Poverty Rate in Bronx County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
27.8%
Rank #3,054/3,222 · #62 in NY
5th
Bronx 27.8%
NY 14.0% +98.6%
US 12.6% +120.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Bronx County's poverty rate of 27.8% 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 Bronx County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #3,051 | Dillon County, SC | 27.7% |
| #3,052 | Trujillo Alto Municipio, PR | 27.7% |
| #3,053 | Cochran County, TX | 27.8% |
| #3,054 | Bronx County, NY | 27.8% |
| #3,055 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 27.8% |
| #3,056 | Conecuh County, AL | 27.8% |
| #3,057 | Carolina Municipio, PR | 27.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Bronx County, New York has a poverty rate of 27.8%, ranking #3,054 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 120.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #62 of 62. This places it in the 5th 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.