Poverty Rate in Ulster County, NY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
14.6%
Rank #1,882/3,222 · #46 in NY
42th
Ulster 14.6%
NY 14.0% +4.5%
US 12.6% +16.2%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Ulster County's poverty rate of 14.6% 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 Ulster County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #1,879 | Randolph County, IL | 14.6% |
| #1,880 | Lyon County, KS | 14.6% |
| #1,881 | Waller County, TX | 14.6% |
| #1,882 | Ulster County, NY | 14.6% |
| #1,883 | Jackson County, CO | 14.6% |
| #1,884 | Essex County, NJ | 14.6% |
| #1,885 | Stephens County, TX | 14.6% |
About Poverty Rate
Ulster County, New York has a poverty rate of 14.6%, ranking #1,882 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 16.2% above the national value of 12.6%. Within New York, it ranks #46 of 62. This places it in the 42th 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.