Poverty Rate in Ponce Municipio, PR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
49.7%
Rank #3,203/3,222 · #60 in PR
1th
Ponce Municipio 49.7%
PR 40.5% +22.6%
US 12.6% +294.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ponce Municipio's poverty rate of 49.7% 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 Ponce Municipio for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,200 | Florida Municipio, PR | 49.0% |
| #3,201 | Guayama Municipio, PR | 49.0% |
| #3,202 | San Germán Municipio, PR | 49.6% |
| #3,203 | Ponce Municipio, PR | 49.7% |
| #3,204 | San Sebastián Municipio, PR | 49.7% |
| #3,205 | Coamo Municipio, PR | 50.2% |
| #3,206 | Utuado Municipio, PR | 50.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Ponce Municipio, Puerto Rico has a poverty rate of 49.7%, ranking #3,203 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 294.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Puerto Rico, it ranks #60 of 78. This places it in the 1th 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.