Poverty Rate in Nassau County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
5.4%
Rank #73/3,222 · #1 in NY
98th
Nassau 5.4%
NY 14.0% -61.3%
US 12.6% -57.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Nassau County's poverty rate of 5.4% 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 Nassau County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #70 | Somerset County, NJ | 5.4% |
| #71 | Johnson County, KS | 5.4% |
| #72 | Kendall County, IL | 5.4% |
| #73 | Nassau County, NY | 5.4% |
| #74 | Haines Borough, AK | 5.4% |
| #75 | Putnam County, OH | 5.5% |
| #76 | Trego County, KS | 5.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Nassau County, New York has a poverty rate of 5.4%, ranking #73 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 57.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #1 of 62. This places it in the 98th 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.