Table 6. Child Poverty Rate (Percent)

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	State Ranking		% and Number of Children in Poverty	% Higher Poverty Rate Compared to the Best State
	1	Maryland	10% (130,000)	--
	1	New Hampshire	10% (28,000)	--
	3	Connecticut	11% (89,000)	10%
	3	Hawaii	11% (33,000)	10%
	5	Massachusetts	12% (178,000)	20%
	5	Minnesota	12% (152,000)	20%
	5	New Jersey	12% (244,000)	20%
	5	Utah	12% (93,000)	20%
	5	Virginia	12% (216,000)	20%
	5	Wyoming	12% (14,000)	20%
	11	North Dakota	13% (18,000)	30%
	11	Vermont	13% (17,000)	30%
	13	Iowa	14% (96,000)	40%
	13	Nebraska	14% (63,000)	40%
	13	Nevada	14% (87,000)	40%
	16	Alaska	15% (26,000)	50%
	16	Idaho	15% (58,000)	50%
	16	Rhode Island	15% (35,000)	50%
	16	Washington	15% (231,000)	50%
	16	Wisconsin	15% (192,000)	50%
	21	Colorado	16% (180,000)	60%
	21	Delaware	16% (32,000)	60%
	21	Kansas	16% (107,000)	60%
	24	Florida	17% (689,000)	70%
	24	Illinois	17% (543,000)	70%
	24	Montana	17% (37,000)	70%
	24	Oregon	17% (141,000)	70%
	24	Pennsylvania	17% (465,000)	70%
	24	South Dakota	17% (32,000)	70%
	30	California	18% (1,697,000)	80%
	30	Indiana	18% (277,000)	80%
	30	Maine	18% (48,000)	80%
	30	Michigan	18% (445,000)	80%
	34	Missouri	19% (260,000)	90%
	34	Ohio	19% (509,000)	90%
	36	Arizona	20% (312,000)	100%
	36	Georgia	20% (485,000)	100%
	36	New York	20% (888,000)	100%
	36	North Carolina	20% (429,000)	100%
	40	South Carolina	22% (226,000)	120%
	41	Alabama	23% (253,000)	130%
	41	Kentucky	23% (223,000)	130%
	41	Tennessee	23% (322,000)	130%
	44	Arkansas	24% (165,000)	140%
	44	Oklahoma	24% (213,000)	140%
	44	Texas	24% (1,527,000)	140%
	47	West Virginia	25% (96,000)	150%
	48	New Mexico	26% (128,000)	160%
	49	Louisiana	28% (298,000)	180%
	50	Mississippi	30% (220,000)	200%

Source - Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Supplementary Survey, 2001 Supplementary Survey, 2004 through 2006 American Community Survey. Click here for more information.

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