RANKING · 2024 ACS · 356 SHOWN OF 356

Most residents in poverty, New York cities

New York cities with the most residents living below the poverty line, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the poverty rate. This list covers the 356 cities in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 356 is 891. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Herkimer, NY, up 88 places to #83.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS IN POVERTYVS 2000

01New York, NYNY8,584,6291,519,224−11%

02Buffalo, NYNY274,61371,865−8%

03Rochester, NYNY206,10858,062+2%

04Syracuse, NYNY144,89642,136+5%

05Yonkers, NYNY212,60329,044−5%

06Albany, NYNY101,69823,058+11%

07Utica, NYNY62,97817,671+19%

08▲2Schenectady, NYNY69,47116,398+28%

09▼1Binghamton, NYNY46,41815,371+37%

10▼1Kiryas Joel, NYNY47,14714,645+79%

11Monsey, NYNY28,16013,830+211%

12▲1Troy, NYNY50,91211,924+27%

13▲1Niagara Falls, NYNY47,25511,381+5%

14▲2Mount Vernon, NYNY72,30410,683+10%

15▼3Ithaca, NYNY33,6329,990−15%

16▲2Spring Valley, NYNY34,4829,145+92%

17▼2Hempstead, NYNY59,8198,471−16%

18▼1New Rochelle, NYNY85,8648,320+10%

19▲1Cheektowaga, NYNY76,0568,156+58%

20▲1Elmira, NYNY26,0897,924+11%

21▼2Jamestown, NYNY27,6637,119+15%

22▲1Newburgh, NYNY28,0596,939−5%

23▲1White Plains, NYNY62,8716,802+30%

24▲1New Square, NYNY10,2145,760+72%

25▲1Rome, NYNY31,6825,758+10%

26▲4Tonawanda, NYNY56,8065,702–

27▼5Poughkeepsie, NYNY32,4995,629−17%

28▲1Auburn, NYNY25,9475,120+8%

29▼2Watertown, NYNY23,5174,896−5%

30▲29Cohoes, NYNY18,5184,700+128%

31▲5Irondequoit, NYNY50,6574,659+64%

32▼4Lackawanna, NYNY19,4524,581+43%

33▲6Plattsburgh, NYNY19,7444,508+4%

34Kingston, NYNY23,9424,220+14%

35Middletown, NYNY30,0984,109−7%

36▲12Port Chester, NYNY32,3034,007+10%

37▲17West Seneca, NYNY45,3033,995+87%

38▲8Endicott, NYNY13,0683,882+59%

39▲2Glen Cove, NYNY28,1903,787+57%

40▲15North Tonawanda, NYNY29,8063,753+57%

41▲4Kaser, NYNY6,1213,732+69%

42▼11Amsterdam, NYNY18,0933,672+23%

43▲6Olean, NYNY13,5083,662+50%

44▼7Cortland, NYNY17,3943,624−22%

45▲33Mastic Beach, NYNY16,7353,550+171%

46▲1Central Islip, NYNY38,3733,536−3%

47▼15Oswego, NYNY17,0243,513−15%

48▲8University at Buffalo, NYNY7,0203,408–

49▼7Freeport, NYNY44,1743,268−30%

50▼12Brighton, NYNY36,8343,261+50%

51▼18Rochester Institute of Technology, NYNY6,9593,227–

52▲18Bay Shore, NYNY31,6833,223+10%

53▲16New Paltz, NYNY8,6893,173+42%

54▲4Lockport, NYNY20,2483,131+6%

55▼15Uniondale, NYNY33,1483,059+51%

56▼4Dunkirk, NYNY12,3263,051+4%

57▼7Peekskill, NYNY25,8913,046−1%

58▼1Coram, NYNY39,5392,954+52%

59▼8Johnson City, NYNY14,5802,929+18%

60▼17Geneseo, NYNY7,7592,817−11%

61▲19Saratoga Springs, NYNY28,7682,779+20%

62▲22Long Beach, NYNY34,9182,658−20%

63▼3Fulton, NYNY11,1882,653+16%

64▼11Gloversville, NYNY14,7822,637−11%

65▲10West Babylon, NYNY43,5702,547−5%

66▼3Oneonta, NYNY15,6652,502−38%

67▲25Massena, NYNY9,8982,490+26%

68▼3Potsdam, NYNY8,0192,446−24%

69▼5Levittown, NYNY51,9042,424+58%

70▼2Fredonia, NYNY9,2832,388+17%

71▲22East Meadow, NYNY36,8212,354+65%

72▼28Huntington Station, NYNY32,6012,345−30%

73▼2Ossining, NYNY27,5792,306−9%

74▲51Baldwin, NYNY34,9942,296+81%

75▲30Valley Stream, NYNY40,3792,223+77%

76▲26Monticello, NYNY7,1952,163−7%

77▼15Batavia, NYNY15,1682,143+7%

78▲58Mamaroneck, NYNY19,8962,118+65%

79▲22Eggertsville, NYNY14,8942,088–

80▲20Tonawanda, NYNY14,8482,080+82%

81▲16Haverstraw, NYNY12,7912,020+18%

82▼16Geneva, NYNY12,5522,007−16%

83▲88Herkimer, NYNY7,1951,998+80%

84▲77Newark, NYNY8,9191,993+18%

85▼6Port Jervis, NYNY8,5181,919+24%

86▲52West Haverstraw, NYNY11,0251,914+75%

87▲44Hornell, NYNY8,0241,903−2%

88▼15Watervliet, NYNY10,2421,894+40%

89▲2Fort Drum, NYNY16,0651,881+151%

90Shirley, NYNY28,3751,840−8%

91▼19Elmont, NYNY36,5181,834−25%

92▲21Nanuet, NYNY19,7991,834+109%

93▲13Alfred, NYNY5,1471,804+21%

94▼8Inwood, NYNY12,2351,778+31%

95▼28Medford, NYNY24,7961,771+142%

96▼14Viola, NYNY8,4611,748+355%

97▲32Franklin Square, NYNY30,8971,717+18%

98▼15Centereach, NYNY31,8391,685+11%

99▼4Hicksville, NYNY43,7801,685+11%

100▲24Rensselaer, NYNY9,4211,666+68%

101▼27Glens Falls, NYNY14,3831,657−22%

102▲14Hudson, NYNY5,7211,653−14%

103▼15Riverhead, NYNY14,9361,604+18%

104Mechanicstown, NYNY8,8081,595+77%

105▼6Lindenhurst, NYNY27,2581,551−12%

106▲94Commack, NYNY36,5581,541+52%

107▲3Rotterdam, NYNY22,6951,533+44%

108▲117Lynbrook, NYNY20,8551,533+83%

109▲65Greece, NYNY13,9431,527+146%

110▼33Ogdensburg, NYNY9,1231,523−33%

111▲28New City, NYNY34,4581,471+57%

112▲3Mount Ivy, NYNY8,1211,457+178%

113▲24Selden, NYNY21,6041,456+28%

114▲36Oneida, NYNY10,0091,451+6%

115▲86Flanders, NYNY6,6091,445+195%

116▲64Middle Island, NYNY11,0271,429+134%

117▼14Lake Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,2211,429+17%

118▼11Salamanca, NYNY5,7191,427+6%

119▲48Canton, NYNY6,8941,418+55%

120▲29Depew, NYNY14,8011,411+56%

121▼36North Bay Shore, NYNY20,2821,379−11%

122▲38Holbrook, NYNY26,4491,376+49%

123▲29Kenmore, NYNY14,8081,373+62%

124▲57East Northport, NYNY19,7001,371+62%

125▲61Fairview CDP (Dutchess County), NYNY6,2131,349+193%

126▼18South Lockport, NYNY9,1441,338+25%

127▲13Beacon, NYNY14,9311,338−12%

128▼67Copiague, NYNY23,4241,327−24%

129▲27Patchogue, NYNY12,4861,316+3%

130▲84Hillcrest, NYNY9,0711,302+126%

131▼33North Amityville, NYNY21,1381,273−29%

132▼14Airmont, NYNY10,6341,272+395%

133▼52East Patchogue, NYNY21,6731,272+36%

134▼12Hampton Bays, NYNY15,7061,247−5%

135▼39Corning, NYNY10,5141,244−12%

136▼10Harrison, NYNY32,2731,240−8%

137▲110Latham, NYNY13,8021,239–

138▼26Rockville Centre, NYNY25,7701,2150%

139▼30Malone, NYNY5,3151,207+21%

140▲189Terryville, NYNY10,7941,184+254%

141▲22Pearl River, NYNY16,1551,178+123%

142▼22Brockport, NYNY7,7361,172−25%

143▲69Glens Falls North, NYNY9,1541,168+105%

144▲24Canandaigua, NYNY10,3471,136+6%

145▲17Mineola, NYNY21,3761,114+39%

146▼13New Cassel, NYNY14,5511,109−44%

147▼12Seneca Falls, NYNY6,9561,105+42%

148▼16Ilion, NYNY7,4881,099−25%

149▲21Bath, NYNY5,5451,097+26%

150▲42Northwest Harbor, NYNY5,2051,085+574%

151▲79Amityville, NYNY9,7991,078+52%

152▼5Hauppauge, NYNY20,7931,076+72%

153▼39Mastic, NYNY15,7081,034−48%

154▲23Jericho, NYNY13,7591,003+63%

155▲140Farmingville, NYNY16,1601,000+105%

156▲27Smithtown, NYNY24,375991+20%

157Islip, NYNY17,362990+17%

158▲44Eastchester, NYNY20,491988+46%

159▼1Albion, NYNY5,843986−11%

160▼26Endwell, NYNY11,546975+66%

161▼50Norwich, NYNY6,538966−30%

162▲53Greenlawn, NYNY15,210962+62%

163▲81Bethpage, NYNY17,123955+73%

164▼88Deer Park, NYNY27,990952−28%

165▲19Sleepy Hollow, NYNY11,474942+39%

166▼25Manorville, NYNY14,233938+200%

167▼19West Hempstead, NYNY20,648936+6%

168▲58Tarrytown, NYNY11,890936+81%

169▼10De Witt, NYNY11,060935–

170▲5Oceanside, NYNY31,639927−18%

171▲14Mechanicville, NYNY5,021926+132%

172▲47Mattydale, NYNY5,971926+48%

173▲63North Gates, NYNY9,904917–

174▼44Springs, NYNY9,163898+108%

175▲33Melville, NYNY19,714895+54%

176▲59Lake Grove, NYNY11,168893+71%

177▼26Dix Hills, NYNY24,773893+19%

178▲40Northport, NYNY7,336891+322%

179▼56South Hill, NYNY6,951883−36%

180▲18Mount Kisco, NYNY10,757877−16%

181▼9North Massapequa, NYNY17,877869+58%

182▼61Huntington, NYNY19,948868+23%

183▲51Lakeview, NYNY5,825867+146%

184▲106Monroe, NYNY9,462854+127%

185▼66Scotchtown, NYNY10,252853+84%

186▼92Chestnut Ridge, NYNY10,987852+211%

187▲63Niskayuna, NYNY21,227846–

188▲44Stony Brook, NYNY12,868833+111%

189▲60Baldwinsville, NYNY7,582818+41%

190▲74Fairmount, NYNY9,724799+102%

191▼13Holtsville, NYNY19,344799+29%

192▲21Syosset, NYNY18,433775+52%

193▲3Plainview, NYNY25,9827660%

194▼52Walden, NYNY6,935762+26%

195▲81Horseheads, NYNY6,275762+34%

196▼50Sayville, NYNY15,408756+9%

197▲54New Windsor, NYNY8,919755+58%

198▲71West Glens Falls, NYNY10,050754+85%

199▼8Bohemia, NYNY9,181754+97%

200▲10Hilton, NYNY5,873752+193%

201▲95Dobbs Ferry, NYNY11,645751+26%

202▼58Liberty, NYNY5,097749+23%

203▲28Port Jefferson Station, NYNY7,676749+31%

204▼39Calverton, NYNY5,618748+28%

205▼11Radisson, NYNY6,676743–

206▼78Southport, NYNY6,450743−29%

207▼80Hudson Falls, NYNY7,333743−38%

208▼13North Lindenhurst, NYNY10,952742+22%

209▼10Port Washington, NYNY18,004732+3%

210▼55Roessleville, NYNY10,968730–

211▼58Great Neck, NYNY11,141729−2%

212▼43West Islip, NYNY26,865726+8%

213▲44East Quogue, NYNY5,406715+214%

214▲10North Valley Stream, NYNY17,825715+23%

215▼128Roosevelt, NYNY18,885714−70%

216▼37Medina, NYNY5,855711−32%

217▼6Garden City, NYNY23,043699+42%

218▼31Suffern, NYNY11,796699+12%

219▲127Malverne, NYNY8,476698+392%

220▼77Johnstown, NYNY8,021683−39%

221▼28Fairport, NYNY5,326682+261%

222▲118Miller Place, NYNY11,736678+166%

223▼57Lancaster, NYNY9,995676+19%

224▲128New Hempstead, NYNY5,657667+232%

225▼3East Massapequa, NYNY20,377665+1%

226▲27Great Neck Plaza, NYNY7,889657+43%

227▲74Lake Carmel, NYNY7,854649+99%

228▲55Baywood, NYNY8,176645+55%

229▲8Orange Lake, NYNY9,784642+269%

230▲69Carmel, NYNY7,306640–

231▲8South Valley Stream, NYNY6,512635+115%

232▼12Nesconset, NYNY13,833630+133%

233▼12Stony Point, NYNY12,728629+48%

234▲7Ronkonkoma, NYNY18,709625−16%

235▲85Island Park, NYNY5,069620+61%

236▼60North Syracuse, NYNY6,773619−12%

237▼30Webster, NYNY5,761610−2%

238▼21Penn Yan, NYNY5,272605−16%

239▲43Westmere, NYNY8,334602+103%

240▲28Salisbury, NYNY12,412593+30%

241▼38East Islip, NYNY13,573591+15%

242▼60East Glenville, NYNY11,914585+372%

243▼70North Babylon, NYNY17,963584+2%

244▲45Colonie, NYNY7,679574+84%

245▼18Wantagh, NYNY18,365571+103%

246▲2Jefferson Valley-Yorktown, NYNY14,154566+54%

247▲57Seaford, NYNY15,549556−1%

248▲54East Hampton North, NYNY6,006555+27%

249▼44Rye Brook, NYNY9,955551+119%

250▲85Harris Hill, NYNY6,069545+647%

251▲33Oyster Bay, NYNY7,308542+2%

252▲34Bayport, NYNY8,921541+80%

253▲10Nyack, NYNY7,511538+33%

254▼11Myers Corner, NYNY10,877537+193%

255▲67Briarcliff Manor, NYNY7,481536+178%

256▼167North Bellport, NYNY11,087536−62%

257▼67Westbury, NYNY15,981532−29%

258▲58Oakdale, NYNY7,115525+216%

259▼31Massapequa Park, NYNY16,997523+112%

260▲34Scarsdale, NYNY18,194521+5%

261▼107Woodbury, NYNY11,571518–

262▼56Massapequa, NYNY21,389515−2%

263▼118Ridge, NYNY12,503508−42%

264▲70Woodbury, NYNY9,348508+68%

265▼42Hewlett, NYNY7,570507+146%

266▼6Bellmore, NYNY15,954496+23%

267▼13Merrick, NYNY21,744490−22%

268▲45Plainedge, NYNY8,624490+125%

269▲22East Setauket, NYNY10,149483–

270▲4Floral Park, NYNY16,105482−3%

271▲52Cedarhurst, NYNY7,334471+45%

272▲59Washingtonville, NYNY5,640468+114%

273▼31East Rochester, NYNY6,132464−25%

274▼8North Merrick, NYNY12,366460+12%

275▲4Port Jefferson, NYNY8,306454−20%

276▲61Congers, NYNY8,275450+88%

277▼113Solvay, NYNY6,427450−45%

278▼69Elmsford, NYNY5,203449+4%

279▼162Manorhaven, NYNY7,135445−18%

280▼91Rye, NYNY16,614445+19%

281▲22St. James, NYNY13,244440+30%

282▼23Farmingdale, NYNY8,584437−7%

283▲25North New Hyde Park, NYNY14,159436+9%

284▼11Babylon, NYNY12,281423−19%

285▼56South Farmingdale, NYNY14,676419+1%

286▼24Pleasantville, NYNY7,391419+34%

287▼6Elwood, NYNY11,762416+82%

288▼8Greenville CDP (Westchester County), NYNY9,280413+111%

289▲38Mahopac, NYNY9,039409+28%

290▲49Firthcliffe, NYNY5,432402+21%

291▼36Kings Park, NYNY16,516397−34%

292▼52Rocky Point, NYNY13,356393−50%

293▲18North Wantagh, NYNY11,940383+9%

294▼27Woodmere, NYNY18,061376−47%

295▼10Manhasset, NYNY7,716375−21%

296▼19New Hyde Park, NYNY10,226369+19%

297▼45Highland, NYNY6,367367+11%

298▼5Warwick, NYNY6,534363+28%

299▲43Hampton Manor, NYNY5,334358+1019%

300▲44Blauvelt, NYNY5,406356+95%

301▼29Tuckahoe, NYNY7,029354−21%

302▼86Scotia, NYNY7,295353−32%

303▲38North Sea, NYNY6,458349+7%

304▼71Loudonville, NYNY10,527346–

305▼49Wesley Hills, NYNY6,4773410%

306▼9Roslyn Heights, NYNY6,975339−5%

307▼36North Patchogue, NYNY6,984339+16%

308▼8Lake Mohegan, NYNY5,468335+36%

309▲8East Moriches, NYNY6,260333+111%

310▼72South Huntington, NYNY9,779327−21%

311▼33Gananda, NYNY6,273323–

312▼47Williamsville, NYNY5,478320+27%

313▲11Croton-on-Hudson, NYNY8,282301+18%

314▼69Bronxville, NYNY6,504298+67%

315▼69Hamburg, NYNY9,840293−4%

316▼10Center Moriches, NYNY9,127292−32%

317▼8Wading River, NYNY8,359287+38%

318▲12Fort Salonga, NYNY10,199286−11%

319▼1Yaphank, NYNY6,934286+48%

320▼1East Greenbush, NYNY6,581279+154%

321▲34Big Flats, NYNY5,651272+635%

322▲14Valley Cottage, NYNY9,165258+2%

323▼119East Rockaway, NYNY10,096257−29%

324▼26Bayville, NYNY6,780250−25%

325▲8East Shoreham, NYNY7,321249+5%

326▼65Southold, NYNY6,397243+111%

327▼130North Bellmore, NYNY20,689242−70%

328▲23Williston Park, NYNY7,524240+76%

329▼15Lawrence, NYNY6,847238−42%

330▼55Centerport, NYNY6,072234+47%

331▼16Carle Place, NYNY5,188225−21%

332▲24Ardsley, NYNY5,007222+319%

333▼145Wappingers Falls, NYNY6,048219−64%

334▼6West Hills, NYNY5,369208+110%

335▼43Pelham, NYNY7,6082080%

336▲12West Point, NYNY6,349206+46%

337▼30Sound Beach, NYNY7,210203−70%

338▲11East Hills, NYNY7,328202+80%

339▼51East Farmingdale, NYNY5,666197−48%

340▼28Hastings-on-Hudson, NYNY8,440193−27%

341▼54Mount Sinai, NYNY11,093179−43%

342▼16East Aurora, NYNY5,949177−27%

343▲2Tappan, NYNY6,687171−23%

344▼23Old Bethpage, NYNY6,546170−27%

345▲8North Hills, NYNY5,481164−39%

346▼21Pelham Manor, NYNY5,631139−40%

347▼15Old Westbury, NYNY5,071137−6%

348▲6Islip Terrace, NYNY5,168133−2%

349▼79Goshen, NYNY5,744125−45%

350▼40Westvale, NYNY5,212122−60%

351▼46Garden City Park, NYNY7,914107+47%

352▼94Irvington, NYNY6,533106−48%

353▼10Larchmont, NYNY6,75095−36%

354▼4Country Knolls, NYNY5,44577+133%

355▼8Kings Point, NYNY5,71052−84%

356▼18Sea Cliff, NYNY5,03147−67%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES