Poverty Rate in Essex County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.4%
Rank #662/3,222 · #7 in MA
79th
Essex 9.4%
MA 10.0% -6.6%
US 12.6% -25.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's poverty rate of 9.4% 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 Essex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #659 | Walworth County, WI | 9.4% |
| #660 | Miami County, OH | 9.4% |
| #661 | Stanton County, NE | 9.4% |
| #662 | Essex County, MA | 9.4% |
| #663 | Hartley County, TX | 9.4% |
| #664 | Suffolk city, VA | 9.4% |
| #665 | Davie County, NC | 9.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Essex County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 9.4%, ranking #662 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #7 of 14. This places it in the 79th 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.