Massachusetts county poverty rates (ACS 2020–2024)
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Poverty rate: Population for whom poverty status is determined. Estimate units: percent; MOE units: percentage points. Census variables: DP03_0128PE / DP03_0128PM.
Directly published Massachusetts reference: 10.0% ± 0.1 pp. This is a Census state observation, not an average of county estimates. Download state references and source URLs.
Estimate order: usable estimates descend, with county name then FIPS breaking ties; unavailable estimates appear last and are never zero. This order is not a statistically established rank. Published MOEs use a 90% confidence level. Uncertainty intervals can overlap, limiting comparisons; adjacent estimates are not established as significantly different. No significance test is calculated. These period estimates do not establish trends or grant eligibility. Definitions, status flags and uncertainty.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year Data Profiles (2024 endpoint), tables DP02, DP03 and DP05. Estimate and MOE variable IDs appear below. Retrieved 2026-10-19. Census Data Profiles source.
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| County or equivalent | FIPS | Estimate (percent) | Published 90% MOE (percentage points) | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampden County | 25013 | 16.3% | 0.8 pp | ok |
| Suffolk County | 25025 | 16.2% | 0.5 pp | ok |
| Franklin County | 25011 | 12.1% | 1.3 pp | ok |
| Berkshire County | 25003 | 11.4% | 1.1 pp | ok |
| Bristol County | 25005 | 11.3% | 0.5 pp | ok |
| Hampshire County | 25015 | 11.3% | 0.9 pp | ok |
| Worcester County | 25027 | 10.3% | 0.5 pp | ok |
| Essex County | 25009 | 9.4% | 0.4 pp | ok |
| Barnstable County | 25001 | 7.7% | 0.7 pp | ok |
| Middlesex County | 25017 | 7.7% | 0.3 pp | ok |
| Plymouth County | 25023 | 7.1% | 0.5 pp | ok |
| Norfolk County | 25021 | 6.7% | 0.4 pp | ok |
| Dukes County | 25007 | 4.4%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 1.8 pp | ok |
| Nantucket County | 25019 | 3.2%Interpret with caution: large relative MOE. | 1.6 pp | ok |