Poverty Rate in Herkimer County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
13.4% +6.5% vs nat'l
Rank #1,624 of 3,222
50th percentile

How Herkimer County Compares

Herkimer County
13.4%
New York Average
13.4%
Rank #34 of 62 in state
National
12.6%
6.5% above

National Distribution

Where Herkimer County falls among all 3,222 U.S. counties for poverty rate.

1.4% 63.6%

■ Herkimer County: 13.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,621 Jefferson County, OR 13.4%
#1,622 Providence County, RI 13.4%
#1,623 Howard County, IN 13.4%
#1,624 Herkimer County, NY 13.4%
#1,625 Garfield County, MT 13.4%
#1,626 Orange County, IN 13.4%
#1,627 Morgan County, IL 13.4%
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Poverty Rate in Herkimer County, New York

Herkimer County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.4%, which ranks #1,624 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 6.5% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within New York, Herkimer County ranks #34 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 50th 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.