Poverty Rate in Philadelphia County, PA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
21.4% +69.5% vs nat'l
Rank #2,784 of 3,222
14th percentile

How Philadelphia County Compares

Philadelphia County
21.4%
Pennsylvania Average
21.4%
Rank #67 of 67 in state
National
12.6%
69.5% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Philadelphia County: 21.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#2,781 Webb County, TX 21.3%
#2,782 Doña Ana County, NM 21.3%
#2,783 Pike County, OH 21.3%
#2,784 Philadelphia County, PA 21.4%
#2,785 Breckinridge County, KY 21.4%
#2,786 Sierra County, NM 21.4%
#2,787 Barbour County, AL 21.4%
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Poverty Rate in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 21.4%, which ranks #2,784 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 69.5% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County ranks #67 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 14th 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.