Poverty Rate in Lake County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.9%
Rank #1,927/3,222 · #24 in OR
40th
Lake 14.9%
OR 11.9% +24.5%
US 12.6% +18.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Lake County's poverty rate of 14.9% 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 Lake County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,924 | Silver Bow County, MT | 14.8% |
| #1,925 | Pike County, IL | 14.8% |
| #1,926 | Baker County, OR | 14.9% |
| #1,927 | Lake County, OR | 14.9% |
| #1,928 | Gladwin County, MI | 14.9% |
| #1,929 | Stonewall County, TX | 14.9% |
| #1,930 | Chautauqua County, KS | 14.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Lake County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 14.9%, ranking #1,927 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #24 of 36. This places it in the 40th 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.