Deep poverty, below half the poverty line: U.S. states ranked (2025)
Measure: Deep poverty rate, below half the poverty line (%, derived). All 50 states and District of Columbia with data in Income relative to the poverty line by state, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2025.
National value: 5.9 (United States).
Small states, hard to see on the map:
- Lowest: 3.2 to 4.7 %
- Group 2: 4.7 to 5.3 %
- Group 3: 5.3 to 5.8 %
- Group 4: 5.8 to 6.3 %
- Highest: 6.3 to 9.2 %
Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. The ranked value is itself derived; see the source table for the method. Values are as published in the source table.
| 1 | District of Columbia | 9.2 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Louisiana | 8.9 |
| 3 | Mississippi | 8.6 |
| 4 | West Virginia | 7.9 |
| 5 | New Mexico | 7.8 |
| 6 | Alabama | 7.4 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 7.4 |
| 8 | New York | 7.2 |
| 9 | Arkansas | 7.1 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 6.7 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 6.3 |
| 12 | Michigan | 6.2 |
| 13 | Arizona | 6.1 |
| 13 | Illinois | 6.1 |
| 13 | Oregon | 6.1 |
| 13 | Texas | 6.1 |
| 17 | South Dakota | 6 |
| 18 | California | 5.9 |
| 18 | North Carolina | 5.9 |
| 18 | Ohio | 5.9 |
| 21 | Indiana | 5.8 |
| 21 | Nevada | 5.8 |
| 21 | Washington | 5.8 |
| 24 | Georgia | 5.7 |
| 25 | Florida | 5.6 |
| 25 | Hawaii | 5.6 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 5.6 |
| 28 | Iowa | 5.4 |
| 28 | Missouri | 5.4 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | 5.4 |
| 31 | Maryland | 5.3 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | 5.2 |
| 33 | Alaska | 5.1 |
| 33 | Colorado | 5.1 |
| 33 | Delaware | 5.1 |
| 36 | Nebraska | 5 |
| 37 | Maine | 4.9 |
| 37 | Massachusetts | 4.9 |
| 39 | North Dakota | 4.8 |
| 39 | Virginia | 4.8 |
| 41 | Idaho | 4.7 |
| 41 | Kansas | 4.7 |
| 41 | Montana | 4.7 |
| 41 | Rhode Island | 4.7 |
| 45 | Vermont | 4.6 |
| 46 | Connecticut | 4.5 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 4.4 |
| 47 | Wyoming | 4.4 |
| 49 | New Jersey | 4.3 |
| 50 | Utah | 4.1 |
| 51 | New Hampshire | 3.2 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, Table C17002: Ratio of income to poverty level in the past 12 months. Reference period: 2025.
Cite this ranking
U.S. states ranked by deep poverty rate, below half the poverty line (%, derived) (2025). Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, Table C17002: Ratio of income to poverty level in the past 12 months; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-11-11. https://quadranac.com/rankings/us-states-by-deep-poverty-rate-below-half-the-poverty-line/