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This list of U.S. states and territories by poverty rate covers the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the territory of Puerto Rico and their populations' poverty rate. The four other inhabited U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands) are listed separately.
This is a list of U.S. states, territories, and Washington, D.C. by income.Data is given according to the 2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 1-Year Estimates, except for the American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands, for which the data comes from 2010, as ACS does not operate in these areas.
States and territories are sorted by the share of the lowest quintile in aggregate household income, i.e. the share of household income of 20% of the poorest households in the total household income. Due to different methodologies by which the United States Census Bureau and the EPI have calculated their results, the data should not be compared.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2022, Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas, Alabama, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Louisiana had the highest poverty rates in the U.S. at over 15% each. See ...
Mississippi is one of the poorest states in the U.S., and it receives billions of dollars a year from the federal government. ... 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help ...
Data is collected annually for the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico (in American Community Survey estimates), but data is not collected annually in other U.S. territories. For comparison, in 2017 the median household income of the United States (excluding the U.S. territories) was $57,652. [6]
All three scores were combined and sorted to show the states with the richest and poorest retirees. All data was collected and is up to date as of May 29, 2024. More From GOBankingRates