Poverty Rate in Erie County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.9%
Rank #1,719/3,222 · #43 in NY
47th
Erie 13.9%
NY 14.0% -1.1%
US 12.6% +9.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Erie County's poverty rate of 13.9% 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 Erie County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,716 | Eddy County, NM | 13.8% |
| #1,717 | Essex County, VT | 13.8% |
| #1,718 | Sullivan County, IN | 13.9% |
| #1,719 | Erie County, NY | 13.9% |
| #1,720 | Perry County, MO | 13.9% |
| #1,721 | Taylor County, WV | 13.9% |
| #1,722 | Cleburne County, AR | 13.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Erie County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.9%, ranking #1,719 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #43 of 62. This places it in the 47th 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.