California averaged 5.97 million residents living in poverty in 2021-23, easily No. 1 among the states.
. These calculations weigh state-by-state incomes – that’s paychecks plus government assistance – against local costs of living. And as every Californian painfully knows, this is a pricey place to live.
Census stats show the number of impoverished Californians dropped by 1.09 million in these four years – the largest drop among the states and 12% of the nation’s 9.1 million total decline. The largest percentage improvement was found in Oregon, where poverty dropped 37%. Then came Rhode Island, off 6%, Maine, off 34%, Iowa, off 33%, and Utah, off 32%.
And only 12 states had smaller dips in their poverty rates. The smallest improvements were in D.C., off 1.8 points, Nevada and Washington, off 1.9, New Hampshire, off 2.1, and Wyoming, off 2.4.
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