States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16

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AfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaAzoresBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma / MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabwe
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Map of States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16

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States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States Map

States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States

State Child Poverty vs State Median vs National
1.Mississippi27.4%15.6% (+11.8)16.9%(+10.5)
2.Louisiana26.3%15.6% (+10.7)16.9%(+9.40)
3.New Mexico24.4%15.6% (+8.77)16.9%(+7.48)
4.West Virginia22.8%15.6% (+7.19)16.9%(+5.90)
5.Arkansas22.8%15.6% (+7.11)16.9%(+5.82)
6.Alabama22.5%15.6% (+6.83)16.9%(+5.54)
7.Kentucky21.6%15.6% (+5.93)16.9%(+4.64)
8.South Carolina20.8%15.6% (+5.13)16.9%(+3.84)
9.Oklahoma20.7%15.6% (+5.07)16.9%(+3.78)
10.Texas19.7%15.6% (+4.04)16.9%(+2.75)
11.Tennessee19.7%15.6% (+4.04)16.9%(+2.74)
12.Georgia19.3%15.6% (+3.68)16.9%(+2.39)
13.North Carolina18.9%15.6% (+3.29)16.9%(+2.00)
14.Ohio18.8%15.6% (+3.10)16.9%(+1.81)
15.New York18.3%15.6% (+2.70)16.9%(+1.40)
16.Michigan18.2%15.6% (+2.60)16.9%(+1.31)
17.Arizona18.1%15.6% (+2.48)16.9%(+1.18)
18.Florida17.9%15.6% (+2.26)16.9%(+0.972)
19.Delaware17.4%15.6% (+1.72)16.9%(+0.426)
20.Nevada17.2%15.6% (+1.52)16.9%(+0.230)
21.Missouri16.9%15.6% (+1.29)16.9%(-0.006)
22.Pennsylvania16.5%15.6% (+0.837)16.9%(-0.455)
23.Indiana16.4%15.6% (+0.797)16.9%(-0.494)
24.Illinois15.9%15.6% (+0.252)16.9%(-1.04)
25.California15.7%15.6% (+0.025)16.9%(-1.27)
26.South Dakota15.6%15.6% (-0.025)16.9%(-1.32)
27.Montana15.0%15.6% (-0.618)16.9%(-1.91)
28.Rhode Island14.4%15.6% (-1.28)16.9%(-2.57)
29.Kansas14.1%15.6% (-1.51)16.9%(-2.80)
30.Connecticut13.6%15.6% (-2.02)16.9%(-3.31)
31.Oregon13.6%15.6% (-2.07)16.9%(-3.36)
32.Wisconsin13.6%15.6% (-2.09)16.9%(-3.38)
33.New Jersey13.5%15.6% (-2.12)16.9%(-3.42)
34.Maine13.4%15.6% (-2.23)16.9%(-3.52)
35.Alaska13.3%15.6% (-2.31)16.9%(-3.60)
36.Iowa13.2%15.6% (-2.47)16.9%(-3.76)
37.Idaho13.1%15.6% (-2.54)16.9%(-3.83)
38.Wyoming13.0%15.6% (-2.66)16.9%(-3.95)
39.Virginia12.9%15.6% (-2.72)16.9%(-4.01)
40.Hawaii12.3%15.6% (-3.37)16.9%(-4.66)
41.Nebraska12.2%15.6% (-3.48)16.9%(-4.77)
42.Washington12.1%15.6% (-3.53)16.9%(-4.83)
43.Massachusetts12.0%15.6% (-3.67)16.9%(-4.96)
44.Maryland12.0%15.6% (-3.68)16.9%(-4.97)
45.Vermont11.5%15.6% (-4.20)16.9%(-5.49)
46.Colorado11.4%15.6% (-4.29)16.9%(-5.58)
47.North Dakota11.2%15.6% (-4.41)16.9%(-5.70)
48.Minnesota11.1%15.6% (-4.58)16.9%(-5.87)
49.Utah9.0%15.6% (-6.69)16.9%(-7.98)
50.New Hampshire8.7%15.6% (-6.99)16.9%(-8.29)

Common Questions

What are the Top 10 States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States?
Top 10 States with the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States are:
#1
27.4%
#2
26.3%
#3
24.4%
#4
22.8%
#5
22.8%
#6
22.5%
#7
21.6%
#8
20.8%
#9
20.7%
#10
19.7%
What state has the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States?
Mississippi has the Highest Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States with 27.4%.
What is the Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States?
Poverty Level Among Children Under the Age of 16 in the United States is 16.9%.