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

Bronx County had the highest child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure) of 62 counties in 2013, at 41.6%. Putnam County had the lowest, at 6.7%. The median was 21.7% and the figure for New York was 22.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.6Bronx County
Lowest6.7Putnam County
Median21.762 counties
New York22.9History

Map of counties, 2013

Albany County: 16.1 %Allegany County: 25.6 %Bronx County: 41.6 %Broome County: 25 %Cattaraugus County: 28.7 %Cayuga County: 22.2 %Chautauqua County: 29.5 %Chemung County: 25.5 %Chenango County: 24.7 %Clinton County: 20.5 %Columbia County: 17.9 %Cortland County: 20.7 %Delaware County: 29.1 %Dutchess County: 12.8 %Erie County: 23.1 %Essex County: 19 %Franklin County: 29 %Fulton County: 25.1 %Genesee County: 19.3 %Greene County: 21.6 %Hamilton County: 21.8 %Herkimer County: 25.4 %Jefferson County: 22.6 %Kings County: 33.3 %Lewis County: 22.9 %Livingston County: 17.7 %Madison County: 19.3 %Monroe County: 22.7 %Montgomery County: 28.5 %Nassau County: 9.1 %New York County: 26.6 %Niagara County: 19.5 %Oneida County: 25.6 %Onondaga County: 21.4 %Ontario County: 13.3 %Orange County: 21.2 %Orleans County: 24.7 %Oswego County: 27.7 %Otsego County: 21.6 %Putnam County: 6.7 %Queens County: 21.6 %Rensselaer County: 20.7 %Richmond County: 19 %Rockland County: 24.6 %St. Lawrence County: 29.7 %Saratoga County: 9.7 %Schenectady County: 23.8 %Schoharie County: 18.8 %Schuyler County: 25.8 %Seneca County: 21.7 %Steuben County: 24.7 %Suffolk County: 10.1 %Sullivan County: 28.3 %Tioga County: 18 %Tompkins County: 17.9 %Ulster County: 17.4 %Warren County: 18.9 %Washington County: 21.7 %Wayne County: 17.7 %Westchester County: 13.4 %Wyoming County: 16.9 %Yates County: 27.3 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Bronx County: 41.6 %Bronx County41.6Kings County: 33.3 %Kings County33.3St. Lawrence County: 29.7 %St. Lawrence County29.7Chautauqua County: 29.5 %Chautauqua County29.5Delaware County: 29.1 %Delaware County29.1Franklin County: 29 %Franklin County29Cattaraugus County: 28.7 %Cattaraugus County28.7Montgomery County: 28.5 %Montgomery County28.5Sullivan County: 28.3 %Sullivan County28.3Oswego County: 27.7 %Oswego County27.7Yates County: 27.3 %Yates County27.3New York County: 26.6 %New York County26.6Schuyler County: 25.8 %Schuyler County25.8Allegany County: 25.6 %Allegany County25.6Oneida County: 25.6 %Oneida County25.6Chemung County: 25.5 %Chemung County25.5Herkimer County: 25.4 %Herkimer County25.4Fulton County: 25.1 %Fulton County25.1Broome County: 25 %Broome County25Chenango County: 24.7 %Chenango County24.7Orleans County: 24.7 %Orleans County24.7Steuben County: 24.7 %Steuben County24.7Rockland County: 24.6 %Rockland County24.6Schenectady County: 23.8 %Schenectady County23.8Erie County: 23.1 %Erie County23.1Lewis County: 22.9 %Lewis County22.9Monroe County: 22.7 %Monroe County22.7Jefferson County: 22.6 %Jefferson County22.6Cayuga County: 22.2 %Cayuga County22.2Hamilton County: 21.8 %Hamilton County21.8Seneca County: 21.7 %Seneca County21.7Washington County: 21.7 %Washington County21.7Greene County: 21.6 %Greene County21.6Otsego County: 21.6 %Otsego County21.6Queens County: 21.6 %Queens County21.6Onondaga County: 21.4 %Onondaga County21.4Orange County: 21.2 %Orange County21.2Cortland County: 20.7 %Cortland County20.7Rensselaer County: 20.7 %Rensselaer County20.7Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5Bronx County: 41.6 %Bronx County41.6Kings County: 33.3 %Kings County33.3St. Lawrence County: 29.7 %St. Lawrence County29.7Chautauqua County: 29.5 %Chautauqua County29.5Delaware County: 29.1 %Delaware County29.1Franklin County: 29 %Franklin County29Cattaraugus County: 28.7 %Cattaraugus County28.7Montgomery County: 28.5 %Montgomery County28.5Sullivan County: 28.3 %Sullivan County28.3Oswego County: 27.7 %Oswego County27.7Yates County: 27.3 %Yates County27.3New York County: 26.6 %New York County26.6Schuyler County: 25.8 %Schuyler County25.8Allegany County: 25.6 %Allegany County25.6Oneida County: 25.6 %Oneida County25.6Chemung County: 25.5 %Chemung County25.5Herkimer County: 25.4 %Herkimer County25.4Fulton County: 25.1 %Fulton County25.1Broome County: 25 %Broome County25Chenango County: 24.7 %Chenango County24.7Orleans County: 24.7 %Orleans County24.7Steuben County: 24.7 %Steuben County24.7Rockland County: 24.6 %Rockland County24.6Schenectady County: 23.8 %Schenectady County23.8Erie County: 23.1 %Erie County23.1Lewis County: 22.9 %Lewis County22.9Monroe County: 22.7 %Monroe County22.7Jefferson County: 22.6 %Jefferson County22.6Cayuga County: 22.2 %Cayuga County22.2Hamilton County: 21.8 %Hamilton County21.8Seneca County: 21.7 %Seneca County21.7Washington County: 21.7 %Washington County21.7Greene County: 21.6 %Greene County21.6Otsego County: 21.6 %Otsego County21.6Queens County: 21.6 %Queens County21.6Onondaga County: 21.4 %Onondaga County21.4Orange County: 21.2 %Orange County21.2Cortland County: 20.7 %Cortland County20.7Rensselaer County: 20.7 %Rensselaer County20.7Clinton County: 20.5 %Clinton County20.5
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Bronx County41.6-2.4 pts
2Kings County33.3-1.2 pts
3St. Lawrence County29.7+2.7 pts
4Chautauqua County29.5-3.5 pts
5Delaware County29.1+5 pts
6Franklin County29+3.4 pts
7Cattaraugus County28.7+0.1 pts
8Montgomery County28.5-2.3 pts
9Sullivan County28.3+1.6 pts
10Oswego County27.7+4.3 pts
11Yates County27.3+1.2 pts
12New York County26.6+0.1 pts
13Schuyler County25.8+3.2 pts
14Allegany County25.6-1.4 pts
14Oneida County25.6-0.3 pts
16Chemung County25.5+2.3 pts
17Herkimer County25.4+6 pts
18Fulton County25.1+1.7 pts
19Broome County25+0.6 pts
20Chenango County24.7+0.1 pts
20Orleans County24.7+1.4 pts
20Steuben County24.7+1 pts
23Rockland County24.6-1.5 pts
24Schenectady County23.8+3.7 pts
25Erie County23.1+2.8 pts
26Lewis County22.9+2 pts
27Monroe County22.7+0.9 pts
28Jefferson County22.6-1.2 pts
29Cayuga County22.2+1.9 pts
30Hamilton County21.8+4.9 pts
31Seneca County21.7+2.7 pts
31Washington County21.7+0.8 pts
33Greene County21.6+1.6 pts
33Otsego County21.6+3.3 pts
33Queens County21.6-1.9 pts
36Onondaga County21.4-0.3 pts
37Orange County21.2+2.1 pts
38Cortland County20.7-0.8 pts
38Rensselaer County20.7+4 pts
40Clinton County20.5+0.2 pts
41Niagara County19.5-3.4 pts
42Genesee County19.3+3.4 pts
42Madison County19.3+1.2 pts
44Essex County19-1.4 pts
44Richmond County19+2.6 pts
46Warren County18.9+0.9 pts
47Schoharie County18.8-0.8 pts
48Tioga County18+1.4 pts
49Columbia County17.9-2.2 pts
49Tompkins County17.9+2.6 pts
51Livingston County17.7+1.2 pts
51Wayne County17.7+0.6 pts
53Ulster County17.4+0.8 pts
54Wyoming County16.9+1.5 pts
55Albany County16.1-0.6 pts
56Westchester County13.4+0.5 pts
57Ontario County13.3-1.1 pts
58Dutchess County12.8+0.7 pts
59Suffolk County10.1+0.4 pts
60Saratoga County9.7+0.8 pts
61Nassau County9.1-0.2 pts
62Putnam County6.7+0.3 pts

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About this ranking

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.

A model-based single-year estimate; the national figure is the one-year American Community Survey estimate. The Census Bureau advises comparing years from 2006 on only. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate. The rate for all ages is poverty_rate.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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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/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties (Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt

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Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-york-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties. Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-york-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties, Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/saipe/datasets/2013/2013-state-and-county/est13all.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/child-poverty-rate-under-18/new-york-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE): percent of people under age 18 in poverty, nation, states and counties: Counties in New York by child poverty rate, under 18 (US official measure), 2013}},
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