Poverty Rate in Kalawao County, HI
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
22.7%
Rank #2,884/3,222 · #5 in HI
10th
Kalawao 22.7%
HI 10.0% +126.4%
US 12.6% +80.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kalawao County's poverty rate of 22.7% 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 Kalawao County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,881 | Whitman County, WA | 22.7% |
| #2,882 | Hinds County, MS | 22.7% |
| #2,883 | Harmon County, OK | 22.7% |
| #2,884 | Kalawao County, HI | 22.7% |
| #2,885 | Maverick County, TX | 22.8% |
| #2,886 | Johnson County, KY | 22.8% |
| #2,887 | Raleigh County, WV | 22.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Kalawao County, Hawaii has a poverty rate of 22.7%, ranking #2,884 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 80.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Hawaii, it ranks #5 of 5. This places it in the 10th 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.