Poverty Rate in Orange County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.6%
Rank #1,430/3,222 · #25 in NY
56th
Orange 12.6%
NY 14.0% -9.7%
US 12.6% +0.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Orange County's poverty rate of 12.6% 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 Orange County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,427 | Huron County, MI | 12.6% |
| #1,428 | Switzerland County, IN | 12.6% |
| #1,429 | Mahaska County, IA | 12.6% |
| #1,430 | Orange County, NY | 12.6% |
| #1,431 | Bradford County, PA | 12.6% |
| #1,432 | Murray County, OK | 12.7% |
| #1,433 | Broadwater County, MT | 12.7% |
About Poverty Rate
Orange County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.6%, ranking #1,430 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #25 of 62. This places it in the 56th 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.