| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2013–2017 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2013–2017 | Poverty Rate, 2013–2017 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2013–2017 |
|
| United States | 313,048,563 |
45,650,345 |
14.6% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,713,230 |
4,017,654 |
16.3% |
111.5% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 4,729,116 |
849,699 |
18.0% |
123.2% |
| Georgia | 9,931,935 |
1,679,030 |
16.9% |
115.9% |
| Kentucky | 4,287,887 |
783,586 |
18.3% |
125.3% |
| Maryland | 5,856,088 |
566,966 |
9.7% |
66.4% |
| Mississippi | 2,890,123 |
620,007 |
21.5% |
147.1% |
| New York | 19,285,448 |
2,908,471 |
15.1% |
103.4% |
| North Carolina | 9,783,738 |
1,579,871 |
16.1% |
110.7% |
| Ohio | 11,289,161 |
1,683,890 |
14.9% |
102.3% |
| Pennsylvania | 12,377,251 |
1,623,537 |
13.1% |
90.0% |
| South Carolina | 4,751,345 |
790,657 |
16.6% |
114.1% |
| Tennessee | 6,436,601 |
1,072,360 |
16.7% |
114.2% |
| Virginia | 8,116,130 |
906,838 |
11.2% |
76.6% |
| West Virginia | 1,784,004 |
317,089 |
17.8% |
121.9% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 3,029,357 |
506,115 |
16.7% |
114.6% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 3,090,049 |
423,236 |
13.7% |
93.9% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,132,081 |
289,292 |
25.6% |
175.2% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 234,632 |
32,260 |
13.7% |
94.3% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 609,234 |
130,899 |
21.5% |
147.3% |
| Appalachian New York | 985,602 |
161,976 |
16.4% |
112.7% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,686,212 |
288,986 |
17.1% |
117.5% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,946,033 |
335,117 |
17.2% |
118.1% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,509,247 |
731,243 |
13.3% |
91.0% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 1,204,101 |
186,415 |
15.5% |
106.2% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,780,682 |
482,054 |
17.3% |
118.9% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 721,996 |
132,972 |
18.4% |
126.3% |
| West Virginia | 1,784,004 |
317,089 |
17.8% |
121.9% |
