Poverty Rate in Plymouth County, MA

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
7.1% −43.6% vs nat'l
Rank #229 of 3,222
93th percentile

How Plymouth County Compares

Plymouth County
7.1%
Massachusetts Average
7.1%
Rank #4 of 14 in state
National
12.6%
43.6% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Plymouth County: 7.1%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#226 Harrison County, IA 7.1%
#227 Meade County, SD 7.1%
#228 Spotsylvania County, VA 7.1%
#229 Plymouth County, MA 7.1%
#230 Santa Clara County, CA 7.1%
#231 Greeley County, KS 7.1%
#232 Putnam County, NY 7.1%
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Poverty Rate in Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Plymouth County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 7.1%, which ranks #229 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 43.6% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within Massachusetts, Plymouth County ranks #4 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 93th 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.