Poverty Rate in Kings County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
19.1%
Rank #2,584/3,222 · #61 in NY
20th
Kings 19.1%
NY 14.0% +36.6%
US 12.6% +51.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Kings County's poverty rate of 19.1% 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 Kings County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,581 | Kern County, CA | 19.1% |
| #2,582 | Muskogee County, OK | 19.1% |
| #2,583 | Van Buren County, AR | 19.1% |
| #2,584 | Kings County, NY | 19.1% |
| #2,585 | Franklin County, AL | 19.1% |
| #2,586 | Karnes County, TX | 19.1% |
| #2,587 | Evans County, GA | 19.1% |
About Poverty Rate
Kings County, New York has a poverty rate of 19.1%, ranking #2,584 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 51.9% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #61 of 62. This places it in the 20th 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.