| 5 Year % Change in Poverty Rate | ![]() |
| Rank | States | 2000 to 2005 % chg |
| 1 | Indiana | 38.6% |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 35.7% |
| 3 | Michigan | 35.1% |
| 4 | Minnesota | 33.3% |
| 5 | Oregon | 33.0% |
| 6 | Ohio | 32.7% |
| 7 | Kansas | 31.5% |
| 8 | Iowa | 30.1% |
| 9 | Missouri | 28.3% |
| 10 | North Carolina | 27.4% |
| 11 | Alaska | 27.1% |
| 12 | Wisconsin | 25.9% |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | 25.3% |
| 14 | Washington | 25.0% |
| 15 | Maine | 24.2% |
| 16 | Tennessee | 23.8% |
| 17 | Nebraska | 23.6% |
| 18 | Massachusetts | 22.6% |
| 19 | Colorado | 22.5% |
| 20 | South Carolina | 21.9% |
| 21 | Kentucky | 21.6% |
| 22 | Illinois | 20.0% |
| 23 | Texas | 19.9% |
| 24 | Idaho | 19.6% |
| 25 | Mississippi | 19.3% |
| 25 | South Dakota | 19.3% |
| 25 | Utah | 19.3% |
| 28 | Oklahoma | 18.8% |
| 29 | Delaware | 18.4% |
| 30 | Vermont | 18.2% |
| 31 | Nevada | 18.1% |
| 32 | Georgia | 17.9% |
| 33 | Louisiana | 16.8% |
| 34 | Rhode Island | 16.7% |
| 35 | West Virginia | 16.1% |
| 36 | Alabama | 15.8% |
| 37 | Arizona | 15.2% |
| 38 | Arkansas | 14.7% |
| 39 | Connecticut | 13.7% |
| 40 | Virginia | 12.4% |
| 41 | District of Columbia | 12.3% |
| 42 | New Jersey | 11.5% |
| 42 | North Dakota | 11.5% |
| 44 | Montana | 9.8% |
| 45 | Florida | 9.4% |
| 46 | New Mexico | 6.4% |
| 47 | New York | 5.3% |
| 48 | Maryland | 5.1% |
| 49 | California | 4.7% |
| 50 | Wyoming | 1.9% |
| 51 | Hawaii | 0.0% |
| Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis | ||
| 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 11:42 |