Poverty Rate in Washington County, VT
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.7%
Rank #496/3,222 · #4 in VT
85th
Washington 8.7%
VT 10.1% -13.9%
US 12.6% -31.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Washington County's poverty rate of 8.7% 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 Washington County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #493 | Arapahoe County, CO | 8.6% |
| #494 | Williams County, ND | 8.6% |
| #495 | Sherman County, NE | 8.6% |
| #496 | Washington County, VT | 8.7% |
| #497 | Strafford County, NH | 8.7% |
| #498 | McLeod County, MN | 8.7% |
| #499 | Franklin County, KS | 8.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Washington County, Vermont has a poverty rate of 8.7%, ranking #496 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 31.3% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Vermont, it ranks #4 of 14. This places it in the 85th 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.