Poverty Rate in Delaware County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.2%
Rank #829/3,222 · #21 in PA
74th
Delaware 10.2%
PA 11.7% -13.1%
US 12.6% -19.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Delaware County's poverty rate of 10.2% 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 Delaware County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #826 | Calhoun County, AR | 10.2% |
| #827 | Granite County, MT | 10.2% |
| #828 | Cook County, MN | 10.2% |
| #829 | Delaware County, PA | 10.2% |
| #830 | Bastrop County, TX | 10.2% |
| #831 | White County, IN | 10.2% |
| #832 | Christian County, IL | 10.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Delaware County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 10.2%, ranking #829 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 19.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #21 of 67. This places it in the 74th 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.