Poverty Rate in Polk County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.7%
Rank #1,438/3,222 · #15 in OR
55th
Polk 12.7%
OR 11.9% +6.0%
US 12.6% +0.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Polk County's poverty rate of 12.7% 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 Polk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,435 | Franklin County, VA | 12.7% |
| #1,436 | Kalamazoo County, MI | 12.7% |
| #1,437 | Delta County, MI | 12.7% |
| #1,438 | Polk County, OR | 12.7% |
| #1,439 | Pulaski County, MO | 12.7% |
| #1,440 | Adams County, NE | 12.7% |
| #1,441 | Salem County, NJ | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Polk County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 12.7%, ranking #1,438 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #15 of 36. This places it in the 55th 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.