Top Ten States with Highest Percentage of Children under 18 Living in Poverty
| District of Columbia |
33.9 % |
| Mississippi |
31.0 % |
| Louisiana |
30.0 % |
| New Mexico |
27.7 % |
| Arkansas |
25.9 % |
| Kentucky |
25.0 % |
| West Virginia |
24.4 % |
| Alabama |
23.3 % |
| Texas |
22.9 % |
| South Carolina |
22.8 % |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2004 American Community Survey
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