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…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama26%25%31%18%234
Alaska22%26%26%26%115
Arizona27%21%36%16%286
Arkansas27%14%35%23%133
California31%20%26%23%1,229
Colorado24%20%31%25%206
Connecticut27%24%21%29%121
Delaware25%22%29%25%107
Florida28%24%29%19%806
Georgia27%20%32%22%413
Hawaii31%21%23%25%111
Idaho21%35%29%16%138
Illinois28%20%30%22%475
Indiana32%19%33%15%299
Iowa22%22%37%19%141
Kansas21%32%31%16%136
Kentucky32%19%33%15%187
Louisiana34%18%31%17%206
Maine26%20%42%11%107
Maryland16%21%37%26%215
Massachusetts20%20%35%25%207
Michigan29%23%32%16%371
Minnesota21%15%38%26%198
Mississippi33%25%26%17%135
Missouri25%27%29%18%284
Montana25%25%37%14%155
Nebraska24%24%32%20%137
Nevada27%20%33%21%129
New Jersey21%18%29%32%306
New Mexico34%27%23%16%112
New York28%19%31%22%623
North Carolina29%21%34%17%386
North Dakota19%15%37%29%161
Ohio31%21%32%16%465
Oklahoma25%27%31%16%165
Oregon29%28%31%11%137
Pennsylvania30%22%28%20%547
Rhode Island19%32%31%17%100
South Carolina18%27%37%19%185
South Dakota20%20%41%19%145
Tennessee23%24%32%21%290
Texas29%19%28%23%1,075
Utah20%21%38%21%151
Virginia19%22%33%25%363
Washington25%22%28%25%245
West Virginia31%24%34%10%131
Wisconsin22%18%43%17%259
Wyoming21%32%30%17%184
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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