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

All 90 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `poverty_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | New Square, NY | 58.8 |
| 2 | Kiryas Joel, NY | 37.6 |
| 3 | Binghamton, NY | 32.6 |
| 4 | Ithaca, NY | 30.4 |
| 5 | Elmira, NY | 30.2 |
| 6 | Endicott, NY | 29 |
| 7 | Syracuse, NY | 28.8 |
| 8 | Rochester, NY | 27.8 |
| 9 | Spring Valley, NY | 27.6 |
| 10 | Utica, NY | 27.5 |
| 11 | Olean, NY | 26.7 |
| 12 | Buffalo, NY | 26 |
| 13 | Cohoes, NY | 25.9 |
| 14 | Jamestown, NY | 25.3 |
| 15 | Newburgh, NY | 24.3 |
| 16 | Dunkirk, NY | 24.3 |
| 17 | Schenectady, NY | 23.8 |
| 18 | Niagara Falls, NY | 23.7 |
| 19 | Fulton, NY | 23.5 |
| 20 | Troy, NY | 23.4 |
| 21 | Lackawanna, NY | 23.2 |
| 22 | Albany, NY | 22.9 |
| 23 | Plattsburgh, NY | 22.7 |
| 24 | Cortland, NY | 20.8 |
| 25 | Oswego, NY | 20.6 |
| 26 | Amsterdam, NY | 20.2 |
| 27 | Watertown, NY | 20.1 |
| 28 | Johnson City, NY | 19.6 |
| 29 | Auburn, NY | 19.5 |
| 30 | Watervliet, NY | 18.4 |
| 31 | Rome, NY | 18.1 |
| 32 | New York, NY | 17.9 |
| 33 | West Haverstraw, NY | 17.9 |
| 34 | Kingston, NY | 17.7 |
| 35 | Gloversville, NY | 17.6 |
| 36 | Poughkeepsie, NY | 17.6 |
| 37 | Oneonta, NY | 16.6 |
| 38 | Haverstraw, NY | 16.4 |
| 39 | Geneva, NY | 16 |
| 40 | Lockport, NY | 15.2 |
| 41 | Mount Vernon, NY | 14.8 |
| 42 | Hempstead, NY | 14.4 |
| 43 | Oneida, NY | 14.3 |
| 44 | Batavia, NY | 14.2 |
| 45 | Tonawanda, NY | 13.8 |
| 46 | Yonkers, NY | 13.8 |
| 47 | Middletown, NY | 13.6 |
| 48 | Glen Cove, NY | 13.5 |
| 49 | Port Chester, NY | 12.9 |
| 50 | Airmont, NY | 12.5 |
| 51 | North Tonawanda, NY | 12.4 |
| 52 | Peekskill, NY | 11.9 |
| 53 | Corning, NY | 11.7 |
| 54 | Glens Falls, NY | 11.3 |
| 55 | White Plains, NY | 11.2 |
| 56 | Canandaigua, NY | 10.8 |
| 57 | Mamaroneck, NY | 10.7 |
| 58 | Patchogue, NY | 10.6 |
| 59 | New Rochelle, NY | 10.1 |
| 60 | Saratoga Springs, NY | 9.7 |
| 61 | Depew, NY | 9.4 |
| 62 | Kenmore, NY | 9.1 |
| 63 | Beacon, NY | 9 |
| 64 | Sleepy Hollow, NY | 8.7 |
| 65 | Ossining, NY | 8.6 |
| 66 | Mount Kisco, NY | 8.2 |
| 67 | Chestnut Ridge, NY | 8.1 |
| 67 | Lake Grove, NY | 8.1 |
| 69 | Tarrytown, NY | 8 |
| 70 | Long Beach, NY | 7.7 |
| 71 | Lynbrook, NY | 7.5 |
| 72 | Freeport, NY | 7.4 |
| 73 | Great Neck, NY | 6.6 |
| 74 | Dobbs Ferry, NY | 6.6 |
| 75 | Suffern, NY | 6.1 |
| 76 | Lindenhurst, NY | 5.7 |
| 77 | Valley Stream, NY | 5.5 |
| 78 | Mineola, NY | 5.3 |
| 79 | Rockville Centre, NY | 4.7 |
| 80 | Woodbury, NY | 4.6 |
| 81 | Harrison, NY | 4.1 |
| 82 | New Hyde Park, NY | 3.6 |
| 83 | Babylon, NY | 3.5 |
| 84 | Westbury, NY | 3.4 |
| 85 | Massapequa Park, NY | 3.1 |
| 86 | Garden City, NY | 3.1 |
| 87 | Floral Park, NY | 3 |
| 88 | Scarsdale, NY | 2.9 |
| 89 | Rye, NY | 2.7 |
| 90 | East Rockaway, NY | 2.6 |