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Old 09-19-2021, 05:06 PM
 
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According to the US Census, California has the highest percentage of residents in poverty after cost of living adjustments. Based on a three year average from 2020-2018 from Census findings just released.

Full ranking and link below to the release:

https://www.census.gov/library/publi...o/p60-275.html

https://www.census.gov/content/dam/C...mo/p60-275.pdf



Percentage of residents in poverty by state after cost of living (known as supplemental poverty measure) :

California 15.4
Mississippi 14.5
Florida 14.0
Louisiana 13.9
New York 13.3
Texas 12.5
New Mexico 12.2
Georgia 12.1
South Carolina 12.1
Alabama 12.0
Alaska 12.0
Hawaii 12.0
North Carolina 11.9
Nevada 11.5
Arkansas 11.4

United States 11.2

Colorado 11.2
Kentucky 10.9
Maryland 10.8
Tennessee 10.8
Connecticut 10.7
West Virginia 10.5
Arizona 10.4
Oklahoma 10.3
Virginia 10.1
New Jersey 10.0
Delaware 9.8
Illinois 9.5
Pennsylvania 9.5
Massachusetts 9.4
Oregon 9.4
Ohio 9.3
Montana 9.1
Michigan 8.8
Wyoming 8.8
Indiana 8.7
North Dakota 8.6
South Dakota 8.5
Vermont 8.3
Missouri 8.1
Nebraska 8.1
Idaho 7.5
Washington 7.5
Maine 7.3
Utah 7.1
Wisconsin 6.8
Iowa 6.6
New Hampshire 6.5
Kansas 6.4
Rhode Island 6.2
Minnesota 5.9







Percentage of residents in poverty by state before cost of living adjustments (known as official poverty measure):

Mississippi 18.8
Louisiana 17.4
New Mexico 16.1
Arkansas 14.7
Alabama 14.6
West Virginia 14.6
Kentucky 14.4
South Carolina 13.7
Georgia 13.4
North Carolina 13.2
Oklahoma 13.2
Texas 12.9
Florida 12.8
Tennessee 12.7
Ohio 12.4
Alaska 12.2
Nevada 12.1
New York 11.8
Indiana 11.3

United States 11.2

Arizona 11.2
California 11.0
South Dakota 10.9
Missouri 10.8
Michigan 10.6
Pennsylvania 10.4
Montana 10.3
Maine 10.0
Connecticut 9.9
Hawaii 9.5
North Dakota 9.5
Wyoming 9.5
Colorado 9.3
Idaho 9.2
Illinois 9.2
Nebraska 9.2
Iowa 9.1
Oregon 9.1
Vermont 8.9
Rhode Island 8.8
Virginia 8.8
Kansas 8.7
Wisconsin 8.3
Massachusetts 8.2
Delaware 8.1
Maryland 8.1
Washington 7.9
New Jersey 7.6
Minnesota 7.3
Utah 7.2
New Hampshire 5.3
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Old 09-19-2021, 05:12 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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Cool story, bro.
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Old 09-20-2021, 12:47 AM
 
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Cool story, bro.

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Old 09-20-2021, 10:40 AM
 
Location: Florida
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With all the different simulations and means of measure presented... the results can be all over the place. It's probably more accurate to do urban-suburban-rural rather than state by state.
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Old 09-20-2021, 01:46 PM
 
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California has both the richest and poorest often right near each other. It is extreme on both ends.
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Old 09-21-2021, 01:35 AM
 
Location: Los Angeles
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In a few words: higher housing costs explain the difference in the two measures.

The subject heading would be more accurate if it read: California has the highest poverty rate as measured by the supplemental poverty measure.

The state certainly isn't the "poorest" with a GDP per capita ranking 5th among U.S. states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...GDP_per_capita
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Old 09-21-2021, 06:42 AM
 
Location: Live:Downtown Phoenix, AZ/Work:Greater Los Angeles, CA
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I'm surprised Hawaii isn't #1, they have the most expensive median price of any state in the country, and the plebes there have to work between 2 and 4 jobs just to get by
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Old 09-21-2021, 09:18 AM
 
Location: Florida
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I'm surprised Hawaii isn't #1, they have the most expensive median price of any state in the country, and the plebes there have to work between 2 and 4 jobs just to get by
I'm not sure that data is available... so it's anecdotal at best. I don't buy it one bit. However it's just another democrat run state that is off the chart expensive to live there, so yes we agree, it's expensive.

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Like with all states... people who've lived there for along time seem to know how to manage their cost of living better. Where to find bargains, fix their own sh1t, avoid high prices, etc. It's the old folks who have to watch costs running away on them as they get 'aged' and unable to provide for themselves.

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Old 09-21-2021, 02:53 PM
 
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With all the different simulations and means of measure presented... the results can be all over the place. It's probably more accurate to do urban-suburban-rural rather than state by state.
I think the report does provide a breakdown similiar to that but it doesn't word it as such. It provides breakdown between MSA and outside MSA. Within MSA, it goes within principal city and outside principal city. But this is provided nationally, not per state. Also only per year, not three year average.

Only 2020 data
Inside metropolitan statistical areas - 9.3
Inside principal cities within MSA - 11.9
Outside principal cities within MSA - 7.7
Outside metropolitan statistical areas - 8.3

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Old 09-21-2021, 03:09 PM
 
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In a few words: higher housing costs explain the difference in the two measures.

The subject heading would be more accurate if it read: California has the highest poverty rate as measured by the supplemental poverty measure.

The state certainly isn't the "poorest" with a GDP per capita ranking 5th among U.S. states.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...GDP_per_capita

Higher housing costs is definitely a factor but isn't the only factor looked at. It also looks at food, clothing and utilities.

I think the report also takes into account:

Medical expenses
Work expenses
FICA
Federal income tax
Child support paid
WIC
Energy assistance
Workers' compensation
School lunch
TANF/general assistance
Child support received
Housing subsidies
SSI
SNAP
SNAP + school lunch
Refundable tax credits2
Unemployment insurance
Economic Impact/stimulus from Covid

Also on top of the federal income tax, it also looks at state and local income taxes paid by a family before determining how much that family has for food, clothing, shelter and utilities
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