Poverty Rate in Columbia County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.1%
Rank #1,300/3,222 · #22 in NY
60th
Columbia 12.1%
NY 14.0% -13.5%
US 12.6% -3.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Columbia County's poverty rate of 12.1% 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 Columbia County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,297 | Lorain County, OH | 12.1% |
| #1,298 | Crawford County, IL | 12.1% |
| #1,299 | Cherokee County, IA | 12.1% |
| #1,300 | Columbia County, NY | 12.1% |
| #1,301 | Barnes County, ND | 12.1% |
| #1,302 | Wayne County, PA | 12.1% |
| #1,303 | Madison County, NC | 12.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Columbia County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.1%, ranking #1,300 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 3.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #22 of 62. This places it in the 60th 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.