Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Name
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (Below Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | N/A | 13.7 | 2,656,674 | 39 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 12.4 | 40,390,045 | N/A |
| Albany County | Urban | 12.9 | 38,700 | 1,487 |
| Allegany County | Rural | 16.8 | 7,095 | 2,236 |
| Bronx County | Urban | 26.9 | 374,138 | 3,026 |
| Broome County | Urban | 18.9 | 35,448 | 2,552 |
| Cattaraugus County | Rural | 17.6 | 13,039 | 2,369 |
| Cayuga County | Rural | 13.8 | 9,914 | 1,681 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 17.0 | 20,703 | 2,275 |
| Chemung County | Urban | 15.8 | 12,500 | 2,080 |
| Chenango County | Rural | 12.2 | 5,597 | 1,290 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 13.8 | 10,097 | 1,681 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 11.4 | 6,818 | 1,109 |
| Cortland County | Rural | 12.8 | 5,494 | 1,452 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 14.9 | 6,317 | 1,928 |
| Dutchess County | Urban | 8.3 | 23,328 | 413 |
| Erie County | Urban | 14.0 | 130,009 | 1,728 |
| Essex County | Rural | 11.8 | 4,143 | 1,213 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 16.5 | 7,179 | 2,195 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 14.5 | 7,532 | 1,844 |
| Genesee County | Rural | 10.6 | 6,018 | 923 |
| Greene County | Rural | 11.0 | 4,945 | 1,010 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 10.0 | 506 | 772 |
| Herkimer County | Urban | 13.3 | 7,826 | 1,574 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 13.4 | 14,832 | 1,600 |
| Kings County | Urban | 18.9 | 494,754 | 2,552 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 12.2 | 3,230 | 1,290 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 11.6 | 6,606 | 1,154 |
| Madison County | Urban | 9.7 | 6,033 | 708 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 13.1 | 95,297 | 1,530 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 14.7 | 7,163 | 1,887 |
| Nassau County | Urban | 5.3 | 72,719 | 60 |
| New York County | Urban | 15.8 | 250,056 | 2,080 |
| Niagara County | Urban | 13.0 | 27,014 | 1,503 |
| Oneida County | Urban | 14.6 | 32,026 | 1,867 |
| Onondaga County | Urban | 13.9 | 62,884 | 1,708 |
| Ontario County | Urban | 9.2 | 9,961 | 602 |
| Orange County | Urban | 13.0 | 51,238 | 1,503 |
| Orleans County | Urban | 13.0 | 4,948 | 1,503 |
| Oswego County | Urban | 16.5 | 18,598 | 2,195 |
| Otsego County | Rural | 14.1 | 7,741 | 1,752 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 6.5 | 6,331 | 142 |
| Queens County | Urban | 12.2 | 282,195 | 1,290 |
| Rensselaer County | Urban | 11.8 | 18,177 | 1,213 |
| Richmond County | Urban | 10.9 | 53,177 | 992 |
| Rockland County | Urban | 15.6 | 51,969 | 2,050 |
| Saratoga County | Urban | 6.7 | 15,723 | 166 |
| Schenectady County | Urban | 12.5 | 19,384 | 1,373 |
| Schoharie County | Urban | 10.8 | 3,106 | 965 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 15.1 | 2,663 | 1,963 |
| Seneca County | Rural | 13.3 | 4,167 | 1,574 |
| St. Lawrence County | Rural | 17.4 | 16,924 | 2,337 |
| Steuben County | Rural | 13.7 | 12,537 | 1,663 |
| Suffolk County | Urban | 6.4 | 95,543 | 128 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 15.2 | 11,547 | 1,979 |
| Tioga County | Urban | 12.2 | 5,810 | 1,290 |
| Tompkins County | Urban | 15.3 | 13,547 | 1,995 |
| Ulster County | Urban | 14.3 | 25,084 | 1,803 |
| Warren County | Urban | 9.1 | 5,910 | 581 |
| Washington County | Urban | 10.8 | 6,304 | 965 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 11.3 | 10,174 | 1,088 |
| Westchester County | Urban | 8.9 | 86,670 | 550 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 10.6 | 3,968 | 923 |
| Yates County | Rural | 14.1 | 3,318 | 1,752 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 6:31 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 07/13/2025 6:31 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: Persons below poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.