States Where Poverty Is Worse Than You Think

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6. Virginia
> Supplemental poverty rate: 14.7% (11th highest)
> Official poverty rate: 10.9% (16th lowest)
> Cost of living: 2.3% more than national avg. (12th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 8.1% (8th lowest)
> Median household income: $71,535 (9th highest)

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7. Connecticut
> Supplemental poverty rate: 12.5% (23rd highest)
> Official poverty rate: 9.9% (8th lowest)
> Cost of living: 8.7% more than national avg. (6th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 12.0% (23rd highest)
> Median household income: $74,168 (5th highest)

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8. Massachusetts
> Supplemental poverty rate: 13.1% (21st highest)
> Official poverty rate: 10.6% (14th lowest)
> Cost of living: 7.8% more than national avg. (7th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 11.7% (25th lowest)
> Median household income: $77,385 (4th highest)

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9. New York
> Supplemental poverty rate: 15.5% (7th highest)
> Official poverty rate: 13.2% (19th highest)
> Cost of living: 15.6% more than national avg. (2nd highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 14.8% (7th highest)
> Median household income: $64,894 (14th highest)

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10. Colorado
> Supplemental poverty rate: 10.9% (17th lowest)
> Official poverty rate: 8.7% (4th lowest)
> Cost of living: 3.0% more than national avg. (11th highest)
> SNAP recipiency: 7.6% (5th lowest)
> Median household income: $69,117 (11th highest)