# Counties in Massachusetts by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/massachusetts-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hampden County | 22.3 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | 21.1 |
| 3 | Berkshire County | 14.6 |
| 4 | Franklin County | 13.1 |
| 5 | Bristol County | 12.1 |
| 6 | Essex County | 11.9 |
| 7 | Hampshire County | 11.6 |
| 8 | Dukes County | 10.7 |
| 9 | Barnstable County | 10.6 |
| 9 | Worcester County | 10.6 |
| 11 | Middlesex County | 8.2 |
| 12 | Plymouth County | 7.7 |
| 13 | Nantucket County | 6.6 |
| 14 | Norfolk County | 5.4 |