9 States With Highest Poverty Rates in the United States
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Alabama: 14.8% (738,000 people in poverty)
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District of Columbia: 14.7% (98,000 people in poverty)
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West Virginia: 15.6% (274,000 people in poverty)
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Oklahoma: 15.8% (620,000 people in poverty)
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Kentucky: 15.8% (706,000 people in poverty)
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Arkansas: 15.9% (475,000 people in poverty)
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Louisiana: 16.9% (765,000 people in poverty)
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Mississippi: 17.8% (518,000 people in poverty)
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New Mexico: 18.2% (382,000 people in poverty)
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