Suffolk County Historical Poverty Level Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 149,227 | 21.15%, see rank | 11.56% | 15.59% |
Family in Poverty | 23,883 | 16.63%, see rank | 8.26% | 11.47% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 141,698 | 20.71%, see rank | 11.03% | 14.88% |
Family in Poverty | 22,042 | 15.73%, see rank | 7.75% | 10.92% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 137,697 | 20.62%, see rank | 10.53% | 13.82% |
Family in Poverty | 21,886 | 15.70%, see rank | 7.45% | 10.08% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 128,504 | 18.48%, see rank | 10.08% | 13.47% |
Family in Poverty | 19,366 | 14.51%, see rank | 7.03% | 9.86% |
US Census 2000 data
| Suffolk County | % | Massachusetts | U.S. |
Population in Poverty | 124,918 | 18.99%, see rank | 9.34% | 12.38% |
Family in Poverty | 21,033 | 14.94%, see rank | 6.65% | 9.16% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.