Poverty and living standards in Clarendon, Jamaica: official figures
An estimated 23.8% of people in Clarendon lived below the poverty line in 2012, against 19.8% for Jamaica; 4th highest of 13 (PIOJ/STATIN poverty mapping from the 2011 census and 2012 survey).
How many people in Clarendon cannot afford enough food?
An estimated 8.7% of people in Clarendon lived in food poverty (consumption below the food poverty line) in 2012, against 7.2% nationally; 5th highest of 13.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyIs poverty in Clarendon higher than the national average?
Clarendon's 2012 poverty estimate was 4.0 percentage points above the national rate of 19.8%.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow many people in Clarendon are poor?
Applying the estimated poverty rate to the 2011 census population gives roughly 58,300 people in poverty in Clarendon in 2012, of whom roughly 21,300 were in food poverty.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyWhat does the living conditions survey say about poverty in Clarendon?
Direct estimates from the 2012 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions put poverty in Clarendon at 19.3% and food poverty at 7.0%, compared with the model-based 23.8% and 8.7%.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow deep is poverty in Clarendon?
Food poverty affected about 37% as many people as total poverty in Clarendon in 2012 (Jamaica: 36%).
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow Clarendon compares with other parishs
Population in poverty (estimate) (2012)
Clarendon ranks 4 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population in poverty (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saint Thomas | 32.5% |
| 2 | Saint Elizabeth | 24.4% |
| 3 | Manchester | 24.3% |
| 4 | Clarendon | 23.8% |
| 5 | Saint Catherine | 22.7% |
| 6 | Saint Andrew And Kingston | 19.8% |
| 7 | Trelawny | 17.9% |
Population in food poverty (estimate) (2012)
Clarendon ranks 5 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population in food poverty (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Saint Elizabeth | 9.8% |
| 3 | Manchester | 9.7% |
| 4 | Saint Catherine | 8.9% |
| 5 | Clarendon | 8.7% |
| 6 | Saint Andrew And Kingston | 6.6% |
| 7 | Westmoreland | 6.4% |
| 8 | Trelawny | 6.3% |
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Sources
- Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica: Mapping Poverty Indicators: Consumption Based Poverty in Jamaica (2019), Table 2: predicted poverty and mean consumption by parish (pages 7-8 of the report, saved as a 2-page extract because the full file is 93 MB), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2aa1dcb644c0…)
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