Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Families below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2015-2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,541,196.
- Rank within US : N/A
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 479,951.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 2.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 594.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 25 of 3146
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 25.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 68 of 3146
Saratoga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,205.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 106 of 3146
Nassau County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,981.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 133 of 3146
Suffolk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 4.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,117.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 238 of 3146
Ontario County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,609.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 465 of 3146
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 964.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 474 of 3146
Dutchess County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,341.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 534 of 3146
Westchester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 14,376.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 539 of 3146
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,095.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 682 of 3146
Essex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 664.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 695 of 3146
Tioga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 906.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 697 of 3146
Genesee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,012.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 738 of 3146
Seneca County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 595.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 786 of 3146
Schoharie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 554.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 792 of 3146
Albany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,918.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 814 of 3146
Tompkins County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,454.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 826 of 3146
Wyoming County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 752.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 841 of 3146
Columbia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,155.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 895 of 3146
Schenectady County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,423.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 924 of 3146
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,197.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 990 of 3146
Rensselaer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,074.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1042 of 3146
Livingston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,216.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1047 of 3146
Ulster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,443.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1108 of 3146
Cayuga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,596.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1130 of 3146
Orange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,376.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1145 of 3146
Schuyler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 381.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1151 of 3146
Herkimer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,315.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1192 of 3146
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,087.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1221 of 3146
Cortland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 973.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1234 of 3146
Yates County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 509.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1275 of 3146
Chenango County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,177.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1320 of 3146
Otsego County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,302.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1349 of 3146
Steuben County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,300.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1356 of 3146
Richmond County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,611.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1479 of 3146
Onondaga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 10,599.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1481 of 3146
Chemung County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,028.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1505 of 3146
Rockland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,182.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1517 of 3146
Queens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 51,526.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1566 of 3146
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,774.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1589 of 3146
Niagara County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,398.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1590 of 3146
Erie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 22,553.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1591 of 3146
Orleans County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,092.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1615 of 3146
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 18,221.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1627 of 3146
Lewis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 697.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1629 of 3146
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,057.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1714 of 3146
Clinton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,995.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1725 of 3146
Fulton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,558.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1834 of 3146
Broome County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,036.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1859 of 3146
Cattaraugus County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,161.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1864 of 3146
Oneida County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 6,349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1949 of 3146
Sullivan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,054.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1989 of 3146
Delaware County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,315.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1993 of 3146
Allegany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,344.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2027 of 3146
New York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 38,073.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2059 of 3146
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,426.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2081 of 3146
Oswego County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,660.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2108 of 3146
Chautauqua County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,016.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2189 of 3146
St. Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,325.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2219 of 3146
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,778.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2490 of 3146
Kings County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.9 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 93,850.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2650 of 3146
Bronx County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 24.8 percent.
- Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 80,587.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3064 of 3146
Notes:
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Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
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