List of Indian states and union territories by poverty rate

This is a list of states and union territories of India ranked according to poverty as of 2022 (2021–22) as hosted by NITI Aayog's Sustainable Development Goals dashboard; and Reserve Bank of India's 'Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy'.

[1][2] The rank is calculated according to the percentage of people below poverty -line which is computed as per Tendulkar method on Mixed Reference Period (MRP).

[3][4] State/UT specific poverty line (2019-21) living below the Multidimensional Poverty Index in 2023[5]

Percentage of population who are multidimensionally poor by State and Union Territory , data from the NITI Aayog (2021)
Poverty headcount ratio at $1.90 a day (2011 PPP) (% of population). Based on World Bank data ranging from 1998 to 2018. [ 6 ]
World population living in extreme poverty, 1990–2015