Poverty Rate in Vega Baja Municipio, PR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Vega Baja Municipio Compares
National Distribution
Where Vega Baja Municipio falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Vega Baja Municipio: 41.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #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% |
| #3,167 | Mellette County, SD | 41.7% |
Poverty Rate in Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico
Vega Baja Municipio, Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 41.1%, which ranks #3,164 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 225.8% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within Puerto Rico, Vega Baja Municipio ranks #27 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.