Poverty Rate in Schenectady County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
13.3%
Rank #1,596/3,222 · #32 in NY
50th
Schenectady 13.3%
NY 14.0% -5.3%
US 12.6% +5.3%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Schenectady County's poverty rate of 13.3% 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 Schenectady County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,593 | Grant County, WV | 13.3% |
| #1,594 | Clay County, MN | 13.3% |
| #1,595 | Redwood County, MN | 13.3% |
| #1,596 | Schenectady County, NY | 13.3% |
| #1,597 | Trimble County, KY | 13.3% |
| #1,598 | Ashland County, OH | 13.3% |
| #1,599 | Shasta County, CA | 13.3% |
About Poverty Rate
Schenectady County, New York has a poverty rate of 13.3%, ranking #1,596 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 5.3% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #32 of 62. This places it in the 50th 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.