List of Indian states and union territories by poverty rate

List of Indian states and union territories by poverty rate

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Rank	State/U.T.	Poverty (% of people below poverty line)

1	Goa	5.09

2	Kerala	7.05

3	Himachal Pradesh	8.06

4	Sikkim	8.19

5	Punjab	8.26

6	Andhra Pradesh (includes Telangana)	9.20

7	Jammu and Kashmir	10.35

8	Haryana	11.16

9	Uttarakhand	11.26

10	Tamil Nadu	11.28

11	Meghalaya	11.87

12	Tripura	14.05

13	Rajasthan	14.71

14	Gujarat	16.63

15	Maharashtra	17.35

16	Nagaland	18.88

17	West Bengal	19.98

18	Mizoram	20.87

19	Karnataka	20.91

**	All India Average	21.92

20	Uttar Pradesh	29.43

21	Madhya Pradesh	31.65

22	Assam	31.98

23	Odisha	32.59

24	Bihar	33.74

25	Arunachal Pradesh	34.67

26	Manipur	36.89

27	Jharkhand	36.96

28	Chhattisgarh	39.93

U/T	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	1.00

U/T	Lakshadweep	2.77

U/T	Puducherry	9.69

U/T	Daman and Diu	9.86

U/T	Delhi	9.91

U/T	Chandigarh	21.81

U/T	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	39.31

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Goa ranks with least poverty of 5.09% while all of India averages 21.92%.
Goa ranks best with the least poverty of 5.09%, while national average stands at 21.92%.
Goa ranks best with least poverty of 5.09% while the average of India stands at 21.92%.

final_sentence: Goa ranks with least poverty of 5.09% while all of India averages 21.92%.
final_sentence: Goa ranks best with the least poverty of 5.09%, while national average stands at 21.92%.
final_sentence: Goa ranks best with least poverty of 5.09% while the average of India stands at 21.92%.