Poverty Rate in Cayuga County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.5%
Rank #1,642/3,222 · #36 in NY
49th
Cayuga 13.5%
NY 14.0% -3.5%
US 12.6% +7.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cayuga County's poverty rate of 13.5% 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 Cayuga County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,639 | Cook County, IL | 13.5% |
| #1,640 | Ashe County, NC | 13.5% |
| #1,641 | Langlade County, WI | 13.5% |
| #1,642 | Cayuga County, NY | 13.5% |
| #1,643 | Robertson County, TX | 13.5% |
| #1,644 | Cameron County, PA | 13.5% |
| #1,645 | Maries County, MO | 13.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Cayuga County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.5%, ranking #1,642 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 7.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #36 of 62. This places it in the 49th 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.