Income distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good by household income
% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more harm than good who have a household income of…
State | Less than $30,000 | $30,000-$49,999 | $50,000-$99,999 | $100,000 or more | Sample size |
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Alabama | 26% | 25% | 31% | 18% | 234 |
Alaska | 22% | 26% | 26% | 26% | 115 |
Arizona | 27% | 21% | 36% | 16% | 286 |
Arkansas | 27% | 14% | 35% | 23% | 133 |
California | 31% | 20% | 26% | 23% | 1,229 |
Colorado | 24% | 20% | 31% | 25% | 206 |
Connecticut | 27% | 24% | 21% | 29% | 121 |
Delaware | 25% | 22% | 29% | 25% | 107 |
Florida | 28% | 24% | 29% | 19% | 806 |
Georgia | 27% | 20% | 32% | 22% | 413 |
Hawaii | 31% | 21% | 23% | 25% | 111 |
Idaho | 21% | 35% | 29% | 16% | 138 |
Illinois | 28% | 20% | 30% | 22% | 475 |
Indiana | 32% | 19% | 33% | 15% | 299 |
Iowa | 22% | 22% | 37% | 19% | 141 |
Kansas | 21% | 32% | 31% | 16% | 136 |
Kentucky | 32% | 19% | 33% | 15% | 187 |
Louisiana | 34% | 18% | 31% | 17% | 206 |
Maine | 26% | 20% | 42% | 11% | 107 |
Maryland | 16% | 21% | 37% | 26% | 215 |
Massachusetts | 20% | 20% | 35% | 25% | 207 |
Michigan | 29% | 23% | 32% | 16% | 371 |
Minnesota | 21% | 15% | 38% | 26% | 198 |
Mississippi | 33% | 25% | 26% | 17% | 135 |
Missouri | 25% | 27% | 29% | 18% | 284 |
Montana | 25% | 25% | 37% | 14% | 155 |
Nebraska | 24% | 24% | 32% | 20% | 137 |
Nevada | 27% | 20% | 33% | 21% | 129 |
New Jersey | 21% | 18% | 29% | 32% | 306 |
New Mexico | 34% | 27% | 23% | 16% | 112 |
New York | 28% | 19% | 31% | 22% | 623 |
North Carolina | 29% | 21% | 34% | 17% | 386 |
North Dakota | 19% | 15% | 37% | 29% | 161 |
Ohio | 31% | 21% | 32% | 16% | 465 |
Oklahoma | 25% | 27% | 31% | 16% | 165 |
Oregon | 29% | 28% | 31% | 11% | 137 |
Pennsylvania | 30% | 22% | 28% | 20% | 547 |
Rhode Island | 19% | 32% | 31% | 17% | 100 |
South Carolina | 18% | 27% | 37% | 19% | 185 |
South Dakota | 20% | 20% | 41% | 19% | 145 |
Tennessee | 23% | 24% | 32% | 21% | 290 |
Texas | 29% | 19% | 28% | 23% | 1,075 |
Utah | 20% | 21% | 38% | 21% | 151 |
Virginia | 19% | 22% | 33% | 25% | 363 |
Washington | 25% | 22% | 28% | 25% | 245 |
West Virginia | 31% | 24% | 34% | 10% | 131 |
Wisconsin | 22% | 18% | 43% | 17% | 259 |
Wyoming | 21% | 32% | 30% | 17% | 184 |
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