| State | Population | Poverty rate | Average score | Ranking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4,633,360 | 16.8% | 34% | 44 |
| Alaska | 683,142 | 9.6% | 56% | 33 |
| Arizona | 6,324,865 | 14.7% | 45% | 37 |
| Arkansas | 2,838,143 | 17.7% | 74% | 14 |
| California | 36,308,527 | 13.2% | 69% | 21 |
| Colorado | 4,843,211 | 11.9% | 73% | 16 |
| Connecticut | 3,494,487 | 8.7% | 92% | 4 |
| Delaware | 863,832 | 10.5% | 85% | 10 |
| Florida | 18,222,420 | 13.2% | 51% | 35 |
| Georgia | 9,497,667 | 15.0% | 42% | 40 |
| Hawaii | 1,280,241 | 9.4% | 98% | 2 |
| Idaho | 1,492,573 | 13.5% | 24% | 47 |
| Illinois | 12,785,043 | 12.4% | 73% | 15 |
| Indiana | 6,342,469 | 13.2% | 59% | 31 |
| Iowa | 2,978,880 | 11.4% | 63% | 26 |
| Kansas | 2,777,835 | 12.2% | 30% | 45 |
| Kentucky | 4,252,000 | 17.4% | 38% | 42 |
| Louisiana | 4,411,546 | 18.4% | 42% | 38 |
| Maine | 1,316,380 | 12.6% | 69% | 22 |
| Maryland | 5,637,418 | 8.2% | 85% | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 6,511,176 | 10.1% | 88% | 8 |
| Michigan | 10,039,208 | 14.5% | 68% | 24 |
| Minnesota | 5,188,581 | 10.0% | 71% | 18 |
| Mississippi | 2,922,240 | 21.4% | 42% | 39 |
| Missouri | 5,904,382 | 13.7% | 52% | 34 |
| Montana | 956,257 | 14.7% | 61% | 27 |
| Nebraska | 1,772,124 | 11.8% | 21% | 49 |
| Nevada | 2,545,763 | 11.1% | 64% | 25 |
| New Hampshire | 1,315,419 | 7.7% | 70% | 20 |
| New Jersey | 8,650,548 | 8.8% | 71% | 19 |
| New Mexico | 1,964,860 | 18.1% | 92% | 3 |
| New York | 19,423,896 | 13.8% | 90% | 7 |
| North Carolina | 9,045,705 | 15.1% | 60% | 28 |
| North Dakota | 639,725 | 12.3% | 91% | 6 |
| Ohio | 11,511,858 | 13.6% | 60% | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 3,610,073 | 16.4% | 24% | 46 |
| Oregon | 3,727,407 | 13.6% | 80% | 11 |
| Pennsylvania | 12,516,596 | 12.1% | 76% | 13 |
| Rhode Island | 1,057,381 | 11.6% | 100% | 1 |
| South Carolina | 4,416,867 | 15.8% | 34% | 43 |
| South Dakota | 796,513 | 13.5% | 59% | 32 |
| Tennessee | 6,158,953 | 16.1% | 47% | 36 |
| Texas | 23,819,042 | 16.8% | 41% | 41 |
| Utah | 2,651,816 | 10.4% | 23% | 48 |
| Vermont | 620,414 | 11.0% | 91% | 5 |
| Virginia | 7,721,730 | 10.1% | 60% | 30 |
| Washington | 6,465,755 | 11.8% | 71% | 17 |
| West Virginia | 1,811,403 | 17.6% | 80% | 12 |
| Wisconsin | 5,599,420 | 11.1% | 68% | 23 |
| Wyoming | 523,949 | 9.6% | 7% | 50 |