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multi-dimensional poverty headcount, by state

State-wise Poverty Estimates - Multi-dimensional Poverty Index - Headcount Ratio (Per cent) · 2021 · ranked out of 35 states reporting that year

Rank 1 is the state with the highest value that year, not the best or most desirable result — a neutral ordering, never a judgement on the underlying number.

All-India (2021): 15%

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RankStateValue
1 of 35Bihar33.8%
2 of 35Jharkhand28.8%
3 of 35Meghalaya27.8%
4 of 35Uttar Pradesh22.9%
5 of 35Madhya Pradesh20.6%
6 of 35Assam19.4%
7 of 35Chhattisgarh16.4%
8 of 35Odisha15.7%
9 of 35Nagaland15.4%
10 of 35Rajasthan15.3%
11 of 35Arunachal Pradesh13.8%
12 of 35Tripura13.1%
13 of 35West Bengal11.9%
14 of 35Gujarat11.7%
15 of 35Uttarakhand9.7%
16 of 35Manipur8.1%
17 of 35Maharashtra7.8%
18 of 35Karnataka7.6%
19 of 35Haryana7.1%
20 of 35Andhra Pradesh6.1%
21 of 35Telangana5.9%
22 of 35Mizoram5.3%
23 of 35Himachal Pradesh4.9%
24 of 35Jammu & Kashmir4.8%
25 of 35Punjab4.8%
26 of 35Ladakh3.5%
27 of 35Chandigarh3.5%
28 of 35Delhi3.4%
29 of 35Sikkim2.6%
30 of 35Andaman & Nicobar Islands2.3%
31 of 35Tamil Nadu2.2%
32 of 35Lakshadweep1.1%
33 of 35Puducherry0.85%
34 of 35Goa0.84%
35 of 35Keralam0.55%
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