Chart: Poverty on the Rise: State by State
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From the Wall Street Journal | 9/29/09
Poverty on the Rise, State by State
Poverty
rose throughout the West and Midwest last year, as slowdowns in housing
and manufacturing sent more struggling families below the poverty line,
according to a report released Tuesday.
| State | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|
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| Alabama | 16.6% | 16.9% | 15.7% |
| Alaska | 10.9% | 8.9% | 8.4% |
| Arizona | 14.2% | 14.2% | 14.7% |
| Arkansas | 17.3% | 17.9% | 17.3% |
| California | 13.1% | 12.4% | 13.3% |
| Colorado | 12.0% | 12.0% | 11.4% |
| Connecticut | 8.3% | 7.9% | 9.3% |
| Delaware | 11.1% | 10.5% | 10.0% |
| District of Columbia | 19.6% | 16.4% | 17.2% |
| Florida | 12.6% | 12.1% | 13.2% |
| Georgia | 14.7% | 14.3% | 14.7% |
| Hawaii | 9.3% | 8.0% | 9.1% |
| Idaho | 12.6% | 12.1% | 12.6% |
| Illinois | 12.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| Indiana | 12.7% | 12.3% | 13.1% |
| Iowa | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.5% |
| Kansas | 12.4% | 11.2% | 11.3% |
| Kentucky | 17.0% | 17.3% | 17.3% |
| Louisiana | 19.0% | 18.6% | 17.3% |
| Maine | 12.9% | 12.0% | 12.3% |
| Maryland | 7.8% | 8.3% | 8.1% |
| Massachusetts | 9.9% | 9.9% | 10.0% |
| Michigan | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.4% |
| Minnesota | 9.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Mississippi | 21.1% | 20.6% | 21.2% |
| Missouri | 13.6% | 13.0% | 13.4% |
| Montana | 13.6% | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| Nebraska | 11.5% | 11.2% | 10.8% |
| Nevada | 10.3% | 10.7% | 11.3% |
| New Hampshire | 8.0% | 7.1% | 7.6% |
| New Jersey | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.7% |
| New Mexico | 18.5% | 18.1% | 17.1% |
| New York | 14.2% | 13.7% | 13.6% |
| North Carolina | 14.7% | 14.3% | 14.6% |
| North Dakota | 11.4% | 12.1% | 12.0% |
| Ohio | 13.3% | 13.1% | 13.4% |
| Oklahoma | 17.0% | 15.9% | 15.9% |
| Oregon | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.6% |
| Pennsylvania | 12.1% | 11.6% | 12.1% |
| Rhode Island | 11.1% | 12.0% | 11.7% |
| South Carolina | 15.7% | 15.0% | 15.7% |
| South Dakota | 13.6% | 13.1% | 12.5% |
| Tennessee | 16.2% | 15.9% | 15.5% |
| Texas | 16.9% | 16.3% | 15.8% |
| United States | 13.3% | 13.0% | 13.2% |
| Utah | 10.6% | 9.7% | 9.6% |
| Vermont | 10.3% | 10.1% | 10.6% |
| Virginia | 9.6% | 9.9% | 10.2% |
| Washington | 11.8% | 11.4% | 11.3% |
| West Virginia | 17.3% | 16.9% | 17.0% |
| Wisconsin | 11.0% | 10.8% | 10.4% |
| Wyoming | 9.4% | 8.7% | 9.4 |
Source: William H. Frey, based on U.S. Census's American Community Survey data
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