| NJ Ranks 47th in Percent of Population that is Below the Poverty Line, 2005
Source: 2005 American Community Survey, US Census Bureau
| Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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Rank |
State |
Percentage |
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1 |
Mississippi |
21.3 |
|
26 |
Rhode Island |
12.3 |
2 |
Louisiana |
19.8 |
|
27 |
Indiana |
12.2 |
3 |
New Mexico |
18.5 |
|
28 |
Illinois |
12.0 |
4 |
West Virginia |
18.0 |
|
29 |
Pennsylvania |
11.9 |
5 |
Texas |
17.6 |
|
29 |
Washington |
11.9 |
5 |
Arkansas |
17.2 |
|
31 |
Kansas |
11.7 |
7 |
Alabama |
17.0 |
|
32 |
Vermont |
11.5 |
8 |
Kentucky |
16.8 |
|
33 |
Alaska |
11.2 |
9 |
Oklahoma |
16.5 |
|
33 |
North Dakota |
11.2 |
10 |
South Carolina |
15.6 |
|
35 |
Colorado |
11.1 |
11 |
Tennessee |
15.5 |
|
35 |
Nevada |
11.1 |
11 |
North Carolina |
15.1 |
|
37 |
Iowa |
10.9 |
13 |
Georgia |
14.4 |
|
37 |
Nebraska |
10.9 |
14 |
Montana |
14.4 |
|
39 |
Delaware |
10.4 |
15 |
Arizona |
14.2 |
|
40 |
Massachusetts |
10.3 |
16 |
Oregon |
14.1 |
|
41 |
Utah |
10.2 |
17 |
Idaho |
13.9 |
|
41 |
Wisconsin |
10.2 |
17 |
New York |
13.8 |
|
43 |
Virginia |
10.0 |
19 |
South Dakota |
13.6 |
|
44 |
Hawaii |
9.8 |
20 |
California |
13.3 |
|
45 |
Wyoming |
9.5 |
21 |
Missouri |
13.3 |
|
46 |
Minnesota |
9.2 |
22 |
Michigan |
13.2 |
|
47 |
NEW JERSEY |
8.7 |
23 |
Ohio |
13.0 |
|
48 |
Connecticut |
8.3 |
24 |
Florida |
12.8 |
|
49 |
Maryland |
8.2 |
24 |
Maine |
12.6 |
|
50 |
New Hampshire |
7.5 |
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50
State Average
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12.95% |
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N.J.
% Below Average |
32.82% |
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