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States With Lowest Poverty Rates (2023)

New Hampshire, Utah, and Minnesota consistently have the lowest poverty rates. Low poverty correlates with strong employment and higher education levels.

States With Lowest Poverty Rates

Source: Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates

#StatePoverty RateMedian IncomeUnemployment
1Wyoming7.1%$74,8152.4%
2Wisconsin6.6%$75,6702.2%
3West Virginia11.9%$57,9173.1%
4Washington6.4%$94,9523.2%
5Virginia6.8%$90,9742.7%
6Vermont5.7%$78,0242.4%
7Utah5.7%$91,7502.4%
8Texas10.5%$76,2923.3%
9Tennessee9.9%$67,0972.9%
10South Dakota7.4%$72,4212.0%
11South Carolina10.1%$66,8183.0%
12Rhode Island7.0%$86,3723.7%
13Pennsylvania8.1%$76,0813.3%
14Oregon7.3%$80,4263.3%
15Oklahoma11.1%$63,6033.0%
16Ohio9.2%$69,6803.1%
17North Dakota6.2%$75,9491.9%
18North Carolina9.4%$69,9043.0%
19New York9.8%$84,5783.9%
20New Mexico13.7%$62,1253.4%
21New Jersey7.0%$101,0504.1%
22New Hampshire4.4%$95,6282.2%
23Nevada9.0%$75,5614.3%
24Nebraska6.7%$74,9852.0%
25Montana7.1%$69,9222.3%
26Missouri8.4%$68,9202.6%
27Mississippi14.3%$54,9153.4%
28Minnesota5.5%$87,5562.7%
29Michigan8.8%$71,1493.6%
30Massachusetts6.6%$101,3413.5%
31Maryland6.3%$101,6523.3%
32Maine6.5%$71,7732.4%
33Louisiana14.2%$60,0233.7%
34Kentucky11.8%$62,4172.9%
35Kansas7.7%$72,6392.6%
36Iowa6.9%$73,1472.4%
37Indiana8.4%$70,0512.7%
38Illinois8.2%$81,7023.8%
39Idaho7.0%$74,6362.3%
40Hawaii6.9%$98,3173.0%
41Georgia9.9%$74,6643.2%
42Florida8.9%$71,7112.8%
43District of Columbia10.7%$106,2874.6%
44Delaware7.3%$82,8553.1%
45Connecticut6.8%$93,7603.7%
46Colorado5.9%$92,4703.0%
47California8.4%$96,3344.1%
48Arkansas11.5%$58,7733.0%
49Arizona8.9%$76,8723.1%
50Alaska6.8%$89,3363.6%
51Alabama11.3%$62,0272.8%

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Rankings based on American Community Survey 5-Year estimates. All 50 states and DC included.