Poverty Rate in Queens County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
12.9%
Rank #1,504/3,222 · #29 in NY
53th
Queens 12.9%
NY 14.0% -7.9%
US 12.6% +2.4%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Queens County's poverty rate of 12.9% 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 Queens County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,501 | Benewah County, ID | 12.9% |
| #1,502 | Cleveland County, OK | 12.9% |
| #1,503 | Becker County, MN | 12.9% |
| #1,504 | Queens County, NY | 12.9% |
| #1,505 | San Luis Obispo County, CA | 12.9% |
| #1,506 | West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 12.9% |
| #1,507 | McLean County, IL | 12.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Queens County, New York has a poverty rate of 12.9%, ranking #1,504 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 2.4% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #29 of 62. This places it in the 53th 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.