States Where Poverty Is Worse Than You Think

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1. California
> Supplemental poverty rate: 19.0% (the highest)
> Official poverty rate: 13.4% (16th highest)
> Cost of living: 14.4% more than national avg. (3rd highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 8.9% (12th lowest)
> Median household income: $71,805 (8th highest)

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2. Maryland
> Supplemental poverty rate: 13.6% (19th highest)
> Official poverty rate: 8.2% (2nd lowest)
> Cost of living: 9.5% more than national avg. (5th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 10.3% (17th lowest)
> Median household income: $80,776 (the highest)

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3. New Jersey
> Supplemental poverty rate: 15.1% (9th highest)
> Official poverty rate: 9.7% (6th lowest)
> Cost of living: 13.2% more than national avg. (4th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 8.9% (12th lowest)
> Median household income: $80,088 (2nd highest)

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4. Hawaii
> Supplemental poverty rate: 15.0% (10th highest)
> Official poverty rate: 10.2% (11th lowest)
> Cost of living: 18.4% more than national avg. (the highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 10.7% (20th lowest)
> Median household income: $77,765 (3rd highest)

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5. Florida
> Supplemental poverty rate: 18.1% (2nd highest)
> Official poverty rate: 14.3% (12th highest)
> Cost of living: 0.3% less than national avg. (16th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 13.6% (10th highest)
> Median household income: $52,594 (12th lowest)