Poverty Rate in Putnam County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
7.1%
Rank #232/3,222 · #4 in NY
93th
Putnam 7.1%
NY 14.0% -49.2%
US 12.6% -43.6%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Putnam County's poverty rate of 7.1% 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 Putnam County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #229 | Plymouth County, MA | 7.1% |
| #230 | Santa Clara County, CA | 7.1% |
| #231 | Greeley County, KS | 7.1% |
| #232 | Putnam County, NY | 7.1% |
| #233 | Harford County, MD | 7.1% |
| #234 | Perkins County, NE | 7.2% |
| #235 | Nelson County, ND | 7.2% |
About Poverty Rate
Putnam County, New York has a poverty rate of 7.1%, ranking #232 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 43.6% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #4 of 62. This places it in the 93th 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.