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Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in New York

The top 25 of 51 New York cities on GIS Map, ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

#CityBelow poverty level
1Binghamton
32.6%
2Ithaca
30.4%
3Elmira
30.2%
4Syracuse
28.8%
5Hudson
28.2%
6Rochester
27.8%
7Utica
27.5%
8Buffalo
26%
9Jamestown
25.3%
10Dunkirk
24.3%
11Newburgh
24.3%
12Schenectady
23.8%
13Niagara Falls
23.7%
14Troy
23.4%
15Albany
22.9%
16Plattsburgh
22.7%
17Cortland
20.8%
18Oswego
20.6%
19Amsterdam
20.2%
20Watertown
20.1%
21Auburn
19.5%
22Rome
18.1%
23New York City
17.9%
24Saranac Lake
17.7%
25Kingston
17.6%

Top New York Counties

Counties ranked by the share of residents below the poverty level.

1. Bronx County27.8%2. Cattaraugus County19.1%3. Kings County19.1%4. Broome County18.5%5. Franklin County18.2%6. Chautauqua County17.4%7. St. Lawrence County16.9%8. New York County16.5%9. Tompkins County16.4%10. Chemung County16.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/highest-poverty-cities. Figures from U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

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