Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
12.8%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
13.9%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
16.9%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
SNAP food assistance recipients
1,425,551
2023 · Census SAIPE program
Households receiving SNAP
10.8%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Official Poverty
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
12.8%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
1989–202412.8%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPAAGA13000A156NCEN).
Supplemental Poverty
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
13.9%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
2018–202513.9%
Census CPS ASEC public-use file, SPM poverty status weighted by person weight; income year shown (single-year state estimate, wider margin of error than Census's 3-year averages).
Child Poverty
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
16.9%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
1989–202416.9%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPU18GA13000A156NCEN).
SNAP Food Assistance
SNAP food assistance recipients
1,425,551
2023 · Census SAIPE program
SNAP food assistance recipients
1989–20231,425,551▲ 194%
Census SAIPE program, SNAP benefit recipients, July count (FRED BR13000GAA647NCEN).
Safety Net Impact
Households receiving SNAP
10.8%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with cash public assistance income
1.6%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households receiving SNAP
2008–202410.8%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B22001 (2020 not released).
Households with cash public assistance income
2008–20241.6%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B19057 (2020 not released).