State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,735,661.
• Rank within US : N/A

New York

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,711,742.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 41 of 52

Nassau County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 74,256.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 70 of 3143

Suffolk County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 96,529.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 142 of 3143

Putnam County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,900.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 218 of 3143

Saratoga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,557.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 218 of 3143

Dutchess County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 23,837.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 429 of 3143

Ontario County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,812.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 563 of 3143

Westchester County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 88,130.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 563 of 3143

Greene County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,433.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 763 of 3143

Madison County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,162.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 785 of 3143

Warren County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,757.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 891 of 3143

Genesee County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,023.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 912 of 3143

Hamilton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 533.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 912 of 3143

Washington County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,203.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 941 of 3143

Livingston County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,302.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1017 of 3143

Wyoming County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,077.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1017 of 3143

Essex County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,926.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1049 of 3143

Wayne County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,306.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1105 of 3143

Richmond County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 56,286.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1125 of 3143

Schoharie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,368.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1176 of 3143

Chenango County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,368.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1206 of 3143

Rensselaer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,191.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1206 of 3143

Columbia County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,247.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1287 of 3143

Lewis County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,254.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1339 of 3143

Otsego County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,904.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1386 of 3143

Orange County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 50,347.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1405 of 3143

Orleans County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,814.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1430 of 3143

Yates County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,968.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1430 of 3143

Cortland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,440.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1459 of 3143

Queens County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 296,381.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1481 of 3143

Albany County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 39,144.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1514 of 3143

Fulton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,764.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1534 of 3143

Schenectady County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 20,700.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1589 of 3143

Herkimer County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,881.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1610 of 3143

Tioga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,315.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1610 of 3143

Cayuga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,690.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1630 of 3143

Niagara County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 28,014.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1630 of 3143

Seneca County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,197.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1630 of 3143

Monroe County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 99,469.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1653 of 3143

Clinton County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,003.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1671 of 3143

Jefferson County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,052.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1671 of 3143

Onondaga County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 62,038.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1695 of 3143

Steuben County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,562.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1695 of 3143

Erie County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 128,474.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1716 of 3143

Delaware County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,104.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1824 of 3143

Montgomery County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,104.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1859 of 3143

Ulster County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.6 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 25,635.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1859 of 3143

Schuyler County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,584.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1905 of 3143

Oneida County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 33,794.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2031 of 3143

Sullivan County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,173.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2095 of 3143

Allegany County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,834.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2147 of 3143

Rockland County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 54,726.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2147 of 3143

Chemung County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,857.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2168 of 3143

Oswego County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,359.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2168 of 3143

Tompkins County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,612.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2187 of 3143

New York County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 260,843.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2201 of 3143

St. Lawrence County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.9 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,253.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2273 of 3143

Chautauqua County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.4 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 21,053.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2359 of 3143

Franklin County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.2 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,841.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2466 of 3143

Broome County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.5 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 34,431.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2514 of 3143

Cattaraugus County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,056.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2573 of 3143

Kings County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.1 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 498,422.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2573 of 3143

Bronx County

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 27.8 percent.
• People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 382,447.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3047 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/23/2026 7:27 am.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.

For more information about Poverty: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.