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Canadian provinces and territories ranked by poverty rate, all persons

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: 11 (Canada).

Lowest: 7 to 10 %
Group 2: 10 to 10.9 %
Group 3: 10.9 to 11.6 %
Group 4: 11.6 to 12.5 %
Highest: 12.5 to 31.7 %

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	31.7
2	British Columbia	13
3	Ontario	12.5
4	Manitoba	12.3
5	Yukon	11.8
6	Saskatchewan	11.6
7	Alberta	11
8	Nova Scotia	10.9
9	Newfoundland and Labrador	10.4
10	Prince Edward Island	10
10	Northwest Territories	10
12	New Brunswick	9.9
13	Quebec	7

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, all persons (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-all-persons/

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