Poverty Rate in 2005

Rank	States	2005 Poverty Rate
1	Mississippi	21.0
2	Louisiana	20.2
3	New Mexico	18.4
4	District of Columbia	18.3
5	West Virginia	18.0
6	Texas	17.5
7	Arkansas	17.2
8	Alabama	16.9
8	Kentucky	16.9
10	Oklahoma	16.4
11	South Carolina	15.6
11	Tennessee	15.6
13	North Carolina	14.9
14	Montana	14.6
15	Georgia	14.5
16	Arizona	14.4
17	Oregon	14.1
18	New York	13.9
19	Missouri	13.6
19	South Dakota	13.6
21	Idaho	13.4
22	California	13.3
23	Michigan	13.1
24	Ohio	13.0
25	Florida	12.8
26	Maine	12.3
27	Indiana	12.2
28	Illinois	12.0
28	Washington	12.0
30	Pennsylvania	11.9
30	Rhode Island	11.9
32	Kansas	11.7
33	North Dakota	11.6
34	Nevada	11.1
35	Nebraska	11.0
36	Colorado	10.9
37	Alaska	10.8
37	Iowa	10.8
39	Wyoming	10.6
40	Utah	10.5
41	Vermont	10.4
42	Delaware	10.3
42	Massachusetts	10.3
44	Wisconsin	10.2
45	Virginia	10.0
46	Hawaii	9.9
47	Minnesota	9.2
48	New Jersey	8.7
49	Connecticut	8.3
49	Maryland	8.3
51	New Hampshire	7.6
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: January 31, 2008 at 11:34