Top 10 Poorest States in Nigeria (2021 Updated)


Nigeria is a nation favored with mineral assets and is comprised of 36 states. These states are intended to be profitable dependent on their accessible characteristic assets and are intended to have a solid and fair government fit for dealing with these normal assets to produce its income.



Some states are down to poverty by 70 percent. However, these poor states in Nigeria became poor due to bad governance, mismanagement of state resources or security issues as the case may be.


According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the 10 poorest states in Nigeria 2019 has been listed below, using infrastructural development, state of the economy, literacy level, security and governance to compile this list of 10 poorest states in Nigeria.

Here's the list of the Top 10 Poorest States in Nigeria;

1. Sokoto State

Sokoto state is rated as the poorest state in Nigeria, ranking 81.2% on the poverty level. Its harsh climate conditions have made its a no go area and have prevented foreigners and foreign investors to come for investment in the state. It is also the seat of the Caliphate.

2. Kastina State

Located at the deepest part of the northwestern area of Nigeria, Kastina state made it in the list of poorest states in Nigeria because it has fewer or no solid investment or sector that generates revenue for the state.

3. Adamawa State

Due to the frequent attack from Boko Haram terrorists, Adamawa state’s economy has crippled as a result of its citizens running away from the state because of safety. It has affected the state poorly to a poverty level of 74.2%.

4. Gombe State

Gombe state which is located in the north-eastern part of Nigeria is also facing its own peril in security with a crippled economy to a 73.2% poverty level.

5. Jigawa State

A state situated in the north-western part of Nigeria and basically populated with the Hausa/Fulani tribe. With a low literacy level and low economic growth, the poverty level of Jigawa state is at 72.1%.

6. Plateau State

Although Plateau state is one of the highest populated states in Nigeria and has some tourist attractions, It has also suffered a long timely tribal conflict which has carelessly destroyed its economy by 71%

7. Ebonyi State

Unfortunately, this is the only state in the South-East that falls under the top poorest states in Nigeria with a poverty rate of 70.6% due to poverty, illiteracy and bad government.

8. Bauchi State

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, Bauchi was ranked among states that are poor.

Statistics shows that majority of the residents in this area lack the basic amenities of life and it is a war-torn zone. The mortality rate recorded after the various insurgent attack is overwhelming.

9. Kebbi State

Kebbi is a state in north-western Nigeria. Its capital is Birnin Kebbi. The state also listed among the 10 states that have the highest poverty rate in the country. Its rating is 72%.

10. Zamfara State

With a 70.8 percent poverty rate, Zamfara has been ranked by the NBS among the poorest states in the country in 2019. Strife, disease, and hunger affect the residents of this state a lot.


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1. Abia state
2. Enugu (image no water for 25years)
3. Then you can add your states

Juliusmalema:


Plateau state is far much better than Osun state and Ekiti state combined together.

Did I ask you? Osun state have won many international awards so no debate

SuperBold:


Did I ask you? Osun state have won many international awards so no debate

International awards in dragging garri in public..

Clap for yourself.

The caliphate poor? The acclaimed owner of Nigeria according to the hijab people poor? I doubt this report

I am glad Benue didn't appear. Now, my B. P can return to normal. You have no idea how a poverty tag can affect a group of people psychologically, but the fact still remains that poverty is relative.

See them as they lined up in the poverty score card but all they have ever known is power power to the region always as if everything depends on holding political power.

Ojoro list, where is my darling Kogi state?
















we no go gree o, we no go gree

walemoney007:
Stop been fool!!!sh boy.

Is the NBC made up of Yorubas alone? Can you see you have been acting in a fool!!sh way now?

Who are those dragging garri on streets of Osun?

Dangote right?

The north keeps the dragging the rest of the nation backwards, no wonder they are hell bent on remaining part of the British-created fraud, spits.

Juliusmalema:


International awards in dragging garri in public..

Clap for yourself.

Is that your measurement criteria?

Inviable Ebonyi state comfortably seated

A country that does not even know its actual population cannot be talking about poverty. If the National Bureau of Statistics wants any sane mind to take them seriously, they should get National Population Commission to conduct a tech-based census, capturing names, educational qualification, tribe, religion social status (current income), etc. Someone should stop being in their office and cooking up figures.

Many Nigerians know that these figures are fake; what we don't understand is how a grown man would shamelessly cook it up and expect the world to believe it.

aah aah ebonyi state among the poorest states, nyamiris go wail tire today

Ebonyi almajiri of the east.

Ebonyi is richer than Osun and Ekiti please...let's be guided

North leads

Five of the Ten are from the NW. MACBAN'S BOARD OF TRUSTEE STATES. DOESN'T THAT SAY A LOT ABOUT BOKOHARAM, BANDITS AND FULANI HOOLIGANISM?

Five of the Ten are from the NW. MACBAN'S BOARD OF TRUSTEE STATES. DOESN'T THAT SAY A LOT ABOUT BOKOHARAM, BANDITS AND FULANI HERDSMEN HOOLIGANISM?

Op, you will suffer for 600yrs as you no put Abia state.

Juliusmalema:


Who are those dragging garri on streets of Osun?

Dangote right?

If people are dragging garri on the street of Osun. People in ebonyi(poverty capital of southern Nigeria) will be dying of hunger by now.

Juliusmalema:


Plateau state is far much better than Osun state and Ekiti state combined together let alone bringing them in comparison to Zamfara state..


The list is skewed and Yemi wale is only feeding gullibility by sitting on NBC.

Osun state that fights over a satchet of garri or is it one million boys or Awawa youths that sprang up during covid-19..


What is Yemi NBC definition of poverty?

You're now making intelligent and smart posts unlike before. Please keep it and I pray you don't suffer a relapse

I know Bauchi is very poor

But What about Niger State??!
...

Forget the capital is Minna which is popular but those people are Damn poor.


Don't look at their cities, Go to their villages and see...

Just imagine, the north is topping the list if the country were to divide now how will they cope[color=#006600][/color]

Envy and poverty is a bad combination.

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Juliusmalema:


Plateau state is far much better than Osun state and Ekiti state combined together let alone bringing them in comparison to Zamfara state..


The list is skewed and Yemi wale is only feeding gullibility by sitting on NBC.

Osun state that fights over a satchet of garri or is it one million boys or Awawa youths that sprang up during covid-19..


What is Yemi NBC definition of poverty?

NyamiriFlathead:
aah aah ebonyi state among the poorest states, nyamiris go wail tire today

SuperBold:
1. Abia state
2. Enugu (image no water for 25years)
3. Then you can add your states