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Poverty Rate in New York, by County

Poverty Rate for every county in New York, ranked. The highest is Bronx County at 27.8% and the lowest is Nassau County at 5.4%.

New York: 14.0% · United States: 12.5% · median county in New York: 13.1%

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#County Poverty Rate
1Bronx County27.8%
2Cattaraugus County19.1%
3Kings County19.1%
4Broome County18.5%
5Franklin County18.2%
6Chautauqua County17.4%
7St. Lawrence County16.9%
8New York County16.5%
9Tompkins County16.4%
10Chemung County16.3%
11Oswego County16.3%
12Allegany County16.2%
13Rockland County16.2%
14Sullivan County15.9%
15Oneida County15.5%
16Schuyler County14.8%
17Montgomery County14.6%
18Ulster County14.6%
19Delaware County14.4%
20Erie County13.9%
21Onondaga County13.8%
22Steuben County13.8%
23Clinton County13.7%
24Jefferson County13.7%
25Monroe County13.6%
26Cayuga County13.5%
27Niagara County13.5%
28Seneca County13.5%
29Herkimer County13.4%
30Tioga County13.4%
31Schenectady County13.3%
32Fulton County13.1%
33Albany County13.0%
34Queens County12.9%
35Cortland County12.8%
36Orleans County12.7%
37Yates County12.7%
38Orange County12.6%
39Otsego County12.5%
40Lewis County12.3%
41Columbia County12.1%
42Chenango County11.8%
43Rensselaer County11.8%
44Schoharie County11.7%
45Richmond County11.5%
46Wayne County11.4%
47Essex County11.2%
48Livingston County11.1%
49Wyoming County11.1%
50Washington County10.7%
51Genesee County10.6%
52Hamilton County10.6%
53Warren County10.5%
54Madison County10.0%
55Greene County9.9%
56Ontario County9.0%
57Westchester County9.0%
58Dutchess County8.4%
59Putnam County7.1%
60Saratoga County7.1%
61Suffolk County6.4%
62Nassau County5.4%

Share of people living below the federal poverty line.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

New York ranks 12th of 52 states for poverty rate.

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