Poverty and living standards in Lofa, Liberia: official figures
68.7% of people in Lofa County lived below the national poverty line in the 2016 Household Income and Expenditure Survey by LISGIS, and the rate was 5th highest of the 15 counties. This is the latest official county poverty figure.
How wealthy are households in Lofa County?
27.9% of people in Lofa County belonged to the poorest fifth of Liberia's population by household assets in 2019-20 and 2.0% to the richest fifth; the share in the poorest fifth is 7th 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 Lofa County have a bank account?
13.4% of women aged 15 to 49 in Lofa County had and used a bank account in 2019-20, 2nd 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 Lofa County registered at birth?
The births of 84.9% of children under five in Lofa County were registered with the civil authorities, the 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 Lofa County gives a Gini coefficient of 0.13 (0 is equal, 1 is totally unequal), 2nd 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 Lofa compares with other counties
Poverty headcount (HIES) (2016)
Lofa ranks 5 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Poverty headcount (HIES) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Bomi | 64.3% |
People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth (2019-20)
Lofa ranks 7 of 15, highest first.
| Rank | Region | People in Liberia's poorest wealth fifth |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Grand Bassa | 36.5% |
| 5 | Bong | 35.5% |
| 6 | Sinoe | 32.4% |
| 7 | Lofa | 27.9% |
| 8 | Grand Cape Mount | 27.0% |
| 9 | Grand Gedeh | 26.8% |
| 10 | Nimba | 26.0% |
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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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