Poverty Rate for Children Under 18 in 2007

Rank	States	Under 18 2007 Poverty Rate
1	Mississippi	29.4
2	Louisiana	26.9
3	District of Columbia	25.7
4	Arkansas	25.3
5	New Mexico	25.2
6	Alabama	23.6
6	Kentucky	23.6
8	West Virginia	23.4
9	Texas	23.1
10	Tennessee	22.5
11	Oklahoma	22.2
12	South Carolina	21.1
13	Arizona	20.0
14	Georgia	19.8
15	New York	19.6
16	North Carolina	19.5
17	Michigan	19.3
18	Montana	18.9
19	Missouri	18.4
19	Ohio	18.4
21	South Dakota	17.5
22	California	17.3
22	Florida	17.3
24	Oregon	17.2
25	Indiana	17.1
26	Rhode Island	16.9
27	Illinois	16.6
28	Pennsylvania	16.2
29	Idaho	15.9
30	Maine	15.7
31	Colorado	15.3
32	Washington	15.0
33	Nevada	14.9
34	Kansas	14.7
34	Nebraska	14.7
36	Delaware	14.5
36	Wisconsin	14.5
38	North Dakota	14.0
39	Iowa	13.7
40	Alaska	13.1
41	Massachusetts	13.0
42	Virginia	12.9
43	Wyoming	12.8
44	Vermont	12.4
45	Minnesota	11.9
46	New Jersey	11.4
47	Utah	11.3
48	Connecticut	10.8
48	Hawaii	10.8
50	Maryland	10.6
51	New Hampshire	9.2
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 12:53