Poverty Rate in Wayne County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Wayne County Compares
National Distribution
Where Wayne County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Wayne County: 12.1%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #1,299 | Cherokee County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
| #1,301 | Barnes County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,302 | Wayne County, PA | 12.1% |
| #1,303 | Madison County, NC | 12.1% |
| #1,304 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,305 | Pulaski County, IN | 12.1% |
Poverty Rate in Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Wayne County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.1%, which ranks #1,302 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 3.8% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Pennsylvania, Wayne County ranks #39 of 67 out of 67 counties. This places it in the 60th 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.