# Counties in Massachusetts by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

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

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/massachusetts-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Hampden County | 16.3 |
| 2 | Suffolk County | 16.2 |
| 3 | Franklin County | 12.1 |
| 4 | Berkshire County | 11.4 |
| 5 | Bristol County | 11.3 |
| 6 | Hampshire County | 11.3 |
| 7 | Worcester County | 10.3 |
| 8 | Essex County | 9.4 |
| 9 | Middlesex County | 7.7 |
| 10 | Barnstable County | 7.7 |
| 11 | Plymouth County | 7.1 |
| 12 | Norfolk County | 6.7 |
| 13 | Dukes County | 4.4 |
| 14 | Nantucket County | 3.2 |