Poverty Rate in Sussex County, DE
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.9%
Rank #985/3,222 · #3 in DE
69th
Sussex 10.9%
DE 10.4% +4.4%
US 12.6% -13.7%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sussex County's poverty rate of 10.9% 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 Sussex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #982 | Douglas County, GA | 10.9% |
| #983 | Dickson County, TN | 10.9% |
| #984 | Koochiching County, MN | 10.9% |
| #985 | Sussex County, DE | 10.9% |
| #986 | Bond County, IL | 10.9% |
| #987 | Inyo County, CA | 10.9% |
| #988 | Crane County, TX | 10.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Sussex County, Delaware has a poverty rate of 10.9%, ranking #985 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 13.7% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Delaware, it ranks #3 of 3. This places it in the 69th 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.