Poverty Rate in 2007

Rank	States	2007 Poverty Rate
1	Mississippi	20.7
2	Louisiana	18.8
3	New Mexico	17.9
4	Arkansas	17.6
5	Kentucky	17.2
6	District of Columbia	17.1
6	West Virginia	17.1
8	Alabama	16.6
9	Texas	16.3
10	Oklahoma	15.8
10	Tennessee	15.8
12	South Carolina	15.1
13	Georgia	14.3
13	North Carolina	14.3
15	Arizona	14.1
15	Montana	14.1
17	Michigan	13.9
18	New York	13.8
19	Missouri	13.3
20	South Dakota	13.2
21	Ohio	13.1
22	Oregon	13.0
23	California	12.4
24	Indiana	12.3
25	Maine	12.2
26	Florida	12.1
26	Idaho	12.1
28	Illinois	11.9
28	Rhode Island	11.9
30	North Dakota	11.8
31	Pennsylvania	11.6
32	Colorado	11.5
33	Washington	11.4
34	Kansas	11.2
35	Nebraska	11.1
36	Iowa	11.0
37	Wisconsin	10.8
38	Nevada	10.6
39	Delaware	10.3
40	Vermont	10.1
41	Massachusetts	10.0
42	Virginia	9.9
43	Alaska	9.8
43	Utah	9.8
45	Minnesota	9.5
45	Wyoming	9.5
47	Hawaii	8.5
47	New Jersey	8.5
49	Maryland	8.3
50	Connecticut	7.9
51	New Hampshire	7.3
Source: US Census Bureau

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USA Counties IN Profile provides current federal statistics on a variety of demographic and economic indicators. Read "About the Profile" for the best understanding of the data, ranks and computations. This profile is produced by STATS Indiana, a web service of the Indiana Business Research Center at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business. Major support for this effort is provided by the State of Indiana through the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. Updated: December 31, 2008 at 12:49