Poverty Rate in Essex County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
11.2%
Rank #1,069/3,222 · #16 in NY
67th
Essex 11.2%
NY 14.0% -20.0%
US 12.6% -11.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Essex County's poverty rate of 11.2% 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 Essex County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,066 | Larimer County, CO | 11.2% |
| #1,067 | Haskell County, KS | 11.2% |
| #1,068 | Clark County, MO | 11.2% |
| #1,069 | Essex County, NY | 11.2% |
| #1,070 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 11.2% |
| #1,071 | Walsh County, ND | 11.2% |
| #1,072 | Waynesboro city, VA | 11.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Essex County, New York has a poverty rate of 11.2%, ranking #1,069 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 11.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #16 of 62. This places it in the 67th 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.