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PantryPath Research · Child Poverty Atlas

Child Poverty in
New York

New York's child poverty rate is 18.6% across 62 counties, meaning 718K children under 18 live in households below the federal poverty line. Use the interactive map below to see how poverty varies within the state.

18.6%

Child poverty rate (0–17)

718K

Children in poverty

14.1%

All-ages poverty

$82,052

Median income

New York by county

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Toggle between five SAIPE metrics to see how poverty varies within New York. Hover a county for its exact rate.

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New York at a glance

Children in poverty

718K

Ages 0–17

Child poverty rate

18.6%

Ages 0–17

5–17 poverty rate

17.9%

Title I allocator

All-ages poverty

14.1%

Entire population

Concentration

1.32×

Child ÷ all-ages

Median income

$82,052

Inflation-adjusted

County-level hotspots

Five-county rankings across 62 counties in New York.

Highest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Bronx County 35.5%
  2. 2 Kings County 26.7%
  3. 3 Cattaraugus County 25.5%
  4. 4 Chautauqua County 23.4%
  5. 5 Rockland County 23.1%

Lowest child poverty

Ages 0–17, rate

  1. 1 Nassau County 6.3%
  2. 2 Putnam County 7.1%
  3. 3 Saratoga County 8.3%
  4. 4 Suffolk County 8.6%
  5. 5 Dutchess County 8.8%

Most children in poverty

Absolute count, ages 0–17

  1. 1 Kings County 145K
  2. 2 Bronx County 112K
  3. 3 Queens County 74K
  4. 4 New York County 42K
  5. 5 Erie County 33K

Every county in New York

All 62 counties across the five SAIPE metrics plus median income.

County Children 0–17 Ages 5–17 All ages Concentration Child count Median income
Albany County 14.6% 14.3% 12.9% 1.13× 8,047 $81,193
Allegany County 17.2% 16.6% 15.0% 1.15× 1,547 $57,488
Bronx County 35.5% 34.4% 27.7% 1.28× 112,212 $46,894
Broome County 19.8% 17.3% 16.8% 1.18× 7,160 $63,590
Cattaraugus County 25.5% 23.5% 18.6% 1.37× 4,058 $55,944
Cayuga County 17.7% 17.3% 13.3% 1.33× 2,446 $66,431
Chautauqua County 23.4% 21.4% 16.7% 1.40× 5,836 $56,040
Chemung County 22.3% 21.4% 16.9% 1.32× 3,697 $60,456
Chenango County 18.7% 18.6% 14.3% 1.31× 1,721 $57,407
Clinton County 15.8% 14.2% 13.7% 1.15× 2,180 $64,282
Columbia County 17.5% 17.8% 13.7% 1.28× 1,569 $73,112
Cortland County 16.5% 15.2% 16.0% 1.03× 1,352 $63,890
Delaware County 21.5% 19.1% 16.3% 1.32× 1,465 $56,163
Dutchess County 8.8% 8.5% 8.0% 1.10× 4,654 $96,374
Erie County 17.9% 17.5% 14.1% 1.27× 33,314 $70,443
Essex County 16.5% 15.9% 13.0% 1.27× 882 $70,902
Franklin County 18.5% 17.1% 14.6% 1.27× 1,680 $63,624
Fulton County 20.2% 19.9% 14.0% 1.44× 2,034 $63,409
Genesee County 14.1% 12.8% 10.4% 1.36× 1,605 $71,749
Greene County 18.8% 19.6% 13.5% 1.39× 1,365 $70,789
Hamilton County 13.9% 12.3% 10.6% 1.31× 85 $68,529
Herkimer County 16.6% 15.7% 14.1% 1.18× 1,963 $63,771
Jefferson County 18.8% 18.0% 13.3% 1.41× 5,058 $61,664
Kings County 26.7% 26.7% 19.1% 1.40× 145,353 $76,353
Lewis County 15.3% 15.0% 11.0% 1.39× 897 $64,941
Livingston County 12.2% 11.4% 11.3% 1.08× 1,280 $70,185
Madison County 13.0% 12.5% 11.0% 1.18× 1,552 $73,680
Monroe County 17.7% 16.1% 13.1% 1.35× 26,138 $73,263
Montgomery County 22.8% 20.9% 15.8% 1.44× 2,535 $61,463
Nassau County 6.3% 6.0% 5.8% 1.09× 18,205 $140,466
New York County 20.1% 20.2% 16.5% 1.22× 42,410 $100,869
Niagara County 20.0% 18.3% 13.8% 1.45× 8,104 $65,932
Oneida County 19.6% 18.5% 15.7% 1.25× 9,274 $61,566
Onondaga County 19.2% 18.3% 13.6% 1.41× 18,269 $74,388
Ontario County 10.1% 9.3% 8.2% 1.23× 2,106 $79,364
Orange County 19.1% 17.7% 12.7% 1.50× 19,503 $93,492
Orleans County 15.2% 15.6% 11.7% 1.30× 1,091 $65,156
Oswego County 18.8% 18.6% 14.9% 1.26× 4,425 $68,613
Otsego County 18.6% 17.3% 14.2% 1.31× 1,607 $63,863
Putnam County 7.1% 6.9% 7.3% 0.97× 1,325 $120,930
Queens County 17.6% 17.0% 13.8% 1.28× 74,199 $81,399
Rensselaer County 16.3% 15.1% 12.4% 1.31× 4,736 $82,846
Richmond County 17.5% 17.6% 13.1% 1.34× 18,039 $93,337
Rockland County 23.1% 22.4% 15.2% 1.52× 23,099 $105,923
Saratoga County 8.3% 7.9% 7.2% 1.15× 3,654 $94,394
Schenectady County 18.7% 19.0% 14.0% 1.34× 6,231 $74,791
Schoharie County 16.5% 16.3% 13.5% 1.22× 835 $63,768
Schuyler County 18.9% 18.9% 13.3% 1.42× 607 $65,210
Seneca County 21.0% 21.7% 14.1% 1.49× 1,368 $58,581
St. Lawrence County 21.4% 19.7% 19.0% 1.13× 4,392 $57,832
Steuben County 19.1% 19.0% 14.2% 1.35× 3,660 $64,261
Suffolk County 8.6% 7.8% 7.0% 1.23× 26,305 $123,219
Sullivan County 20.6% 20.9% 14.5% 1.42× 3,445 $68,063
Tioga County 18.0% 16.0% 13.3% 1.35× 1,690 $67,616
Tompkins County 12.5% 11.0% 15.7% 0.80× 1,743 $68,222
Ulster County 13.0% 12.5% 12.7% 1.02× 3,861 $84,593
Warren County 15.0% 14.5% 10.5% 1.43× 1,655 $73,115
Washington County 15.5% 15.1% 11.5% 1.35× 1,656 $71,396
Wayne County 14.3% 12.0% 11.0% 1.30× 2,637 $73,028
Westchester County 11.1% 10.8% 9.3% 1.19× 22,565 $114,020
Wyoming County 13.2% 12.8% 10.6% 1.25× 934 $70,775
Yates County 18.3% 18.6% 12.3% 1.49× 989 $66,155

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