Poverty Rate in Dutchess County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
8.4%
Rank #448/3,222 · #5 in NY
86th
Dutchess 8.4%
NY 14.0% -39.8%
US 12.6% -33.1%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Dutchess County's poverty rate of 8.4% 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 Dutchess County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #445 | Barry County, MI | 8.4% |
| #446 | Box Elder County, UT | 8.4% |
| #447 | Garza County, TX | 8.4% |
| #448 | Dutchess County, NY | 8.4% |
| #449 | Buffalo County, WI | 8.4% |
| #450 | Ottawa County, OH | 8.4% |
| #451 | Osborne County, KS | 8.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Dutchess County, New York has a poverty rate of 8.4%, ranking #448 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 33.1% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #5 of 62. This places it in the 86th 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.