Income relative to the poverty line by state

Name: Income relative to the poverty line by state (United States)
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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People for whom poverty status is determined, by the ratio of their family's income to the federal poverty threshold: under 0.50 (deep poverty, below half the poverty line), 0.50 to 0.99 (in poverty), and five bands above it up to 2.00 and over (the seven bands add to 100%), with the combined shares below the poverty line and below twice the poverty line (often used to mark low income). From the American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates (household population; survey estimates with margins of error, larger in small states). Percentages are derived by Quadranac from the published counts.

Reference period: 2025
Licence: Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

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Income Under 0.50 times poverty
Income 0.50 to 0.99 times poverty
Income 1.00 to 1.24 times poverty
Income 1.25 to 1.49 times poverty
Income 1.50 to 1.84 times poverty
Income 1.85 to 1.99 times poverty
Income 2.00 and over times poverty

All parts, 2025, stacked to 100% for each area (national total first, then areas in table order). Shares are as shown in the table; because of rounding a bar can fall a few tenths short of or over 100%. Narrow income bands appear as slivers on a phone; use the legend or table for those shares. Full data in the table below.Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

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United States	5.9	5.9	3.5	3.5	5.5	2.3	73.5	11.8	26.5
Alabama	7.4	7.3	4.2	3.9	6.2	2.7	68.4	14.7	31.6
Alaska	5.1	5.9	3.2	4.7	5.4	2.5	73.3	11	26.7
Arizona	6.1	5.7	3.5	3.7	5.9	2.5	72.7	11.8	27.3
Arkansas	7.1	8	4.7	5.5	6.9	2.6	65.2	15	34.8
California	5.9	5.5	3.5	3.4	5.3	2.2	74.3	11.4	25.7
Colorado	5.1	4.1	2.3	2.6	4.1	1.9	79.8	9.2	20.2
Connecticut	4.5	4.6	2.9	2.9	4.7	1.5	78.9	9.1	21.1
Delaware	5.1	4.4	2.4	3.3	4.2	1.8	78.7	9.5	21.3
District of Columbia	9.2	6.7	2.1	1.9	3.4	1.3	75.5	15.9	24.5
Florida	5.6	5.6	3.6	3.6	6.1	2.4	73.3	11.2	26.7
Georgia	5.7	6.6	3.7	3.5	5.8	2.4	72.3	12.3	27.7
Hawaii	5.6	3.7	2.9	2.9	3.9	1.6	79.4	9.3	20.6
Idaho	4.7	5	3.8	3.6	6	2.5	74.5	9.7	25.5
Illinois	6.1	5.3	3.1	3	5	1.9	75.6	11.5	24.4
Indiana	5.8	6.1	3.6	4	6.5	2.3	71.6	11.9	28.4
Iowa	5.4	5.7	3.4	3.7	5.3	2.7	73.8	11	26.2
Kansas	4.7	5.5	3.6	3.4	6.3	2.7	73.8	10.2	26.2
Kentucky	7.4	8.5	4.7	4.4	6.3	2.8	65.9	15.9	34.1
Louisiana	8.9	9.2	4.6	4.4	6.3	2.8	63.9	18.1	36.1
Maine	4.9	5	3.2	3.4	5.2	1.8	76.5	9.9	23.5
Maryland	5.3	4.3	2.5	2.6	3.8	1.6	79.8	9.6	20.2
Massachusetts	4.9	5	2.5	2.4	3.6	1.5	80.1	9.8	19.9
Michigan	6.2	6.4	3.5	3.6	5.8	2.2	72.3	12.6	27.7
Minnesota	4.4	4.6	2.8	2.5	4.3	2	79.4	9	20.6
Mississippi	8.6	9.4	5.4	5	6.9	3.2	61.4	18	38.6
Missouri	5.4	6.1	3.8	3.7	6.2	2.8	72	11.5	28
Montana	4.7	6.4	3.5	4.1	6	2.4	73	11.1	27
Nebraska	5	5.1	3.1	3.4	5.3	1.9	76.1	10.2	23.9
Nevada	5.8	5.6	3.5	3.6	6.2	2.2	73	11.4	27
New Hampshire	3.2	3	2.1	2.2	3	1.8	84.7	6.2	15.3
New Jersey	4.3	4.4	2.5	2.7	4.4	1.9	79.8	8.7	20.2
New Mexico	7.8	7.8	4.1	5.2	6.3	3.1	65.8	15.5	34.2
New York	7.2	6.6	3.4	3.5	5.1	2.1	72.2	13.8	27.8
North Carolina	5.9	6.2	3.7	3.8	6	2.5	71.9	12.1	28.1
North Dakota	4.8	4.2	3.6	3	5.3	1.9	77.2	9	22.8
Ohio	5.9	6.5	3.5	3.5	5.8	2.4	72.4	12.4	27.6
Oklahoma	6.7	7.7	4.6	4.8	6.7	2.8	66.7	14.4	33.3
Oregon	6.1	5.6	3.1	3.2	5.4	2.3	74.2	11.7	25.8
Pennsylvania	5.4	5.8	3.3	3.4	5.1	2.3	74.7	11.2	25.3
Rhode Island	4.7	4.8	3	2.7	4.5	2.5	77.8	9.5	22.2
South Carolina	6.3	7	3.8	3.9	6.4	2.4	70.3	13.3	29.7
South Dakota	6	5.8	3.2	3	5.2	2.8	74	11.8	26
Tennessee	5.6	7	4	4	5.9	2.7	70.6	12.6	29.4
Texas	6.1	6.6	4	4	6.4	2.6	70.4	12.7	29.6
Utah	4.1	4.5	2.7	2.8	5	2.7	78.2	8.6	21.8
Vermont	4.6	4.6	3.1	3	5	2.1	77.6	9.2	22.4
Virginia	4.8	4.6	2.8	2.7	4.5	1.8	78.9	9.4	21.1
Washington	5.8	4.6	2.4	2.6	4.5	2	78.1	10.3	21.9
West Virginia	7.9	8.1	4.6	4.5	7	3	64.9	16	35.1
Wisconsin	5.2	5	3.1	3	5.5	2.2	76	10.3	24
Wyoming	4.4	5.7	2.7	3	8	2.2	74.1	10.1	25.9

Column headers are shortened: Under 0.50× poverty = Income Under 0.50 times poverty (%, derived); 0.50–0.99× poverty = Income 0.50 to 0.99 times poverty (%, derived); 1.00–1.24× poverty = Income 1.00 to 1.24 times poverty (%, derived); 1.25–1.49× poverty = Income 1.25 to 1.49 times poverty (%, derived); 1.50–1.84× poverty = Income 1.50 to 1.84 times poverty (%, derived); 1.85–1.99× poverty = Income 1.85 to 1.99 times poverty (%, derived); 2.00× poverty and over = Income 2.00 and over times poverty (%, derived); Below poverty = Below the poverty line (%, derived); Below twice poverty = Below twice the poverty line (%, derived).

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.

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Source agency: U.S. Census Bureau
Dataset: American Community Survey 2025 1-year estimates, Table C17002: Ratio of income to poverty level in the past 12 months
Table: Income relative to the poverty line by state
Data last updated: 2026-11-11
Page: https://quadranac.com/tables/us-income-to-poverty-ratio/

Income relative to the poverty line by state (United States, 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. Retrieved 2026-11-11 via Quadranac, https://quadranac.com/tables/us-income-to-poverty-ratio/