35 datasets found
  1. U.S. poverty rate 2023, by state

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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. poverty rate 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233093/us-poverty-rate-by-state/
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    Jun 25, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, the poverty rate of the United States was around **** percent. Louisiana was the state with the highest poverty rate, at **** percent. Poverty rates in the United States are higher than in many parts of the world, and minority groups are much more likely to be living in poverty when compared to white people.

  2. U.S. real per capita GDP 2023, by state

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. real per capita GDP 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248063/per-capita-us-real-gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Out of all 50 states, New York had the highest per-capita real gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023, at 90,730 U.S. dollars, followed closely by Massachusetts. Mississippi had the lowest per-capita real GDP, at 39,102 U.S. dollars. While not a state, the District of Columbia had a per capita GDP of more than 214,000 U.S. dollars. What is real GDP? A country’s real GDP is a measure that shows the value of the goods and services produced by an economy and is adjusted for inflation. The real GDP of a country helps economists to see the health of a country’s economy and its standard of living. Downturns in GDP growth can indicate financial difficulties, such as the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, when the U.S. GDP decreased by 2.5 percent. The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on U.S. GDP, shrinking the economy 2.8 percent. The U.S. economy rebounded in 2021, however, growing by nearly six percent. Why real GDP per capita matters Real GDP per capita takes the GDP of a country, state, or metropolitan area and divides it by the number of people in that area. Some argue that per-capita GDP is more important than the GDP of a country, as it is a good indicator of whether or not the country’s population is getting wealthier, thus increasing the standard of living in that area. The best measure of standard of living when comparing across countries is thought to be GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP) which uses the prices of specific goods to compare the absolute purchasing power of a countries currency.

  3. Least peaceful states in Mexico 2024

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    Updated Jul 10, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Least peaceful states in Mexico 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/616011/5-least-peaceful-states-in-mexico/
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    Jul 10, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Mexico
    Description

    The Mexico Peace Index ranks states on a scale from * to *, with * being the most peaceful. The index comprises crime, violence, and policing indicators. In 2024, Colima received the worst score with **** points, followed by Baja California with **** points. On the other hand, Yucatán was considered the most peaceful state in the country that year.

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    Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for United States

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    Updated Dec 20, 2024
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    (2024). Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for United States [Dataset]. https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PPAAUS00000A156NCEN
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 20, 2024
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for United States (PPAAUS00000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about percent, child, poverty, and USA.

  5. U.S. Gini gap between rich and poor 2023, by state

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    Updated Oct 25, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. Gini gap between rich and poor 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/227249/greatest-gap-between-rich-and-poor-by-us-state/
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    Oct 25, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    New York was the state with the greatest gap between rich and poor, with a Gini coefficient score of 0.52 in 2023. Although not a state, District of Columbia was among the highest Gini coefficients in the United States that year.

  6. U.S. poverty rate of the top 25 most populated cities 2021

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    U.S. poverty rate of the top 25 most populated cities 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/205637/percentage-of-poor-people-in-the-top-20-most-populated-cities-in-the-us/
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    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the city with the highest poverty rate of the United States' most populated cities. In this statistic, the cities are sorted by poverty rate, not population. The most populated city in 2021 according to the source was New York city - which had a poverty rate of 18 percent.

  7. Low Poverty Index

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    Updated Jul 5, 2023
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    Department of Housing and Urban Development (2023). Low Poverty Index [Dataset]. https://hudgis-hud.opendata.arcgis.com/maps/HUD::low-poverty-index
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    Jul 5, 2023
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    United States Department of Housing and Urban Developmenthttp://www.hud.gov/
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    Department of Housing and Urban Development
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    Description

    LOW POVERTY INDEXSummary The low poverty index captures poverty in a given neighborhood. The index is based on the poverty rate (pv). The mean and standard error are estimated over the national distribution.The poverty rate is determined at the census tract level.InterpretationValues are inverted and percentile ranked nationally. The resulting values range from 0 to 100. The higher the score, the less exposure to poverty in a neighborhood.

    Data Source: American Community Survey, 2011-2015. Related AFFH-T Local Government, PHA and State Tables/Maps: Table 12; Map 12. School Proficiency Index.

    To learn more about the Low Poverty Index visit: https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/fair_housing_equal_opp/affh ; https://www.hud.gov/sites/dfiles/FHEO/documents/AFFH-T-Data-Documentation-AFFHT0006-July-2020.pdf, for questions about the spatial attribution of this dataset, please reach out to us at GISHelpdesk@hud.gov. Date of Coverage: 07/2020

  8. f

    Most-to-Least Influential County-Level Economic Variables Contributing to...

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    Updated Jun 4, 2025
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    Michele L.F. Bolduc; Parya Saberi; Torsten B. Neilands; Carla I. Mercado; Shanice Battle Johnson; Zoe R. F. Freggens; Desmond Banks; Rashid Njai; Kai McKeever Bullard (2025). Most-to-Least Influential County-Level Economic Variables Contributing to County Prevalence of Poor Mental Health Based on Dominance Analysis Ranked by Standardized Dominance Weights, Overall and by Urban/Rural Classification, United States, 2019. [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300939.t002
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    Jun 4, 2025
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    Authors
    Michele L.F. Bolduc; Parya Saberi; Torsten B. Neilands; Carla I. Mercado; Shanice Battle Johnson; Zoe R. F. Freggens; Desmond Banks; Rashid Njai; Kai McKeever Bullard
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Most-to-Least Influential County-Level Economic Variables Contributing to County Prevalence of Poor Mental Health Based on Dominance Analysis Ranked by Standardized Dominance Weights, Overall and by Urban/Rural Classification, United States, 2019.

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    Beta Coefficients, 95% Confidence Interval, and Statistical Significance for...

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    Updated Jun 4, 2025
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    Michele L.F. Bolduc; Parya Saberi; Torsten B. Neilands; Carla I. Mercado; Shanice Battle Johnson; Zoe R. F. Freggens; Desmond Banks; Rashid Njai; Kai McKeever Bullard (2025). Beta Coefficients, 95% Confidence Interval, and Statistical Significance for County-Level Economic Variables Using Linear Regression with Prevalence of Poor Mental Health as the Dependent Variable, Overall and by Urban/Rural Classification, United States, 2019. Blue-filled cells indicate a positive association between the variable and the dependent variable; red-filled cells indicate a negative association; greyed out cells indicate the variable was not significant; blank cells indicate a variable that was not included in the model. [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300939.t003
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    Jun 4, 2025
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    Authors
    Michele L.F. Bolduc; Parya Saberi; Torsten B. Neilands; Carla I. Mercado; Shanice Battle Johnson; Zoe R. F. Freggens; Desmond Banks; Rashid Njai; Kai McKeever Bullard
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Beta Coefficients, 95% Confidence Interval, and Statistical Significance for County-Level Economic Variables Using Linear Regression with Prevalence of Poor Mental Health as the Dependent Variable, Overall and by Urban/Rural Classification, United States, 2019. Blue-filled cells indicate a positive association between the variable and the dependent variable; red-filled cells indicate a negative association; greyed out cells indicate the variable was not significant; blank cells indicate a variable that was not included in the model.

  10. U.S. metropolitan areas 2023, by poverty rate

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    Updated Nov 27, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. metropolitan areas 2023, by poverty rate [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/432924/us-metropolitan-areas-with-the-highest-poverty-rate/
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    Nov 27, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The McAllen-Edinburg-Mission metropolitan area in Texas was ranked first with 27.2 percent of its population living below the poverty level in 2023. Eagle Pass, Texas had the second-highest poverty rate, at 24.4 percent.

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    World Bank - A Balancing Act for Brazil's Amazonian States - An Economic...

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    Updated May 15, 2023
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    (2023). World Bank - A Balancing Act for Brazil's Amazonian States - An Economic Memorandum | gimi9.com [Dataset]. https://gimi9.com/dataset/worldbank_34062461/
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    May 15, 2023
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    CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedicationhttps://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
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    Description

    Brazil’s Legal Amazon, here called Amazônia, comprises nine states, most of which rank among the poorest in Brazil. Amazônia is one of the world’s last frontier regions. But economic expansion has moved into those ancient forests, destroying them at a rapid rate especially in Amazônia’s southeast, within what is known as the “Arc of Deforestation” and threatening the ways of life of many traditional communities. There is an urgent need for an alternative development path for Amazônia that promotes inclusion and sustainable natural-resource use. This memorandum presents a multipronged approach, a balancing act that seeks to simultaneously provide a pathway to higher incomes for Amazonians while also protecting natural forests and traditional ways of life by focusing on four strategic actions.

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    Univariate Model Fits for Average Poor Mental Health Days and Average Poor...

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    Updated Jun 1, 2023
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    Jessica K. Athens; Patrick L. Remington; Ronald E. Gangnon (2023). Univariate Model Fits for Average Poor Mental Health Days and Average Poor Physical Health Days. [Dataset]. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130027.t008
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    Jun 1, 2023
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    Authors
    Jessica K. Athens; Patrick L. Remington; Ronald E. Gangnon
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    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Description

    Univariate Model Fits for Average Poor Mental Health Days and Average Poor Physical Health Days.

  13. U.S. gross domestic product 2023, by state

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    Updated Jul 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). U.S. gross domestic product 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/248023/us-gross-domestic-product-gdp-by-state/
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    Jul 5, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    The gross domestic product (GDP) of California was about 3.23 trillion U.S. dollars in 2023, meaning that it contributed the most out of any state to the country’s GDP in that year. In contrast, Vermont had the lowest GDP in the United States, with 35.07 billion U.S. dollars. What is GDP? Gross domestic product, or GDP, is the total monetary value of all goods and services produced by an economy within a certain time period. GDP is used by economists to determine the economic health of an area, as well as to determine the size of the economy. GDP can be determined for countries, states and provinces, and metropolitan areas. While GDP is a good measure of the absolute size of a country's economy and economic activity, it does account for many other factors, making it a poor indicator for measuring the cost or standard of living in a country, or for making cross-country comparisons. GDP of the United States The United States has the largest gross domestic product in the world as of 2023, with China, Japan, Germany, and India rounding out the top five. The GDP of the United States has almost quadrupled since 1990, when it was about 5.9 trillion U.S. dollars, to about 25.46 trillion U.S. dollars in 2022.

  14. Poverty rate Malaysia 2022, by state

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    Updated Dec 10, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Poverty rate Malaysia 2022, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1196343/poverty-rate-by-state-malaysia/
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    Dec 10, 2024
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    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    Malaysia
    Description

    In 2022, the East Malaysian state of Sabah had the highest rate of poverty in Malaysia, with 19.7 percent of the population living below the poverty line. In 2019, Malaysia revised its national poverty line income, increasing it from 980 Malaysian ringgit to 2,208 Malaysian ringgit. Sabah is one of Malaysia's most rural and least developed states.

  15. Poverty rates in OECD countries 2022

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    Updated Jul 8, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Poverty rates in OECD countries 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233910/poverty-rates-in-oecd-countries/
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    Jul 8, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    Out of all OECD countries, Cost Rica had the highest poverty rate as of 2022, at over 20 percent. The country with the second highest poverty rate was the United States, with 18 percent. On the other end of the scale, Czechia had the lowest poverty rate at 6.4 percent, followed by Denmark.

    The significance of the OECD

    The OECD, or the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, was founded in 1948 and is made up of 38 member countries. It seeks to improve the economic and social well-being of countries and their populations. The OECD looks at issues that impact people’s everyday lives and proposes policies that can help to improve the quality of life.

    Poverty in the United States

    In 2022, there were nearly 38 million people living below the poverty line in the U.S.. About one fourth of the Native American population lived in poverty in 2022, the most out of any ethnicity. In addition, the rate was higher among young women than young men. It is clear that poverty in the United States is a complex, multi-faceted issue that affects millions of people and is even more complex to solve.

  16. U.S. poverty rate in the United States 2023, by race and ethnicity

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    Updated Jun 25, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. poverty rate in the United States 2023, by race and ethnicity [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/200476/us-poverty-rate-by-ethnic-group/
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    Jun 25, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2023
    Area covered
    United States
    Description

    In 2023, **** percent of Black people living in the United States were living below the poverty line, compared to *** percent of white people. That year, the total poverty rate in the U.S. across all races and ethnicities was **** percent. Poverty in the United States Single people in the United States making less than ****** U.S. dollars a year and families of four making less than ****** U.S. dollars a year are considered to be below the poverty line. Women and children are more likely to suffer from poverty, due to women staying home more often than men to take care of children, and women suffering from the gender wage gap. Not only are women and children more likely to be affected, racial minorities are as well due to the discrimination they face. Poverty data Despite being one of the wealthiest nations in the world, the United States had the third highest poverty rate out of all OECD countries in 2019. However, the United States' poverty rate has been fluctuating since 1990, but has been decreasing since 2014. The average median household income in the U.S. has remained somewhat consistent since 1990, but has recently increased since 2014 until a slight decrease in 2020, potentially due to the pandemic. The state that had the highest number of people living below the poverty line in 2020 was California.

  17. U.S. 20 richest colleges in the U.S. FY 2024

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    Updated Mar 31, 2025
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    Statista (2025). U.S. 20 richest colleges in the U.S. FY 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/221147/the-20-richest-colleges-in-the-us/
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    Mar 31, 2025
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    United States
    Description

    The university in the United States with the largest endowment market value in 2024 was Harvard University, with an endowment fund value of about 51.98 billion U.S. dollars. U.S. higher education Colleges and universities in the United States rank highly among the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher education. Many universities are particularly well known for their strong research capabilities and their connections to many Nobel Prize winning laureates.The U.S. university system is largely decentralized. Except for service academies and staff colleges, the federal government does not directly regulate universities; public universities are administered solely by the individual states. Besides the state administered public universities, there are many private universities in the United States, most are non-profit institutions, similar to the public universities, but there are also a number of institutions that rely on profit (Walden University in Minnesota, for example).In general, tuition fees are required to be paid by students at American universities. Public universities generally charge lower tuition rates to in-state students, than to out-of-state students. Private universities are often much more expensive than public ones because they do not receive funding from state governments.American students are often required to take out student loans to supplement scholarships and grants provided by diverse sources to be able to pay for tuition. Student debt has become a major issue in the United States in recent years, with many Americans unsure if they can even afford to pay off their student loans in the future.

  18. Countries with the lowest estimated GDP per capita 2024

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    Updated May 28, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Countries with the lowest estimated GDP per capita 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/256547/the-20-countries-with-the-lowest-gdp-per-capita/
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    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    Worldwide
    Description

    19 of the 20 countries with the lowest estimated GDP per capita in the world in 2024 are located in Sub-Saharan Africa. South Sudan is believed to have a GDP per capita of just 351.02 U.S. dollars - for reference, Luxembourg has the highest GDP per capita in the world, at almost 130,000 U.S. dollars, which is around 400 times larger than that of Burundi (U.S. GDP per capita is over 250 times higher than Burundi's). Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa Many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa have been among the most impoverished in the world for over a century, due to lacking nutritional and sanitation infrastructures, persistent conflict, and political instability. These issues are also being exacerbated by climate change, where African nations are some of the most vulnerable in the world, as well as the population boom that will place over the 21st century. Of course, the entire population of Sub-Saharan Africa does not live in poverty, and countries in the southern part of the continent, as well as oil-producing states around the Gulf of Guinea, do have some pockets of significant wealth (especially in urban areas). However, while GDP per capita may be higher in these countries, wealth distribution is often very skewed, and GDP per capita figures are not representative of average living standards across the population. Outside of Africa Yemen is the only country outside of Africa to feature on the list, due to decades of civil war and instability. Yemen lags very far behind some of its neighboring Arab states, some of whom rank among the richest in the world due to their much larger energy sectors. Additionally, the IMF does not make estimates for Afghanistan, which would also likely feature on this list.

  19. Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria 2019, by state

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    Updated Dec 5, 2022
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    Statista (2022). Poverty headcount rate in Nigeria 2019, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1121438/poverty-headcount-rate-in-nigeria-by-state/
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    Dec 5, 2022
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    Time period covered
    2019
    Area covered
    Nigeria
    Description

    The Nigerian states of Sokoto and Taraba had the largest percentage of people living below the poverty line as of 2019. The lowest poverty rates were recorded in the South and South-Western states. In Lagos, this figure equaled 4.5 percent, the lowest rate in Nigeria.

    A large population in poverty

    In Nigeria, an individual is considered poor when they have an availability of less than 137.4 thousand Nigerian Naira (roughly 334 U.S. dollars) per year. Similarly, a person having under 87.8 thousand Naira (about 213 U.S. dollars) in a year available for food was living below the poverty line according to Nigerian national standards. In total, 40.1 percent of the population in Nigeria lived in poverty.

    Food insecurity on the rise

    On average, 21.4 percent of the population in Nigeria experienced hunger between 2018 and 2020. People in severe food insecurity would go for entire days without food due to lack of money or other resources. Over the last years, the prevalence with severe food among Nigerians has been increasing, as the demand for food is rising together with a fast-growing population.

  20. Extreme poverty as share of global population in Africa 2025, by country

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    Updated Feb 3, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Extreme poverty as share of global population in Africa 2025, by country [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1228553/extreme-poverty-as-share-of-global-population-in-africa-by-country/
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    Feb 3, 2025
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    Time period covered
    2025
    Area covered
    Africa
    Description

    In 2025, nearly 11.7 percent of the world population in extreme poverty, with the poverty threshold at 2.15 U.S. dollars a day, lived in Nigeria. Moreover, the Democratic Republic of the Congo accounted for around 11.7 percent of the global population in extreme poverty. Other African nations with a large poor population were Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar. Poverty levels remain high despite the forecast decline Poverty is a widespread issue across Africa. Around 429 million people on the continent were living below the extreme poverty line of 2.15 U.S. dollars a day in 2024. Since the continent had approximately 1.4 billion inhabitants, roughly a third of Africa’s population was in extreme poverty that year. Mozambique, Malawi, Central African Republic, and Niger had Africa’s highest extreme poverty rates based on the 2.15 U.S. dollars per day extreme poverty indicator (updated from 1.90 U.S. dollars in September 2022). Although the levels of poverty on the continent are forecast to decrease in the coming years, Africa will remain the poorest region compared to the rest of the world. Prevalence of poverty and malnutrition across Africa Multiple factors are linked to increased poverty. Regions with critical situations of employment, education, health, nutrition, war, and conflict usually have larger poor populations. Consequently, poverty tends to be more prevalent in least-developed and developing countries worldwide. For similar reasons, rural households also face higher poverty levels. In 2024, the extreme poverty rate in Africa stood at around 45 percent among the rural population, compared to seven percent in urban areas. Together with poverty, malnutrition is also widespread in Africa. Limited access to food leads to low health conditions, increasing the poverty risk. At the same time, poverty can determine inadequate nutrition. Almost 38.3 percent of the global undernourished population lived in Africa in 2022.

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Statista (2025). U.S. poverty rate 2023, by state [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/233093/us-poverty-rate-by-state/
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U.S. poverty rate 2023, by state

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Dataset updated
Jun 25, 2025
Dataset authored and provided by
Statistahttp://statista.com/
Time period covered
2023
Area covered
United States
Description

In 2023, the poverty rate of the United States was around **** percent. Louisiana was the state with the highest poverty rate, at **** percent. Poverty rates in the United States are higher than in many parts of the world, and minority groups are much more likely to be living in poverty when compared to white people.

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