Poverty Rate in Maricopa County, AZ

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
11.0% −12.9% vs nat'l
Rank #996 of 3,222
69th %ile

How Maricopa County Compares

Maricopa County
11.0%
Arizona Average
11.0%
Rank #2 of 15 in state
National
12.6%
12.9% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Maricopa County: 11.0%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#993 Travis County, TX 10.9%
#994 Morrison County, MN 11.0%
#995 Hardin County, IL 11.0%
#996 Maricopa County, AZ 11.0%
#997 Warren County, IN 11.0%
#998 Runnels County, TX 11.0%
#999 Benton County, WA 11.0%
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Poverty Rate in Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County, Arizona has a poverty rate of 11.0%, which ranks #996 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 12.9% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Arizona, Maricopa County ranks #2 of 15 out of 15 counties. This places it in the 69th 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.