Poverty Rate in Chester County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Chester County Compares
National Distribution
Where Chester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Chester County: 6.0%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #106 | Fairfax County, VA | 5.9% |
| #107 | Chisago County, MN | 6.0% |
| #108 | Warren County, OH | 6.0% |
| #109 | Chester County, PA | 6.0% |
| #110 | Grundy County, IL | 6.0% |
| #111 | Frederick County, MD | 6.0% |
| #112 | Crook County, WY | 6.0% |
Poverty Rate in Chester County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 6.0%, which ranks #109 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 52.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Chester County ranks #1 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 97th 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.