State % Below Poverty Line (2008) % Children Below Poverty (2008) Alabama 16.8 23.7 Alaska 9.6 13 Arizona 14.7 20.8 Arkansas 17.7 25.3 California 13.2 11.9 18.3 15.7 8.7 10.5 11.7 15.1 18.3 13.2 15.0 9.4 13.5 12.4 13.2 11.4 12.2 17.4 18.4 12.6 29 18.3 20.3 11.8 17 17.2 18.2 14.1 15.5 23.6 26.3 17.1 8.2 10.3 10.1 14.5 12.8 19.8 10.0 12.4 Mississip pi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada 21.4 13.7 14.7 11.8 11.1 30.2 18.9 19.6 15 15.3 New Hampshir e 7.7 9.5 New Jersey 8.8 12.1 New Mexico 18.1 25.2 13.8 19.6 North Carolina 15.1 20.8 North Dakota 12.3 14.2 Colorado Connectic ut Delaware Washingt on DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachu setts Michigan Minnesot a New York Ohio Oklahom a Oregon Pennsylva nia 13.6 19.1 16.4 13.6 23 17.6 12.1 16.8 Rhode Island 11.6 16.7 South Carolina 15.8 22.4 South Dakota 13.5 17.3 16.1 16.8 10.4 11.0 10.1 22.6 23.7 11.3 13.5 13.1 11.8 15.3 17.6 24.1 11.1 14.6 9.6 12.2 Tennesse e Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washingt on West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming % 65+ Below Poverty (2008) 12.3 4.7 8.5 12.6 Home Ownership Rates 73.2 65.7 66.6 67.9 8.4 8.5 56.1 68.5 6.9 7.3 70.8 74.7 14.7 10.1 12.5 7.8 8.4 8.9 8.1 8 8 13.2 13.7 9.8 45.6 69.3 67.1 56.1 72.4 68.8 71.2 71.1 67.4 70.3 70.4 73.8 8.1 68.9 9.4 8.5 65.3 74.5 8.3 72.6 16.1 9.5 9.2 9 7.8 74.8 71.2 68.1 70.4 59.7 7.5 74.9 8.3 66.5 13.1 68.6 11.8 54.5 11.1 69.5 12.2 67.1 8.5 69.7 10.3 8.4 69.2 66.3 9 72.2 9.4 62.8 11.9 74.8 11.4 70.6 12.3 12.2 6.8 8.6 8.9 71.0 65.3 72.5 73.6 68.7 8.2 64.4 10.8 79.0 8.2 71.0 6.6 73.4 State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connectic ut Delaware Washingt on DC Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Percent of % voting % voting People, Republica Democrat 25 and n 2016 2016 over, who have complete da Bachelors degree 2011 22% 27% 26% 19% 63% 53% 50% 60% 35% 38% 45% 34% 30% 36% 33% 44% 62% 47% 36% 29% 41% 42% 55% 53% 4% 49% 51% 30% 59% 39% 57% 52% 57% 63% 58% 45% 93% 48% 46% 62% 28% 55% 38% 42% 36% 33% 38% 48% 37% 35% 61% 38% 25% 34% 48% 61% 47% 32% 45% 47% Mississip pi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada 20% 25% 27% 27% 22% 58% 57% 57% 60% 46% 40% 38% 36% 34% 48% New Hampshir e 32% 47% 48% Massachu setts Michigan Minnesot a 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 49% 25% 28% 30% 24% 31% 23% 25% 30% 21% 21% 27% Maryland 80% 20% 10% 0% 15% 20% 2 New Jersey 35% 42% 55% New Mexico 25% 40% 48% 32% 38% 59% 27% 51% 47% 26% 24% 64% 52% 28% 44% 23% 29% 65% 41% 29% 52% 26% 49% 48% Rhode Island 31% 40% 55% South Carolina 24% 55% 41% South Dakota 25% 62% 32% 23% 26% 28% 29% 33% 61% 53% 46% 33% 45% 35% 43% 28% 61% 50% 34% 38% 54% 31% 69% 27% 17% 48% 47% 26% 70% 23% New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahom a Oregon Pennsylva nia Tennesse e Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washingt on West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming % voting Republican 2016 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55%