In 2021, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the city with the highest poverty rate of the United States' most populated cities. In this statistic, the cities are sorted by poverty rate, not population. The most populated city in 2021 according to the source was New York city - which had a poverty rate of 18 percent.

This map shows the distribution of poverty in Philadelphia. With Smart Mapping, two variables are mapped and shown using both size and color. Here, the larger symbols represent areas that have a larger count of people in poverty while the brighter purple symbols highlight areas with a high percentage of poverty.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA (PPU18PA42101A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Philadelphia County/City, PA; Philadelphia; under 18 years; PA; percent; child; poverty; and USA.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, an estimated 351,811 of 1,548,400 people live in poverty, which is 22.7%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Philadelphia is 80.16% higher.

Population 25 years and over Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

SINGLE PEOPLE Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Graph and download economic data for Poverty Universe, All Ages for Philadelphia County/city, PA (PUAAPA42101A647NCEN) from 1998 to 2023 about Philadelphia County/City, PA; Philadelphia; PA; poverty; and USA.

In 2023, 12 percent of Pennsylvania's population lived below the poverty line. This figure is a slight increase from the previous year, when 11.8 percent of the state's population lived in poverty. The state experienced a poverty level peak of 13.8 percent in 2011. The poverty rate of the United States can be accessed here.

Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Philadelphia County/city, PA was 296836.00000 Persons in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Philadelphia County/city, PA reached a record high of 414826.00000 in January of 2011 and a record low of 271530.00000 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimate of People of All Ages in Poverty in Philadelphia County/city, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

In 2021, the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania had the highest family poverty rate of the 25 most populated cities in the United States. The city with the next highest poverty rate was Houston, Texas.

Did not work Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA was 19.40% in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA reached a record high of 27.90 in January of 2011 and a record low of 18.50 in January of 2000. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

65 years and over Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA was 27.00% in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA reached a record high of 43.30 in January of 1993 and a record low of 25.40 in January of 1999. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Estimated Percent of People Age 0-17 in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Montgomery County, PA (S1701ACS042091) from 2012 to 2023 about Montgomery County, PA; Philadelphia; PA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Two or more races Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Philadelphia County/city, PA was 234289.00000 Persons in January of 2020, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Philadelphia County/city, PA reached a record high of 279878.00000 in January of 1999 and a record low of 230983.00000 in January of 2013. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poverty Universe, Age 5-17 related for Philadelphia County/city, PA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on March of 2025.

Graph and download economic data for 90% Confidence Interval Upper Bound of Estimate of Related Children Age 5-17 in Families in Poverty for Philadelphia County/city, PA (PECIUB5T17PA42101A647NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Philadelphia County/City, PA; Philadelphia; 5 to 17 years; PA; family; child; poverty; persons; and USA.

High school graduate (includes equivalency) Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

SINGLE PEOPLE Poverty Rate Statistics for 2022. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.