Poverty and living standards in Bong, Liberia: official figures
71.3% of people in Bong County lived below the national poverty line in the 2016 Household Income and Expenditure Survey by LISGIS, and the rate was 4th highest of the 15 counties. This is the latest official county poverty figure.
How wealthy are households in Bong County?
35.5% of people in Bong County belonged to the poorest fifth of Liberia's population by household assets in 2019-20 and 7.5% to the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth is 5th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 20% each by definition).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyHow many women in Bong County have a bank account?
6.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in Bong County had and used a bank account in 2019-20, 8th highest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 12.0%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyAre children in Bong County registered at birth?
The births of 37.7% of children under five in Bong County were registered with the civil authorities, 2nd lowest of the 15 counties (Liberia: 66.3%).
Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copyMore figures
- Inequality in household wealth in Bong County gives a Gini coefficient of 0.27 (0 is equal, 1 is totally unequal), 7th least unequal of the 15 counties (Liberia: 0.21). Source: Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program) · saved copy
How Bong compares with other counties
Poverty headcount (HIES) (2016)
Bong ranks 4 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty headcount (HIES) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | 84.0% |
| 2 | River Gee | 81.9% |
| 3 | Grand Kru | 74.4% |
| 4 | Bong | 71.3% |
| 5 | Lofa | 68.7% |
| 6 | Nimba | 66.5% |
| 7 | Rivercess | 66.4% |
People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth (2019-20)
Bong ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Gbarpolu | 47.3% |
| 3 | Grand Kru | 46.3% |
| 4 | Grand Bassa | 36.5% |
| 5 | Bong | 35.5% |
| 6 | Sinoe | 32.4% |
| 7 | Lofa | 27.9% |
| 8 | Grand Cape Mount | 27.0% |
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Sources
- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS) and Ministry of Health, with ICF (The DHS Program): Liberia Demographic and Health Survey 2019-20, Final Report (county rows of the background-characteristics tables), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 431010570dbc…)
- Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS); file republished by the World Bank Data Catalog: Liberia Poverty 2016: poverty headcount by county, from the Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016 Statistical Abstract, read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d7b29646deb3…)
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