Poverty Rate in Chester County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.0%
Rank #109/3,222 · #1 in PA
97th
Chester 6.0%
PA 11.7% -49.0%
US 12.6% -52.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chester County's poverty rate of 6.0% 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 Chester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #106 | Fairfax County, VA | 5.9% |
| #107 | Chisago County, MN | 6.0% |
| #108 | Warren County, OH | 6.0% |
| #109 | Chester County, PA | 6.0% |
| #110 | Grundy County, IL | 6.0% |
| #111 | Frederick County, MD | 6.0% |
| #112 | Crook County, WY | 6.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Chester County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 6.0%, ranking #109 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 52.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #1 of 67. This places it in the 97th 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.