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ILPovertyReport.org • socialimpactresearchcenter.orgPOOR BYCOMPARISONMARCh 2015State Rankings Data AppendixRePORt ON IllINOIS POveRtYState Rankings Data - All States Social IMPACT Research Center at Heartland AlliancePoor By Comparison: Report on Illinois Poverty Released January 2015Value Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 24.5% 25.4% 15.9% 14.4%Alabama 18.7% 44 6.0% 30 22.3% 20 24.3% 24 75% 43 14.0% 16 13.5% 27Alaska 9.3% 2 6.6% 40 17.2% 3 79% 30 18.6% 46 18.4% 46Arizona 18.6% 42 6.8% 43 23.2% 28 32.0% 36 77% 39 19.4% 50 17.0% 42Arkansas 19.7% 48 5.8% 25 20.9% 11 29.0% 31 78% 34 17.8% 42 15.9% 38California 16.8% 34 7.2% 48 28.4% 51 29.2% 32 82% 22 16.2% 32 17.0% 42Colorado 13.0% 16 4.1% 8 24.4% 37 23.9% 21 82% 22 14.6% 22 14.0% 33Connecticut 10.7% 4 6.5% 38 25.4% 44 30.2% 34 86% 12 13.9% 15 9.3% 9Delaware 12.4% 13 6.0% 30 22.1% 16 18.9% 5 77% 39 14.5% 21 9.0% 7District of Columbia 18.9% 46 7.4% 51 25.0% 42 71% 48 13.0% 9 6.6% 2Florida 17.0% 36 5.8% 25 27.6% 48 27.3% 29 75% 43 17.9% 43 19.7% 49Georgia 19.0% 47 7.2% 48 23.8% 32 32.3% 37 70% 49 18.9% 49 18.7% 48Hawaii 10.8% 5 4.0% 7 24.5% 38 16.5% 1 78% 34 14.2% 18 6.6% 2Idaho 15.6% 26 3.9% 6 21.1% 12 29.6% 33 84% 16 15.8% 31 16.0% 39Illinois 14.7% 25 6.4% 35 24.2% 34 23.5% 16 82% 22 14.2% 18 12.6% 23Indiana 15.9% 28 5.7% 23 23.2% 28 23.8% 19 80% 27 15.7% 30 13.9% 29Iowa 12.7% 14 4.3% 10 20.7% 10 21.8% 10 89% 5 12.7% 8 8.1% 5Kansas 14.0% 20 4.3% 10 20.0% 6 89% 5 14.8% 25 12.2% 21Kentucky 18.8% 45 6.0% 30 20.3% 7 21.4% 8 82% 22 16.7% 33 14.2% 34Louisiana 19.8% 49 6.5% 38 25.3% 43 23.6% 17 72% 46 16.9% 37 16.5% 41Maine 14.0% 20 5.7% 23 24.6% 39 20.3% 6 87% 9 11.9% 4 11.2% 17Maryland 10.1% 3 5.6% 21 24.3% 35 23.0% 13 84% 16 13.1% 12 10.0% 11Massachusetts 11.9% 11 5.8% 25 24.3% 35 24.2% 22 86% 12 15.5% 28 3.7% 1Michigan 17.0% 36 6.7% 41 26.2% 47 25.0% 25 77% 39 16.8% 35 10.9% 15Minnesota 11.2% 7 3.7% 5 22.1% 16 22.0% 11 88% 7 10.7% 2 8.1% 5Mississippi 24.0% 51 7.3% 50 23.0% 27 30.4% 35 68% 50 17.1% 38 17.1% 44Missouri 15.9% 28 5.6% 21 22.4% 22 21.6% 9 86% 12 22.3% 51 13.0% 24Montana 16.5% 32 4.3% 10 23.6% 31 86% 12 14.6% 22 16.4% 40Nebraska 13.2% 17 3.1% 2 20.5% 8 93% 1 18.6% 46 11.2% 17Nevada 15.8% 27 6.9% 45 22.4% 22 42.8% 39 60% 51 7.7% 1 20.4% 50New Hampshire 8.7% 1 4.1% 8 22.1% 16 87% 9 13.4% 13 10.7% 14New Jersey 11.4% 8 6.4% 35 28.0% 50 24.2% 22 87% 9 10.9% 3 13.0% 24New Mexico 21.9% 50 6.4% 35 23.8% 32 23.4% 15 74% 45 13.0% 9 18.4% 46New York 16.0% 30 5.9% 29 27.8% 49 32.9% 38 78% 34 18.6% 46 10.5% 13North Carolina 17.9% 40 5.8% 25 21.8% 14 25.1% 26 79% 30 16.8% 35 15.6% 36North Dakota 11.8% 10 2.7% 1 18.4% 4 91% 4 14.1% 17 10.3% 12Ohio 16.0% 30 5.0% 17 23.2% 28 23.7% 18 84% 16 17.2% 40 11.0% 16Oklahoma 16.8% 34 4.4% 14 19.9% 5 79% 30 17.2% 40 17.6% 45Oregon 16.7% 33 7.0% 46 25.9% 45 27.8% 30 78% 34 16.7% 33 14.6% 35Pennsylvania 13.7% 19 5.1% 19 24.8% 40 21.0% 7 88% 7 14.3% 20 9.6% 10Rhode Island 14.3% 24 7.1% 47 24.8% 40 76% 42 14.7% 24 11.6% 20South Carolina 18.6% 42 6.7% 41 22.6% 25 16.9% 2 72% 46 18.0% 44 15.7% 37South Dakota 14.2% 23 3.3% 3 15.8% 2 83% 20 12.3% 6 11.2% 17Tennessee 17.8% 39 6.8% 43 22.2% 19 25.2% 27 83% 20 17.1% 38 13.8% 28Texas 17.5% 38 4.9% 16 21.2% 13 23.8% 19 82% 22 18.3% 45 21.9% 51Utah 12.7% 14 3.6% 4 20.5% 8 23.0% 13 78% 34 15.5% 28 13.9% 29Vermont 12.3% 12 4.3% 10 25.9% 45 93% 1 12.1% 5 7.2% 4Virginia 11.7% 9 5.0% 17 22.5% 24 17.4% 3 84% 16 13.4% 13 12.2% 21Washington 14.1% 22 6.2% 33 22.9% 26 25.3% 28 79% 30 15.0% 26 13.9% 29West Virginia 18.5% 41 6.3% 34 21.9% 15 18.4% 4 80% 27 12.6% 7 13.9% 29Wisconsin 13.5% 18 5.2% 20 22.3% 20 22.5% 12 92% 3 15.0% 26 9.1% 8Wyoming 10.9% 6 4.5% 15 15.6% 1 80% 27 13.0% 9 13.4% 26STATEUnemployment rate2, Nov 2014Poverty rate1, 2013 Health uninsurance rate, non-senior1, 2013Food insecurity5, 2012 Ontime high school graduation4, 2011-2012Asset poverty3, 2011Severe rent burden1, 2013 Value Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 12.5% 53.9% 25.4%Alabama 12.8% 36 44.9% 25 29.3% 42 $7.25 31Alaska 11.6% 23 500.0% 51 24.8% 26 $7.75 24Arizona 15.1% 49 84.2% 47 25.8% 31 $8.05 17Arkansas 11.2% 21 34.0% 9 24.7% 25 $7.50 28California 15.8% 50 62.4% 39 33.2% 49 $9.00 6Colorado 10.1% 11 48.3% 28 26.5% 37 $8.23 14Connecticut 12.8% 36 63.9% 40 26.4% 36 $9.15 4Delaware 12.0% 26 39.7% 18 20.6% 15 $9.50 1District of Columbia 12.6% 32 34.8% 11 33.6% 50 $7.75 24Florida 13.4% 40 68.9% 43 29.2% 41 $8.05 17Georgia 13.6% 43 43.3% 23 32.9% 48 $5.15 50Hawaii 10.8% 17 70.9% 44 28.1% 39 $7.75 24Idaho 10.5% 14 49.9% 32 26.0% 32 $7.25 31Illinois 13.7% 44 64.9% 41 29.3% 42 $8.25 12Indiana 11.5% 22 46.5% 26 21.4% 18 $7.25 31Iowa 8.8% 7 29.8% 3 15.4% 5 $7.25 31Kansas 9.4% 10 35.0% 13 18.0% 8 $7.25 31Kentucky 12.9% 38 48.8% 30 23.5% 20 $7.25 31Louisiana 11.0% 19 25.6% 1 26.6% 38 $7.25 31Maine 12.4% 30 30.5% 5 19.9% 12 $7.50 28Maryland 11.1% 20 33.6% 8 24.4% 23 $8.00 20Massachusetts 12.3% 29 43.1% 22 21.8% 19 $9.00 6Michigan 14.2% 46 101.7% 48 26.0% 32 $8.15 15Minnesota 9.2% 8 36.8% 15 15.6% 6 $8.00 20Mississippi 13.5% 42 29.8% 3 34.7% 51 $7.25 31Missouri 11.7% 24 42.5% 20 20.3% 13 $7.65 27Montana 10.7% 15 55.2% 36 18.5% 10 $8.05 17Nebraska 7.1% 3 33.5% 7 14.0% 3 $8.00 20Nevada 15.9% 51 218.5% 50 30.9% 46 $8.25 12New Hampshire 10.2% 12 35.5% 14 20.4% 14 $7.25 31New Jersey 12.7% 35 40.3% 19 25.3% 29 $8.38 11New Mexico 13.7% 44 72.6% 45 31.7% 47 $7.50 28New York 12.9% 38 67.6% 42 26.0% 32 $8.75 9North Carolina 12.6% 32 34.8% 11 30.1% 45 $7.25 31North Dakota 5.4% 1 34.2% 10 6.7% 1 $7.25 31Ohio 11.8% 25 49.4% 31 25.2% 28 $8.10 16Oklahoma 9.3% 9 46.6% 27 18.0% 8 $7.25 31Oregon 14.8% 48 81.8% 46 25.1% 27 $9.25 3Pennsylvania 12.2% 27 42.8% 21 24.5% 24 $7.25 31Rhode Island 14.4% 47 32.6% 6 24.1% 22 $9.00 6South Carolina 12.2% 27 54.0% 34 29.3% 42 $7.25 31South Dakota 6.5% 2 37.2% 16 11.6% 2 $8.50 10Tennessee 13.4% 40 48.4% 29 26.1% 35 $7.25 31Texas 10.4% 13 55.3% 37 23.9% 21 $7.25 31Utah 8.2% 5 54.1% 35 19.4% 11 $7.25 31Vermont 8.7% 6 39.5% 17 16.6% 7 $9.15 4Virginia 10.7% 15 29.5% 2 21.0% 16 $7.25 31Washington 12.4% 30 59.1% 38 25.6% 30 $9.47 2West Virginia 12.6% 32 53.3% 33 29.1% 40 $8.00 20Wisconsin 10.9% 18 44.0% 24 15.0% 4 $7.25 31Wyoming 7.7% 4 102.3% 49 21.2% 17 $5.15 50Minimum wage8, 2015Youth unemployment rate1, 2013Income inquality (share of total income growth going to top 1%)7, 1979-2007Comprehensive unemployment rate6, 2013 Q4-2014 Q3STATEValue Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 46.2%Alabama 15.5% 44 $28,895 39 48.0% 36 55.1% 16Alaska 8.4% 6 $28,570 38 57.4% 50 61.6% 8Arizona 14.1% 35 $22,253 6 53.7% 46 53.3% 17Arkansas 15.6% 45 $25,375 20 43.9% 25 51.7% 19California 18.3% 51 $20,340 2 55.5% 49 57.4% 12Colorado 9.5% 14 $24,520 15 42.1% 15 43.4% 32Connecticut 10.3% 20 $30,191 45 43.5% 23 36.7% 42Delaware 11.7% 30 $32,571 49 38.7% 5 61.9% 7District of Columbia 9.9% 16 $22,048 4 60.2% 51Florida 13.2% 33 $24,017 11 34.3% 1 38.3% 40Georgia 14.5% 41 $24,517 14 44.5% 29 41.9% 34Hawaii 9.0% 12 $22,785 8 52.5% 44 86.8% 2Idaho 10.6% 22 $26,622 28 43.9% 25 72.9% 4Illinois 12.2% 31 $28,543 36 52.0% 43 20.5% 50Indiana 12.4% 32 $28,466 35 37.1% 3 55.9% 13Iowa 8.4% 6 $29,370 42 44.4% 27 46.4% 26Kansas 9.9% 16 $26,229 24 42.8% 18 55.3% 14Kentucky 15.9% 47 $24,693 17 40.6% 11 55.2% 15Louisiana 16.9% 48 $23,358 10 52.7% 45 45.0% 29Maine 8.2% 5 $29,934 44 40.0% 9 39.3% 39Maryland 10.9% 25 $26,349 25 38.8% 7 44.3% 31Massachusetts 10.1% 19 $28,565 37 38.7% 5 39.5% 38Michigan 10.6% 22 $29,583 43 48.9% 39 68.3% 5Minnesota 7.6% 4 $30,894 46 44.4% 27 81.7% 3Mississippi 17.6% 49 $27,571 32 55.0% 48 49.7% 21Missouri 11.3% 27 $24,957 18 43.2% 22 29.8% 49Montana 7.3% 3 $27,568 31 42.7% 17 48.1% 25Nebraska 9.8% 15 $26,490 27 43.5% 23 36.1% 43Nevada 14.8% 42 $21,666 3 49.5% 40 35.6% 44New Hampshire 7.2% 2 $32,795 50 36.2% 2 32.8% 46New Jersey 11.5% 28 $28,109 33 42.3% 16 33.1% 45New Mexico 15.7% 46 $18,656 1 54.7% 47 67.0% 6New York 14.4% 38 $26,381 26 42.8% 18 44.8% 30North Carolina 14.3% 37 $24,319 12 41.9% 13 59.7% 9North Dakota 8.5% 9 40.3% 10 41.1% 35Ohio 11.0% 26 $29,090 40 45.1% 32 46.0% 27Oklahoma 13.3% 34 $22,174 5 44.6% 31 49.5% 22Oregon 10.3% 20 $25,577 21 46.8% 34 49.1% 23Pennsylvania 10.8% 24 $32,528 48 41.4% 12 39.6% 37Rhode Island 14.1% 35 $31,561 47 46.7% 33 30.0% 48South Carolina 14.4% 38 $29,092 41 51.1% 42 45.6% 28South Dakota 8.4% 6 $25,750 22 50.3% 41 30.8% 47Tennessee 14.4% 38 $24,585 16 47.7% 35 48.7% 24Texas 18.1% 50 $25,244 19 48.5% 37 39.7% 36Utah 8.5% 9 $22,418 7 42.8% 18 51.2% 20Vermont 8.5% 9 $27,318 29 39.1% 8 87.6% 1Virginia 11.6% 29 $25,780 23 44.5% 29 36.8% 41Washington 9.9% 16 $24,418 13 43.0% 21 59.5% 10West Virginia 15.4% 43 $27,320 30 42.0% 14 59.3% 11Wisconsin 9.1% 13 $28,128 34 48.8% 38 43.1% 33Wyoming 6.5% 1 $22,879 9 37.1% 3 51.9% 18Share of school funding from state11, 2012-2013Low-income 4th graders reading below proficiency level10, 2013Average student loan debt9, 2013Adults without a HS degree/GED1, 2013STATEValue Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 21.6% 16.8% $120.56Alabama 19.6% 12 25.1% 25 7.8% 32 $78.19 37Alaska 25.8% 38 30.2% 47 4.0% 39 $310.01 3Arizona 27.7% 45 28.0% 42 24.4% 16 $221.27 7Arkansas 28.2% 49 26.1% 30 46.5% 5 $42.02 48California 26.3% 39 27.4% 40 25.6% 14 $152.60 15Colorado 21.3% 19 25.4% 27 46.0% 6 $88.41 31Connecticut 19.6% 12 18.0% 10 $189.34 9Delaware 28.0% 46 14.8% 5 3.3% 40 $106.04 26District of Columbia 18.3% 6 8.3% 2 8.5% 31 $360.57 1Florida 27.6% 44 31.5% 48 8.7% 30 $39.55 49Georgia 28.1% 47 32.7% 49 12.9% 23 $46.54 47Hawaii 23.9% 33 14.4% 4 1.1% 44 $169.99 11Idaho 19.3% 10 26.2% 31 13.4% 22 $36.64 51Illinois 21.6% 21 23.7% 21 16.6% 19 $80.43 36Indiana 21.6% 21 26.5% 34 6.9% 34 $81.73 34Iowa 21.8% 25 17.1% 9 15.3% 20 $134.46 18Kansas 22.5% 30 26.0% 29 6.0% 35 $132.33 20Kentucky 21.6% 21 26.2% 31 71.5% 1 $53.69 45Louisiana 23.4% 31 26.3% 33 3.1% 41 $62.37 43Maine 16.6% 5 15.6% 6 $346.92 2Maryland 19.3% 10 18.0% 10 25.8% 13 $164.11 13Massachusetts 24.1% 34 6.5% 1 15.2% 21 $109.07 24Michigan 22.3% 29 20.2% 15 12.5% 24 $119.23 21Minnesota 16.1% 2 16.3% 8 33.4% 10 $150.18 16Mississippi 22.0% 27 26.5% 34 9.6% 27 $114.95 22Missouri 28.7% 50 24.7% 24 -0.3% 47 $86.75 32Montana 22.0% 27 27.1% 39 7.0% 33 $173.59 10Nebraska 26.7% 41 24.2% 22 -2.7% 48 $80.73 35Nevada 10.6% 1 37.1% 51 68.1% 2 $68.32 41New Hampshire 20.7% 16 23.1% 20 24.6% 15 $146.40 17New Jersey 16.2% 3 27.5% 41 28.1% 12 $200.09 8New Mexico 18.5% 7 28.8% 46 30.9% 11 $93.37 28New York 29.2% 51 16.1% 7 9.4% 28 $256.31 5North Carolina 28.1% 47 28.2% 43 8.9% 29 $165.75 12North Dakota 21.8% 25 20.7% 17 17.2% 18 $96.37 27Ohio 25.2% 36 20.1% 14 21.2% 17 $73.13 39Oklahoma 25.6% 37 28.6% 45 2.8% 42 $53.05 46Oregon 27.3% 42 25.1% 25 64.2% 3 $157.08 14Pennsylvania 20.6% 15 18.8% 13 1.5% 43 $280.78 4Rhode Island 21.3% 19 20.4% 16 36.7% 9 $90.51 30South Carolina 26.4% 40 26.6% 36 12.4% 25 $59.75 44South Dakota 18.5% 7 23.0% 18 0.5% 46 $85.35 33Tennessee 24.7% 35 24.3% 23 11.7% 26 $77.40 38Texas 27.4% 43 35.6% 50 5.4% 37 $38.99 50Utah 20.7% 16 28.3% 44 -5.8% 49 $64.17 42Vermont 16.2% 3 9.3% 3 45.4% 7 $239.84 6Virginia 19.8% 14 25.9% 28 0.7% 45 $90.72 29Washington 23.4% 31 26.8% 37 42.3% 8 $113.57 23West Virginia 20.7% 16 23.0% 18 49.4% 4 $72.88 40Wisconsin 21.7% 24 18.4% 12 5.0% 38 $108.15 25Wyoming 19.2% 9 26.8% 37 5.6% 36 $133.24 19Uninsured rate under 138%1, 2013Child food insecurity5, 2012Per capita state mental health services expenditures13, FY 2010Change in Medicaid Enrollment12, Q3 2013- Oct 2014STATEValue Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 43.5% 7.7% $9,890Alabama 62.7% 40 9.2% 38 $8,466 20 F 36Alaska 1.9% 1 $10,128 33 F 36Arizona 45.7% 25 12.8% 49 $10,075 32 D 28Arkansas 51.9% 35 12.3% 48 $6,226 3 F 36California 45.9% 26 8.0% 33 $11,873 45 B 4Colorado 39.2% 17 6.4% 26 $10,417 35 F 36Connecticut 39.3% 18 5.6% 17 $14,147 51 C 24Delaware 32.0% 4 6.1% 23 $11,472 43 F 36District of Columbia 11.8% 47 $11,129 40 B 4Florida 48.7% 29 6.2% 24 $10,540 37 B 4Georgia 55.8% 38 10.9% 43 $9,484 28 D 28Hawaii 3.8% 8 $12,673 49 B 4Idaho 5.4% 16 $8,740 21 F 36Illinois 38.3% 13 7.4% 31 $10,452 36 D 28Indiana 43.2% 20 7.2% 29 $7,893 17 C 24Iowa 26.2% 1 4.5% 11 $5,887 1 B 4Kansas 35.4% 9 6.0% 22 $6,899 9 F 36Kentucky 52.2% 36 9.7% 39 $8,179 19 F 36Louisiana 49.9% 32 13.9% 50 $7,278 10 F 36Maine 46.5% 27 2.4% 2 $10,177 34 D 28Maryland 34.8% 7 4.8% 13 $12,311 47 D 28Massachusetts 35.3% 8 5.8% 21 $12,151 46 A 1Michigan 38.8% 15 5.7% 19 $8,136 18 F 36Minnesota 27.8% 2 3.6% 7 $9,277 26 B 4Mississippi 61.9% 39 14.5% 51 $6,751 8 B 4Missouri 38.9% 16 8.9% 37 $7,615 15 D 28Montana 6.6% 28 $7,722 16 B 4Nebraska 5.7% 19 $6,424 5 B 4Nevada 55.6% 37 7.9% 32 $9,104 25 B 4New Hampshire 2.9% 4 $11,269 41 B 4New Jersey 40.2% 19 8.2% 34 $13,271 50 F 36New Mexico 44.4% 22 10.9% 43 $7,469 13 C 24New York 44.7% 23 8.5% 36 $10,767 39 A 1North Carolina 51.5% 34 8.4% 35 $10,066 31 B 4North Dakota 30.9% 3 2.8% 3 $6,005 2 B 4Ohio 44.7% 23 7.2% 29 $9,481 27 D 28Oklahoma 49.1% 30 10.9% 43 $6,303 4 B 4Oregon 36.3% 10 4.5% 11 $9,710 29 B 4Pennsylvania 36.4% 11 5.2% 15 $10,716 38 F 36Rhode Island 38.7% 14 6.2% 24 $12,332 48 F 36South Carolina 47.3% 28 10.5% 42 $8,884 24 B 4South Dakota 4.2% 10 $6,630 6 D 28Tennessee 50.0% 33 9.7% 39 $8,832 23 B 4Texas 49.8% 31 10.4% 41 $6,646 7 F 36Utah 3.3% 6 $8,832 22 F 36Vermont 3.1% 5 $9,822 30 B 4Virginia 36.5% 12 6.5% 27 $11,399 42 C 24Washington 32.5% 5 4.1% 9 $11,670 44 B 4West Virginia 11.0% 46 $7,542 14 B 4Wisconsin 34.1% 6 4.8% 13 $7,420 12 A 1Wyoming 5.6% 17 $7,316 11 F 36Bank Account Balance Protected From Collections14, 2013Average credit card debt3, Q3 2014Unbanked households rate3, 2013 Liquid asset poverty3, 2011STATEValue Ranking Value Ranking Value Ranking Value RankingUnited States 1,170     16Alabama 2.4% 32 1,379     32 $13.13 5 22 30Alaska 3.4% 45 1,461     31 $21.63 43 22 3Arizona 2.9% 41 1,810     24 $17.52 33 12 36Arkansas 2.0% 25 5,604     8 $12.56 1 15 21California 4.0% 49 1,350     33 $26.04 49 11 51Colorado 2.8% 38 2,108     16 $17.61 34 15 31Connecticut 0.5% 2 1,194     37 $23.02 44 21 26Delaware 2.9% 41 693        48 $20.09 40 20 5District of Columbia 4.0% 49 32,963   2 $28.25 50 34 15Florida 2.4% 32 462        51 $19.39 39 12 48Georgia 2.0% 25 1,025     41 $15.57 26 13 44Hawaii 1.3% 8 1,671     29 $31.54 51 23 11Idaho 2.2% 29 1,034     40 $13.31 8 12 8Illinois 2.1% 28 848        45 $17.34 32 16 47Indiana 1.4% 11 932        43 $14.03 14 15 38Iowa 1.5% 16 1,115     38 $13.26 7 11 22Kansas 1.9% 23 3,369     10 $14.34 17 14 19Kentucky 5.2% 51 1,898     22 $12.69 2 20 24Louisiana 3.0% 43 2,033     18 $15.45 25 18 25Maine 0.8% 4 1,976     19 $16.19 27 17 10Maryland 1.7% 19 581        49 $24.94 48 26 32Massachusetts 1.6% 18 1,976     19 $24.08 45 25 40Michigan 2.8% 38 1,511     30 $15.08 23 16 43Minnesota 1.4% 11 1,942     21 $16.46 29 28 29Mississippi 2.3% 30 5,663     7 $13.59 11 21 20Missouri 2.7% 37 2,933     11 $14.31 16 14 35Montana 1.2% 7 10,698   4 $13.55 10 26 6Nebraska 1.0% 5 3,575     9 $13.49 9 11 13Nevada 2.4% 32 783        46 $19.25 37 10 18New Hampshire 1.7% 19 2,408     14 $20.18 41 30 9New Jersey 0.4% 1 478        50 $24.92 47 17 41New Mexico 3.8% 47 1,735     26 $14.89 22 10 17New York 3.6% 46 1,680     27 $24.87 46 14 50North Carolina 1.8% 21 1,051     39 $14.37 18 18 42North Dakota 2.8% 38 79,867   1 $14.19 15 21 7Ohio 1.4% 11 865        44 $13.84 12 20 46Oklahoma 3.2% 44 1,805     25 $13.25 6 18 23Oregon 3.8% 47 1,674     28 $16.28 28 11 27Pennsylvania 1.1% 6 1,302     34 $17.33 31 17 45Rhode Island 0.7% 3 2,093     17 $17.86 35 25 12South Carolina 1.4% 11 933        42 $14.55 19 19 28South Dakota 2.0% 25 12,545   3 $13.09 4 24 4Tennessee 1.5% 16 2,111     15 $14.02 13 20 34Texas 1.9% 23 1,855     23 $16.77 30 14 49Utah 2.3% 30 750        47 $15.26 24 18 14Vermont 1.3% 8 8,709     6 $19.36 38 11 1Virginia 1.4% 11 2,432     13 $20.93 42 21 37Washington 2.6% 35 1,267     36 $18.65 36 16 39West Virginia 2.6% 35 8,822     5 $12.80 3 24 16Wisconsin 1.8% 21 1,278     35 $14.76 20 9 33Wyoming 1.3% 8 2,723     12 $14.77 21 20 2Deficit of units affordable and available units per 100 very low-income households18, 2012 Wage needed to afford 2BR apartment17, 2014 Foreclosures, 1 in every…16, Nov 2014Homeless students15, SY 2011-2012STATESources and Data Notes Link1  U.S. Census Bureau’s 2013 American Community Survey 1-year estimates program. http://factfinder2.census.gov2  Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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