Interpretation of Demographics Data
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Persons below poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2017-2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Rank
United States
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 40,661,636.
- Rank within US : N/A
New York
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,636,823.
- Rank within US : This state is ranked 36 of 52
Nassau County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 74,930.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 92 of 3143
Putnam County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,842.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 131 of 3143
Saratoga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,763.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 166 of 3143
Suffolk County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 99,121.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 190 of 3143
Warren County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 7.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,151.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 366 of 3143
Westchester County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 80,169.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 415 of 3143
Ontario County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,284.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 457 of 3143
Dutchess County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 8.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 24,677.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 507 of 3143
Madison County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,665.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 539 of 3143
Wyoming County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,495.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 585 of 3143
Tioga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,454.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 593 of 3143
Essex County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,321.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 640 of 3143
Columbia County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,791.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 683 of 3143
Hamilton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 9.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 487.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 685 of 3143
Greene County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 4,580.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 808 of 3143
Richmond County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 50,282.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 830 of 3143
Genesee County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,977.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 854 of 3143
Wayne County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,079.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1023 of 3143
Rensselaer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 17,392.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1029 of 3143
Queens County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 270,107.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1076 of 3143
Livingston County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,504.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1100 of 3143
Orange County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 45,401.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1142 of 3143
Albany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 34,996.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1146 of 3143
Seneca County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,688.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1184 of 3143
Washington County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,893.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1185 of 3143
Lewis County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 11.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,147.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1190 of 3143
Schenectady County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,349.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1205 of 3143
Schoharie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,448.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1239 of 3143
Chenango County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,674.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1276 of 3143
Otsego County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,650.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1320 of 3143
Niagara County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 25,990.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1331 of 3143
Clinton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,217.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1398 of 3143
Steuben County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,812.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1408 of 3143
Cortland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 12.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,518.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1410 of 3143
Herkimer County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,754.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1469 of 3143
Jefferson County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 14,531.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1494 of 3143
Ulster County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 22,934.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1505 of 3143
Yates County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 3,111.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1518 of 3143
Cayuga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 9,705.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1578 of 3143
Monroe County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 99,940.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1627 of 3143
Erie County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 127,528.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1652 of 3143
Onondaga County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 62,845.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1659 of 3143
Orleans County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 5,298.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1694 of 3143
Sullivan County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 10,423.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1712 of 3143
Chemung County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 11,574.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1796 of 3143
Oneida County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 31,972.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1802 of 3143
Fulton County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,730.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1851 of 3143
Rockland County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 49,451.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 1884 of 3143
Delaware County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,549.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2004 of 3143
New York County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 252,233.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2019 of 3143
Schuyler County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 15.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 2,794.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2063 of 3143
Allegany County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 6,768.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2141 of 3143
Oswego County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 18,466.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2167 of 3143
Montgomery County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 8,153.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2217 of 3143
Tompkins County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 16.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 15,445.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2241 of 3143
St. Lawrence County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.1 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 16,570.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2278 of 3143
Cattaraugus County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 12,916.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2306 of 3143
Chautauqua County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 17.3 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 21,254.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2320 of 3143
Franklin County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 7,886.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2477 of 3143
Broome County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.7 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 35,372.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2510 of 3143
Kings County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 18.8 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 504,813.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 2517 of 3143
Bronx County
- Value (Percent) : The value is 26.5 percent.
- People (Below Poverty) : The number of people (below poverty) is 379,954.
- Rank within US : This county is ranked 3021 of 3143
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 09/29/2023 4:30 am.
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.