Poverty dropped in 22 other states, too
: Ohio’s 90,000 drop was No. 1, then came New York, off 52,000, Tennessee, off 49,000, Louisiana, off 41,000 and Colorado, off 27,000.
And despite all those dips, California still has a poverty problem. Look at it this way: The state accounts for 12% of the US population and 16% of the nation’s poor, by this measurement. California isn’t alone. It’s closely followed in poverty share by Florida at 12.7%, Mississippi at 12.5%, New York at 11.9% and Texas at 11.3%.
Start with California. Poverty slipped as it lost 136,000 residents overall. Only Illinois’ 172,000 population dip was worse among the states — as its poverty count fell by 1,000.Conversely, look at Texas. It added 413,000 to its overall population, the No. 1 gain nationally. Florida added 305,000 residents, No. 2. It’s not a coincidence these same two states also topped the rankings of largest poverty increases.
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