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Benchmarking New York County in NY against all counties

 

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%).

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Peers

exceeded Rockland County in NY (14.7%), Richmond County in NY (14.5%), Boulder County in CO (13.3%), Orange County in CA (12.9%), and Alameda County in CA (12.5%), and 156 others, ending with Falls Church City in VA (3.2%).

References

  1. median household income. Higher values are better. Median household income, 2014 (in 2014 dollars). Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.
  2. poverty rate. Lower values are better. Poverty rate for all ages, 2014. Source: http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/atlas-of-rural-and-small-town-america.aspx.