| | Persons for Whom Poverty Status is Determined, 2010–2014 | Persons Below Poverty Level, 2010–2014 | Poverty Rate, 2010–2014 | Poverty Rate, Percent of U.S. Average, 2010–2014 |
|
| United States | 306,226,394 |
47,755,606 |
15.6% |
100.0% |
| Appalachian Region | 24,592,742 |
4,225,983 |
17.2% |
110.2% |
|
| STATE TOTALS |
| Alabama | 4,699,510 |
889,710 |
18.9% |
121.4% |
| Georgia | 9,637,418 |
1,781,388 |
18.5% |
118.5% |
| Kentucky | 4,248,233 |
803,866 |
18.9% |
121.3% |
| Maryland | 5,746,140 |
573,383 |
10.0% |
64.0% |
| Mississippi | 2,887,236 |
653,726 |
22.6% |
145.2% |
| New York | 19,082,682 |
2,978,521 |
15.6% |
100.1% |
| North Carolina | 9,496,939 |
1,669,147 |
17.6% |
112.7% |
| Ohio | 11,243,508 |
1,790,564 |
15.9% |
102.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 12,346,333 |
1,667,858 |
13.5% |
86.6% |
| South Carolina | 4,586,819 |
840,141 |
18.3% |
117.5% |
| Tennessee | 6,290,532 |
1,121,344 |
17.8% |
114.3% |
| Virginia | 7,939,332 |
914,237 |
11.5% |
73.8% |
| West Virginia | 1,799,412 |
326,225 |
18.1% |
116.3% |
|
| STATE APPALACHIAN TOTALS |
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| Appalachian Alabama | 3,009,691 |
532,498 |
17.7% |
113.5% |
| Appalachian Georgia | 2,963,361 |
458,821 |
15.5% |
99.3% |
| Appalachian Kentucky | 1,142,273 |
290,386 |
25.4% |
163.0% |
| Appalachian Maryland | 235,962 |
33,147 |
14.0% |
90.1% |
| Appalachian Mississippi | 611,605 |
143,326 |
23.4% |
150.3% |
| Appalachian New York | 1,001,190 |
167,080 |
16.7% |
107.0% |
| Appalachian North Carolina | 1,666,491 |
317,871 |
19.1% |
122.3% |
| Appalachian Ohio | 1,963,948 |
348,696 |
17.8% |
113.9% |
| Appalachian Pennsylvania | 5,558,365 |
760,581 |
13.7% |
87.7% |
| Appalachian South Carolina | 1,164,066 |
203,162 |
17.5% |
111.9% |
| Appalachian Tennessee | 2,743,301 |
506,428 |
18.5% |
118.4% |
| Appalachian Virginia | 733,077 |
137,762 |
18.8% |
120.5% |
| West Virginia | 1,799,412 |
326,225 |
18.1% |
116.3% |
