Poverty Rate in Allegany County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,155/3,222 · #50 in NY
33th
Allegany 16.2%
NY 14.0% +15.6%
US 12.6% +28.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Allegany County's poverty rate of 16.2% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Allegany County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,152 | Parke County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,153 | Mayes County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,154 | Blackford County, IN | 16.2% |
| #2,155 | Allegany County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,156 | Suffolk County, MA | 16.2% |
| #2,157 | Eastland County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,158 | Bowie County, TX | 16.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Allegany County, New York has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,155 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #50 of 62. This places it in the 33th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.