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Poverty in America
Visual Capitalist's annotated chart drew 24.8K views on X: 1.1x its typical post and #56 of 133 Visual Capitalist charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Where Are the Poor in America? States Ranked by Poverty 💸
Why it spread
This post from @VisualCap on 2025-09-26 spread because it paired a hot topic that week with an unusual chart type, and it reached 24,778 views, 204 likes, 47 reposts, 2 quotes, and 65 saves.
What worked
- The post led with a hot topic that week, poverty in America, which gave people an immediate reason to look and share.
- It used an unusual chart type, which helped it stand out from routine charts even though design polish, self labelling, and unusual form were each only medium.
- It was branded, showed a source line, and drew on a source with reach in the top quarter, which added credibility and distribution.
What to borrow
We could take a hot topic of the week and present our own data through an unusual chart type, keeping a clear source line and our brand on it.
Careful
Do not over-read the quote rate, which sat in the bottom quarter, and do not assume the format alone drove the result, since the topic and source reach also mattered.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Visual Capitalist.
Make it yours
Your numbers, in this table chart.
Starts from the real numbers of "Poverty in America (2021-2023)" by Visual Capitalist. Replace every number with yours before you post. Make one like this, step by step
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Approximate values. Our two readings of this chart agreed only in part (confidence 0.31 of 1), so check the original before you quote a number. The API marks it lowConfidence, and ?min_confidence=0.5 leaves it out.
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| GET | /api/v1/charts/fd7c3bc98478 | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/fd7c3bc98478/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
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Questions people ask
How far did Visual Capitalist's "Poverty in America" chart travel?
24,778 views, 204 likes, 47 reposts and 65 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @VisualCap gets about 23.1K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A annotated chart. Average impoverished population by state with poverty thresholds.
Can I use Visual Capitalist's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Visual Capitalist. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.