10 States With the Highest Poverty Rates in the United States 2025

 10. South Carolina: 13.5%

Poverty Rate by State

 9. Tennessee: 13.5%​

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 8. Oklahoma: 14.5%​

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 7. Alabama: 15.0%​

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 6. Arkansas: 15.3%​

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 5. Kentucky: 15.9%​

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 4. West Virginia: 17.0%​

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 3. New Mexico: 18.1%​

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 2. Louisiana: 18.6%​ 

Poverty Rate by State

 1. Mississippi: 19.3%

Poverty Rate by State