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Philippine Poverty Statistics
Table 16.
Poverty Incidence and Rank of the Ten Poorest Provinces
in 2000, 2003, and 2006
| Province | Region | 2000 | 2003 | 2006 | |||
| Poverty Incidence | Rank | Poverty Incidence | Rank | Poverty Incidence | Rank | ||
| Tawi-tawi | ARMM | 52.4 | 8 | 34.6 | 31 | 78.9 | 1 |
| Zamboanga del Norte | IX | 47.0 | 17 | 64.6 | 1 | 63.0 | 2 |
| Maguindanao | ARMM | 59.3 | 2 | 60.4 | 2 | 62.0 | 3 |
| Apayao | CAR | 26.5 | 59 | 16.8 | 69 | 57.5 | 4 |
| Surigao Del Norte | CARAGA | 42.6 | 23 | 54.5 | 4 | 53.2 | 5 |
| Lanao del Sur | ARMM | 54.7 | 5 | 37.6 | 25 | 52.5 | 6 |
| Northern Samar | VIII | 39.8 | 31 | 33.8 | 38 | 52.2 | 7 |
| Masbate | V | 61.3 | 1 | 55.9 | 3 | 51.0 | 8 |
| Abra | CAR | 47.6 | 16 | 41.0 | 19 | 50.1 | 9 |
| Misamis Occidental | X | 46.8 | 18 | 48.1 | 7 | 48.8 | 10 |
| Agusan del Sur | CARAGA | 52.3 | 9 | 52.8 | 5 | 48.7 | 11 |
| Surigao Del Sur | CARAGA | 38.4 | 35 | 48.6 | 6 | 45.4 | 16 |
| Mt. Province | CAR | 48.4 | 15 | 46.7 | 8 | 45.0 | 17 |
| Biliran* | VIII | 33.3 | 44 | 46.5 | 9 | 31.4 | 49 |
| Lanao Del Norte | X | 49.3 | 12 | 46.5 | 10 | 44.1 | 19 |
| Camarines Norte | V | 52.7 | 7 | 46.1 | 11 | 38.4 | 37 |
| Sulu | ARMM | 58.9 | 3 | 45.1 | 13 | 46.5 | 14 |
| Romblon | IV-B | 52.2 | 10 | 37.5 | 26 | 41.9 | 25 |
| Leyte | VIII | 34.9 | 39 | 34.6 | 32 | 40.5 | 31 |
| Camiguin | X | 54.2 | 6 | 34.5 | 33 | 39.3 | 34 |
| Eastern Samar | VIII | 45.9 | 19 | 33.9 | 37 | 42.7 | 23 |
| Ifugao | CAR | 55.7 | 4 | 28.1 | 54 | 30.9 | 50 |
* Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 2006 poverty incidence among families is greater than 20%
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