% Below Poverty Line ( % Children Below Poverty (2008) State 16.8 Alabama 23.7 9.6 Alaska 13 14.7 Arizona 20.8 17.7 Arkansas 25.3 13.2 California 18.3 11.9 Colorado 15.7 8.7 Connecticut 11.7 10.5 Delaware 15.1 18.3 Washington DC 29 13.2 Florida 18.3 15.0 Georgia 20.3 9.4 Hawaii 11.8 13.5 Idaho 17 12.4 Illinois 17.2 13.2 Indiana 18.2 11.4 Iowa 14.1 12.2 Kansas 15.5 17.4 Kentucky 23.6 18.4 Louisiana 26.3 12.6 Maine 17.1 8.2 Maryland 10.3 10.1 Massachusetts 12.8 14.5 Michigan 19.8 10.0 Minnesota 12.4 21.4 Mississippi 30.2 13.7 Missouri 18.9 14.7 Montana 19.6 11.8 Nebraska 15 11.1 Nevada 15.3 7.7 New Hampshire 9.5 8.8 New Jersey 12.1 18.1 New Mexico 25.2 13.8 New York 19.6 15.1 North Carolina 20.8 12.3 North Dakota 14.2 13.6 Ohio 19.1 16.4 Oklahoma 23 13.6 Oregon 17.6 12.1 Pennsylvania 16.8 11.6 Rhode Island 16.7 15.8 South Carolina 22.4 13.5 South Dakota 17.3 16.1 Tennessee 22.6 16.8 Texas 23.7 Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 10.4 11.0 10.1 11.8 17.6 11.1 9.6 11.3 13.5 13.1 15.3 24.1 14.6 12.2 % 65+ Below Poverty (2008) 12.3 4.7 8.5 12.6 8.4 8.5 6.9 7.3 14.7 10.1 12.5 7.8 8.4 8.9 8.1 8 8 13.2 13.7 9.8 8.1 9.4 8.5 8.3 16.1 9.5 9.2 9 7.8 7.5 8.3 13.1 11.8 11.1 12.2 8.5 10.3 8.4 9 9.4 11.9 11.4 12.3 12.2 Home Ownership Rates 73.2 65.7 66.6 67.9 56.1 68.5 70.8 74.7 45.6 69.3 67.1 56.1 72.4 68.8 71.2 71.1 67.4 70.3 70.4 73.8 68.9 65.3 74.5 72.6 74.8 71.2 68.1 70.4 59.7 74.9 66.5 68.6 54.5 69.5 67.1 69.7 69.2 66.3 72.2 62.8 74.8 70.6 71.0 65.3 -0.000923 -0.079266 -0.106236 6.8 8.6 8.9 8.2 10.8 8.2 6.6 72.5 73.6 68.7 64.4 79.0 71.0 73.4 % Below Poverty Line (2008) % Below Poverty Line (2008) % Children Below Poverty (2008) % 65+ Below Poverty (2008) Home Ownership Rates 1 0.9837401871 0.8469288099 -0.0009234885 % Children Below Poverty (2008) 1 0.8369502151 -0.0792656918 % 65+ Below Poverty (2008) 1 -0.106236487 Home Ownership Rates 1 State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Washington DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Percent of People, 25 and over, who have completed a Bachelors degree 2011 22% 27% 26% 19% 30% 36% 36% 29% 49% 25% 28% 30% 24% 31% 23% 25% 30% 21% 21% 27% 37% 38% 25% 32% 20% 25% 27% 27% 22% 32% 35% 25% 32% 27% 26% 24% 23% 29% 26% 31% 24% 25% 23% 26% 28% % voting Republican 2016 63% 53% 50% 60% 33% 44% 41% 42% 4% 49% 51% 30% 59% 39% 57% 52% 57% 63% 58% 45% 35% 34% 48% 45% 58% 57% 57% 60% 46% 47% 42% 40% 38% 51% 64% 52% 65% 41% 49% 40% 55% 62% 61% 53% 46% % voting Democrat 2016 35% 38% 45% 34% 62% 47% 55% 53% 93% 48% 46% 62% 28% 55% 38% 42% 36% 33% 38% 48% 61% 61% 47% 47% 40% 38% 36% 34% 48% 48% 55% 48% 59% 47% 28% 44% 29% 52% 48% 55% 41% 32% 35% 43% 28% Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming 29% 33% 34% 31% 17% 26% 33% 45% 38% 69% 48% 70% 61% 50% 54% 27% 47% 23% % voting Republican 2016 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 45% 50% 55%