Demographics Table
Demographic Data Report for New York by County
Poverty: Persons below 150% of poverty
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2019-2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Value
County
|
2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ
|
Value (Percent)
|
People (<150% Of Poverty)
|
Rank within US (of 3143 counties)
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | N/A | 21.0 | 4,065,128 | 34 of 52 |
| United States | N/A | 20.2 | 65,652,285 | N/A |
| Bronx County | Urban | 38.5 | 535,011 | 2,989 |
| Kings County | Urban | 28.0 | 734,335 | 2,283 |
| Chautauqua County | Rural | 27.9 | 33,902 | 2,273 |
| St. Lawrence County | Rural | 27.7 | 26,851 | 2,252 |
| Cattaraugus County | Rural | 27.4 | 20,310 | 2,210 |
| Broome County | Urban | 26.9 | 50,340 | 2,141 |
| Allegany County | Rural | 25.6 | 10,820 | 1,989 |
| Montgomery County | Rural | 25.2 | 12,291 | 1,929 |
| Delaware County | Rural | 25.1 | 10,657 | 1,917 |
| Oswego County | Urban | 24.9 | 27,995 | 1,896 |
| Schuyler County | Rural | 24.5 | 4,317 | 1,845 |
| Fulton County | Rural | 24.3 | 12,615 | 1,812 |
| Franklin County | Rural | 24.1 | 10,463 | 1,777 |
| Chemung County | Urban | 23.8 | 18,895 | 1,737 |
| Cayuga County | Rural | 23.2 | 16,675 | 1,644 |
| Oneida County | Urban | 23.2 | 50,978 | 1,644 |
| Steuben County | Rural | 23.2 | 21,238 | 1,644 |
| Otsego County | Rural | 22.9 | 12,542 | 1,586 |
| Rockland County | Urban | 22.9 | 76,509 | 1,586 |
| Sullivan County | Rural | 22.8 | 17,303 | 1,569 |
| Jefferson County | Urban | 22.5 | 24,885 | 1,512 |
| Chenango County | Rural | 22.4 | 10,282 | 1,497 |
| New York County | Urban | 22.1 | 349,265 | 1,454 |
| Clinton County | Rural | 21.9 | 16,029 | 1,417 |
| Yates County | Rural | 21.9 | 5,145 | 1,417 |
| Erie County | Urban | 21.7 | 201,424 | 1,383 |
| Onondaga County | Urban | 21.7 | 98,156 | 1,383 |
| Seneca County | Rural | 21.5 | 6,721 | 1,359 |
| Herkimer County | Urban | 21.4 | 12,600 | 1,342 |
| Lewis County | Rural | 21.2 | 5,603 | 1,307 |
| Tompkins County | Urban | 21.0 | 18,607 | 1,268 |
| Cortland County | Rural | 20.9 | 8,979 | 1,257 |
| Orleans County | Urban | 20.9 | 7,917 | 1,257 |
| Queens County | Urban | 20.4 | 470,777 | 1,184 |
| Tioga County | Urban | 20.1 | 9,531 | 1,140 |
| Niagara County | Urban | 20.0 | 41,453 | 1,121 |
| Orange County | Urban | 20.0 | 79,170 | 1,121 |
| Ulster County | Urban | 19.8 | 34,602 | 1,092 |
| Essex County | Rural | 19.7 | 6,904 | 1,073 |
| Monroe County | Urban | 19.7 | 144,120 | 1,073 |
| Livingston County | Urban | 19.4 | 11,025 | 1,035 |
| Hamilton County | Rural | 18.9 | 956 | 961 |
| Schenectady County | Urban | 18.9 | 29,305 | 961 |
| Columbia County | Rural | 18.8 | 11,273 | 938 |
| Greene County | Rural | 18.8 | 8,452 | 938 |
| Schoharie County | Urban | 18.8 | 5,388 | 938 |
| Wayne County | Urban | 18.6 | 16,808 | 908 |
| Albany County | Urban | 18.3 | 54,958 | 862 |
| Washington County | Urban | 18.2 | 10,596 | 848 |
| Wyoming County | Rural | 18.2 | 6,774 | 848 |
| Rensselaer County | Urban | 17.7 | 27,332 | 779 |
| Richmond County | Urban | 17.7 | 86,497 | 779 |
| Madison County | Urban | 17.1 | 10,612 | 696 |
| Warren County | Urban | 17.0 | 11,014 | 680 |
| Genesee County | Rural | 16.9 | 9,623 | 665 |
| Ontario County | Urban | 16.2 | 17,634 | 565 |
| Dutchess County | Urban | 14.0 | 39,403 | 305 |
| Westchester County | Urban | 13.9 | 135,504 | 301 |
| Saratoga County | Urban | 11.3 | 26,472 | 121 |
| Suffolk County | Urban | 10.5 | 157,164 | 94 |
| Putnam County | Urban | 9.6 | 9,244 | 63 |
| Nassau County | Urban | 9.0 | 122,877 | 48 |
Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/15/2025 1:46 pm.
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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 05/15/2025 1:46 pm.
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 150% of poverty, see the dictionary.
Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.