Financial Stability
People Living in Poverty

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People Living in Poverty

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What does this measure?

The estimated number of people with incomes below the poverty line, as a percentage of those for whom poverty status has been determined. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. In 2023, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $30,900.

Why is this important?

The percentage of people living in poverty is a measure of the overall economic health of a region. It also indicates the level of need for social and government supports within the community.

How is the region performing?

In 2019-23, 11% of the residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley had incomes below the poverty line, on par with the statewide (excluding NYC) rate and slightly lower than the national rate of 12%. The region's poverty rate has not changed since 2009-13. Within the region, Sullivan and Ulster had the highest poverty rates, at 15% and 14%, respectively. Putnam had the lowest rate at 7%, followed by Dutchess, at 8%.

Some of the highest poverty rates in the Mid-Hudson Valley in 2019-23 were found in the region's larger communities, including the cities of Newburgh (27%) Kingston (19%), and Poughkeepsie (18%). The Town of Gardiner (51%) and Village of Kiryas Joel (40%) also had notably high poverty rates.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined five years of responses to the survey to provide estimates for smaller geographic areas and increase the precision of its estimates. However, because the information came from a survey, the samples responding to the survey were not always large enough to produce reliable results, especially in small geographic areas. CGR has noted on data tables the estimates with relatively large margins of error. Estimates with three asterisks have the largest margins, plus or minus 50% or more of the estimate. Two asterisks mean plus or minus 35%-50%, and one asterisk means plus or minus 20%-35%. For all estimates, the confidence level is 90%, meaning there is 90% probability the true value (if the whole population were surveyed) would be within the margin of error (or confidence interval).

The survey provides data on characteristics of the population that used to be collected only during the decennial census. Poverty status is not reported for people in institutions, including college dormitories and military barracks, and people in living situations without conventional housing. Data for this indicator are expected to be released in the fourth quarter.

People Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region11%11%11%
Columbia10%12%11%
Dutchess9%9%8%
Greene15%13%11%
Orange12%12%13%
Putnam6%5%7%
Sullivan18%15%15%
Ulster13%14%14%
NYS (excluding NYC)12%11%11%
U.S.15%14%12%
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County23%*21%*22%*
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County13%**12%***8%***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County8%***13%**4%**
Canaan town, Columbia County7%**10%**4%**
Chatham town, Columbia County6%**8%***7%**
Claverack town, Columbia County9%*15%*8%***
Clermont town, Columbia County14%**9%***7%**
Copake town, Columbia County13%***14%***12%**
Gallatin town, Columbia County5%***10%***9%***
Germantown town, Columbia County5%***5%***9%**
Ghent town, Columbia County7%**9%**14%***
Greenport town, Columbia County9%**16%**16%**
Hillsdale town, Columbia County7%***11%**10%***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County4%**8%*8%**
Livingston town, Columbia County12%**6%**22%**
New Lebanon town, Columbia County7%***9%**10%**
Stockport town, Columbia County9%***11%**8%**
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County9%**15%***13%**
Taghkanic town, Columbia County15%***15%**6%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County14%*11%***8%***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County2%***4%***7%***
Philmont village, Columbia County22%**21%**9%***
Valatie village, Columbia County16%**11%***4%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County15%*9%*8%*
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County25%20%18%
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County11%***14%***9%***
Beekman town, Dutchess County4%***6%**5%**
Clinton town, Dutchess County10%***7%**6%*
Dover town, Dutchess County8%**16%*13%*
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County4%*3%**4%*
Fishkill town, Dutchess County5%**8%*7%*
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County8%*11%*10%*
La Grange town, Dutchess County3%***3%*6%**
Milan town, Dutchess County3%***7%***10%**
North East town, Dutchess County6%***8%**10%***
Pawling town, Dutchess County6%*7%**4%**
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County7%***15%**13%**
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County7%**9%*5%**
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County11%*8%*8%
Red Hook town, Dutchess County9%*12%*8%*
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County6%**11%**6%**
Stanford town, Dutchess County12%**6%**12%**
Union Vale town, Dutchess County4%***8%***8%**
Wappinger town, Dutchess County4%*7%*5%*
Washington town, Dutchess County7%**9%***10%**
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County9%***10%***6%***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County12%**8%***13%***
Millerton village, Dutchess County14%***13%***2%***
Pawling village, Dutchess County10%**6%***10%***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County14%**19%**8%**
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County10%***17%***3%***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County21%***25%***31%**
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County11%***13%**5%***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County12%***17%**7%***
Athens town, Greene County13%**13%**6%***
Cairo town, Greene County22%**7%**13%**
Catskill town, Greene County16%*21%*15%*
Coxsackie town, Greene County12%**8%**13%**
Durham town, Greene County16%***23%**7%***
Greenville town, Greene County12%***10%**2%***
Halcott town, Greene County6%***5%***13%***
Hunter town, Greene County19%**19%**17%*
Jewett town, Greene County21%***8%***10%**
Lexington town, Greene County19%***10%***10%***
New Baltimore town, Greene County5%***6%***7%***
Prattsville town, Greene County26%***23%***13%**
Windham town, Greene County10%***8%**7%***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County10%***12%**9%***
Catskill village, Greene County26%*38%*13%***
Coxsackie village, Greene County10%**9%**6%***
Hunter village, Greene County10%***37%***3%***
Tannersville village, Greene County8%***9%***18%***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County18%17%16%*
Newburgh city, Orange County30%29%27%
Port Jervis city, Orange County18%*19%21%*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County6%*5%**13%*
Chester town, Orange County3%**4%*7%*
Cornwall town, Orange County5%*4%***5%**
Crawford town, Orange County4%***9%**4%**
Deerpark town, Orange County14%**13%*9%*
Goshen town, Orange County6%**6%**4%***
Greenville town, Orange County8%***4%**3%***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County2%***9%***6%***
Highlands town, Orange County8%**2%***6%**
Minisink town, Orange County8%***2%***10%***
Monroe town, Orange County34%6%**8%**
Montgomery town, Orange County8%*8%*10%*
Mount Hope town, Orange County9%**13%**6%**
New Windsor town, Orange County5%*5%*6%*
Newburgh town, Orange County6%**6%*9%*
Tuxedo town, Orange County2%***8%***6%**
Wallkill town, Orange County7%12%*11%*
Warwick town, Orange County7%*3%*7%*
Wawayanda town, Orange County6%**10%**6%***
Woodbury town, Orange County5%**7%***6%***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County5%***7%**6%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County8%***4%***2%***
Florida village, Orange County6%***3%***8%***
Goshen village, Orange County4%**10%***2%***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County8%**5%***9%***
Harriman village, Orange County1%***10%***6%***
Highland Falls village, Orange County11%***3%***10%***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County60%46%40%
Maybrook village, Orange County6%**11%**7%**
Monroe village, Orange County13%**2%***9%**
Montgomery village, Orange County2%***5%***13%***
Otisville village, Orange County9%***8%***10%***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County9%***8%***39%**
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County3%***5%***1%***
Unionville village, Orange County5%***9%***9%***
Walden village, Orange County16%**9%**13%***
Warwick village, Orange County7%***3%***7%**
Washingtonville village, Orange County6%***4%**7%**
Woodbury village, Orange County5%**7%***5%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3%**3%*4%*
Kent town, Putnam County5%***6%*7%*
Patterson town, Putnam County11%*10%**15%
Philipstown town, Putnam County7%**5%**8%*
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County6%**7%**3%***
Southeast town, Putnam County7%*5%*8%*
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County21%**26%**12%***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County10%***6%***9%***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County2%***3%***4%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County16%*13%**16%**
Callicoon town, Sullivan County14%***7%***8%**
Cochecton town, Sullivan County14%***10%***8%**
Delaware town, Sullivan County14%**19%***11%***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County22%24%*22%*
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County5%***4%***5%***
Fremont town, Sullivan County7%**6%***7%***
Highland town, Sullivan County17%**11%**9%**
Liberty town, Sullivan County21%*15%*13%*
Lumberland town, Sullivan County14%***13%***10%**
Mamakating town, Sullivan County9%*7%*13%*
Neversink town, Sullivan County9%**10%***7%***
Rockland town, Sullivan County19%**13%***16%**
Thompson town, Sullivan County29%18%20%*
Tusten town, Sullivan County10%***17%**9%***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County15%***36%***58%***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County25%***16%***21%***
Liberty village, Sullivan County22%**23%*18%*
Monticello village, Sullivan County42%25%30%*
Woodridge village, Sullivan County17%***23%**19%***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County17%***10%***11%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County18%18%19%
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County12%***7%***35%***
Esopus town, Ulster County8%**14%*18%*
Gardiner town, Ulster County11%**8%***51%
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County12%***22%***4%***
Hurley town, Ulster County6%***9%**11%***
Kingston town, Ulster County8%**11%***3%***
Lloyd town, Ulster County10%**10%**6%**
Marbletown town, Ulster County6%**13%**13%**
Marlborough town, Ulster County11%*7%**9%**
New Paltz town, Ulster County22%17%22%*
Olive town, Ulster County12%**11%***12%**
Plattekill town, Ulster County10%*12%*4%**
Rochester town, Ulster County10%*11%**10%**
Rosendale town, Ulster County8%*10%*9%***
Saugerties town, Ulster County7%*11%*9%*
Shandaken town, Ulster County10%**18%**19%**
Shawangunk town, Ulster County20%*24%14%
Ulster town, Ulster County11%*13%*12%**
Wawarsing town, Ulster County19%*18%*17%*
Woodstock town, Ulster County9%*14%*11%*
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County21%**20%**24%***
New Paltz village, Ulster County40%35%*36%*
Saugerties village, Ulster County14%**10%**16%*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




Number of People Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region123,931121,515129,291
Columbia5,9117,0396,818
Dutchess25,15525,33523,328
Greene6,8815,9214,945
Orange44,84043,54351,238
Putnam5,6945,1916,331
Sullivan13,59210,64611,547
Ulster21,85823,84025,084
NYS (excluding NYC)1,250,1251,227,2311,202,354
U.S.46,663,43344,257,97940,390,045
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County1,421*1,218*1,224*
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County198**134***109***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County115***208**64**
Canaan town, Columbia County106**173**68**
Chatham town, Columbia County224**309***289**
Claverack town, Columbia County494*862*444***
Clermont town, Columbia County265**183***143**
Copake town, Columbia County471***497***385**
Gallatin town, Columbia County88***154***146***
Germantown town, Columbia County96***104***162**
Ghent town, Columbia County376**449**732***
Greenport town, Columbia County364**654**685**
Hillsdale town, Columbia County142***176**175***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County357**679*644**
Livingston town, Columbia County416**213**751**
New Lebanon town, Columbia County174***208**231**
Stockport town, Columbia County238***297**225**
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County184**346***273**
Taghkanic town, Columbia County182***175**68***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County230*185***133***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County24***53***79***
Philmont village, Columbia County301**245**129***
Valatie village, Columbia County218**169***54***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County2,052*1,139*1,180*
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County7,5045,9615,603
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County468***581***356***
Beekman town, Dutchess County557***725**629**
Clinton town, Dutchess County411***281**229*
Dover town, Dutchess County726**1,317*1,078*
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County1,035*1,007**1,080*
Fishkill town, Dutchess County1,056**1,753*1,473*
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County1,600*2,097*1,872*
La Grange town, Dutchess County548***453*945**
Milan town, Dutchess County73***155***242**
North East town, Dutchess County183***237**305***
Pawling town, Dutchess County521*536**351**
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County174***369**280**
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County695**894*484**
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County4,222*3,006*3,234
Red Hook town, Dutchess County823*1,109*784*
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County408**785**427**
Stanford town, Dutchess County464**214**452**
Union Vale town, Dutchess County182***350***361**
Wappinger town, Dutchess County1,127*1,948*1,515*
Washington town, Dutchess County326**418***448**
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County204***188***128***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County183**118***174***
Millerton village, Dutchess County107***111***16***
Pawling village, Dutchess County241**132***195***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County252**366**170**
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County239***423***67***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County207***278***277**
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County592***726**270***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County93***119**47***
Athens town, Greene County505**517**218***
Cairo town, Greene County1,470**425**862**
Catskill town, Greene County1,802*2,290*1,603*
Coxsackie town, Greene County759**459**780**
Durham town, Greene County436***626**184***
Greenville town, Greene County434***360**87***
Halcott town, Greene County17***15***37***
Hunter town, Greene County507**485**512*
Jewett town, Greene County163***78***95**
Lexington town, Greene County201***79***77***
New Baltimore town, Greene County164***181***238***
Prattsville town, Greene County175***154***100**
Windham town, Greene County155***133**105***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County139***191**171***
Catskill village, Greene County1,009*1,440*500***
Coxsackie village, Greene County280**232**170***
Hunter village, Greene County48***177***6***
Tannersville village, Greene County43***86***129***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County5,0294,5424,641*
Newburgh city, Orange County8,3948,0607,582
Port Jervis city, Orange County1,547*1,6041,789*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County1,108*932**2,428*
Chester town, Orange County352**499*907*
Cornwall town, Orange County580*470***622**
Crawford town, Orange County407***842**320**
Deerpark town, Orange County1,069**983*627*
Goshen town, Orange County737**780**555***
Greenville town, Orange County353***169**162***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County99***464***316***
Highlands town, Orange County618**205***633**
Minisink town, Orange County346***92***476***
Monroe town, Orange County13,7381,260**1,802**
Montgomery town, Orange County1,747*1,795*2,399*
Mount Hope town, Orange County454**685**300**
New Windsor town, Orange County1,293*1,242*1,722*
Newburgh town, Orange County1,931**1,846*2,743*
Tuxedo town, Orange County68***265***236**
Wallkill town, Orange County1,9033,282*3,225*
Warwick town, Orange County2,071*1,077*2,125*
Wawayanda town, Orange County435**763**413***
Woodbury town, Orange County561**839***676***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County204***285**262***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County236***112***72***
Florida village, Orange County158***79***227***
Goshen village, Orange County184**535***101***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County242**163***260***
Harriman village, Orange County36***283***182***
Highland Falls village, Orange County408***131***384***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County12,38710,77314,539
Maybrook village, Orange County179**361**231**
Monroe village, Orange County1,081**188***883**
Montgomery village, Orange County76***248***506***
Otisville village, Orange County101***95***118***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County294***242***1,524**
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County16***31***9***
Unionville village, Orange County26***64***61***
Walden village, Orange County1,113**597**884***
Warwick village, Orange County465***170***441**
Washingtonville village, Orange County373***241**422**
Woodbury village, Orange County561**762***573***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County987**1,144*1,240*
Kent town, Putnam County711***731*949*
Patterson town, Putnam County1,223*1,134**1,652
Philipstown town, Putnam County689**507**747*
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County724**759**311***
Southeast town, Putnam County1,360*916*1,432*
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County503**542**312***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County168***105***164***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County17***20***25***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County697*518**604**
Callicoon town, Sullivan County419***203***230**
Cochecton town, Sullivan County173***155***117**
Delaware town, Sullivan County378**498***247***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County2,5092,743*2,693*
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County47***46***39***
Fremont town, Sullivan County107**72***85***
Highland town, Sullivan County406**263**173**
Liberty town, Sullivan County1,966*1,351*1,296*
Lumberland town, Sullivan County364***291***231**
Mamakating town, Sullivan County1,089*855*1,619*
Neversink town, Sullivan County319**345***235***
Rockland town, Sullivan County696**460***535**
Thompson town, Sullivan County4,2902,6213,309*
Tusten town, Sullivan County132***225**134***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County80***140***596***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County74***58***88***
Liberty village, Sullivan County923**901*880*
Monticello village, Sullivan County2,7651,5782,088*
Woodridge village, Sullivan County155***190**182***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County164***108***125***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County4,1014,1224,491
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County77***38***185***
Esopus town, Ulster County688**1,181*1,659*
Gardiner town, Ulster County647**453***2,850
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County19***49***6***
Hurley town, Ulster County344***536**675***
Kingston town, Ulster County81**121***25***
Lloyd town, Ulster County1,033**1,018**687**
Marbletown town, Ulster County316**702**741**
Marlborough town, Ulster County979*603**777**
New Paltz town, Ulster County2,5331,9382,734*
Olive town, Ulster County512**472***489**
Plattekill town, Ulster County1,027*1,279*402**
Rochester town, Ulster County763*786**761**
Rosendale town, Ulster County500*579*522***
Saugerties town, Ulster County1,356*2,019*1,704*
Shandaken town, Ulster County277**490**544**
Shawangunk town, Ulster County2,588*3,1181,730
Ulster town, Ulster County1,270*1,529*1,480**
Wawarsing town, Ulster County2,210*1,971*1,913*
Woodstock town, Ulster County537*836*709*
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County863**791**996***
New Paltz village, Ulster County1,7641,480*1,907*
Saugerties village, Ulster County538**390**633*

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%.




INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Rate of Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Rate of Foster Care Admissions Decreasing
Teen Pregnancy Decreasing
Voter Registration Rate Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Total Population Increasing
Population by Age Decreasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Household Types Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Employment by Sector Not Applicable
Spending for County Government Maintaining
Tourism Revenue Maintaining
Preschoolers Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Prekindergarten Participation Increasing
Students Receiving Special Education Services Increasing
Per-Student Spending Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Student Group Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Dropout Rate Decreasing
High School GED Rate Maintaining
Education Levels of Adults Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Seniors Living in Poverty Increasing
Veterans Living in Poverty Decreasing
Children Receiving Subsidized Child Care Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Increasing
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Maintaining
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Increasing
Households Receiving SNAP Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Food Insecurity Not Applicable
Deaths from Drug Overdoses Increasing
Babies with Low Birth Weights Maintaining
Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Decreasing
People Living wth HIV Increasing
Mental Health Clinic Visits Maintaining
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Cost of Rent Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Violent Crimes Decreasing
Homeless Persons Decreasing
Domestic Violence Decreasing
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Single-Parent Families, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Population by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Student Performance on Grade 4 English, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 4 Math, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Early Prenatal Care, by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Increasing
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Arrest Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity Decreasing


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