Poverty Rate in Herkimer County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.4%
Rank #1,624/3,222 · #34 in NY
50th
Herkimer 13.4%
NY 14.0% -4.2%
US 12.6% +6.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Herkimer County's poverty rate of 13.4% 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 Herkimer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,621 | Jefferson County, OR | 13.4% |
| #1,622 | Providence County, RI | 13.4% |
| #1,623 | Howard County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,624 | Herkimer County, NY | 13.4% |
| #1,625 | Garfield County, MT | 13.4% |
| #1,626 | Orange County, IN | 13.4% |
| #1,627 | Morgan County, IL | 13.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Herkimer County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.4%, ranking #1,624 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 6.5% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #34 of 62. This places it in the 50th 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.