Poverty Rate in Wheeler County, OR
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.8%
Rank #963/3,222 · #8 in OR
70th
Wheeler 10.8%
OR 11.9% -9.8%
US 12.6% -14.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Wheeler County's poverty rate of 10.8% 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 Wheeler County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #960 | Bureau County, IL | 10.8% |
| #961 | Madison County, VA | 10.8% |
| #962 | Wood County, WI | 10.8% |
| #963 | Wheeler County, OR | 10.8% |
| #964 | Amherst County, VA | 10.8% |
| #965 | Hubbard County, MN | 10.8% |
| #966 | Box Butte County, NE | 10.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Wheeler County, Oregon has a poverty rate of 10.8%, ranking #963 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Oregon, it ranks #8 of 36. This places it in the 70th 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.