Highest Poverty in Jamaica

Top 38 cities ranked by highest poverty

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All Countries · Jamaica

Highest Poverty — Jamaica

1 Linstead 10 1.4%

2 Torrington Park 08 1.4%

3 Tower Hill 08 1.4%

4 Ewarton 10 1.4%

5 Constant Spring 08 1.4%

6 Bog Walk 10 1.4%

7 Saint Ann’s Bay 09 1.4%

8 Port Antonio 07 1.4%

9 Savanna-la-Mar 16 1.4%

10 Half Way Tree 08 1.4%

11 Penwood 08 1.4%

12 Old Harbour 10 1.4%

13 May Pen 01 1.4%

14 Mandeville 04 1.4%

15 Montego Bay 12 1.4%

16 Portmore 10 1.4%

17 Spanish Town 10 1.4%

18 New Kingston 08 1.4%

19 Kingston 17 1.4%

20 Port Maria 13 1.4%

21 Point Hill 10 1.4%

22 Lionel Town 01 1.4%

23 Annotto Bay 13 1.4%

24 Porus 04 1.4%

25 Lucea 02 1.4%

26 Runaway Bay 09 1.4%

27 Bull Savannah 11 1.4%

28 Yallahs 14 1.4%

29 Falmouth 15 1.4%

30 Above Rocks 10 1.4%

31 Old Harbour Bay 10 1.4%

32 Santa Cruz 11 1.4%

33 Stony Hill 08 1.4%

34 Morant Bay 14 1.4%

35 Ocho Rios 09 1.4%

36 Hayes 01 1.4%

37 Mountain View Gardens 08 1.4%

38 Barbican 02 1.4%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Jamaica face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Linstead has a poverty rate of 1.4%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Linstead, 1.4% of residents — roughly 1 in 71 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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