Poverty and living standards in Grand Kru, Liberia: official figures
74.4% of people in Grand Kru County lived below the national poverty line in the 2016 Household Income and Expenditure Survey by LISGIS, and the rate was 3rd highest of the 15 counties. This is the latest official county poverty figure.
How wealthy are households in Grand Kru County?
46.3% of people in Grand Kru County belonged to the poorest fifth of Liberia's population by household assets in 2019-20 and 2.1% to the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth is 3rd 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 Grand Kru County have a bank account?
1.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in Grand Kru County had and used a bank account in 2019-20, 2nd lowest 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 Grand Kru County registered at birth?
The births of 72.2% of children under five in Grand Kru County were registered with the civil authorities, 5th highest 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 Grand Kru County gives a Gini coefficient of 0.33 (0 is equal, 1 is totally unequal), joint 5th most 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 Grand Kru compares with other counties
Poverty headcount (HIES) (2016)
Grand Kru ranks 3 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)
Grand Kru ranks 3 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rivercess | 53.7% |
| 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% |
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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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