Ranking of US States By Percentage of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on November 19, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the percentage of Black or African American Alone households in the United States with household income of less than $40k was 44.06%. Among all US states and DC, Mississippi had the highest percentage of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k (56.91%), followed by West Virginia (56.28%), and Louisiana (55.92%). On the other hand, the following 3 states had low percentages of Black or African American Alone households with household income of less than $40k: Alaska (25.72%), Hawaii (25.88%), and Maryland (27.40%).

The chart below shows the top 10 states, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and the District of Columbia.

You can also similar information for other races and ethnicities, and for other household income groups.

Related Topics: US ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates (2021).

Ranking of US States By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Ranking of US States By % of Black or African American Alone Households with Household Income of Less than $40K in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

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Rank	State	Percentage of Households (%)
1	Mississippi	56.91
2	West Virginia	56.28
3	Louisiana	55.92
4	Arkansas	55.67
5	Wisconsin	55.16
6	Ohio	53.37
7	Alabama	53.01
8	Iowa	52.76
9	Indiana	51.71
10	South Carolina	51.30
11	Michigan	51.19
12	Oklahoma	51.12
13	Missouri	49.65
14	Kentucky	49.64
15	Nebraska	49.24
16	North Dakota	47.83
17	Tennessee	47.64
18	Kansas	47.37
19	Pennsylvania	47.36
19	Vermont	47.36
20	Illinois	47.27
21	North Carolina	46.82
22	Nevada	46.37
23	Wyoming	45.56
24	New Mexico	45.21
25	Minnesota	45.15
26	South Dakota	44.83
27	Florida	43.21
28	District of Columbia	41.54
29	Georgia	40.93
30	Rhode Island	40.79
31	Maine	40.66
32	Oregon	40.43
33	Utah	40.37
34	Texas	40.09
35	New York	39.63
36	Delaware	39.05
37	Connecticut	38.03
38	Idaho	37.62
39	Virginia	37.07
40	California	36.92
41	Arizona	36.64
42	Montana	36.03
43	New Jersey	35.71
44	Massachusetts	35.15
45	Colorado	34.00
46	Washington	32.95
47	New Hampshire	31.82
48	Maryland	27.40
49	Hawaii	25.88
50	Alaska	25.72