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Massachusetts
> Child poverty rate: 11.6% (8th lowest – tied)
> Total children in poverty: 154,457 (25th lowest)
> Overall poverty rate: 9.4% (8th lowest)
> Median household income: $85,843 (2nd highest)
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Michigan
> Child poverty rate: 17.6% (18th highest)
> Total children in poverty: 371,020 (10th highest)
> Overall poverty rate: 13.0% (16th highest – tied)
> Median household income: $59,584 (19th lowest)
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Minnesota
> Child poverty rate: 11.2% (7th lowest)
> Total children in poverty: 143,006 (23rd lowest)
> Overall poverty rate: 9.0% (3rd lowest – tied)
> Median household income: $74,593 (13th highest)
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Mississippi
> Child poverty rate: 28.1% (the highest)
> Total children in poverty: 192,413 (22nd highest)
> Overall poverty rate: 19.6% (the highest)
> Median household income: $45,792 (the lowest)
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Missouri
> Child poverty rate: 17.1% (19th highest)
> Total children in poverty: 229,336 (17th highest)
> Overall poverty rate: 12.9% (18th highest)
> Median household income: $57,409 (13th lowest)
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