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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.
The highest poverty rates in the United States are in the U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands). [69] American Samoa has the lowest per capita income in the United States — it has a per capita income comparable to that of Botswana . [ 70 ]
For example, a low-income state like Mississippi — where the median income for an individual is the lowest in the country at $47,446 — also has the highest rate of persistent poverty at 24.4% ...
Despite its occasional economic hiccups, the United States remains one of the richest countries in the world. As of 2022 it ranked 7th globally in GDP per capita, according to data cited by Visual...
Two common measurements of the average annual income of individuals in the United States are: per capita income (PCI) and per capita personal income (PCPI). Per capita personal income is the more comprehensive of the two measures, and thus PCPI for an individual, county, or state will be higher than PCI.
The average poverty rate across all states is 12.4%. On the other end of the spectrum, New Hampshire has the lowest poverty rate at 7.2%. California has the highest unemployment rate.
According to World Bank, "Poverty headcount ratio at a defined value a day is the percentage of the population living on less than that value a day at 2017 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions."
As the U.S. poverty level sees its largest increase in history, a state by state comparison is revealing to understanding American poverty