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Southern Region States: Income and Poverty in 2018, by State
StateMedian Household Income Overall PovertyNumber Living Below 185% of PovertyChild Poverty (Under Age 18)
IncomeNational Rank (Highest to Lowest)Number Living Below PovertyPoverty RateNational Rank (Worst to Best)Number of ChildrenPoverty RateNational Rank (Worst to Best)
Sources: 2018 median household income data from Table DP03, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2018 American Community Survey (ACS). Poverty data from Table B17024, U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2018 ACS
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Alabama$49,86146 800,42216.8%71,622,952255,18623.8%6
Arkansas$47,06249 504,50417.2%51,065,029170,76924.7%4
Florida$55,46238 2,840,97713.6%196,314,372819,25619.7%16
Georgia$58,75629 1,468,64214.3%133,094,768504,74520.5%13
Kentucky$50,24745 730,40816.9%61,456,057225,71023.0%8
Louisiana$47,90547 843,62618.6%31,667,470283,21826.2%3
Mississippi$44,71750 567,64519.7%11,104,261192,95227.8%1
North Carolina$53,85541 1,417,87314.0%153,077,150455,97120.2%14
South Carolina$52,30643 755,21515.3%111,599,200245,82122.6%9
Tennessee$52,37542 1,011,01615.3%102,120,365330,99822.3%10
Virginia$72,57711 884,64710.7%401,864,475252,47513.7%38
Southern Region---- 11,824,97514.7%--24,986,0993,737,10121.0%--
Rest of US---- 30,027,34012.6%--63,642,5989,260,43117.0%--
US$61,937-- 41,852,31213.1%--88,628,68812,997,53218.0%--
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