Poverty Rate in Berks County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Berks County Compares
National Distribution
Where Berks County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Berks County: 12.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,327 | Lewis County, WA | 12.2% |
| #1,328 | Dent County, MO | 12.2% |
| #1,329 | Meade County, KY | 12.2% |
| #1,330 | Berks County, PA | 12.2% |
| #1,331 | Wood County, OH | 12.2% |
| #1,332 | Lawrence County, IN | 12.2% |
| #1,333 | Owyhee County, ID | 12.2% |
Poverty Rate in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.2%, which ranks #1,330 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Berks County ranks #40 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 59th 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.