RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 341 SHOWN OF 341

Lowest poverty rate, New York cities · 2000

New York cities with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 ACS). This list covers the 341 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Garden City Park, NYNY7,9141.0%+0%

02Ardsley, NYNY5,0071.3%+0%

03Hampton Manor, NYNY5,3341.3%+0%

04Massapequa Park, NYNY16,9971.4%+0%

05Big Flats, NYNY5,6511.5%+0%

06Wantagh, NYNY18,3651.5%+0%

07Harris Hill, NYNY6,0691.5%+0%

08Country Knolls, NYNY5,4451.6%+0%

09Malverne, NYNY8,4761.6%+0%

10East Hills, NYNY7,3281.6%+0%

11West Hills, NYNY5,3691.8%+0%

12Williston Park, NYNY7,5241.9%+0%

13West Point, NYNY6,3492.0%+0%

14East Glenville, NYNY11,9142.0%+0%

15Oakdale, NYNY7,1152.1%+0%

16Elwood, NYNY11,7622.1%+0%

17Southold, NYNY6,3972.1%+0%

18Nesconset, NYNY13,8332.3%+0%

19Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,2802.3%+0%

20Garden City, NYNY23,0432.3%+0%

21Larchmont, NYNY6,7502.3%+0%

22Massapequa, NYNY21,3892.3%+0%

23West Islip, NYNY26,8652.3%+0%

24Plainedge, NYNY8,6242.4%+0%

25Miller Place, NYNY11,7362.4%+0%

26Islip Terrace, NYNY5,1682.4%+0%

27Bellmore, NYNY15,9542.4%+0%

28Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,1542.5%+0%

29Rye, NYNY16,6142.5%+0%

30Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,4812.5%+0%

31St. James, NYNY13,2442.6%+0%

32East Greenbush, NYNY6,5812.7%+0%

33Bronxville, NYNY6,5042.7%+0%

34Valley Cottage, NYNY9,1652.7%+0%

35North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,1592.7%+0%

36New City, NYNY34,4582.8%+0%

37Merrick, NYNY21,7442.8%+0%

38Syosset, NYNY18,4332.8%+0%

39South Farmingdale, NYNY14,6762.8%+0%

40Northport, NYNY7,3362.8%+0%

41Scarsdale, NYNY18,1942.8%+0%

42Commack, NYNY36,5582.8%+0%

43Manorville, NYNY14,2332.8%+0%

44Sea Cliff, NYNY5,0312.8%+0%

45Orange Lake, NYNY9,7842.9%+0%

46North Massapequa, NYNY17,8772.9%+0%

47Dix Hills, NYNY24,7732.9%+0%

48Congers, NYNY8,2752.9%+0%

49Stony Brook, NYNY12,8682.9%+0%

50North Wantagh, NYNY11,9402.9%+0%

51Levittown, NYNY51,9042.9%+0%

52Centerport, NYNY6,0722.9%+0%

53Hewlett, NYNY7,5702.9%+0%

54Rye Brook, NYNY9,9552.9%+0%

55Farmingville, NYNY16,1603.0%+0%

56Plainview, NYNY25,9823.0%+0%

57Hamburg, NYNY9,8403.0%+0%

58Irvington, NYNY6,5333.1%+0%

59Smithtown, NYNY24,3753.1%+0%

60Hauppauge, NYNY20,7933.1%+0%

61Floral Park, NYNY16,1053.1%+0%

62Wading River, NYNY8,3593.1%+0%

63Terryville, NYNY10,7943.2%+0%

64North Babylon, NYNY17,9633.2%+0%

65New Hyde Park, NYNY10,2263.3%+0%

66Pelham, NYNY7,6083.3%+0%

67Tappan, NYNY6,6873.3%+0%

68Fairport, NYNY5,3263.3%+0%

69Airmont, NYNY10,6343.3%+0%

70Myers Corner, NYNY10,8773.3%+0%

71Fort Salonga, NYNY10,1993.3%+0%

72Medford, NYNY24,7963.3%+0%

73Bethpage, NYNY17,1233.3%+0%

74Holbrook, NYNY26,4493.3%+0%

75Woodbury, NYNY9,3483.3%+0%

76Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,2823.4%+0%

77East Massapequa, NYNY20,3773.4%+0%

78Pearl River, NYNY16,1553.4%+0%

79Oceanside, NYNY31,6393.5%+0%

80Old Westbury, NYNY5,0713.5%+0%

81Valley Stream, NYNY40,3793.5%+0%

82North Merrick, NYNY12,3663.5%+0%

83Bayport, NYNY8,9213.5%+0%

84Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,4403.5%+0%

85East Moriches, NYNY6,2603.5%+0%

86East Rockaway, NYNY10,0963.5%+0%

87Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,9873.5%+0%

88Blauvelt, NYNY5,4063.5%+0%

89Seaford, NYNY15,5493.6%+0%

90Stony Point, NYNY12,7283.6%+0%

91Mount Sinai, NYNY11,0933.6%+0%

92Holtsville, NYNY19,3443.6%+0%

93Eastchester, NYNY20,4913.6%+0%

94East Islip, NYNY13,5733.7%+0%

95East Aurora, NYNY5,9493.7%+0%

96Fairmount, NYNY9,7243.7%+0%

97Hicksville, NYNY43,7803.7%+0%

98North Valley Stream, NYNY17,8253.7%+0%

99Salisbury, NYNY12,4123.7%+0%

100Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,7093.7%+0%

101Kings Park, NYNY16,5163.7%+0%

102Washingtonville, NYNY5,6403.7%+0%

103North Patchogue, NYNY6,9843.7%+0%

104Lake Carmel, NYNY7,8543.8%+0%

105Mahopac, NYNY9,0393.8%+0%

106East Meadow, NYNY36,8213.8%+0%

107Huntington, NYNY19,9483.8%+0%

108Yaphank, NYNY6,9343.8%+0%

109Bohemia, NYNY9,1813.9%+0%

110Colonie, NYNY7,6793.9%+0%

111Goshen, NYNY5,7444.0%+0%

112Melville, NYNY19,7144.0%+0%

113North Bellmore, NYNY20,6894.0%+0%

114East Northport, NYNY19,7004.1%+0%

115East Shoreham, NYNY7,3214.1%+0%

116Islip, NYNY17,3624.1%+0%

117Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,4684.1%+0%

118Sayville, NYNY15,4084.1%+0%

119Babylon, NYNY12,2814.1%+0%

120Westmere, NYNY8,3344.1%+0%

121Mineola, NYNY21,3764.2%+0%

122Lynbrook, NYNY20,8554.2%+0%

123New Hempstead, NYNY5,6574.2%+0%

124Greece, NYNY13,9434.3%+0%

125Pelham Manor, NYNY5,6314.3%+0%

126Woodmere, NYNY18,0614.3%+0%

127Old Bethpage, NYNY6,5464.3%+0%

128Pleasantville, NYNY7,3914.4%+0%

129South Huntington, NYNY9,7794.4%+0%

130Hilton, NYNY5,8734.4%+0%

131Warwick, NYNY6,5344.4%+0%

132Greenlawn, NYNY15,2104.5%+0%

133East Patchogue, NYNY21,6734.5%+0%

134Williamsville, NYNY5,4784.5%+0%

135West Seneca, NYNY45,3034.6%+0%

136Tarrytown, NYNY11,8904.7%+0%

137Deer Park, NYNY27,9904.7%+0%

138Bayville, NYNY6,7804.7%+0%

139Port Washington, NYNY18,0044.7%+0%

140West Hempstead, NYNY20,6484.7%+0%

141Jericho, NYNY13,7594.7%+0%

142Monroe, NYNY9,4624.8%+0%

143Rockville Centre, NYNY25,7705.0%+0%

144Franklin Square, NYNY30,8975.0%+0%

145Endwell, NYNY11,5465.0%+0%

146Lancaster, NYNY9,9955.1%+0%

147Lake Grove, NYNY11,1685.1%+0%

148North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,9525.2%+0%

149Scotchtown, NYNY10,2525.2%+0%

150Kenmore, NYNY14,8085.2%+0%

151Selden, NYNY21,6045.2%+0%

152Rotterdam, NYNY22,6955.2%+0%

153Nanuet, NYNY19,7995.2%+0%

154South Valley Stream, NYNY6,5125.3%+0%

155Cedarhurst, NYNY7,3345.3%+0%

156Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,2055.3%+0%

157New Windsor, NYNY8,9195.3%+0%

158Westbury, NYNY15,9815.3%+0%

159East Quogue, NYNY5,4065.4%+0%

160Baldwin, NYNY34,9945.4%+0%

161Carle Place, NYNY5,1885.4%+0%

162Irondequoit, NYNY50,6575.4%+0%

163Depew, NYNY14,8015.4%+0%

164Baywood, NYNY8,1765.5%+0%

165Coram, NYNY39,5395.6%+0%

166Centereach, NYNY31,8395.6%+0%

167Harrison, NYNY32,2735.6%+0%

168Farmingdale, NYNY8,5845.6%+0%

169Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,6455.6%+0%

170Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,9755.7%+0%

171Suffern, NYNY11,7965.7%+0%

172Manhasset, NYNY7,7165.7%+0%

173Westvale, NYNY5,2126.0%+0%

174Nyack, NYNY7,5116.0%+0%

175West Glens Falls, NYNY10,0506.1%+0%

176Brighton, NYNY36,8346.1%+0%

177West Babylon, NYNY43,5706.2%+0%

178Fort Drum, NYNY16,0656.2%+0%

179Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,2216.2%+0%

180Lawrence, NYNY6,8476.3%+0%

181Lakeview, NYNY5,8256.3%+0%

182Middle Island, NYNY11,0276.3%+0%

183North Hills, NYNY5,4816.3%+0%

184Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2586.4%+0%

185Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0566.5%+0%

186Viola, NYNY8,4616.5%+0%

187Center Moriches, NYNY9,1276.5%+0%

188Ridge, NYNY12,5036.5%+0%

189Highland, NYNY6,3676.5%+0%

190Kings Point, NYNY5,7106.5%+0%

191Scotia, NYNY7,2956.6%+0%

192Firthcliffe, NYNY5,4326.7%+0%

193Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8966.9%+0%

194Sound Beach, NYNY7,2106.9%+0%

195East Farmingdale, NYNY5,6667.0%+0%

196Wesley Hills, NYNY6,4777.1%+0%

197Tonawanda, NYNY14,8487.1%+0%

198Glens Falls North, NYNY9,1547.1%+0%

199Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,8897.1%+0%

200North Tonawanda, NYNY29,8067.2%+0%

201Port Jefferson, NYNY8,3067.2%+0%

202Tuckahoe, NYNY7,0297.2%+0%

203North Sea, NYNY6,4587.2%+0%

204Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,4747.4%+0%

205Amityville, NYNY9,7997.5%+0%

206Elmont, NYNY36,5187.5%+0%

207Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,6767.6%+0%

208Rocky Point, NYNY13,3567.7%+0%

209Oyster Bay, NYNY7,3087.8%+0%

210Great Neck, NYNY11,1417.8%+0%

211Shirley, NYNY28,3757.8%+0%

212Copiague, NYNY23,4248.0%+0%

213Mechanicville, NYNY5,0218.0%+0%

214Mount Ivy, NYNY8,1218.0%+0%

215Hillcrest, NYNY9,0718.1%+0%

216Island Park, NYNY5,0698.1%+0%

217Baldwinsville, NYNY7,5828.2%+0%

218Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,2138.5%+0%

219Springs, NYNY9,1638.7%+0%

220Uniondale, NYNY33,1488.8%+0%

221Horseheads, NYNY6,2758.8%+0%

222Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,7688.8%+0%

223Manorhaven, NYNY7,1358.9%+0%

224Glen Cove, NYNY28,1909.1%+0%

225Elmsford, NYNY5,2039.3%+0%

226East Rochester, NYNY6,1329.3%+0%

227Long Beach, NYNY34,9189.4%+0%

228Canandaigua, NYNY10,3479.5%+0%

229Walden, NYNY6,9359.8%+0%

230White Plains, NYNY62,8719.8%+0%

231Mattydale, NYNY5,9719.9%+0%

232Calverton, NYNY5,61810.2%+0%

233North Syracuse, NYNY6,77310.2%+0%

234North Bay Shore, NYNY20,28210.4%+0%

235Mount Kisco, NYNY10,75710.5%+0%

236New Rochelle, NYNY85,86410.5%+0%

237Ossining, NYNY27,57910.6%+0%

238West Haverstraw, NYNY11,02510.6%+0%

239Freeport, NYNY44,17410.6%+0%

240Hampton Bays, NYNY15,70610.7%+0%

241Patchogue, NYNY12,48610.7%+0%

242North Amityville, NYNY21,13810.9%+0%

243Beacon, NYNY14,93111.0%+0%

244Huntington Station, NYNY32,60111.2%+0%

245Seneca Falls, NYNY6,95611.3%+0%

246Mastic Beach, NYNY16,73511.3%+0%

247Central Islip, NYNY38,37311.4%+0%

248Webster, NYNY5,76111.9%+0%

249Solvay, NYNY6,42712.0%+0%

250East Hampton North, NYNY6,00612.2%+0%

251Bay Shore, NYNY31,68312.2%+0%

252Batavia, NYNY15,16812.3%+0%

253Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,04812.3%+0%

254South Lockport, NYNY9,14412.5%+0%

255Oneida, NYNY10,00912.5%+0%

256Rensselaer, NYNY9,42112.8%+0%

257Mastic, NYNY15,70813.0%+0%

258Riverhead, NYNY14,93613.0%+0%

259Corning, NYNY10,51413.0%+0%

260Port Chester, NYNY32,30313.0%+0%

261Johnstown, NYNY8,02113.2%+0%

262Watervliet, NYNY10,24213.3%+0%

263Cohoes, NYNY18,51813.3%+0%

264Lockport, NYNY20,24813.3%+0%

265Flanders, NYNY6,60913.5%+0%

266Peekskill, NYNY25,89113.7%+0%

267Penn Yan, NYNY5,27213.8%+0%

268Southport, NYNY6,45014.2%+0%

269Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30414.2%+0%

270Inwood, NYNY12,23514.6%+0%

271New Cassel, NYNY14,55114.8%+0%

272Herkimer, NYNY7,19514.8%+0%

273Mechanicstown, NYNY8,80814.8%+0%

274Glens Falls, NYNY14,38314.8%+0%

275Albion, NYNY5,84314.9%+0%

276Roosevelt, NYNY18,88515.0%+0%

277Rome, NYNY31,68215.0%+0%

278Liberty, NYNY5,09715.3%+0%

279North Bellport, NYNY11,08715.5%+0%

280Bath, NYNY5,54515.5%+0%

281Yonkers, NYNY212,60315.5%+0%

282Canton, NYNY6,89415.6%+0%

283Kingston, NYNY23,94215.8%+0%

284Olean, NYNY13,50815.9%+0%

285Johnson City, NYNY14,58016.0%+0%

286Amsterdam, NYNY18,09316.3%+0%

287Medina, NYNY5,85516.4%+0%

288Malone, NYNY5,31516.4%+0%

289Auburn, NYNY25,94716.5%+0%

290Lackawanna, NYNY19,45216.7%+0%

291Haverstraw, NYNY12,79116.9%+0%

292Ilion, NYNY7,48817.1%+0%

293Hudson Falls, NYNY7,33317.2%+0%

294Newark, NYNY8,91917.4%+0%

295Port Jervis, NYNY8,51817.5%+0%

296Geneva, NYNY12,55217.5%+0%

297Middletown, NYNY30,09817.5%+0%

298Massena, NYNY9,89817.6%+0%

299Hempstead, NYNY59,81917.7%+0%

300Ogdensburg, NYNY9,12318.3%+0%

301Spring Valley, NYNY34,48218.7%+0%

302Endicott, NYNY13,06818.7%+0%

303Norwich, NYNY6,53818.7%+0%

304Fredonia, NYNY9,28319.0%+0%

305Troy, NYNY50,91219.1%+0%

306Brockport, NYNY7,73619.2%+0%

307Watertown, NYNY23,51719.3%+0%

308Gloversville, NYNY14,78219.3%+0%

309Fulton, NYNY11,18819.3%+0%

310Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25519.5%+0%

311Jamestown, NYNY27,66319.5%+0%

312Schenectady, NYNY69,47120.8%+0%

313New York, NYNY8,584,62921.2%+0%

314Hornell, NYNY8,02421.4%+0%

315Albany, NYNY101,69821.7%+0%

316Salamanca, NYNY5,71922.2%+0%

317Dunkirk, NYNY12,32622.3%+0%

318Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,49922.7%+0%

319Oswego, NYNY17,02423.0%+0%

320Elmira, NYNY26,08923.1%+0%

321Plattsburgh, NYNY19,74423.1%+0%

322South Hill, NYNY6,95123.1%+0%

323Binghamton, NYNY46,41823.7%+0%

324Utica, NYNY62,97824.5%+0%

325Cortland, NYNY17,39424.7%+0%

326Hudson, NYNY5,72125.6%+0%

327Newburgh, NYNY28,05925.8%+0%

328Rochester, NYNY206,10825.9%+0%

329Buffalo, NYNY274,61326.6%+0%

330Syracuse, NYNY144,89627.3%+0%

331Oneonta, NYNY15,66530.3%+0%

332Monsey, NYNY28,16030.6%+0%

333Potsdam, NYNY8,01934.0%+0%

334Monticello, NYNY7,19535.6%+0%

335New Paltz, NYNY8,68936.9%+0%

336Alfred, NYNY5,14737.7%+0%

337Ithaca, NYNY33,63240.2%+0%

338Geneseo, NYNY7,75941.7%+0%

339Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14762.2%+0%

340Kaser, NYNY6,12166.4%+0%

341New Square, NYNY10,21472.5%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES