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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 2023, at 60.8%. East Rockaway, NY had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 13.1% and the figure for New York was 13.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest60.8New Square, NY
Lowest2.1East Rockaway, NY
Median13.190 cities
New York13.7History

Top 40 cities, 2023

New Square, NY: 60.8 %New Square, NY60.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 40.2 %Kiryas Joel, NY40.2Binghamton, NY: 32.9 %Binghamton, NY32.9Spring Valley, NY: 31.2 %Spring Valley, NY31.2Syracuse, NY: 29.6 %Syracuse, NY29.6Endicott, NY: 29.5 %Endicott, NY29.5Ithaca, NY: 28.4 %Ithaca, NY28.4Utica, NY: 27.6 %Utica, NY27.6Buffalo, NY: 27.4 %Buffalo, NY27.4Newburgh, NY: 27.1 %Newburgh, NY27.1Elmira, NY: 26.9 %Elmira, NY26.9Rochester, NY: 26.6 %Rochester, NY26.6Cohoes, NY: 25.3 %Cohoes, NY25.3Dunkirk, NY: 24.9 %Dunkirk, NY24.9Plattsburgh, NY: 24.2 %Plattsburgh, NY24.2Olean, NY: 24.1 %Olean, NY24.1Fulton, NY: 24.1 %Fulton, NY24.1Jamestown, NY: 24 %Jamestown, NY24Troy, NY: 23.8 %Troy, NY23.8Niagara Falls, NY: 23.7 %Niagara Falls, NY23.7Albany, NY: 23.4 %Albany, NY23.4Schenectady, NY: 23.2 %Schenectady, NY23.2Lackawanna, NY: 22.6 %Lackawanna, NY22.6Cortland, NY: 22 %Cortland, NY22Gloversville, NY: 21.6 %Gloversville, NY21.6Oswego, NY: 21.1 %Oswego, NY21.1Amsterdam, NY: 20.9 %Amsterdam, NY20.9Watertown, NY: 20.8 %Watertown, NY20.8Auburn, NY: 20 %Auburn, NY20Watervliet, NY: 19.9 %Watervliet, NY19.9Johnson City, NY: 19.6 %Johnson City, NY19.6Oneonta, NY: 19.2 %Oneonta, NY19.2Kingston, NY: 19.1 %Kingston, NY19.1Geneva, NY: 18.3 %Geneva, NY18.3Rome, NY: 18.1 %Rome, NY18.1Poughkeepsie, NY: 18 %Poughkeepsie, NY18New York, NY: 17.4 %New York, NY17.4Haverstraw, NY: 17 %Haverstraw, NY17Lockport, NY: 16 %Lockport, NY16Corning, NY: 15.8 %Corning, NY15.8New Square, NY: 60.8 %New Square, NY60.8Kiryas Joel, NY: 40.2 %Kiryas Joel, NY40.2Binghamton, NY: 32.9 %Binghamton, NY32.9Spring Valley, NY: 31.2 %Spring Valley, NY31.2Syracuse, NY: 29.6 %Syracuse, NY29.6Endicott, NY: 29.5 %Endicott, NY29.5Ithaca, NY: 28.4 %Ithaca, NY28.4Utica, NY: 27.6 %Utica, NY27.6Buffalo, NY: 27.4 %Buffalo, NY27.4Newburgh, NY: 27.1 %Newburgh, NY27.1Elmira, NY: 26.9 %Elmira, NY26.9Rochester, NY: 26.6 %Rochester, NY26.6Cohoes, NY: 25.3 %Cohoes, NY25.3Dunkirk, NY: 24.9 %Dunkirk, NY24.9Plattsburgh, NY: 24.2 %Plattsburgh, NY24.2Olean, NY: 24.1 %Olean, NY24.1Fulton, NY: 24.1 %Fulton, NY24.1Jamestown, NY: 24 %Jamestown, NY24Troy, NY: 23.8 %Troy, NY23.8Niagara Falls, NY: 23.7 %Niagara Falls, NY23.7Albany, NY: 23.4 %Albany, NY23.4Schenectady, NY: 23.2 %Schenectady, NY23.2Lackawanna, NY: 22.6 %Lackawanna, NY22.6Cortland, NY: 22 %Cortland, NY22Gloversville, NY: 21.6 %Gloversville, NY21.6Oswego, NY: 21.1 %Oswego, NY21.1Amsterdam, NY: 20.9 %Amsterdam, NY20.9Watertown, NY: 20.8 %Watertown, NY20.8Auburn, NY: 20 %Auburn, NY20Watervliet, NY: 19.9 %Watervliet, NY19.9Johnson City, NY: 19.6 %Johnson City, NY19.6Oneonta, NY: 19.2 %Oneonta, NY19.2Kingston, NY: 19.1 %Kingston, NY19.1Geneva, NY: 18.3 %Geneva, NY18.3Rome, NY: 18.1 %Rome, NY18.1Poughkeepsie, NY: 18 %Poughkeepsie, NY18New York, NY: 17.4 %New York, NY17.4Haverstraw, NY: 17 %Haverstraw, NY17Lockport, NY: 16 %Lockport, NY16Corning, NY: 15.8 %Corning, NY15.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1New Square, NY60.8-3.4 pts
2Kiryas Joel, NY40.2-3 pts
3Binghamton, NY32.9+1.2 pts
4Spring Valley, NY31.2+5.9 pts
5Syracuse, NY29.60 pts
6Endicott, NY29.5+0.1 pts
7Ithaca, NY28.4-4.7 pts
8Utica, NY27.6-0.6 pts
9Buffalo, NY27.4+0.2 pts
10Newburgh, NY27.1+0.6 pts
11Elmira, NY26.9-0.8 pts
12Rochester, NY26.6-1.3 pts
13Cohoes, NY25.3+5.7 pts
14Dunkirk, NY24.90 pts
15Plattsburgh, NY24.2+2.4 pts
16Olean, NY24.1+0.3 pts
17Fulton, NY24.1+0.2 pts
18Jamestown, NY24-4.2 pts
19Troy, NY23.8+0.5 pts
20Niagara Falls, NY23.7-1.4 pts
21Albany, NY23.40 pts
22Schenectady, NY23.2+1.9 pts
23Lackawanna, NY22.6+1.1 pts
24Cortland, NY22-0.3 pts
25Gloversville, NY21.6+0.9 pts
26Oswego, NY21.1-4.3 pts
27Amsterdam, NY20.9-1.1 pts
28Watertown, NY20.8+1.3 pts
29Auburn, NY20+0.1 pts
30Watervliet, NY19.9-0.3 pts
31Johnson City, NY19.6-0.7 pts
32Oneonta, NY19.2-0.8 pts
33Kingston, NY19.1+0.7 pts
34Geneva, NY18.3-0.3 pts
35Rome, NY18.1+1.1 pts
36Poughkeepsie, NY18-0.3 pts
37New York, NY17.4+0.2 pts
38Haverstraw, NY17+4.6 pts
39Lockport, NY16-0.4 pts
40Corning, NY15.8-1 pts
41Middletown, NY15.5+0.4 pts
42Hempstead, NY14.8-1.1 pts
43Yonkers, NY14.7+1.5 pts
44Mount Vernon, NY13.6-0.3 pts
45Glen Cove, NY13.3-1.9 pts
46Batavia, NY12.8-0.4 pts
47Oneida, NY12.8+0.3 pts
48West Haverstraw, NY12.6+0.1 pts
49Airmont, NY12.5-0.3 pts
50North Tonawanda, NY12.1+1.3 pts
51Port Chester, NY12-2.3 pts
52Tonawanda, NY12+1.3 pts
53Glens Falls, NY11.60 pts
54White Plains, NY10.9+0.9 pts
55New Rochelle, NY10.6+0.1 pts
56Saratoga Springs, NY10.3+0.3 pts
57Peekskill, NY10+0.4 pts
58Kenmore, NY9.7+1.6 pts
59Canandaigua, NY9.4+1.2 pts
60Mount Kisco, NY9.3+2.6 pts
61Ossining, NY8.7+1.3 pts
62Beacon, NY8.4-0.4 pts
63Depew, NY8.3-0 pts
64Patchogue, NY8.1+0.3 pts
65Mamaroneck, NY7.7+1.2 pts
66Lynbrook, NY7.2+0.7 pts
67Great Neck, NY7.2-1.8 pts
68Tarrytown, NY7.2+1 pts
69Long Beach, NY7.1+1.9 pts
70Mineola, NY6.6+1.3 pts
71Sleepy Hollow, NY6.4-3.6 pts
72Freeport, NY6.2-0.7 pts
73Chestnut Ridge, NY6.1-9.2 pts
74Lake Grove, NY6.1+0.4 pts
75Dobbs Ferry, NY6.1+0.6 pts
76Lindenhurst, NY5.1-1.3 pts
77Woodbury, NY5+0.6 pts
78Massapequa Park, NY5+0.9 pts
78Rockville Centre, NY5+0.9 pts
80Harrison, NY4.60 pts
81Suffern, NY4.4-1.6 pts
82New Hyde Park, NY4+0.3 pts
83Westbury, NY3.8-0.5 pts
84Valley Stream, NY3.5-0.7 pts
85Babylon, NY3.3+0.9 pts
85Floral Park, NY3.3-0.3 pts
87Rye, NY30 pts
88Garden City, NY2.8+0.5 pts
89Scarsdale, NY2.4-0.5 pts
90East Rockaway, NY2.1-0.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023. 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), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023.

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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), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b17001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/poverty-rate-acs/new-york-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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New Square, NY, with 60.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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East Rockaway, NY, with 2.1% in 2023.

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