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 2021, the threshold for a four-person family with two children was $27,479.

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 2017-21, 11% of the residents of the Mid-Hudson Valley had incomes below the poverty line, on par with the statewide (excluding NYC) rate and lower than the national rate of 13%. The region's poverty rate rose by 1 percentage point since 2000. Within the region, Sullivan County had the highest poverty rate, at 14%, followed by Ulster at 13%. Putnam had the lowest rate by far, at 6%, followed by Dutchess, at 9%.

Some of the highest poverty rates in the Mid-Hudson Valley in 2017-21 were found in the region's larger communities, including the cities of Newburgh (21%), Poughkeepsie (19%), Kingston (19%) and Middletown (17%), and the towns of Gardiner (40%), New Paltz (21%) and Thompson (20%). Several villages also had notably high poverty rates, including Kiryas Joel (41%).

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
20002007-112012-162017-21
Region10%11%11%11%
Columbia County9%9%13%10%
Dutchess County8%9%9%9%
Greene County12%14%13%10%
Orange County11%11%13%12%
Putnam County4%5%5%6%
Sullivan County16%17%17%14%
Ulster County11%12%13%13%
NYS (excluding NYC)10%11%12%11%
U.S.12%14%15%13%
Columbia Cities
Hudson26%20%*25%*24%*
Columbia Towns
Ancram7%9%***19%**7%***
Austerlitz6%4%***16%**4%**
Canaan5%5%***12%**6%**
Chatham7%6%***9%**7%**
Claverack7%8%**13%**10%***
Clermont9%10%***14%**6%***
Copake8%8%***14%**7%***
Gallatin6%5%***9%***7%**
Germantown8%7%**5%***7%***
Ghent5%10%***9%***9%***
Greenport10%10%***17%**12%**
Hillsdale8%10%***9%**11%***
Kinderhook5%6%**7%**7%*
Livingston6%16%**9%**10%***
New Lebanon9%7%***8%**10%**
Stockport13%10%**10%*6%***
Stuyvesant4%5%***17%***10%***
Taghkanic9%4%***20%***9%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham8%12%**12%**7%***
Kinderhook2%9%***4%***4%***
Philmont14%23%**24%***21%***
Valatie11%10%***12%***7%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon11%16%*10%*9%*
Poughkeepsie23%25%23%19%
Dutchess Towns
Amenia8%11%***10%***17%*
Beekman5%3%***5%**7%**
Clinton4%8%***6%**6%***
Dover8%8%**12%*18%*
East Fishkill3%4%***3%**3%**
Fishkill5%4%*9%*6%*
Hyde Park6%8%*10%*11%*
La Grange4%5%**4%*5%**
Milan5%2%***5%***11%***
North East12%8%**7%**11%**
Pawling3%4%**5%**7%*
Pine Plains9%4%***13%**14%**
Pleasant Valley6%6%*8%*8%**
Poughkeepsie6%12%*9%8%*
Red Hook9%6%*10%*9%*
Rhinebeck10%6%**7%**7%*
Stanford4%7%***9%**11%**
Union Vale3%5%***3%***9%**
Wappinger4%6%**7%*5%*
Washington7%8%**10%***7%**
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill8%6%***19%***9%***
Millbrook6%13%**9%***10%**
Millerton14%9%***15%***9%***
Pawling7%8%***10%***9%***
Red Hook9%11%***18%**10%**
Rhinebeck9%8%***14%***6%***
Tivoli18%19%***28%**29%***
Wappingers Falls12%12%***15%**9%***
Greene Towns
Ashland16%14%***12%**15%***
Athens9%9%**15%**7%***
Cairo10%19%**12%**8%*
Catskill15%17%*17%*13%*
Coxsackie13%14%*8%**9%***
Durham11%14%**16%**19%**
Greenville9%10%***11%***5%***
Halcott21%7%***6%***8%***
Hunter19%22%*17%**18%**
Jewett12%16%***7%***11%***
Lexington13%15%***15%***7%***
New Baltimore7%5%***7%**2%***
Prattsville12%16%***20%***21%***
Windham9%8%***9%***8%*
Greene Villages
Athens11%6%***13%**10%***
Catskill19%26%*30%**19%***
Coxsackie13%13%***8%**7%***
Hunter15%17%***35%***28%***
Tannersville19%17%***3%***18%***
Orange Cities
Middletown17%17%17%17%*
Newburgh26%26%33%21%
Port Jervis17%17%*18%*24%*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove4%6%**6%**7%**
Chester7%3%**5%*5%**
Cornwall5%4%**6%**2%**
Crawford4%4%***8%**6%**
Deerpark10%11%**13%**11%*
Goshen4%6%*5%**6%***
Greenville4%7%***4%***2%***
Hamptonburgh3%4%***5%***7%***
Highlands4%8%**3%**5%***
Minisink6%3%***5%***9%***
Monroe29%33%34%4%**
Montgomery8%6%*7%*10%*
Mount Hope5%7%**11%**3%***
New Windsor6%5%*5%*6%*
Newburgh4%7%*5%*9%**
Tuxedo4%2%***2%**11%***
Wallkill8%7%*11%*10%*
Warwick5%5%*4%*5%*
Wawayanda4%5%***7%**6%***
Woodbury3%3%***9%**4%***
Orange Villages
Chester6%4%***11%**6%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson4%7%***4%***3%***
Florida7%4%***2%***10%***
Goshen4%5%**7%***7%***
Greenwood Lake7%7%***5%***1%***
Harriman2%1%***9%***3%***
Highland Falls5%12%**3%***9%***
Kiryas Joel62%62%56%41%
Maybrook6%8%**13%**7%**
Monroe5%7%***8%***5%***
Montgomery7%1%***4%***6%***
Otisville8%8%***8%***4%***
South Blooming Grove5%***11%***20%***
Tuxedo Park4%2%***4%***3%***
Unionville8%8%***3%***7%***
Walden10%11%***10%***22%*
Warwick4%6%**3%***6%***
Washingtonville4%6%***4%**6%**
Woodbury4%***9%**4%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel3%3%**3%*5%**
Kent4%4%***5%**6%**
Patterson5%10%**11%**9%**
Philipstown6%7%**5%**6%*
Putnam Valley5%6%***5%*6%**
Southeast6%6%*6%*6%**
Putnam Villages
Brewster14%18%***17%**19%**
Cold Spring5%5%***7%***8%***
Nelsonville8%2%***2%***4%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel15%19%**13%*11%***
Callicoon10%10%***10%**6%***
Cochecton7%15%**12%***9%**
Delaware20%17%**11%*19%***
Fallsburg21%24%*27%18%*
Forestburgh7%6%***4%***6%***
Fremont16%8%**7%**7%***
Highland16%15%**15%*8%***
Liberty17%20%*20%*14%*
Lumberland12%16%***12%**7%***
Mamakating10%7%*10%*11%*
Neversink11%14%***6%**11%**
Rockland14%12%**21%**12%***
Thompson23%22%23%20%
Tusten9%10%***13%***13%***
Sullivan Villages
Bloomingburg11%31%***21%***55%***
Jeffersonville7%20%***15%***19%***
Liberty15%18%**26%*20%*
Monticello36%29%*32%*27%*
Woodridge31%24%***34%**12%***
Wurtsboro11%11%***13%**8%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston16%16%18%19%
Ulster Towns
Denning12%15%**8%***17%***
Esopus12%6%**11%*14%*
Gardiner7%3%***14%**40%
Hardenburgh13%7%***20%***4%***
Hurley6%4%***8%**12%***
Kingston8%6%***11%***8%***
Lloyd7%12%*9%**5%**
Marbletown7%4%***15%**12%***
Marlborough8%12%*7%*6%***
New Paltz19%22%17%21%
Olive5%13%***8%***12%***
Plattekill10%10%*12%*6%**
Rochester11%12%**8%**14%**
Rosendale12%7%**8%*10%**
Saugerties8%9%*9%*7%*
Shandaken12%13%*13%**13%**
Shawangunk13%16%***22%***7%***
Ulster9%10%*13%*14%**
Wawarsing19%20%*17%*18%*
Woodstock10%10%**9%*14%*
Ulster Villages
Ellenville23%25%**20%**21%***
New Paltz37%40%*32%*33%*
Saugerties12%15%***10%***7%**

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
20002007-112012-162017-21
Region100,440118,228125,355119,648
Columbia County5,4715,6437,6055,791
Dutchess County19,85825,73225,56224,677
Greene County5,4326,5895,8264,580
Orange County34,67241,11146,34245,401
Putnam County4,1105,3465,0615,842
Sullivan County11,55912,54512,47910,423
Ulster County19,33821,26222,48022,934
NYS (excluding NYC)1,023,2641,172,6481,277,8051,179,434
U.S.33,899,81242,739,92446,932,22540,661,636
Columbia Cities
Hudson1,7131,236*1,501*1,251*
Columbia Towns
Ancram110137***273**94***
Austerlitz8153***244**72**
Canaan7763***192**102**
Chatham280255***364**271**
Claverack410467**758**573***
Clermont161206***272**113***
Copake261279***512**246***
Gallatin8498***154***108**
Germantown157129**86***112***
Ghent230493***458***458***
Greenport431389***691**511**
Hillsdale144197***144**185***
Kinderhook373507**588**581*
Livingston189536**309**367***
New Lebanon211173***200**242**
Stockport366284**270*172***
Stuyvesant93100***364***223***
Taghkanic10041***225***110***
Columbia Villages
Chatham144222**170**119***
Kinderhook29115***50***55***
Philmont200273**329***266***
Valatie154135***157***98***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon1,4652,303*1,314*1,249*
Poughkeepsie6,6147,8896,7225,788
Dutchess Towns
Amenia326499***430***621*
Beekman540395***625**841**
Clinton148349***269**231***
Dover702659**1,043*1,498*
East Fishkill7191,262***1,008**883**
Fishkill869885*1,957*1,246*
Hyde Park1,1151,512*1,880*2,044*
La Grange547839**599*780**
Milan10555***111***249***
North East369233**219**322**
Pawling241363**443**525*
Pine Plains23399***328**309**
Pleasant Valley510604*731*789**
Poughkeepsie2,1564,338*3,5443,392*
Red Hook818604*1,000*796*
Rhinebeck683403**538**508*
Stanford150261***328**388**
Union Vale130237***161***429**
Wappinger1,0821,558**1,870*1,494*
Washington336385**442***295**
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill146155***404***176***
Millbrook80192**130***137**
Millerton13172***124***82***
Pawling153184***196***173***
Red Hook155200***313**197**
Rhinebeck257208***330***145***
Tivoli202182***313**234***
Wappingers Falls602649***792**515***
Greene Towns
Ashland12087***94**100***
Athens345372**586**260***
Cairo6471,290**760**556*
Catskill1,7121,917*1,885*1,428*
Coxsackie767842*506**505***
Durham294389**425**498**
Greenville289385***403***179***
Halcott4418***16***31***
Hunter528581*446**520**
Jewett116157***52***112***
Lexington104150***137***39***
New Baltimore237157***217**60***
Prattsville75111***144***165***
Windham154133***155***127*
Greene Villages
Athens18099***188**166***
Catskill8351,019*1,155**715***
Coxsackie363357***212**204***
Hunter7383***122***99***
Tannersville8472***26***109***
Orange Cities
Middletown4,3794,7644,6054,910*
Newburgh7,0207,2999,0855,964
Port Jervis1,5401,468*1,554*2,105*
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove6761,093**993**1,390**
Chester862378**608*594**
Cornwall611486**692**318**
Crawford314386***747**553**
Deerpark754870**1,038**844*
Goshen502753*630**732***
Greenville162337***183***101***
Hamptonburgh136194***294***365***
Highlands319592**273**462***
Minisink207112***232***397***
Monroe8,92412,89114,222908**
Montgomery1,5841,416*1,742*2,361*
Mount Hope240375**584**150***
New Windsor1,3261,360*1,266*1,615*
Newburgh1,0222,169*1,610*2,781**
Tuxedo12890***70**425***
Wallkill2,0271,809*2,949*2,847*
Warwick1,3971,497*1,395*1,655*
Wawayanda230393***539**452***
Woodbury312379***1,031**460***
Orange Villages
Chester216144***427**249***
Cornwall-on-Hudson120221***107***98***
Florida188112***52***277***
Goshen194238**373***407***
Greenwood Lake233228***154***29***
Harriman4932***238***100***
Highland Falls173470**118***322***
Kiryas Joel7,96512,06011,93613,012
Maybrook188232**403**206**
Monroe376585***694***453***
Montgomery24946***168***210***
Otisville7792***89***66***
South Blooming Grove155***345***785***
Tuxedo Park3214***22***18***
Unionville4536***20***52***
Walden604779***685***1,520*
Warwick268419**224***417***
Washingtonville214366***248**349**
Woodbury379***980**460***
Putnam Towns
Carmel9211,191**1,057*1,634**
Kent567585***619**776**
Patterson4951,187**1,197**966**
Philipstown564692**517**632*
Putnam Valley512671***641*688**
Southeast1,0511,020*1,030*1,146**
Putnam Villages
Brewster312393***396**466**
Cold Spring10880***133***154***
Nelsonville4315***12***30***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel603824**543*433***
Callicoon318317***306**181***
Cochecton95193**184***129**
Delaware539470**285*418***
Fallsburg2,1132,680*2,9851,944*
Forestburgh5850***37***57***
Fremont218104**88**78***
Highland375390**360*185***
Liberty1,6051,894*1,792*1,390*
Lumberland227381***300**161***
Mamakating1,133896*1,157*1,371*
Neversink402503***191**378**
Rockland542447**776**398***
Thompson3,2023,2463,3163,111
Tusten129150***159***189***
Sullivan Villages
Bloomingburg34113***89***341***
Jeffersonville2866***45***75***
Liberty595771**1,061*949*
Monticello2,2211,877*2,059*1,896*
Woodridge275189***331**84***
Wurtsboro134117***144**103***
Ulster Cities
Kingston3,5723,8254,1904,466
Ulster Towns
Denning6189**46***73***
Esopus1,058562**913*1,306*
Gardiner383176***770**2,244
Hardenburgh2912***38***4***
Hurley404259***493**738***
Kingston6867***105***72***
Lloyd6741,198*958**486**
Marbletown429246***822**687***
Marlborough6831,068*598*485***
New Paltz1,9622,5841,9262,369
Olive227572***346***522***
Plattekill9401,005*1,250*630**
Rochester783879**566**995**
Rosendale730413**492*571**
Saugerties1,5361,674*1,725*1,413*
Shandaken405385*382**400**
Shawangunk1,4512,123***2,923***913***
Ulster1,0951,200*1,476*1,670**
Wawarsing2,2162,315*1,913*2,021*
Woodstock632610**548*869*
Ulster Villages
Ellenville9651,045**822**886***
New Paltz1,4161,847*1,322*1,488*
Saugerties476584***387***276**

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%.




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