Poverty Rate in Cortland County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.8%
Rank #1,465/3,222 · #28 in NY
55th
Cortland 12.8%
NY 14.0% -8.9%
US 12.6% +1.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Cortland County's poverty rate of 12.8% 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 Cortland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,462 | Greene County, IN | 12.8% |
| #1,463 | Schuylkill County, PA | 12.8% |
| #1,464 | Burnett County, WI | 12.8% |
| #1,465 | Cortland County, NY | 12.8% |
| #1,466 | Giles County, TN | 12.8% |
| #1,467 | Lake and Peninsula Borough, AK | 12.8% |
| #1,468 | Morrow County, OH | 12.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Cortland County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.8%, ranking #1,465 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 1.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #28 of 62. This places it in the 55th 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.