The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in its 2019 poverty and inequality report revealed that Ebonyi (80%) and Enugu (58%) States tops the poorest state in South East.
Thus becoming the top 17 states in Nigeria where it's citizens are living below the poverty line
The list of 17 poorest States in Nigeria according to NBS are:
1. Sokoto
2. Taraba
3. Jigawa
4. Ebonyi
5. Adamawa
6. Zamfara
7. Yobe
8. Niger
9. Gombe
10. Bauchi
11. Enugu
12. Nasarawa
13. Katsina
14. Kano
15. Plateau
16. Kebbi
17. Kaduna
Beneath is the full data from the NBS:
Also, Lagos, Delta and Osun are listed among states with low poverty rates.
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