Poverty Rate in Allegany County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How Allegany County Compares
National Distribution
Where Allegany County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.
■ Allegany County: 16.2%
Ranking Context
| Rank | County | Value |
|---|---|---|
| #2,152 | Parke County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,153 | Mayes County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,154 | Blackford County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,155 | Allegany County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,156 | Suffolk County, MA | 16.2% |
| #2,157 | Eastland County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,158 | Bowie County, TX | 16.2% |
Poverty Rate in Allegany County, New York
Allegany County, New York has a poverty rate of 16.2%, which ranks #2,155 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 28.5% above the national value of 12.6%.
Within New York, Allegany County ranks #50 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. All data comes from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates for 2024.
About this data
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.