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
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,181,779.
• Rank within US : N/A

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 461,701.
• Rank within US : This state is ranked 38 of 52

Hamilton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 1.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 10 of 3143

Nassau County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 12,676.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 146 of 3143

Putnam County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 958.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 153 of 3143

Saratoga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,451.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 190 of 3143

Suffolk County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 16,292.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 280 of 3143

Warren County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 847.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 347 of 3143

Ontario County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,526.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 449 of 3143

Tompkins County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,145.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 470 of 3143

Westchester County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 13,690.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 499 of 3143

Tioga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 776.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 564 of 3143

Dutchess County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,216.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 566 of 3143

Seneca County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 470.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 577 of 3143

Wyoming County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 620.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 619 of 3143

Livingston County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 922.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 642 of 3143

Genesee County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 936.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 663 of 3143

Essex County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 626.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 731 of 3143

Schoharie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 496.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 804 of 3143

Cortland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 772.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 856 of 3143

Albany County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 4,988.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 876 of 3143

Greene County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 731.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 904 of 3143

Madison County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,105.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 906 of 3143

Columbia County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,132.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 949 of 3143

Ulster County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,034.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 950 of 3143

Wayne County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,787.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 999 of 3143

Rensselaer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,974.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1064 of 3143

Chenango County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 966.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1111 of 3143

Clinton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,514.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1160 of 3143

Richmond County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 9,867.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1197 of 3143

Herkimer County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,231.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1234 of 3143

Steuben County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,003.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1257 of 3143

Otsego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,153.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1262 of 3143

Schenectady County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,908.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1282 of 3143

Orange County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,789.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1307 of 3143

Washington County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,247.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1349 of 3143

Queens County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 47,813.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1442 of 3143

Jefferson County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,613.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1449 of 3143

Cayuga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,684.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1484 of 3143

Niagara County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,061.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1543 of 3143

Lewis County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 668.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1567 of 3143

Monroe County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 17,310.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1588 of 3143

Erie County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 22,184.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1646 of 3143

Yates County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 540.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1664 of 3143

Onondaga County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 11,270.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1721 of 3143

Rockland County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 7,821.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1781 of 3143

Sullivan County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,784.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1784 of 3143

Oneida County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,752.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1788 of 3143

Allegany County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,083.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1816 of 3143

Chemung County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,161.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1837 of 3143

Schuyler County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 493.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 1908 of 3143

Fulton County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,541.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2037 of 3143

Orleans County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.1 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,187.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2043 of 3143

Chautauqua County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,572.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2072 of 3143

St. Lawrence County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,871.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2098 of 3143

Broome County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 5,370.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2132 of 3143

Cattaraugus County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 2,285.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2142 of 3143

Delaware County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.6 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,291.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2144 of 3143

New York County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 39,005.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2204 of 3143

Oswego County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 3,634.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2216 of 3143

Montgomery County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,542.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2453 of 3143

Franklin County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.7 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 1,706.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2625 of 3143

Kings County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 89,250.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 2638 of 3143

Bronx County

• Value (Percent) : The value is 22.8 percent.
• Families (Below Poverty) : The number of families (below poverty) is 76,350.
• Rank within US : This county is ranked 3053 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/28/2023 9:25 pm.
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.