States by Child Poverty Rate
Child poverty measures the share of children under 18 living in poverty — a leading indicator of long-term educational and economic outcomes.
All 52 states ranked by Child Poverty Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.
| # | States | Child Poverty Rate ↑ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Hampshire | 7.0% |
| 2 | Utah | 7.6% |
| 3 | Minnesota | 8.7% |
| 4 | Colorado | 9.0% |
| 5 | North Dakota | 9.4% |
| 6 | Maryland | 9.4% |
| 7 | Vermont | 9.7% |
| 8 | Washington | 9.8% |
| 9 | Alaska | 10.0% |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 10.0% |
| 11 | Nebraska | 10.1% |
| 12 | Virginia | 10.5% |
| 13 | Hawaii | 10.5% |
| 14 | Idaho | 10.7% |
| 15 | Wisconsin | 10.7% |
| 16 | New Jersey | 10.7% |
| 17 | Maine | 10.8% |
| 18 | Connecticut | 11.1% |
| 19 | Montana | 11.1% |
| 20 | Wyoming | 11.2% |
| 21 | Iowa | 11.2% |
| 22 | Rhode Island | 11.5% |
| 23 | Oregon | 11.5% |
| 24 | South Dakota | 11.7% |
| 25 | Kansas | 11.9% |
| 26 | California | 12.2% |
| 27 | Illinois | 12.6% |
| 28 | Delaware | 12.6% |
| 29 | Missouri | 13.1% |
| 30 | Pennsylvania | 13.2% |
| 31 | Indiana | 13.4% |
| 32 | Arizona | 13.8% |
| 33 | Nevada | 13.9% |
| 34 | Florida | 14.0% |
| 35 | Michigan | 14.4% |
| 36 | New York | 14.9% |
| 37 | North Carolina | 15.0% |
| 38 | Georgia | 15.0% |
| 39 | Texas | 15.2% |
| 40 | Ohio | 15.2% |
| 41 | Tennessee | 15.4% |
| 42 | South Carolina | 16.3% |
| 43 | District of Columbia | 16.6% |
| 44 | Oklahoma | 17.0% |
| 45 | Arkansas | 18.0% |
| 46 | Kentucky | 18.0% |
| 47 | Alabama | 18.2% |
| 48 | West Virginia | 19.2% |
| 49 | New Mexico | 21.4% |
| 50 | Louisiana | 21.7% |
| 51 | Mississippi | 22.0% |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 51.6% |