# Counties in Massachusetts by poverty rate, 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People living in families or alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE), all ages.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people of all ages in poverty, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/official-poverty-rate/massachusetts-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/official-poverty-rate/massachusetts-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hampden County | 16 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | 15.5 |
| 3 | Hampshire County | 12.3 |
| 4 | Berkshire County | 11.3 |
| 5 | Bristol County | 10.2 |
| 5 | Franklin County | 10.2 |
| 7 | Worcester County | 9.6 |
| 8 | Essex County | 9.3 |
| 9 | Barnstable County | 8.6 |
| 10 | Dukes County | 8.5 |
| 11 | Middlesex County | 7.8 |
| 12 | Plymouth County | 7.3 |
| 13 | Nantucket County | 6.5 |
| 14 | Norfolk County | 6.4 |