Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Count
County
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2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
Families (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | N/A | 8.7 | 7,176,933 | N/A |
| New York | N/A | 9.8 | 463,103 | 38 of 52 |
| Kings County | Urban | 14.9 | 89,471 | 2,637 |
| Bronx County | Urban | 22.1 | 73,028 | 3,048 |
| Queens County | Urban | 9.4 | 51,767 | 1,665 |
| New York County | Urban | 12.0 | 38,610 | 2,237 |
| Erie County | Urban | 9.6 | 22,329 | 1,726 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 8.8 | 16,270 | 1,489 |
| Westchester County | Urban | 6.0 | 15,203 | 637 |
| Suffolk County | Urban | 4.0 | 14,789 | 174 |
| Nassau County | Urban | 3.5 | 12,277 | 114 |
| Onondaga County | Urban | 9.5 | 10,839 | 1,694 |
| Richmond County | Urban | 8.0 | 9,935 | 1,231 |
| Orange County | Urban | 9.1 | 8,812 | 1,580 |
| Rockland County | Urban | 10.7 | 8,351 | 1,959 |
| Oneida County | Urban | 10.1 | 5,787 | 1,830 |
| Broome County | Urban | 11.4 | 5,218 | 2,127 |
| Albany County | Urban | 7.2 | 5,186 | 988 |
| Niagara County | Urban | 9.1 | 5,096 | 1,580 |
| Dutchess County | Urban | 4.9 | 3,641 | 358 |
| Schenectady County | Urban | 9.0 | 3,503 | 1,551 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 10.7 | 3,400 | 1,959 |
| Oswego County | Urban | 11.2 | 3,330 | 2,077 |
| Rensselaer County | Urban | 8.0 | 3,153 | 1,231 |
| St. Lawrence County | Rural | 11.9 | 2,992 | 2,216 |
| Ulster County | Urban | 6.6 | 2,818 | 807 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 9.2 | 2,816 | 1,613 |
| Saratoga County | Urban | 4.3 | 2,737 | 241 |
| Cattaraugus County | Rural | 12.5 | 2,441 | 2,318 |
| Chemung County | Urban | 11.7 | 2,394 | 2,189 |
| Steuben County | Rural | 8.4 | 2,055 | 1,362 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 9.9 | 1,779 | 1,792 |
| Cayuga County | Rural | 9.0 | 1,709 | 1,551 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 8.6 | 1,685 | 1,424 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 6.8 | 1,655 | 865 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 10.8 | 1,543 | 1,985 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 8.9 | 1,510 | 1,520 |
| Ontario County | Urban | 4.9 | 1,458 | 358 |
| Herkimer County | Urban | 8.8 | 1,407 | 1,489 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 11.2 | 1,352 | 2,077 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 11.4 | 1,302 | 2,127 |
| Tompkins County | Urban | 5.9 | 1,285 | 609 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 10.7 | 1,206 | 1,959 |
| Washington County | Urban | 7.5 | 1,139 | 1,082 |
| Madison County | Urban | 6.9 | 1,135 | 890 |
| Otsego County | Rural | 8.3 | 1,134 | 1,320 |
| Tioga County | Urban | 8.5 | 1,112 | 1,400 |
| Allegany County | Rural | 9.9 | 1,068 | 1,792 |
| Genesee County | Rural | 6.5 | 989 | 777 |
| Orleans County | Urban | 9.4 | 968 | 1,665 |
| Chenango County | Rural | 7.8 | 967 | 1,175 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 3.7 | 964 | 133 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 5.9 | 898 | 609 |
| Essex County | Rural | 8.7 | 840 | 1,453 |
| Warren County | Urban | 4.7 | 829 | 309 |
| Cortland County | Rural | 6.9 | 776 | 890 |
| Greene County | Rural | 6.8 | 748 | 865 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 6.4 | 667 | 755 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 8.8 | 657 | 1,489 |
| Seneca County | Rural | 7.3 | 564 | 1,022 |
| Yates County | Rural | 8.9 | 534 | 1,520 |
| Schoharie County | Urban | 6.1 | 468 | 666 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 10.3 | 462 | 1,873 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 3.4 | 45 | 98 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 9:31 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/02/2025 9:31 am.
Φ Rural-Urban Continuum Codes provided by the USDA.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.