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.

Graph and download economic data for Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Massachusetts (PPAAMA25000A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about MA, percent, child, poverty, 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.

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

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.

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 Estimated Percent of People of All Ages in Poverty for Essex County, MA (PPAAMA25009A156NCEN) from 1989 to 2023 about Essex County, MA; Boston; MA; percent; child; poverty; 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.

25 to 34 years Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Massachusetts by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

10.80 (%) in 2018.

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.

Lexington, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Lexington, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Lexington, Massachusetts, an estimated 1,412 of 33,927 people live in poverty, which is 4.2%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Lexington is 66.67% lower.

Foxborough, Massachusetts Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. Analyze over 60 metrics of the Foxborough, Massachusetts poverty database including by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more. In Foxborough, Massachusetts, an estimated 593 of 6,274 people live in poverty, which is 9.5%. Compared to the national average of 12.6%, the poverty rate in Foxborough is 24.6% lower.

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.

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.

Population 16 years and over Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Fall River, Massachusetts by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Under 18 years Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in Massachusetts by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.

Population 16 years and over Poverty Rate Statistics for 2023. This is part of a larger dataset covering poverty in New Bedford, Massachusetts by age, education, race, gender, work experience and more.