What is the poverty rate in Worcester County, MA?
Updated May. 28, 2026Refreshed monthly
In 2020–2024, about 10.3% of the population lived under the poverty line. The poverty rate is the percentage of people in a population whose household income falls below the poverty threshold set by the government. It measures the share of individuals or families who do not earn enough to meet basic needs such as food, housing, and healthcare. On average, 86,900 people were considered in poverty.
10.3%
of the population (2020–2024)
86.9K
people living under the poverty line (2020–2024)
Based on data from the American Community Survey, Worcester County's poverty rate during 2015–2019 is higher than the 10.1% poverty rate during the previous five years.
In 2024, 10.3% of the population in Worcester County, MA were living under the poverty line.
Poverty rate
In 2020–2024, 86,900 residents of Worcester County were living under the poverty line, up 7.9% from 80,600 during the previous five years (2015–2019).
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In 2020–2024, about 86,900 people in Worcester County, MA were living under the poverty line.
People living under poverty line
Poverty doesn’t affect all groups equally. Rates vary widely by demographic group, family type and location.
From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the poverty rate for children under 18 in Worcester County decreased from 12.3% to 12.1%. During the same period, the poverty rate for adults under 65 years remained unchanged at 9.8%. For those older than 65, the poverty rate increased from 8.2% to 10.1%.
In Worcester County, MA, the poverty rate for children decreased from 12.3% in 2015–2019 to 12.1% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate
Among racial or ethnic groups in Worcester County during 2020–2024, seven had a higher poverty rate than the county’s overall rate: American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race), Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, Some other race, and Two or more races.
One group had a lower than average poverty rate: White alone, not Hispanic or Latino.
The poverty rate for the American Indian and Alaska Native population shifted the most, increasing from 21% in 2015–2019 to 36% in 2020–2024.
In Worcester County, MA, the poverty rate for people identifying as American Indian and Alaska Native population increased from 21% in 2015–2019 to 36% in 2020–2024.
Poverty rate by race or ethnicity
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