Northern Nigeria has the highest concentration of poverty.
Sokoto State leads with a poverty rate of 87.73%.
Taraba State's poverty rate is 87.72%, affected by clashes.
Jigawa State has an 87.02% poverty rate, with outdated agriculture.
Ebonyi State, the only southern state listed, has a 79.76% poverty rate.
Adamawa State's poverty rate is 75.41%, destabilized by insurgency.
Zamfara State faces a 73.98% poverty rate, with high insecurity.
Yobe State's poverty rate is 72.34%, with chronic insecurity issues.
Kebbi State struggles with a 60.11% poverty rate and high unemployment.
Gombe and Bauchi States have poverty rates over 60%, with infrastructural deficits.