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Poverty rate in the United States 2017, by state
Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by state
by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States among all people in 2017, by state. In 2017, 16.9 percent of the population in Alabama were living below the poverty line.
Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by state
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by Erin Duffin,
last edited
Apr 29, 2019
This graph shows the poverty rate in the United States among all people in 2017, by state. In 2017, 16.9 percent of the population in Alabama were living below the poverty line.
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- The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty.
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- The U.S. Census Bureau uses a set of dollar value thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who is in poverty.
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- Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017Poverty rate in the United States 1990-2017
- Number of families living below the poverty line in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 (in thousands)Number of families in poverty in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States in 2017, by state (in 1,000)Number of people living below the poverty line in the U.S. 2017, by state
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by statePoverty rate in the United States 2017, by state
- Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017Child poverty rate in the United States 1990-2017
- Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic groupPoverty rate in the United States by ethnic group 2017
- Income
The most important statistics
- Median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States 1990-2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by state (in current U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by state 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by age of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by age 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment of householder (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by education of householder 2017
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by race or ethnic group (in U.S. dollars)Median household income in the United States by race or ethnic group 2017
- Number of households in the United States by household income in 2017 (in millions)Number of households by household income in the U.S. 2017
- Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)Household income in the U.S. - comparison of the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent
- Shares of household income of quintiles in the United States from 1970 to 2017Household income in the U.S. - shares of quintiles 1970-2017
- Inequality
The most important statistics
- U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. household income distribution 1990-2017, by Gini-coefficient
- U.S. family income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini coefficient)U.S. family income distribution 1990-2017, by Gini coefficient
- U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)U.S. income distribution of individual earnings 1990-2017, by Gini-coefficient
- Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017Gap between rich and poor, by state in the U.S. 2017
- Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic originGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. households 2017, by race/origin
- Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic origin of householderGini index for income distribution equality for U.S. families 2017, by race/origin
- Ranking the 20 countries with the greatest income distribution equality in 2017*, based on the Gini indexGini Index - countries with the greatest income distribution equality 2017*
- Gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men in the U.S. in 2018, by median weekly earnings (in U.S. dollars)U.S. gender wage gap for the 20 most common occupations for men 2018
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Statistics on "Poverty and Income in the United States"
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- Poverty rate in the United States from 1990 to 2017
- Number of families living below the poverty line in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017 (in thousands)
- Poverty rate for families in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Number of people living below the poverty line in the United States in 2017, by state (in 1,000)
- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by state
- Child poverty rate in the U.S. from 1990 to 2017
- Poverty rate in the U.S. in 2017, by ethnic group
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- Poverty rate in the United States in 2017, by education
- Percentage of people who live below the poverty level in the most populated cities in the U.S. in 2017
- Percentage of families who live below the poverty level in the most populated cities in the U.S. in 2017
- Poverty rates in OECD countries as of 2016
- Proportion of children living in poverty in the OECD countries in 2016
- Median household income in the United States from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by state (in current U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by age of householder (in U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by educational attainment of householder (in U.S. dollars)
- Median household income in the United States in 2017, by race or ethnic group (in U.S. dollars)
- Number of households in the United States by household income in 2017 (in millions)
- Mean household income for the lowest quintile and the top 5 percent from 1990 to 2017 (in 2017 U.S. dollars)
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- U.S. household income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)
- U.S. family income distribution from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini coefficient)
- U.S. income distribution of individual earnings for full-time, year-round workers from 1990 to 2017 (by Gini-coefficient)
- Gini coefficient as a measure for household income distribution inequality for U.S. states in 2017
- Gini index for income distribution equality for households in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic origin
- Gini index for income distribution equality for families in the United States in 2017, by race and Hispanic origin of householder
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- Poverty rate in Massachusetts from 2000 to 2017
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- Poverty rate in Alaska from 2000 to 2017
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- Poverty rate of rural and urban areas in Malaysia from 2007 to 2016
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