Poverty Rate in Barnstable County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.7% −39.1% vs nat'l
Rank #310 of 3,222
90th percentile

How Barnstable County Compares

Barnstable County
7.7%
Massachusetts Average
7.7%
Rank #5 of 14 in state
National
12.6%
39.1% below

National Distribution

Where Barnstable County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Barnstable County: 7.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#307 Terrell County, TX 7.7%
#308 Cheatham County, TN 7.7%
#309 Albemarle County, VA 7.7%
#310 Barnstable County, MA 7.7%
#311 Campbell County, SD 7.7%
#312 Fremont County, IA 7.7%
#313 Millard County, UT 7.7%
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Poverty Rate in Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Barnstable County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 7.7%, which ranks #310 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 39.1% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Massachusetts, Barnstable County ranks #5 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 90th percentile nationally.

Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.