Poverty Rate in Vega Alta Municipio, PR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
40.8% +223.8% vs nat'l
Rank #3,163 of 3,222
2th percentile

How Vega Alta Municipio Compares

Vega Alta Municipio
40.8%
Puerto Rico Average
40.8%
Rank #26 of 78 in state
National
12.6%
223.8% above

National Distribution

Where Vega Alta Municipio falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Vega Alta Municipio: 40.8%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#3,160 Greene County, AL 40.1%
#3,161 Ceiba Municipio, PR 40.3%
#3,162 Fajardo Municipio, PR 40.4%
#3,163 Vega Alta Municipio, PR 40.8%
#3,164 Vega Baja Municipio, PR 41.1%
#3,165 Dimmit County, TX 41.1%
#3,166 Arecibo Municipio, PR 41.3%
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Poverty Rate in Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico

Vega Alta Municipio, Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 40.8%, which ranks #3,163 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 223.8% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within Puerto Rico, Vega Alta Municipio ranks #26 of 78 out of 78 counties. This places it in the 2th 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.