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United States Poverty rate, children under 18
15.5%
percent 2024
Data from U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)
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Change, 2023 to 2024
−0.5 percentage points
Changes over time
Poverty rate, children under 18 in the United States fell 3.13% from 2023
percent · 1989 to 2024
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Poverty rate, children under 18 by state
2024 · percent
Poverty rate, children under 18 · 2024
| Place | % |
|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 25 |
| Louisiana | 25 |
| Mississippi | 25 |
| New Mexico | 20.5 |
| Alabama | 20.4 |
| West Virginia | 20.1 |
| Arkansas | 19.6 |
| Kentucky | 18.9 |
| Oklahoma | 18.7 |
| Tennessee | 18.4 |
| South Carolina | 18.1 |
| New York | 17.9 |
| Texas | 17.9 |
| Michigan | 17.7 |
| Georgia | 16.9 |
| North Carolina | 16.6 |
| Ohio | 16.4 |
| Indiana | 15.8 |
| Florida | 15.7 |
| Nevada | 15.5 |
| Rhode Island | 15.5 |
| Missouri | 15.3 |
| Pennsylvania | 15.3 |
| Arizona | 15.2 |
| California | 14.6 |
| Delaware | 14.2 |
| Illinois | 14.1 |
| Iowa | 13.1 |
| Connecticut | 13 |
| Oregon | 13 |
| Alaska | 12.9 |
| Kansas | 12.8 |
| Maine | 12.3 |
| Wisconsin | 12.2 |
| South Dakota | 11.9 |
| New Jersey | 11.8 |
| Virginia | 11.8 |
| Montana | 11.7 |
| North Dakota | 11.7 |
| Nebraska | 11.6 |
| Washington | 11.5 |
| Hawaii | 11.4 |
| Massachusetts | 11.4 |
| Colorado | 11.2 |
| Maryland | 11.2 |
| Idaho | 10.9 |
| Wyoming | 10.2 |
| Vermont | 9.7 |
| Minnesota | 9.6 |
| Utah | 8.6 |
| New Hampshire | 7 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)
Available history
| Data period | United States (%) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 15.5 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2022 | 16.3 |
| 2021 | 16.9 |
| 2020 | 15.7 |
| 2019 | 16.8 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2017 | 18.4 |
| 2016 | 19.5 |
| 2015 | 20.7 |
| 2014 | 21.7 |
| 2013 | 22.2 |
| 2012 | 22.6 |
| 2011 | 22.5 |
| 2010 | 21.6 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2008 | 18.2 |
| 2007 | 18 |
| 2006 | 18.3 |
| 2005 | 18.5 |
| 2004 | 17.8 |
| 2003 | 17.6 |
| 2002 | 16.7 |
| 2001 | 16.3 |
| 2000 | 16.2 |
| 1999 | 17.1 |
| 1998 | 18.9 |
| 1997 | 19.9 |
| 1996 | 20.5 |
| 1995 | 20.8 |
| 1993 | 22.7 |
| 1989 | 19.6 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)Download data (CSV)
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