Financial Stability
Veterans Living in Poverty

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Veterans Living in Poverty

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What does this measure?

The estimated proportion of veterans with incomes below the poverty line. Poverty thresholds vary by family composition and year. . In 2023, the threshold for one person was $15,480.

Why is this important?

The percentage of veterans living in poverty is a measure of the overall economic health of this population and can indicate the level of need for social and government supports.

How is region performing?

In 2019-23, 5% of veterans, or about 2,600 individuals, had incomes below the poverty line. That was slightly lower than the rates at the statewide (excluding NYC) and national level, both at 7%. Because of relatively small populations of veterans in poverty in the region, rates are not reliable at the county or local level.

Notes about the data

The multiyear figures are from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey. The bureau combined three 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.

Veterans Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region6%5%5%
Columbia4%**5%**7%***
Dutchess4%*3%*4%**
Greene10%**8%**6%***
Orange5%*4%*6%*
Putnam3%**5%**5%***
Sullivan12%*5%**6%**
Ulster6%*7%*7%**
NYS (excluding NYC)6%6%7%
U.S.7%7%7%
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County12%***13%***13%***
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County3%***4%***26%***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Canaan town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Chatham town, Columbia County3%***2%***0%***
Claverack town, Columbia County3%***10%***2%***
Clermont town, Columbia County2%***6%***0%***
Copake town, Columbia County12%***12%***0%***
Gallatin town, Columbia County6%***0%***0%***
Germantown town, Columbia County5%***3%***10%***
Ghent town, Columbia County1%***2%***8%***
Greenport town, Columbia County8%***0%***15%***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County0%***15%***32%***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County1%***2%***12%***
Livingston town, Columbia County5%***1%***4%***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0%***23%***5%***
Stockport town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County11%***0%***3%***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County0%***7%***0%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County6%***14%***0%***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County3%***0%***0%***
Philmont village, Columbia County8%***39%***0%***
Valatie village, Columbia County4%***0%***0%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County8%***11%***0%***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County11%***4%***8%***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County3%***0%***23%***
Beekman town, Dutchess County4%***0%***0%***
Clinton town, Dutchess County10%***0%***7%***
Dover town, Dutchess County3%***2%***11%***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County3%***3%***1%***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County6%***6%***2%***
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County4%***3%***0%***
La Grange town, Dutchess County0%***0%***1%***
Milan town, Dutchess County3%***6%***6%***
North East town, Dutchess County0%***5%***7%***
Pawling town, Dutchess County8%***0%***3%***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County5%***5%***3%***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County2%***0%***10%***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County3%***4%***10%***
Red Hook town, Dutchess County1%***1%***1%***
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County2%***3%***0%***
Stanford town, Dutchess County1%***0%***0%***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County2%***4%***4%***
Washington town, Dutchess County3%***2%***7%***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County21%***7%***0%***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County15%***5%***0%***
Millerton village, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Pawling village, Dutchess County12%***0%***19%***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County3%***6%***0%***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County0%***5%***0%***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County13%***0%***12%***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County0%***13%***0%***
Athens town, Greene County11%***29%***5%***
Cairo town, Greene County25%***3%***5%***
Catskill town, Greene County3%***6%***4%***
Coxsackie town, Greene County5%***18%***17%***
Durham town, Greene County14%***0%***0%***
Greenville town, Greene County7%***0%***0%***
Halcott town, Greene County13%***0%***20%***
Hunter town, Greene County16%***0%***0%***
Jewett town, Greene County26%***0%***33%***
Lexington town, Greene County9%***22%***5%***
New Baltimore town, Greene County12%***9%***2%***
Prattsville town, Greene County4%***11%***11%***
Windham town, Greene County11%***1%***11%***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County7%***3%***10%***
Catskill village, Greene County3%***6%***0%***
Coxsackie village, Greene County9%***21%***0%***
Hunter village, Greene County6%***0%***0%***
Tannersville village, Greene County0%***0%***0%***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County8%***5%***9%***
Newburgh city, Orange County16%***6%***21%***
Port Jervis city, Orange County16%***5%***20%***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County6%***3%***3%***
Chester town, Orange County5%***6%***4%***
Cornwall town, Orange County1%***0%***7%***
Crawford town, Orange County2%***7%***2%***
Deerpark town, Orange County2%***6%***1%***
Goshen town, Orange County6%***1%***0%***
Greenville town, Orange County0%***3%***12%***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County3%***13%***0%***
Highlands town, Orange County4%***0%***8%***
Minisink town, Orange County12%***0%***0%***
Monroe town, Orange County4%***0%***5%***
Montgomery town, Orange County6%***6%***1%***
Mount Hope town, Orange County7%***10%***6%***
New Windsor town, Orange County7%**3%***4%***
Newburgh town, Orange County2%***4%***5%***
Tuxedo town, Orange County0%***5%***0%***
Wallkill town, Orange County4%***2%***4%***
Warwick town, Orange County5%***3%***3%***
Wawayanda town, Orange County2%***6%***6%***
Woodbury town, Orange County7%***6%***1%***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County3%***9%***0%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0%***0%***0%***
Florida village, Orange County3%***3%***12%***
Goshen village, Orange County9%***4%***0%***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County4%***0%***0%***
Harriman village, Orange County0%***9%***0%***
Highland Falls village, Orange County5%***0%***0%***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County2%***0%***39%***
Maybrook village, Orange County3%***0%***0%***
Monroe village, Orange County9%***0%***11%***
Montgomery village, Orange County0%***4%***0%***
Otisville village, Orange County0%***4%***0%***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County0%***4%***0%***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0%***0%***0%***
Unionville village, Orange County30%***0%***0%***
Walden village, Orange County2%***4%***0%***
Warwick village, Orange County5%***0%***0%***
Washingtonville village, Orange County18%***5%***3%***
Woodbury village, Orange County7%***4%***1%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3%***5%***4%***
Kent town, Putnam County5%***3%***7%***
Patterson town, Putnam County2%***5%***4%***
Philipstown town, Putnam County8%***3%***0%***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County1%***14%***4%***
Southeast town, Putnam County1%***1%***8%***
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County0%***7%***20%***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County4%***0%***0%***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County19%***0%***0%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County3%***5%***3%***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0%***0%***0%***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County3%***4%***7%***
Delaware town, Sullivan County13%***7%***0%***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County8%***13%***8%***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County0%***3%***5%***
Fremont town, Sullivan County2%***18%***0%***
Highland town, Sullivan County0%***0%***14%***
Liberty town, Sullivan County20%***13%***1%***
Lumberland town, Sullivan County10%***0%***27%***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County5%***1%***5%***
Neversink town, Sullivan County6%***2%***4%***
Rockland town, Sullivan County22%***0%***0%***
Thompson town, Sullivan County26%***3%***12%***
Tusten town, Sullivan County7%***10%***0%***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County9%***0%***10%***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0%***0%***0%***
Liberty village, Sullivan County37%***3%***0%***
Monticello village, Sullivan County49%***0%***0%***
Woodridge village, Sullivan County0%***38%***100%***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County9%***11%***6%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County6%***9%***5%***
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County6%***0%***0%***
Esopus town, Ulster County8%***19%***0%***
Gardiner town, Ulster County0%***7%***0%***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County0%***0%***0%***
Hurley town, Ulster County6%***5%***0%***
Kingston town, Ulster County8%***3%***11%***
Lloyd town, Ulster County8%***2%***17%***
Marbletown town, Ulster County8%***0%***10%***
Marlborough town, Ulster County6%***9%***10%***
New Paltz town, Ulster County5%***2%***0%***
Olive town, Ulster County21%***7%***4%***
Plattekill town, Ulster County3%***7%***8%***
Rochester town, Ulster County7%***3%***10%***
Rosendale town, Ulster County7%***5%***10%***
Saugerties town, Ulster County6%***3%***7%***
Shandaken town, Ulster County2%***10%***0%***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County2%***4%***7%***
Ulster town, Ulster County5%***4%***8%***
Wawarsing town, Ulster County10%***17%***4%***
Woodstock town, Ulster County5%***10%***10%***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County0%***4%***0%***
New Paltz village, Ulster County11%***0%***0%***
Saugerties village, Ulster County6%***6%***12%***

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 Veterans Living in Poverty
2009-132014-182019-23
Region4,1752,6222,565
Columbia206**209**228***
Dutchess758*469*501**
Greene465**264**160***
Orange1,176*695*882*
Putnam159**192**154***
Sullivan697*224**204**
Ulster714*569*436**
NYS (excluding NYC)39,82833,20532,342
U.S.1,437,6061,259,8741,168,046
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County47***18***12***
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County4***4***11***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Canaan town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Chatham town, Columbia County12***4***0***
Claverack town, Columbia County14***58***11***
Clermont town, Columbia County3***8***0***
Copake town, Columbia County28***22***0***
Gallatin town, Columbia County16***0***0***
Germantown town, Columbia County8***5***9***
Ghent town, Columbia County7***9***16***
Greenport town, Columbia County29***0***62***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County0***19***32***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County8***11***51***
Livingston town, Columbia County13***3***14***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0***43***5***
Stockport town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County17***0***5***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County0***5***0***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County6***13***0***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County3***0***0***
Philmont village, Columbia County14***29***0***
Valatie village, Columbia County5***0***0***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County87***96***0***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County151***41***78***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County9***0***47***
Beekman town, Dutchess County34***0***0***
Clinton town, Dutchess County27***0***17***
Dover town, Dutchess County14***11***31***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County57***44***12***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County109***58***15***
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County77***29***3***
La Grange town, Dutchess County2***0***10***
Milan town, Dutchess County5***7***7***
North East town, Dutchess County0***11***9***
Pawling town, Dutchess County31***0***10***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County10***8***4***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County13***0***47***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County72***79***151***
Red Hook town, Dutchess County5***5***4***
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County7***14***0***
Stanford town, Dutchess County2***0***0***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County0***0***0***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County29***62***43***
Washington town, Dutchess County17***4***13***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County21***5***0***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County17***4***0***
Millerton village, Dutchess County0***0***0***
Pawling village, Dutchess County16***0***6***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County5***5***0***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County0***8***0***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County0***0***0***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County31***0***30***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County0***8***0***
Athens town, Greene County44***79***11***
Cairo town, Greene County160***12***26***
Catskill town, Greene County28***49***21***
Coxsackie town, Greene County24***67***64***
Durham town, Greene County38***0***0***
Greenville town, Greene County24***0***0***
Halcott town, Greene County4***0***2***
Hunter town, Greene County33***0***0***
Jewett town, Greene County30***0***15***
Lexington town, Greene County12***15***2***
New Baltimore town, Greene County38***27***8***
Prattsville town, Greene County3***5***3***
Windham town, Greene County27***2***8***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County10***3***11***
Catskill village, Greene County6***17***0***
Coxsackie village, Greene County23***38***0***
Hunter village, Greene County4***0***0***
Tannersville village, Greene County0***0***0***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County102***59***113***
Newburgh city, Orange County150***37***157***
Port Jervis city, Orange County103***23***75***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County73***21***17***
Chester town, Orange County29***39***21***
Cornwall town, Orange County10***2***55***
Crawford town, Orange County16***33***8***
Deerpark town, Orange County13***33***5***
Goshen town, Orange County44***9***2***
Greenville town, Orange County0***6***21***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County10***53***0***
Highlands town, Orange County33***0***61***
Minisink town, Orange County33***0***0***
Monroe town, Orange County37***0***43***
Montgomery town, Orange County102***69***12***
Mount Hope town, Orange County24***32***15***
New Windsor town, Orange County125**49***45***
Newburgh town, Orange County44***85***77***
Tuxedo town, Orange County0***8***0***
Wallkill town, Orange County76***27***60***
Warwick town, Orange County101***63***43***
Wawayanda town, Orange County6***19***21***
Woodbury town, Orange County45***28***5***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County6***21***0***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0***0***0***
Florida village, Orange County4***6***15***
Goshen village, Orange County28***9***0***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County12***0***0***
Harriman village, Orange County0***8***0***
Highland Falls village, Orange County26***0***0***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County1***0***26***
Maybrook village, Orange County5***0***0***
Monroe village, Orange County36***0***33***
Montgomery village, Orange County0***10***0***
Otisville village, Orange County0***3***0***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County0***7***0***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0***0***0***
Unionville village, Orange County14***0***0***
Walden village, Orange County12***12***0***
Warwick village, Orange County36***0***0***
Washingtonville village, Orange County73***8***6***
Woodbury village, Orange County45***20***5***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County55***80***39***
Kent town, Putnam County34***19***42***
Patterson town, Putnam County10***28***18***
Philipstown town, Putnam County42***14***0***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County6***46***11***
Southeast town, Putnam County12***5***44***
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County0***5***24***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County4***0***0***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County5***0***0***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County12***15***7***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0***0***0***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County3***5***6***
Delaware town, Sullivan County28***16***0***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County50***74***33***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County0***3***2***
Fremont town, Sullivan County3***19***0***
Highland town, Sullivan County0***0***14***
Liberty town, Sullivan County129***47***3***
Lumberland town, Sullivan County17***0***17***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County46***8***28***
Neversink town, Sullivan County15***6***10***
Rockland town, Sullivan County87***0***0***
Thompson town, Sullivan County296***17***84***
Tusten town, Sullivan County11***14***0***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County2***0***1***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0***0***0***
Liberty village, Sullivan County94***4***0***
Monticello village, Sullivan County249***0***0***
Woodridge village, Sullivan County0***10***10***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County7***8***4***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County62***94***30***
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County5***0***0***
Esopus town, Ulster County43***52***0***
Gardiner town, Ulster County0***15***0***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County0***0***0***
Hurley town, Ulster County34***20***0***
Kingston town, Ulster County7***3***4***
Lloyd town, Ulster County62***13***86***
Marbletown town, Ulster County26***0***18***
Marlborough town, Ulster County41***47***34***
New Paltz town, Ulster County22***8***0***
Olive town, Ulster County62***15***12***
Plattekill town, Ulster County17***40***21***
Rochester town, Ulster County44***13***18***
Rosendale town, Ulster County23***18***28***
Saugerties town, Ulster County104***25***67***
Shandaken town, Ulster County3***28***0***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County18***23***42***
Ulster town, Ulster County48***32***39***
Wawarsing town, Ulster County74***86***17***
Woodstock town, Ulster County19***37***20***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County0***3***0***
New Paltz village, Ulster County10***0***0***
Saugerties village, Ulster County21***10***30***

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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