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Cities in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

New Square, NY had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2024, at 58.8%. East Rockaway, NY had the lowest, at 2.6%. The median was 13.8% and the figure for New York was 14%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest58.8New Square, NY
Lowest2.6East Rockaway, NY
Median13.890 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2024

New Square, NY: 58.8 %New Square, NY58.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 37.6 %Kiryas Joel, NY37.6Binghamton, NY: 32.6 %Binghamton, NY32.6Ithaca, NY: 30.4 %Ithaca, NY30.4Elmira, NY: 30.2 %Elmira, NY30.2Endicott, NY: 29 %Endicott, NY29Syracuse, NY: 28.8 %Syracuse, NY28.8Rochester, NY: 27.8 %Rochester, NY27.8Spring Valley, NY: 27.6 %Spring Valley, NY27.6Utica, NY: 27.5 %Utica, NY27.5Olean, NY: 26.7 %Olean, NY26.7Buffalo, NY: 26 %Buffalo, NY26Cohoes, NY: 25.9 %Cohoes, NY25.9Jamestown, NY: 25.3 %Jamestown, NY25.3Newburgh, NY: 24.3 %Newburgh, NY24.3Dunkirk, NY: 24.3 %Dunkirk, NY24.3Schenectady, NY: 23.8 %Schenectady, NY23.8Niagara Falls, NY: 23.7 %Niagara Falls, NY23.7Fulton, NY: 23.5 %Fulton, NY23.5Troy, NY: 23.4 %Troy, NY23.4Lackawanna, NY: 23.2 %Lackawanna, NY23.2Albany, NY: 22.9 %Albany, NY22.9Plattsburgh, NY: 22.7 %Plattsburgh, NY22.7Cortland, NY: 20.8 %Cortland, NY20.8Oswego, NY: 20.6 %Oswego, NY20.6Amsterdam, NY: 20.2 %Amsterdam, NY20.2Watertown, NY: 20.1 %Watertown, NY20.1Johnson City, NY: 19.6 %Johnson City, NY19.6Auburn, NY: 19.5 %Auburn, NY19.5Watervliet, NY: 18.4 %Watervliet, NY18.4Rome, NY: 18.1 %Rome, NY18.1New York, NY: 17.9 %New York, NY17.9West Haverstraw, NY: 17.9 %West Haverstraw, NY17.9Kingston, NY: 17.7 %Kingston, NY17.7Gloversville, NY: 17.6 %Gloversville, NY17.6Poughkeepsie, NY: 17.6 %Poughkeepsie, NY17.6Oneonta, NY: 16.6 %Oneonta, NY16.6Haverstraw, NY: 16.4 %Haverstraw, NY16.4Geneva, NY: 16 %Geneva, NY16Lockport, NY: 15.2 %Lockport, NY15.2New Square, NY: 58.8 %New Square, NY58.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 37.6 %Kiryas Joel, NY37.6Binghamton, NY: 32.6 %Binghamton, NY32.6Ithaca, NY: 30.4 %Ithaca, NY30.4Elmira, NY: 30.2 %Elmira, NY30.2Endicott, NY: 29 %Endicott, NY29Syracuse, NY: 28.8 %Syracuse, NY28.8Rochester, NY: 27.8 %Rochester, NY27.8Spring Valley, NY: 27.6 %Spring Valley, NY27.6Utica, NY: 27.5 %Utica, NY27.5Olean, NY: 26.7 %Olean, NY26.7Buffalo, NY: 26 %Buffalo, NY26Cohoes, NY: 25.9 %Cohoes, NY25.9Jamestown, NY: 25.3 %Jamestown, NY25.3Newburgh, NY: 24.3 %Newburgh, NY24.3Dunkirk, NY: 24.3 %Dunkirk, NY24.3Schenectady, NY: 23.8 %Schenectady, NY23.8Niagara Falls, NY: 23.7 %Niagara Falls, NY23.7Fulton, NY: 23.5 %Fulton, NY23.5Troy, NY: 23.4 %Troy, NY23.4Lackawanna, NY: 23.2 %Lackawanna, NY23.2Albany, NY: 22.9 %Albany, NY22.9Plattsburgh, NY: 22.7 %Plattsburgh, NY22.7Cortland, NY: 20.8 %Cortland, NY20.8Oswego, NY: 20.6 %Oswego, NY20.6Amsterdam, NY: 20.2 %Amsterdam, NY20.2Watertown, NY: 20.1 %Watertown, NY20.1Johnson City, NY: 19.6 %Johnson City, NY19.6Auburn, NY: 19.5 %Auburn, NY19.5Watervliet, NY: 18.4 %Watervliet, NY18.4Rome, NY: 18.1 %Rome, NY18.1New York, NY: 17.9 %New York, NY17.9West Haverstraw, NY: 17.9 %West Haverstraw, NY17.9Kingston, NY: 17.7 %Kingston, NY17.7Gloversville, NY: 17.6 %Gloversville, NY17.6Poughkeepsie, NY: 17.6 %Poughkeepsie, NY17.6Oneonta, NY: 16.6 %Oneonta, NY16.6Haverstraw, NY: 16.4 %Haverstraw, NY16.4Geneva, NY: 16 %Geneva, NY16Lockport, NY: 15.2 %Lockport, NY15.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1New Square, NY58.8-2 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY37.6-2.6 pts
3Binghamton, NY32.6-0.3 pts
4Ithaca, NY30.4+2 pts
5Elmira, NY30.2+3.3 pts
6Endicott, NY29-0.5 pts
7Syracuse, NY28.8-0.8 pts
8Rochester, NY27.8+1.2 pts
9Spring Valley, NY27.6-3.6 pts
10Utica, NY27.5-0.1 pts
11Olean, NY26.7+2.5 pts
12Buffalo, NY26-1.4 pts
13Cohoes, NY25.9+0.6 pts
14Jamestown, NY25.3+1.2 pts
15Newburgh, NY24.3-2.8 pts
16Dunkirk, NY24.3-0.6 pts
17Schenectady, NY23.8+0.7 pts
18Niagara Falls, NY23.70 pts
19Fulton, NY23.5-0.6 pts
20Troy, NY23.4-0.5 pts
21Lackawanna, NY23.2+0.6 pts
22Albany, NY22.9-0.4 pts
23Plattsburgh, NY22.7-1.4 pts
24Cortland, NY20.8-1.2 pts
25Oswego, NY20.6-0.5 pts
26Amsterdam, NY20.2-0.7 pts
27Watertown, NY20.1-0.7 pts
28Johnson City, NY19.60 pts
29Auburn, NY19.5-0.5 pts
30Watervliet, NY18.4-1.5 pts
31Rome, NY18.1-0 pts
32New York, NY17.9+0.6 pts
33West Haverstraw, NY17.9+5.3 pts
34Kingston, NY17.7-1.5 pts
35Gloversville, NY17.6-4 pts
36Poughkeepsie, NY17.6-0.4 pts
37Oneonta, NY16.6-2.5 pts
38Haverstraw, NY16.4-0.6 pts
39Geneva, NY16-2.2 pts
40Lockport, NY15.2-0.8 pts
41Mount Vernon, NY14.8+1.2 pts
42Hempstead, NY14.4-0.4 pts
43Oneida, NY14.3+1.5 pts
44Batavia, NY14.2+1.4 pts
45Tonawanda, NY13.8+1.9 pts
46Yonkers, NY13.8-0.8 pts
47Middletown, NY13.6-1.9 pts
48Glen Cove, NY13.5+0.1 pts
49Port Chester, NY12.9+0.9 pts
50Airmont, NY12.5-0.1 pts
51North Tonawanda, NY12.4+0.3 pts
52Peekskill, NY11.9+1.9 pts
53Corning, NY11.7-4.1 pts
54Glens Falls, NY11.3-0.2 pts
55White Plains, NY11.2+0.3 pts
56Canandaigua, NY10.8+1.4 pts
57Mamaroneck, NY10.7+3 pts
58Patchogue, NY10.6+2.5 pts
59New Rochelle, NY10.1-0.6 pts
60Saratoga Springs, NY9.7-0.6 pts
61Depew, NY9.4+1.1 pts
62Kenmore, NY9.1-0.5 pts
63Beacon, NY9+0.7 pts
64Sleepy Hollow, NY8.7+2.3 pts
65Ossining, NY8.6-0.1 pts
66Mount Kisco, NY8.2-1.1 pts
67Chestnut Ridge, NY8.1+1.9 pts
67Lake Grove, NY8.1+2 pts
69Tarrytown, NY8+0.8 pts
70Long Beach, NY7.7+0.5 pts
71Lynbrook, NY7.5+0.3 pts
72Freeport, NY7.4+1.2 pts
73Great Neck, NY6.6-0.6 pts
74Dobbs Ferry, NY6.6+0.5 pts
75Suffern, NY6.1+1.7 pts
76Lindenhurst, NY5.7+0.7 pts
77Valley Stream, NY5.5+2 pts
78Mineola, NY5.3-1.4 pts
79Rockville Centre, NY4.7-0.3 pts
80Woodbury, NY4.6-0.4 pts
81Harrison, NY4.1-0.5 pts
82New Hyde Park, NY3.6-0.4 pts
83Babylon, NY3.5+0.2 pts
84Westbury, NY3.4-0.4 pts
85Massapequa Park, NY3.1-1.9 pts
86Garden City, NY3.1+0.2 pts
87Floral Park, NY3-0.3 pts
88Scarsdale, NY2.9+0.5 pts
89Rye, NY2.7-0.3 pts
90East Rockaway, NY2.6+0.4 pts

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About this ranking

People with income in the past 12 months below the official US poverty thresholds, as a percentage of people whose poverty status is determined. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The headline single-year rate for states and counties is poverty_rate (SAIPE). Poverty status is not determined for people in institutions, military group quarters or college dormitories, or for unrelated children under 15. Absolute thresholds set by the US government, so not comparable with the EU at_risk_of_poverty_rate.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B17001: population with income in the past 12 months below the poverty level as a percentage of the population for whom poverty status is determined, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in New York by poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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New Square, NY, with 58.8% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Rockaway, NY, with 2.6% in 2024.

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