Poverty Rate in Essex County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Essex County Compares
National Distribution
Where Essex County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Essex County: 9.4%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #659 | Walworth County, WI | 9.4% |
| #660 | Miami County, OH | 9.4% |
| #661 | Stanton County, NE | 9.4% |
| #662 | Essex County, MA | 9.4% |
| #663 | Hartley County, TX | 9.4% |
| #664 | Suffolk city, VA | 9.4% |
| #665 | Davie County, NC | 9.4% |
Poverty Rate in Essex County, Massachusetts
Essex County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 9.4%, which ranks #662 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 25.6% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Massachusetts, Essex County ranks #7 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 79th 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.