Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
13.7% +8.6% vs nat'l
Rank #1,677 of 3,222
48th percentile

How Jefferson County Compares

Jefferson County
13.7%
New York Average
13.7%
Rank #39 of 62 in state
National
12.6%
8.6% above

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Jefferson County: 13.7%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,674 Muscatine County, IA 13.7%
#1,675 Cleburne County, AL 13.7%
#1,676 Gibson County, TN 13.7%
#1,677 Jefferson County, NY 13.7%
#1,678 Knox County, NE 13.7%
#1,679 Knox County, IN 13.7%
#1,680 DeKalb County, GA 13.7%
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Poverty Rate in Jefferson County, New York

Jefferson County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.7%, which ranks #1,677 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 8.6% above the national value of 12.6%.

Within New York, Jefferson County ranks #39 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 48th 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.