Poverty Rate in Onondaga County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.8%
Rank #1,708/3,222 · #42 in NY
47th
Onondaga 13.8%
NY 14.0% -1.4%
US 12.6% +9.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Onondaga County's poverty rate of 13.8% 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 Onondaga County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,705 | Treutlen County, GA | 13.8% |
| #1,706 | Union County, TN | 13.8% |
| #1,707 | Mitchell County, TX | 13.8% |
| #1,708 | Onondaga County, NY | 13.8% |
| #1,709 | Hancock County, MS | 13.8% |
| #1,710 | Gallatin County, KY | 13.8% |
| #1,711 | Howard County, TX | 13.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Onondaga County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.8%, ranking #1,708 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 9.6% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #42 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.