Percent of People Below Poverty Level in the Past 12 Months (For Whom Poverty Status is Determined)

State	Percent	Rank
United States	13.3
Mississippi	21.3	1
Louisiana	19.8	2
District of Columbia	19.0	3
New Mexico	18.5	4
West Virginia	18.0	5
Texas	17.6	6
Arkansas	17.2	7
Alabama	17.0	8
Kentucky	16.8	9
Oklahoma	16.5	10
South Carolina	15.6	11
Tennessee	15.5	12
North Carolina	15.1	13
Georgia	14.4	14
Montana	14.4	14
Arizona	14.2	16
Oregon	14.1	17
Idaho	13.9	18
New York	13.8	19
South Dakota	13.6	20
California	13.3	21
Missouri	13.3	21
Michigan	13.2	23
Ohio	13.0	24
Florida	12.8	25
Maine	12.6	26
Rhode Island	12.3	27
Indiana	12.2	28
Illinois	12.0	29
Pennsylvania	11.9	30
Washington	11.9	30
Kansas	11.7	32
Vermont	11.5	33
Alaska	11.2	34
North Dakota	11.2	34
Colorado	11.1	36
Nevada	11.1	36
Iowa	10.9	38
Nebraska	10.9	38
Delaware	10.4	40
Massachusetts	10.3	41
Utah	10.2	42
Wisconsin	10.2	42
Virginia	10.0	44
Hawaii	9.8	45
Wyoming	9.5	46
Minnesota	9.2	47
New Jersey	8.7	48
Connecticut	8.3	49
Maryland	8.2	50
New Hampshire	7.5	51
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey