New York County in NY has the highest poverty rate (17.7%) among the 162 counties with at least $70,074 in median household income (
New York County in NY is at $75,459).
That is, among those 162 counties that
do well on one measure,
New York County in NY does least well on a related measure. That 17.7% compares to an average of 7.9% across those 162 counties.
New York County in NY has these related standings
among those 162 counties:
- poverty rate = 17.7% (the highest)
- change, relative to its home state, in the poverty rate = +1.7% (the worst)
Among those 162 counties, it also has the highest deep-poverty rate (8.3%).