Poverty Rate in Barnstable County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Barnstable County Compares
National Distribution
Where Barnstable County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.