Ranking of US States By the Poverty Rate of the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group in the United States was 23.4%. Among all US states and DC, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in South Dakota (49.12%), followed by Montana (34.91%), and Mississippi (33.61%). On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 states: New Hampshire (7.08%), Virginia (10.71%), and Illinois (12.85%).
The chart below shows the top 10 states where the American Indian and Alaska Native Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows the ranking of all the 50 US states and DC.
You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in the US.
You can also see, for each state, the ranking of counties and cities and places.
Rank | State | Poverty Rate (%) |
---|---|---|
1 | South Dakota | 49.12 |
2 | Montana | 34.91 |
3 | Mississippi | 33.61 |
4 | District of Columbia | 31.54 |
5 | New Mexico | 31.43 |
6 | Arizona | 31.22 |
7 | Minnesota | 31.20 |
8 | North Dakota | 31.01 |
9 | South Carolina | 26.65 |
10 | Rhode Island | 26.01 |
11 | Idaho | 25.82 |
12 | Maine | 25.64 |
13 | Vermont | 24.93 |
14 | Wyoming | 24.88 |
15 | Georgia | 24.82 |
16 | Kentucky | 24.19 |
17 | Massachusetts | 24.01 |
18 | North Carolina | 23.95 |
19 | Utah | 23.67 |
20 | Alaska | 23.63 |
21 | Wisconsin | 23.36 |
22 | Tennessee | 23.25 |
23 | New York | 23.16 |
24 | Nebraska | 23.01 |
25 | Ohio | 22.91 |
26 | Iowa | 22.87 |
27 | Nevada | 22.22 |
28 | Pennsylvania | 21.23 |
29 | Oregon | 20.87 |
30 | Washington | 20.82 |
31 | Missouri | 20.73 |
32 | Connecticut | 20.72 |
33 | Arkansas | 20.56 |
33 | Hawaii | 20.56 |
34 | Louisiana | 20.53 |
35 | West Virginia | 20.29 |
36 | Michigan | 20.26 |
37 | Indiana | 20.20 |
38 | Kansas | 19.46 |
39 | Oklahoma | 19.13 |
40 | Alabama | 18.70 |
41 | Florida | 18.20 |
42 | New Jersey | 17.97 |
43 | Colorado | 17.52 |
44 | Delaware | 17.04 |
45 | California | 16.74 |
46 | Maryland | 15.87 |
47 | Texas | 14.77 |
48 | Illinois | 12.85 |
49 | Virginia | 10.71 |
50 | New Hampshire | 7.08 |