State Cancer Profiles

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:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/20/2023 8:15 am.
Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.
For more information about Poverty: Families below poverty, see the dictionary.
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Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.