Poverty Rate in Rockland County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
16.2%
Rank #2,169/3,222 · #51 in NY
33th
Rockland 16.2%
NY 14.0% +16.0%
US 12.6% +29.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Rockland County's poverty rate of 16.2% 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 Rockland County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,166 | Carter County, OK | 16.2% |
| #2,167 | Victoria County, TX | 16.2% |
| #2,168 | Hancock County, KY | 16.2% |
| #2,169 | Rockland County, NY | 16.2% |
| #2,170 | Hall County, TX | 16.3% |
| #2,171 | Candler County, GA | 16.3% |
| #2,172 | Harris County, TX | 16.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Rockland County, New York has a poverty rate of 16.2%, ranking #2,169 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 29.0% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #51 of 62. This places it in the 33th 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.