Ranking of US States By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 10, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Two Or More Races racial group in the United States was 14.89%. Among all US states and DC, the Two Or More Races racial group had the highest poverty rate in West Virginia (25.6%), followed by Kentucky (22.77%), and Louisiana (21.72%). On the other hand, the Two Or More Races racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 states: Wyoming (9.31%), Utah (9.62%), and New Hampshire (10.07%).

The chart below shows the top 10 states where the Two Or More Races 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.

Ranking of US States By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Ranking of US States By the Poverty Rate of the Two Or More Races Racial Group in 2021
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Rank State Poverty Rate (%)
1 West Virginia 25.60
2 Kentucky 22.77
3 Louisiana 21.72
4 Ohio 21.44
5 Mississippi 20.41
6 Alabama 19.76
7 Tennessee 19.35
8 Iowa 19.26
9 Oklahoma 18.86
10 South Dakota 18.79
11 New Mexico 18.78
12 North Carolina 18.55
13 Arkansas 18.29
14 Indiana 18.06
15 Michigan 17.80
16 Delaware 17.51
17 South Carolina 17.42
18 Pennsylvania 17.40
19 Missouri 17.36
20 Kansas 17.33
21 Rhode Island 16.76
22 Wisconsin 16.66
23 Texas 16.61
24 Georgia 16.54
25 Massachusetts 16.28
26 New York 16.18
27 North Dakota 15.89
28 Maine 15.67
29 Montana 15.51
29 Vermont 15.51
30 Nebraska 15.32
31 Arizona 15.09
32 Oregon 14.16
33 Florida 13.64
34 Connecticut 13.48
35 Minnesota 13.37
36 Nevada 13.12
36 New Jersey 13.12
37 Idaho 13.09
38 Illinois 13.00
39 Colorado 12.98
40 Washington 12.28
41 District of Columbia 12.14
42 California 11.97
43 Maryland 10.79
44 Alaska 10.69
45 Virginia 10.32
46 Hawaii 10.11
47 New Hampshire 10.07
48 Utah 9.62
49 Wyoming 9.31