Poverty and living standards in Saint Ann, Jamaica: official figures

An estimated 15.8% of people in Saint Ann lived below the poverty line in 2012, against 19.8% for Jamaica; 5th lowest of 13 (PIOJ/STATIN poverty mapping from the 2011 census and 2012 survey).

Population living in poverty (2012 estimate)

15.8%

2012

How many people in Saint Ann cannot afford enough food?

An estimated 5.6% of people in Saint Ann lived in food poverty (consumption below the food poverty line) in 2012, against 7.2% nationally; joint 4th lowest of 13.

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Is poverty in Saint Ann higher than the national average?

Saint ann's 2012 poverty estimate was 4.0 percentage points below the national rate of 19.8%.

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How many people in Saint Ann are poor?

Applying the estimated poverty rate to the 2011 census population gives roughly 27,200 people in poverty in Saint Ann in 2012, of whom roughly 9,700 were in food poverty.

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What does the living conditions survey say about poverty in Saint Ann?

Direct estimates from the 2012 Jamaica Survey of Living Conditions put poverty in Saint Ann at 18.4% and food poverty at 5.7%, compared with the model-based 15.8% and 5.6%.

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How deep is poverty in Saint Ann?

Food poverty affected about 35% as many people as total poverty in Saint Ann in 2012 (Jamaica: 36%).

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How Saint Ann compares with other parishs

Population in poverty (estimate) (2012)

Saint Ann ranks 9 of 13, highest first.

Rank	Region	Population in poverty (estimate)
6	Saint Andrew And Kingston	19.8%
7	Trelawny	17.9%
8	Westmoreland	16.7%
9	Saint Ann	15.8%
10	Portland	15.3%
11	Saint Mary	14.8%
12	Saint James	10.7%

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Population in food poverty (estimate) (2012)

Saint Ann ranks 10 of 13, highest first.

Rank	Region	Population in food poverty (estimate)
7	Westmoreland	6.4%
8	Trelawny	6.3%
9	Portland	5.6%
10	Saint Ann	5.6%
11	Saint Mary	4.8%
12	Saint James	3.4%
13	Hanover	3.0%

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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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