Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Jharkhand, and Assam, are the top 5 poorest states in terms of NSDP Per Capita. These five states have Net State Domestic Product Per Capita below Rs. 80,000 per annum.
States and territories ranked by median household income
| Rank | State or territory | 2017 |
|---|
| 1 | Washington, D.C. | $82,372 |
| 2 | Maryland | $80,776 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $80,088 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $77,765 |
rates of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, and Bihar, the six poorest states, were all significantly below the national growth rate, they account for more than half of the Indian population.
Against its architectural splendour and culture of royalty, Rajasthan was, for decades, a BIMARU state (acronym for Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, referring to their poor economic conditions). The state contributes only 5 per cent of India's GDP, way below potential.
Alirajpur district in Madhya Pradesh is the poorest in the country where 76.5 per cent of people are poor.
Assam, which recorded the highest violent crime rate had a murder rate of 3.6. States of Bihar, Delhi, and Madhya Pradesh have also recorded a murder rate above national rate.
These are the 10 richest states in India by GDP
- Maharashtra. GDP Rs 27.96 lakh crore -- The economy of Maharashtra is the largest in India .
- Tamil Nadu. GDP Rs 17.25 lakh crore -- Tamil Nadu has the second-largest economy in India.
- Karnataka.
- Uttar Pradesh.
- Gujarat.
- West Bengal.
- Andhra Pradesh.
- Telangana.
With that said, let's have a look at the poorest countries in the world according to the FocusEconomics Consensus Forecast for 2019 nominal GDP per capita.
- Democratic Republic of Congo. 2017 GDP per Capita: USD 439.
- Mozambique. 2017 GDP per Capita: USD 429.
- Uganda.
- Tajikistan.
- Yemen.
- Haiti.
- Ethiopia.
- Tanzania.
With nearly 21 million residents, Florida is one of the most populous states. Some 14.0 percent of Florida residents live in poverty, and 6.9 percent of households earn less than $10,000, both among the highest rates of all states.
According to World Atlas, the richest state is
Massachusetts. It is said to have an average per capita GDP rate of around $65,545.
Here are the 10 richest states:
- Connecticut ($78,380)
- California ($75,938)
- Washington ($75,215)
- Alaska ($74,554)
- North Dakota ($73,146)
- New Jersey ($71,136)
- Wyoming ($69,707)
The Top 10 Poorest Counties in the U.S. by Median Household Income
- Holmes County, MS.
- Buffalo County, SD.
- Owsley County, KY.
- Wilcox County, AL.
- McDowell County, WV.
- Clay County, KY.
- Stewart County, GA.
- McCreary County, KY.
Here is a list of the 10 states with the lowest poverty rates:
- New Hampshire – 6.1%
- Utah – 6.9%
- Delaware - 7.4%
- Kansas - 7.5%
- Minnesota – 7.9%
- Maryland – 8.0%
- New Jersey – 8.2%
- Washington - 8.6%
The official poverty rate in 2018 was 11.8 percent, down 0.5 percentage points from 12.3 percent in 2017. This is the fourth consecutive annual decline in poverty. Since 2014, the poverty rate has fallen 3.0 percentage points, from 14.8 percent to 11.8 percent.
Despite Illinois' relatively high median annual household income, the state is home to the poorest town in the United States. In Centreville, a small town of about 5,000 just outside of East St. Louis 48.1% of the population lives below the poverty line.
Womankind, female new-borns and old people are said to be the poorest of the poor. Within a poor family, such individuals suffer more than the others. As per the fact, they are systematically denied equal access to the resources available to the family.
