.1%$96,7794.2%
365California's 7th Congressional District9.4%$90,4954.2%
366California's 6th Congressional District9.7%$83,6264.1%
367California's 5th Congressional District7.1%$90,0613.5%
368California's 52nd Congressional District10.1%$84,0025.0%
369California's 51st Congressional District7.0%$100,8904.1%
370California's 50th Congressional District5.3%$116,2423.3%
371California's 4th Congressional District6.3%$95,4433.7%
372California's 49th Congressional District4.8%$117,8203.4%
373California's 48th Congressional District5.7%$109,0053.5%
374California's 47th Congressional District6.1%$124,8443.5%
375California's 46th Congressional District9.6%$85,4433.7%
376California's 45th Congressional District7.3%$105,2683.8%
377California's 44th Congressional District10.5%$82,3164.4%
378California's 43rd Congressional District13.5%$72,6385.4%
379California's 42nd Congressional District11.8%$78,0064.4%
380California's 41st Congressional District6.8%$100,1173.7%
381California's 40th Congressional District4.7%$132,0313.1%
382California's 3rd Congressional District5.0%$103,9812.7%
383California's 39th Congressional District9.6%$88,1784.2%
384California's 38th Congressional District7.1%$97,4063.4%
385California's 37th Congressional District15.9%$68,9675.7%
386California's 36th Congressional District4.5%$127,5014.1%
387California's 35th Congressional District10.0%$87,8594.0%
388California's 34th Congressional District15.9%$61,4984.9%
389California's 33rd Congressional District10.9%$83,2614.2%
390California's 32nd Congressional District6.6%$112,0414.9%
391California's 31st Congressional District8.6%$90,0263.9%
392California's 30th Congressional District8.2%$89,1665.5%
393California's 2nd Congressional District5.8%$96,1953.9%
394California's 29th Congressional District12.8%$73,8425.1%
395California's 28th Congressional District7.1%$106,8263.5%
396California's 27th Congressional District8.2%$99,7883.9%
397California's 26th Congressional District6.1%$112,5363.6%
398California's 25th Congressional District13.1%$64,1024.7%
399California's 24th Congressional District7.0%$95,0503.5%
400California's 23rd Congressional District12.3%$71,8625.1%
401California's 22nd Congressional District19.0%$56,6005.6%
402California's 21st Congressional District18.6%$62,0846.1%
403California's 20th Congressional District8.5%$88,1493.9%
404California's 1st Congressional District10.3%$69,1103.9%
405California's 19th Congressional District4.8%$123,3623.0%
406California's 18th Congressional District8.1%$100,7693.4%
407California's 17th Congressional District3.9%$176,8323.1%
408California's 16th Congressional District3.6%$170,3312.8%
409California's 15th Congressional District4.4%$145,3263.3%
410California's 14th Congressional District4.4%$139,9013.2%
411California's 13th Congressional District15.5%$67,6156.1%
412California's 12th Congressional District7.6%$105,6473.8%
413California's 11th Congressional District5.5%$144,0153.9%
414California's 10th Congressional District4.2%$152,0893.3%
415Arkansas's 4th Congressional District13.9%$51,0583.0%
416Arkansas's 3rd Congressional District8.2%$71,3972.6%
417Arkansas's 2nd Congressional District10.6%$62,9872.6%
418Arkansas's 1st Congressional District13.6%$51,9513.6%
419Arizona's 9th Congressional District8.0%$76,3503.0%
420Arizona's 8th Congressional District7.2%$79,6432.8%
421Arizona's 7th Congressional District15.4%$58,1204.1%
422Arizona's 6th Congressional District6.8%$75,2442.8%
423Arizona's 5th Congressional District4.1%$105,7502.4%
424Arizona's 4th Congressional District8.1%$79,3353.3%
425Arizona's 3rd Congressional District15.9%$64,5373.8%
426Arizona's 2nd Congressional District11.6%$64,8843.2%
427Arizona's 1st Congressional District5.7%$95,2812.7%
428Alaska At-Large Congressional District6.8%$89,3363.6%
429Alabama's 7th Congressional District17.5%$48,2043.7%
430Alabama's 6th Congressional District7.1%$79,9082.5%
431Alabama's 5th Congressional District8.0%$75,4862.4%
432Alabama's 4th Congressional District11.8%$57,0652.5%
433Alabama's 3rd Congressional District12.1%$58,1583.0%
434Alabama's 2nd Congressional District12.8%$59,9542.6%
435Alabama's 1st Congressional District10.7%$61,4882.8%

Methodology

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.

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Frequently Asked Questions

New York's 15th Congressional District has the highest poverty rate at 24.9%, according to latest Census ACS data. Texas's 34th Congressional District and New York's 13th Congressional District round out the top three.

New Jersey's 7th Congressional District has the lowest poverty rate at 3.0%. Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District is second-lowest at 3.1%.

The median across all 435 states is 8.1%. Note that the national median and the state-level median are calculated differently, the state median represents the midpoint when all states are ranked.

This data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates published by the US Census Bureau. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides the most comprehensive demographic data available between decennial censuses.

Rankings are based on the latest available Census ACS 5-Year estimates. The Census Bureau releases new ACS data annually. Our data was last updated on April 12, 2026.

Sources: US Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates

Rankings are based on American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year estimates from the US Census Bureau. All 50 states and the District of Columbia are included. The ACS surveys approximately 3.5 million households annually and provides detailed demographic, social, economic, and housing data. 5-Year estimates offer the most reliable data for state-level comparisons by averaging responses over a 60-month period. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.