| Q: |
Does the proportion of youth living in poverty vary by State? |
| A: |
In 2020, the proportion of children living in poverty ranged from a low of 7.1% in Vermont to a high of 22.2% in the District of Columbia. |
Proportion of persons living in poverty by State, 2020
| State |
All ages |
Ages 0-17 |
Ages 18-64 |
Over 64 |
| United States |
11.4% |
16.1% |
10.4% |
9.0% |
| Alabama |
14.9% |
19.1% |
13.9% |
12.7% |
| Alaska |
13.3% |
18.1% |
13.0% |
6.6% |
| Arizona |
10.8% |
15.8% |
10.1% |
7.3% |
| Arkansas |
14.2% |
19.3% |
13.9% |
8.6% |
| California |
11.0% |
14.5% |
9.9% |
10.7% |
| Colorado |
9.5% |
12.5% |
8.7% |
8.9% |
| Connecticut |
11.2% |
15.9% |
10.8% |
7.4% |
| Delaware |
10.5% |
17.0% |
9.4% |
7.1% |
| District of Columbia |
16.7% |
22.2% |
13.7% |
24.4% |
| Florida |
13.2% |
19.7% |
12.0% |
10.6% |
| Georgia |
13.2% |
19.2% |
11.8% |
9.9% |
| Hawaii |
10.9% |
16.3% |
9.5% |
9.0% |
| Idaho |
9.2% |
10.9% |
8.8% |
7.9% |
| Illinois |
8.0% |
9.6% |
7.1% |
8.9% |
| Indiana |
12.0% |
18.4% |
10.7% |
7.9% |
| Iowa |
9.0% |
10.2% |
9.5% |
5.6% |
| Kansas |
9.1% |
12.1% |
9.4% |
3.4% |
| Kentucky |
13.9% |
19.1% |
12.4% |
12.4% |
| Louisiana |
15.4% |
20.0% |
14.2% |
13.2% |
| Maine |
8.0% |
14.1% |
7.2% |
5.2% |
| Maryland |
9.2% |
11.5% |
9.2% |
6.4% |
| Massachusetts |
8.4% |
11.8% |
7.3% |
8.3% |
| Michigan |
11.1% |
14.7% |
10.9% |
7.9% |
| Minnesota |
8.4% |
10.5% |
8.6% |
4.6% |
| Mississippi |
17.5% |
21.9% |
16.3% |
15.9% |
| Missouri |
10.6% |
14.2% |
10.8% |
5.7% |
| Montana |
11.0% |
11.5% |
10.8% |
11.2% |
| Nebraska |
8.3% |
10.4% |
8.6% |
3.7% |
| Nevada |
12.9% |
15.9% |
12.3% |
11.0% |
| New Hampshire |
6.2% |
8.5% |
5.9% |
5.1% |
| New Jersey |
8.2% |
10.8% |
7.5% |
7.0% |
| New Mexico |
16.5% |
21.9% |
16.4% |
11.2% |
| New York |
11.8% |
17.5% |
10.1% |
10.8% |
| North Carolina |
13.7% |
22.1% |
11.8% |
10.0% |
| North Dakota |
10.7% |
13.0% |
10.5% |
8.0% |
| Ohio |
12.7% |
18.4% |
11.2% |
10.8% |
| Oklahoma |
15.5% |
21.3% |
14.4% |
10.9% |
| Oregon |
9.4% |
12.4% |
9.1% |
7.3% |
| Pennsylvania |
10.6% |
16.3% |
9.8% |
7.2% |
| Rhode Island |
8.5% |
11.5% |
8.9% |
3.6% |
| South Carolina |
13.3% |
21.0% |
12.2% |
7.8% |
| South Dakota |
11.6% |
20.0% |
9.7% |
5.7% |
| Tennessee |
13.2% |
19.3% |
12.5% |
7.9% |
| Texas |
14.0% |
19.7% |
12.4% |
10.0% |
| Utah |
7.4% |
9.0% |
6.9% |
6.1% |
| Vermont |
8.6% |
7.1% |
9.0% |
8.8% |
| Virginia |
7.8% |
12.5% |
7.0% |
4.0% |
| Washington |
8.3% |
9.8% |
7.8% |
8.2% |
| West Virginia |
14.1% |
18.4% |
14.2% |
9.5% |
| Wisconsin |
8.0% |
14.2% |
7.0% |
3.3% |
| Wyoming |
9.8% |
11.7% |
9.3% |
8.7% |
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- According to 2020 estimates, the proportion of children ages 0 to 17 in poverty (16.1%) was greater than the proportion of all persons in poverty (11.4%). And a greater of proportion of children lived in poverty than persons ages 18 to 64 (10.4%) and persons over age 64 (9.0%).
- Nationally, 16.1% - more than 11.6 million - of youth under age 18 were living in poverty in 2020; the proportion of children living in poverty exceeded the national average in 22 states and the District of Columbia.
Internet citation: OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book. Online. Available: https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/population/qa01403.asp?qaDate=2020.
Released on October 13, 2021.
Adapted from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, 2021 Annual Social and Economic Supplement (CPS ASEC). Available from https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/income-poverty/cps-pov/pov-46.2020.html. Accessed November 2021.
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