Income distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by household income

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who have a household income of…

StateLess than $30,000$30,000-$49,999$50,000-$99,999$100,000 or moreSample size
Alabama56%21%13%9%187
Alaska34%26%23%17%132
Arizona44%19%21%16%258
Arkansas57%20%16%6%129
California40%17%21%23%1,779
Colorado27%20%24%29%218
Connecticut27%18%28%28%181
Delaware25%21%36%18%135
District of Columbia30%15%27%28%200
Florida44%21%20%15%826
Georgia40%22%22%16%403
Hawaii32%22%26%20%155
Idaho37%21%27%15%137
Illinois35%20%27%17%600
Indiana44%21%24%11%243
Iowa32%26%31%11%143
Kansas38%25%23%14%130
Kentucky54%16%21%9%163
Louisiana54%14%20%12%177
Maine48%19%24%9%140
Maryland25%17%30%27%321
Massachusetts32%16%22%30%363
Michigan44%19%25%12%435
Minnesota30%21%26%23%274
Mississippi60%16%15%9%121
Missouri45%26%17%13%270
Montana34%21%28%17%121
Nebraska40%21%26%13%127
Nevada36%37%16%11%135
New Hampshire32%17%26%24%152
New Jersey32%16%22%30%408
New Mexico39%24%29%8%136
New York38%18%25%19%927
North Carolina43%18%24%15%458
North Dakota29%32%25%13%126
Ohio48%21%21%10%494
Oklahoma50%21%22%7%155
Oregon40%22%21%17%222
Pennsylvania41%19%21%19%541
Rhode Island33%12%39%16%140
South Carolina52%13%24%11%208
South Dakota35%31%23%12%118
Tennessee50%23%15%11%251
Texas46%19%21%14%1,002
Utah32%21%31%16%127
Vermont31%24%32%13%178
Virginia31%18%28%23%368
Washington33%24%24%19%369
West Virginia57%13%23%7%124
Wisconsin37%23%25%15%242
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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