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

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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 11:42