Poverty Rate in Sullivan County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
15.9%
Rank #2,097/3,222 · #49 in NY
35th
Sullivan 15.9%
NY 14.0% +13.2%
US 12.6% +25.8%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Sullivan County's poverty rate of 15.9% 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 Sullivan County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #2,094 | Wapello County, IA | 15.8% |
| #2,095 | Grant County, WA | 15.8% |
| #2,096 | Randolph County, IN | 15.8% |
| #2,097 | Sullivan County, NY | 15.9% |
| #2,098 | Bates County, MO | 15.9% |
| #2,099 | Newton County, AR | 15.9% |
| #2,100 | Rhea County, TN | 15.9% |
About Poverty Rate
Sullivan County, New York has a poverty rate of 15.9%, ranking #2,097 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 25.8% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #49 of 62. This places it in the 35th 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.