Top 10 States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the United States 2023

South Carolina - Poverty Rate: 14.5%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Tennessee - Poverty Rate: 14.7%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Oklahoma - Poverty Rate: 14.8%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Alabama - Poverty Rate: 15.1%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Kentucky - Poverty Rate: 15.3%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

West Virginia - Poverty Rate: 16.1%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Arkansas - Poverty Rate: 16.4%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Louisiana - Poverty Rate: 16.8%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

New Mexico - Poverty Rate: 17.7%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US

Mississippi - Poverty Rate: 19.6%

States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the US