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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.
As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions." [11] "National poverty headcount ratio is the percentage of the population living below the national poverty line(s). National estimates are based on population-weighted subgroup estimates ...
The U.S. territories have the highest poverty rates in the United States ... Rank Place State or territory 2013–2017 Annual Median Household Income [1] [note 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...
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% ...
Among the Louisiana individual rankings within the report: Housing costs, 40th; percentage of population in poverty, 49th; income growth, 47th; adults in fair or poor health, 46th; and average ...
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.
The state’s uninsured rate is at 8.8%, well below the national average of 13.8%. The average household income is $70,979, over $10,000 more than the national average.