Poverty Rate in Nassau County, NY

ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

Poverty Rate
5.4% −57.0% vs nat'l
Rank #73 of 3,222
98th percentile

How Nassau County Compares

Nassau County
5.4%
New York Average
5.4%
Rank #1 of 62 in state
National
12.6%
57.0% below

National Distribution

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

1.4% 63.6%

■ Nassau County: 5.4%

Ranking Context

Rank County Value
#70 Somerset County, NJ 5.4%
#71 Johnson County, KS 5.4%
#72 Kendall County, IL 5.4%
#73 Nassau County, NY 5.4%
#74 Haines Borough, AK 5.4%
#75 Putnam County, OH 5.5%
#76 Trego County, KS 5.5%
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Poverty Rate in Nassau County, New York

Nassau County, New York has a poverty rate of 5.4%, which ranks #73 of 3,222 out of 3,222 counties nationwide. This is 57.0% below the national value of 12.6%.

Within New York, Nassau County ranks #1 of 62 out of 62 counties. This places it in the 98th 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.