# Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2024

All 62 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `child_poverty_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People under 18 in families or living alone with income below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people under 18 whose poverty status can be determined. United States: Census Bureau Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) for the nation, states and counties.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2024/2024-state-and-county/est24all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-york-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Bronx County | 38.1 |
| 2 | Sullivan County | 30.2 |
| 3 | Chautauqua County | 28.6 |
| 4 | Cattaraugus County | 27.5 |
| 5 | Kings County | 26.9 |
| 6 | Oneida County | 25.3 |
| 7 | Rockland County | 23.9 |
| 8 | Montgomery County | 23.5 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 20.1 |
| 10 | Oswego County | 20 |
| 11 | New York County | 19.8 |
| 11 | Schuyler County | 19.8 |
| 13 | St. Lawrence County | 19.5 |
| 14 | Steuben County | 19.2 |
| 15 | Yates County | 18.9 |
| 16 | Allegany County | 18.8 |
| 17 | Chemung County | 18.4 |
| 17 | Fulton County | 18.4 |
| 19 | Broome County | 18.3 |
| 20 | Herkimer County | 18.2 |
| 21 | Niagara County | 17.8 |
| 22 | Jefferson County | 17.5 |
| 23 | Monroe County | 16.9 |
| 24 | Seneca County | 16.6 |
| 25 | Cayuga County | 16.5 |
| 25 | Orange County | 16.5 |
| 27 | Delaware County | 16 |
| 27 | Erie County | 16 |
| 29 | Washington County | 15.8 |
| 30 | Clinton County | 15.5 |
| 30 | Cortland County | 15.5 |
| 30 | Lewis County | 15.5 |
| 30 | Onondaga County | 15.5 |
| 34 | Greene County | 15.3 |
| 35 | Orleans County | 15.2 |
| 35 | Otsego County | 15.2 |
| 35 | Queens County | 15.2 |
| 35 | Schoharie County | 15.2 |
| 39 | Rensselaer County | 14.8 |
| 40 | Schenectady County | 14.7 |
| 41 | Chenango County | 14.5 |
| 42 | Hamilton County | 14.3 |
| 43 | Wayne County | 14.1 |
| 44 | Warren County | 14 |
| 45 | Columbia County | 13.8 |
| 45 | Essex County | 13.8 |
| 45 | Richmond County | 13.8 |
| 48 | Wyoming County | 13.5 |
| 49 | Albany County | 13.4 |
| 50 | Tioga County | 12.9 |
| 51 | Tompkins County | 12.5 |
| 52 | Ulster County | 12.4 |
| 53 | Genesee County | 11.9 |
| 54 | Livingston County | 11.5 |
| 55 | Madison County | 11 |
| 56 | Ontario County | 10.5 |
| 57 | Westchester County | 8.5 |
| 58 | Dutchess County | 7.9 |
| 59 | Suffolk County | 7.4 |
| 60 | Saratoga County | 7.1 |
| 61 | Nassau County | 6.8 |
| 62 | Putnam County | 6.4 |