Poverty Rate in 2000

Rank	States	2000 Poverty Rate
1	Mississippi	17.6
2	Louisiana	17.3
2	New Mexico	17.3
4	District of Columbia	16.3
5	West Virginia	15.5
6	Arkansas	15.0
7	Alabama	14.6
7	Texas	14.6
9	Kentucky	13.9
10	Oklahoma	13.8
11	Montana	13.3
12	New York	13.2
13	South Carolina	12.8
14	California	12.7
15	Tennessee	12.6
16	Arizona	12.5
17	Georgia	12.3
18	Florida	11.7
18	North Carolina	11.7
20	South Dakota	11.4
21	Idaho	11.2
22	Missouri	10.6
22	Oregon	10.6
24	North Dakota	10.4
24	Wyoming	10.4
26	Rhode Island	10.2
27	Illinois	10.0
28	Hawaii	9.9
28	Maine	9.9
30	Ohio	9.8
31	Michigan	9.7
32	Washington	9.6
33	Pennsylvania	9.5
34	Nevada	9.4
35	Colorado	8.9
35	Kansas	8.9
35	Nebraska	8.9
35	Virginia	8.9
39	Indiana	8.8
39	Utah	8.8
39	Vermont	8.8
42	Delaware	8.7
43	Alaska	8.5
44	Massachusetts	8.4
45	Iowa	8.3
46	Wisconsin	8.1
47	Maryland	7.9
48	New Jersey	7.8
49	Connecticut	7.3
50	Minnesota	6.9
51	New Hampshire	5.6
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: December 31, 2008 at 12:52