Poverty Rate in Lajas Municipio, PR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
52.6%
Rank #3,211/3,222 · #68 in PR
0th
Lajas Municipio 52.6%
PR 40.5% +29.9%
US 12.6% +317.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lajas Municipio's poverty rate of 52.6% 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 Lajas Municipio for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,208 | Naranjito Municipio, PR | 51.1% |
| #3,209 | Arroyo Municipio, PR | 52.1% |
| #3,210 | Peñuelas Municipio, PR | 52.3% |
| #3,211 | Lajas Municipio, PR | 52.6% |
| #3,212 | Comerío Municipio, PR | 52.8% |
| #3,213 | Maricao Municipio, PR | 52.9% |
| #3,214 | Mayagüez Municipio, PR | 53.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Lajas Municipio, Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 52.6%, ranking #3,211 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 317.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Puerto Rico, it ranks #68 of 78. This places it in the 0th 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.