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Top Ten States with Highest Percentage of Children under 18 Living in Poverty

District of Columbia 35.6 %

Louisiana 29.8 %

Mississippi 28.6 %

New Mexico 25.6 %

West Virginia 25.5 %

Arkansas 23.9 %

Kentucky 23.9 %

Alabama 23.5 %

Texas 22.8 %

Oklahoma 22.3 %

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, August 2004

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Also see:
•	Poverty USA: The State of Poverty in America
•	The Face of Poverty in America
•	Poverty and the Working Poor
•	Facts From The Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage In The United States: 2003 Census Bureau
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