Poverty Rate in Suffolk County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,156/3,222 · #13 in MA
33th
Suffolk 16.2%
MA 10.0% +61.2%
US 12.6% +28.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Suffolk County's poverty rate of 16.2% 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 Suffolk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,153 | Mayes County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,154 | Blackford County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,155 | Allegany County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,156 | Suffolk County, MA | 16.2% |
| #2,157 | Eastland County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,158 | Bowie County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,159 | Marion County, AL | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Suffolk County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,156 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #13 of 14. This places it in the 33th 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.