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.

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 July of 2025.

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.

Oxford, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Oxford, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Oxford, Massachusetts, an estimated 330 of 5,318 people live in poverty, which is 6.2%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Oxford is 50.79% lower.

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Pinehurst, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Pinehurst, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Pinehurst, Massachusetts, an estimated 226 of 6,424 people live in poverty, which is 3.5%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Pinehurst is 72.22% lower.

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.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Suffolk County, MA was 16.50% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Suffolk County, MA reached a record high of 21.20 in January of 2014 and a record low of 16.50 in January of 2023. 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 Suffolk County, MA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Suffolk County, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Suffolk County, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. 16.4% Poverty Rate in Suffolk County, Massachusetts

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.

Salem, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Salem, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Salem, Massachusetts, an estimated 5,928 of 43,212 people live in poverty, which is 13.7%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Salem is 8.73% higher.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Dukes County, MA was 5.40% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Dukes County, MA reached a record high of 11.70 in January of 2015 and a record low of 5.40 in January of 2023. 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 Dukes County, MA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

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.

Northampton, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Northampton, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Northampton, Massachusetts, an estimated 2,824 of 25,009 people live in poverty, which is 11.3%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Northampton is 10.32% lower.

The included document uses GIS to investigate and compare Medicare and Medicaid provider infrastructure in Massachusetts. Provider addresses were geocoded and then compared to the geospatial locations of each insurance programs' eligible patient populations (percent of population of each census tract over 65 for Medicare and percent population for each census tract below the Federal Poverty Line for Medicaid). Massachusetts (MA) was picked for the comparison because Medicaid provider data, unlike Medicare provider data, is only available on cms.gov's website going back to 2011 and 2010, before the ACA was implemented in most states. However, MA had enacted "An Act Providing Access to Affordable, Quality, Accountable Health Care" in 2006, which had similar provisions to the subsequent ACA. The included maps used direct comparisons, buffers, and kernel density. Provider addresses obtained from: CMS' MAX Provider Characteristics and Provider of Services Current Files.

Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Worcester County, MA was 10.30% in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Percent of Population Below the Poverty Level (5-year estimate) in Worcester County, MA reached a record high of 11.80 in January of 2015 and a record low of 9.70 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 Worcester County, MA - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on June of 2025.

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.

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