Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
13.4%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
10.9%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
17.7%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
SNAP food assistance recipients
1,471,541
2023 · Census SAIPE program
Households receiving SNAP
13.2%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Official Poverty
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
13.4%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, all ages (SAIPE)
1989–202413.4%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPAAMI26000A156NCEN).
Supplemental Poverty
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
10.9%
2025 · Census CPS ASEC public-use file
Supplemental Poverty Measure rate
2018–202510.9%
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)
17.7%
2024 · Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates
Poverty rate, ages 0–17 (SAIPE)
1989–202417.7%
Census Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (FRED PPU18MI26000A156NCEN).
SNAP Food Assistance
SNAP food assistance recipients
1,471,541
2023 · Census SAIPE program
SNAP food assistance recipients
1989–20231,471,541▲ 68%
Census SAIPE program, SNAP benefit recipients, July count (FRED BR26000MIA647NCEN).
Safety Net Impact
Households receiving SNAP
13.2%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households with cash public assistance income
2.4%
2024 · Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates
Households receiving SNAP
2008–202413.2%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B22001 (2020 not released).
Households with cash public assistance income
2008–20242.4%
Census American Community Survey 1-year estimates, B19057 (2020 not released).