Poverty Rate in Essex County, VT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.8%
Rank #1,717/3,222 · #14 in VT
47th
Essex 13.8%
VT 10.1% +37.8%
US 12.6% +9.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's poverty rate of 13.8% 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 →| #1,714 | Pierce County, GA | 13.8% |
| #1,715 | Jackson County, MS | 13.8% |
| #1,716 | Eddy County, NM | 13.8% |
| #1,717 | Essex County, VT | 13.8% |
| #1,718 | Sullivan County, IN | 13.9% |
| #1,719 | Erie County, NY | 13.9% |
| #1,720 | Perry County, MO | 13.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Essex County, Vermont has a poverty rate of 13.8%, ranking #1,717 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Vermont, it ranks #14 of 14. This places it in the 47th 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.