Top Ten States with Highest Percentage of Children under 18 Living in Poverty
| District of Columbia |
32.6 % |
| Mississippi |
29.5 % |
| Louisiana |
27.8 % |
| New Mexico |
25.6 % |
| West Virginia |
25.2 % |
| Arkansas |
24.3 % |
| Oklahoma |
24.3 % |
| Texas |
23.9 % |
| Alabama |
23.0 % |
| Kentucky |
22.8 % |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2006 American Community Survey, August 2007
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