Poverty Rate in Suffolk County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
6.4%
Rank #146/3,222 · #2 in NY
95th
Suffolk 6.4%
NY 14.0% -54.1%
US 12.6% -49.0%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Suffolk County's poverty rate of 6.4% 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 Suffolk County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #143 | Lake of the Woods County, MN | 6.4% |
| #144 | Clear Creek County, CO | 6.4% |
| #145 | Washington County, NE | 6.4% |
| #146 | Suffolk County, NY | 6.4% |
| #147 | Davis County, UT | 6.4% |
| #148 | Williamson County, TX | 6.4% |
| #149 | Queen Anne's County, MD | 6.4% |
About Poverty Rate
Suffolk County, New York has a poverty rate of 6.4%, ranking #146 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 49.0% below the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #2 of 62. This places it in the 95th 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.