Poverty Rate in Vega Baja Municipio, PR

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
41.1% +225.8% vs nat'l
Rank #3,164 of 3,222
2th percentile

How Vega Baja Municipio Compares

Vega Baja Municipio
41.1%
Puerto Rico Average
41.1%
Rank #27 of 78 in state
National
12.6%
225.8% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ 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%
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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.