Poverty Rate in Ontario County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.0%
Rank #574/3,222 · #7 in NY
82th
Ontario 9.0%
NY 14.0% -35.7%
US 12.6% -28.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ontario County's poverty rate of 9.0% 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 Ontario County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #571 | Blaine County, NE | 9.0% |
| #572 | Sibley County, MN | 9.0% |
| #573 | Westchester County, NY | 9.0% |
| #574 | Ontario County, NY | 9.0% |
| #575 | Thayer County, NE | 9.0% |
| #576 | Weston County, WY | 9.0% |
| #577 | Daggett County, UT | 9.0% |
About Poverty Rate
Ontario County, New York has a poverty rate of 9.0%, ranking #574 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 28.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #7 of 62. This places it in the 82th 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.