American Community Survey 2019–2023

Worcester area census tracts by residents below the poverty level

Residents below the poverty level is highest in Worcester city (north-northwest 2) (71.2%). This table ranks 189 eligible mapped census tracts.

Residents below the poverty level values are ACS five-year survey estimates. Percentage and median rankings exclude tracts below 500 residents; this reduces but does not eliminate sampling uncertainty.

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#	Census tract area	Residents below the poverty level
1	Worcester city (north-northwest 2)	71.2%
2	Worcester city (north-northeast 3)	57.6%
3	Worcester city (south-southwest 3)	50.8%
4	Fitchburg city (northeast 2)	39.2%
5	Worcester city (east-northeast 2)	38.1%
6	Worcester city (southwest 4)	38.1%
7	Worcester city (south-southwest 2)	37.2%
8	Worcester city (west-northwest 2)	36.3%
9	Webster CDP (north)	35.8%
10	Worcester city (south 2)	35%
11	Worcester city (east 3)	33.8%
12	Worcester city (southeast 2)	28.3%
13	Worcester city (east-northeast 3)	28.2%
14	Worcester city (south-southwest 4)	28.2%
15	Gardner city (south-southeast)	26.7%
16	Fitchburg city (east-southeast 2)	25.8%
17	Worcester city (south 1)	25.5%
18	Southbridge Town city (east-northeast)	24.7%
19	Athol CDP (north)	24%
20	Worcester city (south-southeast 1)	23.7%
21	Worcester city (southwest 3)	23.6%
22	Worcester city (north-northeast 2)	23.1%
23	Worcester city (northeast)	23%
24	Southbridge Town city (northwest)	22.8%
25	Worcester city (east 4)	21.6%
26	Worcester city (east-southeast 1)	21.2%
27	Southbridge Town city (north)	20.4%
28	Fitchburg city (west-southwest 1)	20.1%
29	Gardner city (southwest)	20.1%
30	Gardner city (east-southeast)	19.9%
31	Milford CDP (south-southwest)	19.7%
32	Leominster city (east)	18.9%
33	Fitchburg city (north)	18.6%
34	Worcester city (east 2)	18.5%
35	Webster CDP (west)	18.1%
36	Leominster city (southeast)	17.4%
37	Fitchburg city (south-southwest)	17.2%
38	Barre CDP	16.6%
39	Worcester city (south-southeast 2)	16.4%
40	Worcester city (north 3)	16.2%
41	Worcester city (southwest 2)	16%
42	Worcester city (southeast 1)	15.8%
43	Unincorporated (south 2)	15.7%
44	Worcester city (east-northeast 1)	15.6%
45	Leominster city (northwest 2)	15.3%
46	Fitchburg city (northeast 1)	15.1%
47	Athol CDP (southwest)	15%
48	Worcester city (west 1)	14.7%
49	Winchendon CDP (north-northeast)	13.6%
50	Fitchburg city (west-southwest 2)	13.5%
51	Worcester city (east-southeast 2)	13.5%
52	Worcester city (southeast 3)	13.4%
53	Unincorporated (northwest 2)	13.3%
54	Worcester city (west 3)	13.3%
55	Worcester city (north-northwest 3)	12.8%
56	Worcester city (north 1)	12.7%
57	Fitchburg city (west)	12.5%
58	Webster CDP (south-southwest)	11.7%
59	Whitinsville CDP (south-southwest)	11.7%
60	North Brookfield CDP	11.6%
61	Spencer CDP	11.4%
62	Milford CDP (west)	11.3%
63	Baldwinville CDP	11%
64	Fitchburg city (north-northwest)	10.9%
65	Worcester city (north-northeast 1)	10.9%
66	Worcester city (north 2)	10.7%
67	Winchendon CDP (east-southeast)	10.6%
68	Unincorporated (north-northeast 1)	10.4%
69	Unincorporated (east 1)	10.3%
70	Fitchburg city (east-southeast 1)	9.9%
71	Leominster city (west-southwest)	9.8%
72	Unincorporated (east-southeast 5)	9.8%
73	Worcester city (west 2)	9.8%
74	Winchendon CDP (west-southwest)	9.7%
75	Unincorporated (north 2)	9.5%
76	Unincorporated (south 3)	9.5%
77	Clinton CDP (east-northeast)	9.1%
78	Unincorporated (west)	9.1%
79	Warren CDP	9.1%
80	Milford CDP (south-southeast)	8.9%
81	Petersham CDP	8.9%
82	Unincorporated (southeast 2)	8.9%
83	West Brookfield CDP	8.9%
84	Worcester city (west-northwest 1)	8.9%
85	Leominster city (south)	8.8%
86	Unincorporated (north-northeast 3)	8.7%
87	Leominster city (north 1)	8.3%
88	Leominster city (south-southeast)	8%
89	Unincorporated (east-northeast 5)	8%
90	Leominster city (northwest 1)	7.7%
91	Southbridge Town city (south-southeast)	7.7%
92	Southbridge Town city (southwest)	7.7%
93	Unincorporated (east-southeast 6)	7.6%
94	South Ashburnham CDP	7.5%
95	Clinton CDP (north-northwest)	7.4%
96	Unincorporated (northwest 6)	7.3%
97	Brookfield CDP	7.1%
98	Unincorporated (north-northwest 1)	7.1%
99	Clinton CDP (south-southwest)	7%
100	Unincorporated (east-northeast 1)	7%
101	Fitchburg city (south)	6.7%
102	Gardner city (north-northeast)	6.6%
103	Oxford CDP	6.6%
104	Unincorporated (north 1)	6.5%
105	Unincorporated (northwest 3)	6.4%
106	Westborough CDP	6.3%
107	Unincorporated (south-southwest 3)	6.1%
108	Unincorporated (west-northwest 2)	6.1%
109	Lunenburg CDP (west-northwest)	6%
110	Unincorporated (east-southeast 1)	6%
111	Worcester city (east 1)	6%
112	Unincorporated (southeast 1)	5.9%
113	Worcester city (south-southwest 1)	5.9%
114	Unincorporated (south-southeast 2)	5.8%
115	Worcester city (southwest 1)	5.8%
116	Cordaville CDP (west-southwest)	5.7%
117	Unincorporated (southeast 4)	5.7%
118	Unincorporated (south-southwest 1)	5.6%
119	Milford CDP (north)	5.5%
120	Milford CDP (southeast)	5.5%
121	Northborough CDP (west)	5.5%
122	Unincorporated (southeast 5)	5.5%
123	Gardner city (west-northwest)	5.4%
124	Whitinsville CDP (north-northeast)	5.4%
125	Webster CDP (east-northeast)	5.3%
126	Unincorporated (southwest 2)	5.2%
127	Fiskdale CDP	5.1%
128	Worcester city (east-southeast 3)	5%
129	Worcester city (north-northwest 1)	5%
130	Unincorporated (east-northeast 4)	4.9%
131	Unincorporated (northwest 1)	4.9%
132	Unincorporated (southeast 7)	4.9%
133	East Douglas CDP	4.7%
134	Rutland CDP (south-southeast)	4.7%
135	Unincorporated (east-southeast 3)	4.7%
136	Unincorporated (north-northeast 6)	4.7%
137	Unincorporated (north-northeast 4)	4.6%
138	Unincorporated (south-southwest 2)	4.5%
139	Unincorporated (west-southwest 1)	4.5%
140	Unincorporated (north-northwest 4)	4.4%
141	Worcester city (northwest)	4.4%
142	Athol CDP (south-southeast)	4.3%
143	East Brookfield CDP	4.3%
144	Leominster city (north 2)	4.3%
145	Unincorporated (east-southeast 4)	4.3%
146	Unincorporated (north 3)	4.3%
147	Unincorporated (northeast 1)	4.3%
148	Hopedale CDP	4.2%
149	Unincorporated (northeast 4)	4.2%
150	Unincorporated (northwest 4)	4.2%
151	Unincorporated (south 5)	4%
152	Devens CDP	3.9%
153	Milford CDP (east)	3.9%
154	Worcester city (west-northwest 3)	3.9%
155	Unincorporated (east-northeast 3)	3.8%
156	Unincorporated (west-southwest 2)	3.8%
157	Unincorporated (south-southeast 3)	3.7%
158	Lunenburg CDP (east-southeast)	3.5%
159	Unincorporated (east-northeast 2)	3.5%
160	Worcester city (west-southwest 1)	3.4%
161	Unincorporated (southeast 6)	3.3%
162	Worcester city (west-southwest 2)	3.3%
163	Unincorporated (north-northeast 5)	3.1%
164	South Lancaster CDP	3%
165	Leominster city (northeast)	2.9%
166	Unincorporated (southeast 3)	2.8%
167	Unincorporated (west-southwest 3)	2.8%
168	Unincorporated (north-northeast 2)	2.7%
169	Unincorporated (north-northwest 2)	2.7%
170	Unincorporated (northwest 5)	2.6%
171	Unincorporated (south-southeast 1)	2.6%
172	Northborough CDP (east-northeast)	2.5%
173	Unincorporated (north-northwest 3)	2.5%
174	Upton CDP	2.5%
175	Unincorporated (east 2)	2.3%
176	Unincorporated (northeast 3)	2.2%
177	Unincorporated (south-southwest 5)	2.2%
178	Unincorporated (south 1)	2.1%
179	Milford CDP (northwest)	1.9%
180	Northborough CDP (south-southeast)	1.9%
181	Unincorporated (southwest 1)	1.9%
182	Unincorporated (south-southwest 4)	1.8%
183	Unincorporated (south 4)	1.7%
184	Unincorporated (west-northwest 1)	1.6%
185	Cordaville CDP (east-northeast)	1.5%
186	Sturbridge CDP	1%
187	Unincorporated (east-southeast 2)	0.8%
188	Unincorporated (northeast 2)	0.7%
189	Rutland CDP (north-northwest)	0.5%

Method and source

Values come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates. Census tracts are small statistical areas, not necessarily neighbourhood boundaries. The result is a descriptive comparison of the mapped area, not a measure of individual households or a prediction. Read about the American Community Survey.