Poverty Rate in Philadelphia County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Philadelphia County's poverty rate of 21.4% 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 Philadelphia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,781 | Webb County, TX | 21.3% |
| #2,782 | Doña Ana County, NM | 21.3% |
| #2,783 | Pike County, OH | 21.3% |
| #2,784 | Philadelphia County, PA | 21.4% |
| #2,785 | Breckinridge County, KY | 21.4% |
| #2,786 | Sierra County, NM | 21.4% |
| #2,787 | Barbour County, AL | 21.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 21.4%, ranking #2,784 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 69.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #67 of 67. This places it in the 14th 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.