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

New Square, NY had the highest poverty rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 90 cities in 2022, at 64.2%. Garden City, NY had the lowest, at 2.3%. The median was 13.6% and the figure for New York was 13.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest64.2New Square, NY
Lowest2.3Garden City, NY
Median13.690 cities
New York13.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

New Square, NY: 64.2 %New Square, NY64.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 43.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY43.3Ithaca, NY: 33.1 %Ithaca, NY33.1Binghamton, NY: 31.7 %Binghamton, NY31.7Syracuse, NY: 29.6 %Syracuse, NY29.6Endicott, NY: 29.5 %Endicott, NY29.5Jamestown, NY: 28.2 %Jamestown, NY28.2Utica, NY: 28.2 %Utica, NY28.2Rochester, NY: 27.9 %Rochester, NY27.9Elmira, NY: 27.7 %Elmira, NY27.7Buffalo, NY: 27.2 %Buffalo, NY27.2Newburgh, NY: 26.5 %Newburgh, NY26.5Oswego, NY: 25.4 %Oswego, NY25.4Spring Valley, NY: 25.3 %Spring Valley, NY25.3Niagara Falls, NY: 25.1 %Niagara Falls, NY25.1Dunkirk, NY: 24.9 %Dunkirk, NY24.9Fulton, NY: 23.9 %Fulton, NY23.9Olean, NY: 23.8 %Olean, NY23.8Albany, NY: 23.3 %Albany, NY23.3Troy, NY: 23.3 %Troy, NY23.3Cortland, NY: 22.2 %Cortland, NY22.2Amsterdam, NY: 22 %Amsterdam, NY22Plattsburgh, NY: 21.7 %Plattsburgh, NY21.7Lackawanna, NY: 21.5 %Lackawanna, NY21.5Schenectady, NY: 21.2 %Schenectady, NY21.2Gloversville, NY: 20.7 %Gloversville, NY20.7Johnson City, NY: 20.3 %Johnson City, NY20.3Watervliet, NY: 20.2 %Watervliet, NY20.2Oneonta, NY: 20 %Oneonta, NY20Auburn, NY: 19.9 %Auburn, NY19.9Cohoes, NY: 19.6 %Cohoes, NY19.6Watertown, NY: 19.5 %Watertown, NY19.5Geneva, NY: 18.6 %Geneva, NY18.6Kingston, NY: 18.5 %Kingston, NY18.5Poughkeepsie, NY: 18.3 %Poughkeepsie, NY18.3New York, NY: 17.2 %New York, NY17.2Rome, NY: 17 %Rome, NY17Corning, NY: 16.8 %Corning, NY16.8Lockport, NY: 16.4 %Lockport, NY16.4Hempstead, NY: 16 %Hempstead, NY16New Square, NY: 64.2 %New Square, NY64.2Kiryas Joel, NY: 43.3 %Kiryas Joel, NY43.3Ithaca, NY: 33.1 %Ithaca, NY33.1Binghamton, NY: 31.7 %Binghamton, NY31.7Syracuse, NY: 29.6 %Syracuse, NY29.6Endicott, NY: 29.5 %Endicott, NY29.5Jamestown, NY: 28.2 %Jamestown, NY28.2Utica, NY: 28.2 %Utica, NY28.2Rochester, NY: 27.9 %Rochester, NY27.9Elmira, NY: 27.7 %Elmira, NY27.7Buffalo, NY: 27.2 %Buffalo, NY27.2Newburgh, NY: 26.5 %Newburgh, NY26.5Oswego, NY: 25.4 %Oswego, NY25.4Spring Valley, NY: 25.3 %Spring Valley, NY25.3Niagara Falls, NY: 25.1 %Niagara Falls, NY25.1Dunkirk, NY: 24.9 %Dunkirk, NY24.9Fulton, NY: 23.9 %Fulton, NY23.9Olean, NY: 23.8 %Olean, NY23.8Albany, NY: 23.3 %Albany, NY23.3Troy, NY: 23.3 %Troy, NY23.3Cortland, NY: 22.2 %Cortland, NY22.2Amsterdam, NY: 22 %Amsterdam, NY22Plattsburgh, NY: 21.7 %Plattsburgh, NY21.7Lackawanna, NY: 21.5 %Lackawanna, NY21.5Schenectady, NY: 21.2 %Schenectady, NY21.2Gloversville, NY: 20.7 %Gloversville, NY20.7Johnson City, NY: 20.3 %Johnson City, NY20.3Watervliet, NY: 20.2 %Watervliet, NY20.2Oneonta, NY: 20 %Oneonta, NY20Auburn, NY: 19.9 %Auburn, NY19.9Cohoes, NY: 19.6 %Cohoes, NY19.6Watertown, NY: 19.5 %Watertown, NY19.5Geneva, NY: 18.6 %Geneva, NY18.6Kingston, NY: 18.5 %Kingston, NY18.5Poughkeepsie, NY: 18.3 %Poughkeepsie, NY18.3New York, NY: 17.2 %New York, NY17.2Rome, NY: 17 %Rome, NY17Corning, NY: 16.8 %Corning, NY16.8Lockport, NY: 16.4 %Lockport, NY16.4Hempstead, NY: 16 %Hempstead, NY16
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1New Square, NY64.2+3.6 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY43.3+2.8 pts
3Ithaca, NY33.1-1.4 pts
4Binghamton, NY31.7-0.3 pts
5Syracuse, NY29.6-0.5 pts
6Endicott, NY29.5+2.8 pts
7Jamestown, NY28.2+0.1 pts
8Utica, NY28.2+0.2 pts
9Rochester, NY27.9-1.4 pts
10Elmira, NY27.7+2.2 pts
11Buffalo, NY27.2-0.4 pts
12Newburgh, NY26.5+5.1 pts
13Oswego, NY25.4+0.3 pts
14Spring Valley, NY25.3+1 pts
15Niagara Falls, NY25.1+1.2 pts
16Dunkirk, NY24.9-1.8 pts
17Fulton, NY23.9+0.3 pts
18Olean, NY23.8+0.3 pts
19Albany, NY23.3+1.6 pts
20Troy, NY23.30 pts
21Cortland, NY22.2+0.3 pts
22Amsterdam, NY22-1.8 pts
23Plattsburgh, NY21.7+2.5 pts
24Lackawanna, NY21.5-0.6 pts
25Schenectady, NY21.2-0 pts
26Gloversville, NY20.7-1.8 pts
27Johnson City, NY20.3+0.7 pts
28Watervliet, NY20.2+0.4 pts
29Oneonta, NY20+1.6 pts
30Auburn, NY19.9-0.3 pts
31Cohoes, NY19.6+3.4 pts
32Watertown, NY19.5-1.3 pts
33Geneva, NY18.6-0.1 pts
34Kingston, NY18.5-0.4 pts
35Poughkeepsie, NY18.3-0.5 pts
36New York, NY17.2+0.2 pts
37Rome, NY17-0.3 pts
38Corning, NY16.8+0.8 pts
39Lockport, NY16.4+4 pts
40Hempstead, NY16-1.2 pts
41Chestnut Ridge, NY15.4-3.7 pts
42Glen Cove, NY15.3+1.5 pts
43Middletown, NY15.1-1.4 pts
44Port Chester, NY14.3+3.3 pts
45Mount Vernon, NY13.9+1.2 pts
46Batavia, NY13.3-2.7 pts
47Yonkers, NY13.2-0 pts
48Airmont, NY12.9+1.9 pts
49West Haverstraw, NY12.5-0.5 pts
50Haverstraw, NY12.4-2.4 pts
51Oneida, NY12.40 pts
52Glens Falls, NY11.5-0.1 pts
53North Tonawanda, NY10.8-0 pts
54Tonawanda, NY10.7-0.1 pts
55New Rochelle, NY10.6+0.2 pts
56Saratoga Springs, NY10.1+0.5 pts
57White Plains, NY10+1.6 pts
58Sleepy Hollow, NY10+2.5 pts
59Peekskill, NY9.6-1.3 pts
60Great Neck, NY8.9-1.2 pts
61Beacon, NY8.7-0.5 pts
62Depew, NY8.3-0.5 pts
63Canandaigua, NY8.2+0.2 pts
64Kenmore, NY8.1-0.2 pts
65Patchogue, NY7.8+0.1 pts
66Ossining, NY7.4-1.4 pts
67Freeport, NY6.90 pts
68Mount Kisco, NY6.7-0.9 pts
69Mamaroneck, NY6.6+1.6 pts
70Lynbrook, NY6.5+2 pts
71Lindenhurst, NY6.3+0.1 pts
72Tarrytown, NY6.1+0.4 pts
73Suffern, NY6.1-0.3 pts
74Lake Grove, NY5.7-0.1 pts
75Dobbs Ferry, NY5.4+1.8 pts
76Mineola, NY5.3-1 pts
77Long Beach, NY5.3+0.2 pts
78Harrison, NY4.6+0.6 pts
79Woodbury, NY4.4+0.3 pts
80Westbury, NY4.3-1 pts
81Valley Stream, NY4.1+0.7 pts
82Rockville Centre, NY4.1-0.2 pts
83Massapequa Park, NY4-0 pts
84New Hyde Park, NY3.8+0.7 pts
85Floral Park, NY3.6+1.1 pts
86East Rockaway, NY3-1.9 pts
87Rye, NY2.9-1.5 pts
88Scarsdale, NY2.9+0.5 pts
89Babylon, NY2.4-0.4 pts
90Garden City, NY2.3-0.1 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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), 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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New Square, NY, with 64.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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