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Demographic Data Report for Massachusetts by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
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County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
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Value (Percent)
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People (Below Poverty)
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Rank within US
(of 3143 counties)
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United States N/A 12.4 40,390,045 N/A
Massachusetts N/A 10.0 676,516 9 of 52
Suffolk County Urban 16.5 121,929 2,195
Middlesex County Urban 7.5 118,146 277
Worcester County Urban 10.3 86,428 848
Essex County Urban 9.4 74,235 645
Hampden County Urban 15.7 70,787 2,066
Bristol County Urban 11.6 65,846 1,154
Norfolk County Urban 6.6 46,980 153
Plymouth County Urban 7.1 36,987 215
Barnstable County Urban 7.4 16,909 259
Hampshire County Urban 10.9 14,750 992
Berkshire County Urban 11.0 13,481 1,010
Franklin County Rural 12.2 8,508 1,290
Dukes County Rural 5.4 1,102 67
Nantucket County Rural 3.0 428 5
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/01/2025 9:24 pm.

Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.

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