Poverty Rate in Bucks County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.1%
Rank #116/3,222 · #2 in PA
96th
Bucks 6.1%
PA 11.7% -47.9%
US 12.6% -51.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bucks County's poverty rate of 6.1% 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 Bucks County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #113 | Loving County, TX | 6.1% |
| #114 | Marshall County, SD | 6.1% |
| #115 | Jackson County, KS | 6.1% |
| #116 | Bucks County, PA | 6.1% |
| #117 | Fairbanks North Star Borough, AK | 6.1% |
| #118 | Piatt County, IL | 6.1% |
| #119 | Camden County, NC | 6.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Bucks County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 6.1%, ranking #116 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #2 of 67. This places it in the 96th 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.