Poverty Rate for Children Under 18 in 2005

Rank	States	Under 18 2005 Poverty Rate
1	Mississippi	30.2
2	District of Columbia	29.6
3	Louisiana	29.2
4	New Mexico	26.0
5	West Virginia	25.5
6	Arkansas	25.0
7	Texas	24.7
8	Alabama	24.3
9	Kentucky	23.0
9	Oklahoma	23.0
11	South Carolina	22.6
12	Tennessee	21.8
13	Arizona	20.9
14	North Carolina	20.8
15	Georgia	20.3
16	Montana	20.2
17	New York	19.7
18	Missouri	19.5
19	Oregon	18.8
20	California	18.5
20	Ohio	18.5
22	Michigan	18.3
22	South Dakota	18.3
24	Florida	18.1
25	Rhode Island	17.6
26	Idaho	17.2
27	Maine	16.7
28	Indiana	16.6
28	Pennsylvania	16.6
30	Illinois	16.5
31	Washington	15.5
32	Nevada	15.4
33	Kansas	15.2
34	Nebraska	14.7
35	North Dakota	14.5
36	Delaware	14.4
37	Alaska	14.2
38	Colorado	14.0
38	Wisconsin	14.0
40	Iowa	13.9
41	Wyoming	13.6
42	Massachusetts	13.5
43	Virginia	13.3
44	Vermont	12.8
45	Hawaii	12.5
46	New Jersey	11.7
46	Utah	11.7
48	Minnesota	11.6
49	Connecticut	11.4
50	Maryland	10.9
51	New Hampshire	9.5
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 11:38