Poverty Rate in Delaware County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.4%
Rank #1,840/3,222 · #44 in NY
43th
Delaware 14.4%
NY 14.0% +2.9%
US 12.6% +14.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Delaware County's poverty rate of 14.4% 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 Delaware County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,837 | Gogebic County, MI | 14.4% |
| #1,838 | Aroostook County, ME | 14.4% |
| #1,839 | Rusk County, TX | 14.4% |
| #1,840 | Delaware County, NY | 14.4% |
| #1,841 | Marion County, FL | 14.4% |
| #1,842 | St. John the Baptist Parish, LA | 14.4% |
| #1,843 | Sutter County, CA | 14.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Delaware County, New York has a poverty rate of 14.4%, ranking #1,840 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 14.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #44 of 62. This places it in the 43th 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.