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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by poverty rate, 18 to 64

All 13 provinces and territories with data in Poverty rate (Market Basket Measure) by province and territory, ranked from highest to lowest. Reference period: 2024.

Licence: Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01. Reproduced and distributed on an "as is" basis with the permission of Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Statistics Canada Open Licence (Open Government Licence – Canada).
Data last updated: 2026-10-27

National value: 12.6 (Canada).

Lowest: 8.6 to 11.4 %
Group 2: 11.4 to 12.4 %
Group 3: 12.4 to 12.9 %
Group 4: 12.9 to 14 %
Highest: 14 to 28.3 %

The map is a visual summary; every value is in the table below, which is the keyboard and screen-reader path. Groups are quintiles of the values shown (a derived grouping). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain), simplified.

Rank is derived by Quadranac: 1 = highest value; ties share a rank. Values are as published in the source table.


1	Nunavut	28.3
2	British Columbia	14.8
3	Ontario	14
4	Manitoba	13.3
5	Yukon	13
6	Nova Scotia	12.9
7	Newfoundland and Labrador	12.8
8	Saskatchewan	12.4
9	Alberta	12
10	Prince Edward Island	11.6
11	New Brunswick	11.4
12	Quebec	8.8
13	Northwest Territories	8.6

Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01: Low income statistics by age, gender and economic family type. Reference period: 2024.

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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by poverty rate, 18 to 64 (2024). Data: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0135-01; rank derived by Quadranac. Data last updated 2026-10-27. https://quadranac.com/rankings/ca-provinces-by-poverty-rate-18-to-64/

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