| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | AA | AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | AH | AI | AJ | AK | AL | AM | |
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1 | Official Poverty Status: 5- to 17-year olds. Percentage. Weighted by Person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | SOURCE: IPUMS CPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | State | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
4 | US Average | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
5 | Alabama | 25 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 26 |
6 | Alaska | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
7 | Arizona | 16 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 26 |
8 | Arkansas | 26 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 24 |
9 | California | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 20 |
10 | Colorado | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
11 | Connecticut | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
12 | Delaware | 8 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 23 |
13 | District of Columbia | 21 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 31 | 25 | 34 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 49 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 38 | 46 | 24 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 31 | 39 |
14 | Florida | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
15 | Georgia | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 21 |
16 | Hawaii | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 13 |
17 | Idaho | 14 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
18 | Illinois | 16 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
19 | Indiana | 14 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 22 | 12 |
20 | Iowa | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
21 | Kansas | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 14 |
22 | Kentucky | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 32 |
23 | Louisiana | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 37 | 25 | 33 | 40 | 37 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 31 | 26 |
24 | Maine | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 19 |
25 | Maryland | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
26 | Massachusetts | 15 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
27 | Michigan | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 18 | 18 |
28 | Minnesota | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
29 | Mississippi | 31 | 32 | 27 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 36 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 36 | 22 | 30 | 29 |
30 | Missouri | 15 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 18 |
31 | Montana | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 20 | 20 |
32 | Nebraska | 8 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 14 |
33 | Nevada | 9 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 23 |
34 | New Hampshire | 14 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
35 | New Jersey | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 15 |
36 | New Mexico | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 19 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 33 | 28 | 24 |
37 | New York | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 19 |
38 | North Carolina | 20 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
39 | North Dakota | 14 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
40 | Ohio | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
41 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 24 | 16 |
42 | Oregon | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
43 | Pennsylvania | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 16 |
44 | Rhode Island | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 |
45 | South Carolina | 26 | 21 | 17 | 27 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 20 |
46 | South Dakota | 16 | 19 | 11 | 18 | 24 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
47 | Tennessee | 24 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
48 | Texas | 22 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
49 | Utah | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 |
50 | Vermont | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 12 |
51 | Virginia | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
52 | Washington | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
53 | West Virginia | 16 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 20 |
54 | Wisconsin | 13 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
55 | Wyoming | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 15 |