Poverty Rate in Vega Alta Municipio, PR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Vega Alta Municipio Compares
National Distribution
Where Vega Alta Municipio falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ 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% |
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.