10 States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the United States 2022 

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Poverty Rate by State 

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Tennessee  

Poverty Rate - 13.74% 

Poverty Rate by State 

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South Carolina 

Poverty Rate - 13.92% 

Poverty Rate by State 

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Oklahoma 

Poverty Rate - 14.63% 

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Alabama 

Poverty Rate - 15.03% 

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Arkansas 

Poverty Rate - 15.51% 

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Kentucky 

Poverty Rate - 15.82% 

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West Virginia 

Poverty Rate - 16.84% 

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New Mexico 

Poverty Rate - 17.90% 

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Louisiana 

Poverty Rate - 18.05% 

Poverty Rate by State 

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Mississippi 

Poverty Rate - 19.07%