Poverty and living standards in Homa Bay, Kenya: official figures
28.2% of people in Homa Bay lived below the overall poverty line in 2022, about 340,000 people; 8th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 39.8%, 20.16 million people). The line is the cost of basic food and non-food needs per adult per month.
How many people in Homa Bay cannot afford enough food?
27.9% of Homa Bay's residents were food poor in 2022, unable to afford the minimum daily food energy requirement, and 4.2% were in hardcore poverty, unable to afford it even if they spent everything on food (Kenya: 31.7% and 7.1%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow many children in Homa Bay live in poverty?
Child poverty is higher: 28.5% of children under 18 in Homa Bay lived in poor households in 2022 (Kenya: 42.4%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyHow unequal is Homa Bay?
Inequality in spending, measured by the Gini index, was 29.5 in Homa Bay in 2022, against 29.1 in 2015/16 (Kenya: 38.4; 0 means everyone spends the same).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics · saved copyDo families in Homa Bay go hungry?
56.5% of households in Homa Bay said they had lacked food or money to buy food in the week before the 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, 5th highest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 28.8%), and 29.9% received a cash transfer or social assistance (Kenya: 16.8%).
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyDo people in Homa Bay have clean water and toilets?
57.2% of people in Homa Bay had at least basic drinking water (an improved source within a 30-minute round trip) in 2022, 20th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 67.9%); 27.0% had at least a basic toilet not shared with other households (Kenya: 40.9%), and 11.5% had no toilet at all.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyWhat do households in Homa Bay cook with?
5.5% of people in Homa Bay lived in homes that mainly cook with clean fuels such as gas or electricity in 2022, joint 12th lowest of Kenya's 47 counties (Kenya: 23.8%); most others cook with wood or charcoal.
Source: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF) · saved copyHow Homa Bay compares with other counties
People below the overall poverty line (2022)
Homa Bay ranks 40 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People below the overall poverty line |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Meru | 34.1% |
| 38 | Kisii | 32.9% |
| 39 | Murang'a | 30.1% |
| 40 | Homa Bay | 28.2% |
| 41 | Mombasa | 27.0% |
| 42 | Narok | 26.2% |
| 43 | Nyeri | 26.0% |
People with at least basic drinking water (2022)
Homa Bay ranks 28 of 47, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People with at least basic drinking water |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Elgeyo-Marakwet | 64.2% |
| 26 | Kericho | 62.5% |
| 27 | Tharaka-Nithi | 61.1% |
| 28 | Homa Bay | 57.2% |
| 29 | Busia | 57.1% |
| 30 | Nyamira | 55.6% |
| 31 | Mandera | 54.0% |
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Sources
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics and Ministry of Health (with ICF): Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022, Volume 1: county tables (C tables), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 202dd70451a0…)
- Kenya National Bureau of Statistics: The Kenya Poverty Report 2022 (2022 Kenya Continuous Household Survey): Tables 3.2 and 4.6, Annex Tables A1, B1, C1 and E.2, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e3298f81209a…)
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