Poverty Rate in Montgomery County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.5%
Rank #155/3,222 · #3 in PA
95th
Montgomery 6.5%
PA 11.7% -44.4%
US 12.6% -48.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Montgomery County's poverty rate of 6.5% 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 Montgomery County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #152 | Comal County, TX | 6.5% |
| #153 | Monmouth County, NJ | 6.5% |
| #154 | Thomas County, KS | 6.5% |
| #155 | Montgomery County, PA | 6.5% |
| #156 | Grundy County, IA | 6.5% |
| #157 | Bristol County, RI | 6.5% |
| #158 | Leelanau County, MI | 6.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 6.5%, ranking #155 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 48.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #3 of 67. This places it in the 95th 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.