Top 10 States with the Highest Poverty Rates
(Percentage of people below poverty level)

  • 1. New Mexico 18.7%
  • 2. Louisiana 18.3%
  • 3. Arkansas 16.4%
  • 4. Montana 15.8%
  • 5. Texas 14.9%
  • 6. West Virginia 14.8%
  • 7. District of Columbia 14.8%
  • 8. Alabama 14.6%
  • 9. Mississippi 14.5%
  • 10. Oklahoma 14.0%
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