Poverty Rate in Butler County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.1%
Rank #388/3,222 · #6 in PA
88th
Butler 8.1%
PA 11.7% -30.4%
US 12.6% -35.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Butler County's poverty rate of 8.1% 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 Butler County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #385 | Dickinson County, KS | 8.1% |
| #386 | Salt Lake County, UT | 8.1% |
| #387 | Churchill County, NV | 8.1% |
| #388 | Butler County, PA | 8.1% |
| #389 | Ste. Genevieve County, MO | 8.2% |
| #390 | Polk County, WI | 8.2% |
| #391 | Franklin County, MO | 8.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Butler County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 8.1%, ranking #388 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 35.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #6 of 67. This places it in the 88th 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.