Poverty Rate in Worcester County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Worcester County Compares
National Distribution
Where Worcester County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Worcester County: 10.3%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #861 | Elmore County, AL | 10.3% |
| #862 | Gosper County, NE | 10.3% |
| #863 | Bartow County, GA | 10.3% |
| #864 | Worcester County, MA | 10.3% |
| #865 | Kingman County, KS | 10.3% |
| #866 | Pocahontas County, IA | 10.3% |
| #867 | Caldwell County, MO | 10.3% |
Poverty Rate in Worcester County, Massachusetts
Worcester County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 10.3%, which ranks #864 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 18.0% below the national value of 12.6%.
Within Massachusetts, Worcester County ranks #8 of 14 out of 14 counties. This places it in the 73th 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.