Poverty Rate in Chemung County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.3%
Rank #2,182/3,222 · #52 in NY
32th
Chemung 16.3%
NY 14.0% +16.5%
US 12.6% +29.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Chemung County's poverty rate of 16.3% 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 Chemung County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,179 | Polk County, MO | 16.3% |
| #2,180 | Overton County, TN | 16.3% |
| #2,181 | Marion County, TN | 16.3% |
| #2,182 | Chemung County, NY | 16.3% |
| #2,183 | Dyer County, TN | 16.3% |
| #2,184 | Centre County, PA | 16.3% |
| #2,185 | Tallapoosa County, AL | 16.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Chemung County, New York has a poverty rate of 16.3%, ranking #2,182 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #52 of 62. This places it in the 32th 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.