Poverty Rate in Otsego County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.5%
Rank #1,403/3,222 · #24 in NY
56th
Otsego 12.5%
NY 14.0% -10.5%
US 12.6% -0.5%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Otsego County's poverty rate of 12.5% 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 Otsego County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,400 | Allen County, IN | 12.5% |
| #1,401 | Ontonagon County, MI | 12.5% |
| #1,402 | Reno County, KS | 12.5% |
| #1,403 | Otsego County, NY | 12.5% |
| #1,404 | Orange County, TX | 12.5% |
| #1,405 | Ohio County, KY | 12.5% |
| #1,406 | Garfield County, OK | 12.5% |
About Poverty Rate
Otsego County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.5%, ranking #1,403 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 0.5% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #24 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.