Poverty Rate in Lewis County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
12.3% −2.1% vs nat'l
Rank #1,360 of 3,222
58th percentile

How Lewis County Compares

Lewis County
12.3%
New York Average
12.3%
Rank #23 of 62 in state
National
12.6%
2.1% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Lewis County: 12.3%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#1,357 Carbon County, PA 12.3%
#1,358 Clatsop County, OR 12.3%
#1,359 Monroe County, GA 12.3%
#1,360 Lewis County, NY 12.3%
#1,361 Owen County, IN 12.3%
#1,362 Ramsey County, MN 12.3%
#1,363 Jefferson County, IN 12.3%
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Poverty Rate in Lewis County, New York

Lewis County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.3%, which ranks #1,360 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 2.1% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within New York, Lewis County ranks #23 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 58th 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.