In 2023, approximately 10.4 percent of Massachusetts' population lived below the poverty line. This accounts for persons or families whose collective income in the preceding 12 months was below the national poverty level of the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Middlesex County, MA (S1701ACS025017) from 2012 to 2023 about Middlesex County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Boston, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Boston, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Boston, Massachusetts, an estimated 109,706 of 627,842 people live in poverty, which is 17.5%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Boston is 38.89% higher.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Suffolk County, MA (S1701ACS025025) from 2012 to 2023 about Suffolk County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Middlesex County, MA was 7.50% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Middlesex County, MA reached a record high of 8.40 in January of 2014 and a record low of 7.20 in January of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Middlesex County, MA - 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 Plymouth County, MA (S1701ACS025023) from 2012 to 2023 about Plymouth County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Springfield, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Springfield, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Springfield, Massachusetts, an estimated 37,997 of 150,051 people live in poverty, which is 25.3%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Springfield is 100.79% higher.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Dukes County, MA (S1701ACS025007) from 2012 to 2023 about Dukes County, MA; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Worcester, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Worcester, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Worcester, Massachusetts, an estimated 37,303 of 191,652 people live in poverty, which is 19.5%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Worcester is 54.76% higher.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Norfolk County, MA (S1701ACS025021) from 2012 to 2023 about Norfolk County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Lawrence, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Lawrence, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Lawrence, Massachusetts, an estimated 16,901 of 87,012 people live in poverty, which is 19.4%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Lawrence is 53.97% higher.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Hampshire County, MA (S1701ACS025015) from 2012 to 2023 about Hampshire County, MA; Springfield; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

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Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Essex County, MA (S1701ACS025009) from 2012 to 2023 about Essex County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Middlesex County, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Middlesex County, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. 8.2% Poverty Rate in Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Bristol County, MA (S1701ACS025005) from 2012 to 2023 about Bristol County, MA; Providence; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Malden, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Malden, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Malden, Massachusetts, an estimated 8,826 of 65,293 people live in poverty, which is 13.5%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Malden is 7.14% higher.

Black or African American Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Cambridge, Massachusetts by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Graph and download economic data for Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Franklin County, MA (S1701ACS025011) from 2012 to 2023 about Franklin County, MA; Springfield; MA; percent; poverty; 5-year; population; and USA.

Medford, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Medford, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Medford, Massachusetts, an estimated 4,425 of 59,612 people live in poverty, which is 7.4%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Medford is 41.27% lower.