Poverty Rate in Wayne County, PA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,302/3,222 · #39 in PA
60th
Wayne 12.1%
PA 11.7% +3.5%
US 12.6% -3.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wayne County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Wayne County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,299 | Cherokee County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
| #1,301 | Barnes County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,302 | Wayne County, PA | 12.1% |
| #1,303 | Madison County, NC | 12.1% |
| #1,304 | Pottawattamie County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,305 | Pulaski County, IN | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Wayne County, Pennsylvania has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,302 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.8% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Pennsylvania, it ranks #39 of 67. This places it in the 60th 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.