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