Poverty Rate in Kent County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.6%
Rank #936/3,222 · #2 in DE
71th
Kent 10.6%
DE 10.4% +2.1%
US 12.6% -15.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kent County's poverty rate of 10.6% 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 Kent County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #933 | Monona County, IA | 10.6% |
| #934 | Sumner County, KS | 10.6% |
| #935 | Huntingdon County, PA | 10.6% |
| #936 | Kent County, DE | 10.6% |
| #937 | Genesee County, NY | 10.6% |
| #938 | Hickman County, TN | 10.6% |
| #939 | Monroe County, FL | 10.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Kent County, Delaware has a poverty rate of 10.6%, ranking #936 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 15.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Delaware, it ranks #2 of 3. This places it in the 71th 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.