Poverty Rate in Arecibo Municipio, PR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
41.3%
Rank #3,166/3,222 · #28 in PR
2th
Arecibo Municipio 41.3%
PR 40.5% +1.8%
US 12.6% +227.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Arecibo Municipio's poverty rate of 41.3% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Arecibo Municipio for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #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% |
| #3,168 | Santa Isabel Municipio, PR | 41.8% |
| #3,169 | Yauco Municipio, PR | 41.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Arecibo Municipio, Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 41.3%, ranking #3,166 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 227.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Puerto Rico, it ranks #28 of 78. This places it in the 2th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.