| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2011–2015 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2011–2015 | Poverty Rate, 2011–2015 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2011–2015 |
|
| United States | 308,619,550 |
47,749,043 |
15.5% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,640,191 |
4,219,279 |
17.1% |
110.7% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 4,711,439 |
887,260 |
18.8% |
121.7% |
| Georgia | 9,737,146 |
1,788,947 |
18.4% |
118.7% |
| Kentucky | 4,263,217 |
805,841 |
18.9% |
122.2% |
| Maryland | 5,789,228 |
576,805 |
10.0% |
64.4% |
| Mississippi | 2,890,915 |
651,545 |
22.5% |
145.7% |
| New York | 19,164,034 |
3,005,943 |
15.7% |
101.4% |
| North Carolina | 9,592,619 |
1,667,465 |
17.4% |
112.4% |
| Ohio | 11,258,461 |
1,775,836 |
15.8% |
101.9% |
| Pennsylvania | 12,365,782 |
1,666,569 |
13.5% |
87.1% |
| South Carolina | 4,636,314 |
830,901 |
17.9% |
115.8% |
| Tennessee | 6,339,352 |
1,117,594 |
17.6% |
113.9% |
| Virginia | 8,008,050 |
921,822 |
11.5% |
74.4% |
| West Virginia | 1,797,793 |
323,384 |
18.0% |
116.3% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 3,016,424 |
531,115 |
17.6% |
113.8% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 3,003,691 |
461,383 |
15.4% |
99.3% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,138,344 |
293,236 |
25.8% |
166.5% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 235,621 |
33,636 |
14.3% |
92.3% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 611,107 |
139,237 |
22.8% |
147.3% |
| Appalachian New York | 997,532 |
168,049 |
16.8% |
108.9% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,671,599 |
313,335 |
18.7% |
121.2% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,958,172 |
348,278 |
17.8% |
115.0% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,547,802 |
757,187 |
13.6% |
88.2% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 1,176,393 |
203,284 |
17.3% |
111.7% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,755,226 |
508,665 |
18.5% |
119.3% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 730,487 |
138,490 |
19.0% |
122.5% |
| West Virginia | 1,797,793 |
323,384 |
18.0% |
116.3% |
