Poverty and living standards in Saint Andrew And Kingston, Jamaica: official figures
An estimated 19.8% of people in Kingston and St Andrew lived below the poverty line in 2012, against 19.8% for Jamaica; 6th highest of 13 (PIOJ/STATIN poverty mapping from the 2011 census and 2012 survey). The figure combines the Kingston and St Andrew parish estimates, weighted by their 2011 populations.
How many people in Kingston and St Andrew cannot afford enough food?
An estimated 6.6% of people in Kingston and St Andrew lived in food poverty (consumption below the food poverty line) in 2012, against 7.2% nationally; 6th highest of 13.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyIs poverty in Kingston and St Andrew higher than the national average?
Kingston and st andrew's 2012 poverty estimate was 0.0 percentage points below the national rate of 19.8%.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow many people in Kingston and St Andrew are poor?
Applying the estimated poverty rate to the 2011 census population gives roughly 131,100 people in poverty in Kingston and St Andrew in 2012, of whom roughly 43,400 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 Kingston and St Andrew?
Direct estimates from the 2012 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions put poverty in Kingston and St Andrew at 19.1% and food poverty at 6.4%, compared with the model-based 19.8% and 6.6%.
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow deep is poverty in Kingston and St Andrew?
Food poverty affected about 33% as many people as total poverty in Kingston and St Andrew in 2012 (Jamaica: 36%).
Source: Planning Institute of Jamaica and Statistical Institute of Jamaica · saved copyHow Saint Andrew And Kingston compares with other parishs
Population in poverty (estimate) (2012)
Saint Andrew And Kingston ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population in poverty (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Manchester | 24.3% |
| 4 | Clarendon | 23.8% |
| 5 | Saint Catherine | 22.7% |
| 6 | Saint Andrew And Kingston | 19.8% |
| 7 | Trelawny | 17.9% |
| 8 | Westmoreland | 16.7% |
| 9 | Saint Ann | 15.8% |
Population in food poverty (estimate) (2012)
Saint Andrew And Kingston ranks 6 of 13, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Population in food poverty (estimate) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 9 | Portland | 5.6% |
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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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