Poverty Rate in Maricopa County, AZ
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.0%
Rank #996/3,222 · #2 in AZ
69th
Maricopa 11.0%
AZ 12.5% -12.1%
US 12.6% -12.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Maricopa County's poverty rate of 11.0% 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 Maricopa County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #993 | Travis County, TX | 10.9% |
| #994 | Morrison County, MN | 11.0% |
| #995 | Hardin County, IL | 11.0% |
| #996 | Maricopa County, AZ | 11.0% |
| #997 | Warren County, IN | 11.0% |
| #998 | Runnels County, TX | 11.0% |
| #999 | Benton County, WA | 11.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Maricopa County, Arizona has a poverty rate of 11.0%, ranking #996 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 12.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Arizona, it ranks #2 of 15. This places it in the 69th 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.