Poverty Rate in District of Columbia, DC
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How District of Columbia's poverty rate of 15.4% 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 District of Columbia for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,026 | Sullivan County, TN | 15.4% |
| #2,027 | Clarendon County, SC | 15.4% |
| #2,028 | Greenup County, KY | 15.4% |
| #2,029 | District of Columbia, DC | 15.4% |
| #2,030 | Lincoln County, MT | 15.4% |
| #2,031 | Montgomery County, NC | 15.4% |
| #2,032 | Sanders County, MT | 15.4% |
About Poverty Rate
District of Columbia, District of Columbia has a poverty rate of 15.4%, ranking #2,029 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 22.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within District of Columbia, it ranks #1 of 1. This places it in the 37th 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.