Poverty Rate in Worcester County, MA
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
10.3%
Rank #864/3,222 · #8 in MA
73th
Worcester 10.3%
MA 10.0% +2.9%
US 12.6% -18.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Worcester County's poverty rate of 10.3% 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 Worcester County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #861 | Elmore County, AL | 10.3% |
| #862 | Gosper County, NE | 10.3% |
| #863 | Bartow County, GA | 10.3% |
| #864 | Worcester County, MA | 10.3% |
| #865 | Kingman County, KS | 10.3% |
| #866 | Pocahontas County, IA | 10.3% |
| #867 | Caldwell County, MO | 10.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Worcester County, Massachusetts has a poverty rate of 10.3%, ranking #864 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 18.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Massachusetts, it ranks #8 of 14. This places it in the 73th 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.