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 2022, the threshold for one person was $15,225.

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 2018-22, 5% of veterans, or about 2,500 individuals, had incomes below the poverty line. That was slightly lower than the rates at the statewide (excluding NYC) and national level, 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
2008-122013-172018-22
Region5%5%5%
Columbia3%**5%**6%**
Dutchess4%*4%*4%**
Greene10%*8%**6%***
Orange5%*4%*5%*
Putnam3%**5%**3%***
Sullivan8%*9%*6%**
Ulster6%*7%*6%*
NYS (excluding NYC)5%6%7%
U.S.7%7%7%
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County8%***16%***0%***
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County3%***6%***22%***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Canaan town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Chatham town, Columbia County3%***0%***3%***
Claverack town, Columbia County4%***9%***5%***
Clermont town, Columbia County1%***4%***0%***
Copake town, Columbia County12%***0%***16%***
Gallatin town, Columbia County8%***3%***0%***
Germantown town, Columbia County0%***9%***11%***
Ghent town, Columbia County1%***2%***9%***
Greenport town, Columbia County7%***9%***0%***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County0%***15%***21%***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County2%***0%***12%***
Livingston town, Columbia County4%***2%***4%***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0%***19%***11%***
Stockport town, Columbia County0%***0%***0%***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County14%***0%***3%***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County0%***5%***4%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County4%***11%***4%***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County2%***0%***0%***
Philmont village, Columbia County12%***33%***10%***
Valatie village, Columbia County7%***0%***0%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County10%***10%***0%***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County13%**5%***8%***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County7%***0%***19%***
Beekman town, Dutchess County1%***5%***0%***
Clinton town, Dutchess County8%***0%***3%***
Dover town, Dutchess County13%***2%***8%***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County2%***2%***2%***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County5%***7%***2%***
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County3%***4%***1%***
La Grange town, Dutchess County1%***0%***2%***
Milan town, Dutchess County3%***0%***3%***
North East town, Dutchess County2%***6%***0%***
Pawling town, Dutchess County6%***0%***3%***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County5%***0%***5%***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County1%***1%***10%***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County3%***5%***8%***
Red Hook town, Dutchess County1%***1%***2%***
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County0%***5%***0%***
Stanford town, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County3%***5%***3%***
Washington town, Dutchess County3%***1%***6%***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County0%***26%***0%***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County13%***4%***0%***
Millerton village, Dutchess County8%***0%***0%***
Pawling village, Dutchess County12%***0%***11%***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County3%***5%***0%***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County0%***6%***0%***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County0%***0%***0%***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County11%***0%***8%***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County0%***13%***0%***
Athens town, Greene County11%***33%***4%***
Cairo town, Greene County20%***5%***4%***
Catskill town, Greene County3%***5%***5%***
Coxsackie town, Greene County6%***16%***22%***
Durham town, Greene County8%***4%***0%***
Greenville town, Greene County9%***0%***0%***
Halcott town, Greene County18%***0%***11%***
Hunter town, Greene County13%***0%***0%***
Jewett town, Greene County29%***0%***10%***
Lexington town, Greene County5%***17%***9%***
New Baltimore town, Greene County12%***0%***9%***
Prattsville town, Greene County5%***11%***20%***
Windham town, Greene County14%***10%***0%***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County6%***11%***8%***
Catskill village, Greene County4%***9%***0%***
Coxsackie village, Greene County13%***16%***0%***
Hunter village, Greene County13%***0%***0%***
Tannersville village, Greene County10%***0%***0%***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County6%***7%***8%***
Newburgh city, Orange County16%***4%***17%***
Port Jervis city, Orange County16%***2%***21%***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County7%***3%***1%***
Chester town, Orange County4%***9%***6%***
Cornwall town, Orange County1%***0%***4%***
Crawford town, Orange County0%***10%***0%***
Deerpark town, Orange County1%***4%***5%***
Goshen town, Orange County7%***1%***0%***
Greenville town, Orange County0%***2%***11%***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County4%***13%***0%***
Highlands town, Orange County3%***0%***6%***
Minisink town, Orange County13%***0%***0%***
Monroe town, Orange County4%***0%***5%***
Montgomery town, Orange County7%***6%***2%***
Mount Hope town, Orange County7%***10%***6%***
New Windsor town, Orange County4%***5%***4%***
Newburgh town, Orange County3%***5%***2%***
Tuxedo town, Orange County0%***2%***0%***
Wallkill town, Orange County4%***3%***5%***
Warwick town, Orange County5%***3%***4%***
Wawayanda town, Orange County0%***6%***5%***
Woodbury town, Orange County3%***8%***0%***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County0%***14%***0%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0%***0%***0%***
Florida village, Orange County2%***0%***19%***
Goshen village, Orange County10%***4%***0%***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County4%***0%***0%***
Harriman village, Orange County1%***6%***0%***
Highland Falls village, Orange County6%***0%***0%***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County5%***0%***42%***
Maybrook village, Orange County7%***0%***0%***
Monroe village, Orange County10%***0%***8%***
Montgomery village, Orange County0%***4%***0%***
Otisville village, Orange County3%***6%***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%***2%***0%***
Warwick village, Orange County8%***3%***0%***
Washingtonville village, Orange County18%***5%***0%***
Woodbury village, Orange County3%***7%***0%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County3%***6%***3%***
Kent town, Putnam County1%***5%***2%***
Patterson town, Putnam County2%***8%***3%***
Philipstown town, Putnam County10%***2%***2%***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County1%***8%***3%***
Southeast town, Putnam County1%***0%***4%***
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County0%***0%***22%***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County4%***0%***0%***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County18%***0%***0%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County0%***5%***9%***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0%***0%***0%***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County14%***8%***7%***
Delaware town, Sullivan County4%***17%***0%***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County8%***12%***11%***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County0%***3%***5%***
Fremont town, Sullivan County2%***15%***0%***
Highland town, Sullivan County0%***0%***8%***
Liberty town, Sullivan County14%***15%***9%***
Lumberland town, Sullivan County10%***0%***21%***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County5%***1%***4%***
Neversink town, Sullivan County6%***2%***4%***
Rockland town, Sullivan County6%***29%***0%***
Thompson town, Sullivan County18%***12%***7%***
Tusten town, Sullivan County7%***8%***5%***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County4%***0%***11%***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0%***0%***0%***
Liberty village, Sullivan County19%***28%***0%***
Monticello village, Sullivan County39%***12%***0%***
Woodridge village, Sullivan County0%***40%***75%***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County12%***9%***6%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County6%***9%***4%***
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County4%***0%***0%***
Esopus town, Ulster County7%***14%***0%***
Gardiner town, Ulster County0%***5%***0%***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County0%***0%***0%***
Hurley town, Ulster County6%***2%***5%***
Kingston town, Ulster County7%***5%***7%***
Lloyd town, Ulster County7%***2%***14%***
Marbletown town, Ulster County5%***0%***10%***
Marlborough town, Ulster County5%***13%***14%***
New Paltz town, Ulster County4%***6%***0%***
Olive town, Ulster County20%***10%***5%***
Plattekill town, Ulster County5%***7%***7%***
Rochester town, Ulster County7%***2%***8%***
Rosendale town, Ulster County4%***7%***10%***
Saugerties town, Ulster County5%***2%***4%***
Shandaken town, Ulster County1%***10%***0%***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County2%***3%***3%***
Ulster town, Ulster County9%***4%***0%***
Wawarsing town, Ulster County6%***17%***8%***
Woodstock town, Ulster County7%***8%***12%***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County0%***5%***0%***
New Paltz village, Ulster County9%***0%***0%***
Saugerties village, Ulster County6%***10%***0%***

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
2008-122013-172018-22
Region3,8873,0162,469
Columbia195**201**226**
Dutchess827*548*497**
Greene446*256**192***
Orange1,108*803*833*
Putnam131**192**107***
Sullivan464*420*230**
Ulster716*596*384*
NYS (excluding NYC)39,61234,73432,208
U.S.1,423,5521,302,1661,170,131
Columbia Cities
Hudson city, Columbia County29***30***0***
Columbia Towns
Ancram town, Columbia County5***7***13***
Austerlitz town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Canaan town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Chatham town, Columbia County13***0***6***
Claverack town, Columbia County21***45***25***
Clermont town, Columbia County1***6***0***
Copake town, Columbia County27***0***30***
Gallatin town, Columbia County17***4***0***
Germantown town, Columbia County0***13***9***
Ghent town, Columbia County7***9***15***
Greenport town, Columbia County31***26***0***
Hillsdale town, Columbia County0***17***29***
Kinderhook town, Columbia County13***0***65***
Livingston town, Columbia County13***6***10***
New Lebanon town, Columbia County0***35***15***
Stockport town, Columbia County0***0***0***
Stuyvesant town, Columbia County18***0***5***
Taghkanic town, Columbia County0***3***4***
Columbia Villages
Chatham village, Columbia County6***9***6***
Kinderhook village, Columbia County2***0***0***
Philmont village, Columbia County21***13***14***
Valatie village, Columbia County11***0***0***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon city, Dutchess County117***90***0***
Poughkeepsie city, Dutchess County198**63***84***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia town, Dutchess County15***0***47***
Beekman town, Dutchess County9***28***0***
Clinton town, Dutchess County25***0***6***
Dover town, Dutchess County74***9***20***
East Fishkill town, Dutchess County40***35***30***
Fishkill town, Dutchess County91***71***15***
Hyde Park town, Dutchess County48***36***6***
La Grange town, Dutchess County14***0***11***
Milan town, Dutchess County5***0***4***
North East town, Dutchess County3***11***0***
Pawling town, Dutchess County27***0***11***
Pine Plains town, Dutchess County11***0***8***
Pleasant Valley town, Dutchess County7***7***49***
Poughkeepsie town, Dutchess County69***95***155***
Red Hook town, Dutchess County4***5***3***
Rhinebeck town, Dutchess County0***23***0***
Stanford town, Dutchess County1***0***0***
Union Vale town, Dutchess County0***0***0***
Wappinger town, Dutchess County52***72***34***
Washington town, Dutchess County17***3***14***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill village, Dutchess County0***24***0***
Millbrook village, Dutchess County17***3***0***
Millerton village, Dutchess County3***0***0***
Pawling village, Dutchess County14***0***6***
Red Hook village, Dutchess County4***5***0***
Rhinebeck village, Dutchess County0***9***0***
Tivoli village, Dutchess County0***0***0***
Wappingers Falls village, Dutchess County29***0***25***
Greene Towns
Ashland town, Greene County0***9***0***
Athens town, Greene County54***80***10***
Cairo town, Greene County142***20***25***
Catskill town, Greene County36***38***35***
Coxsackie town, Greene County38***61***74***
Durham town, Greene County21***5***0***
Greenville town, Greene County23***0***0***
Halcott town, Greene County4***0***2***
Hunter town, Greene County31***0***0***
Jewett town, Greene County27***0***5***
Lexington town, Greene County5***19***3***
New Baltimore town, Greene County34***1***35***
Prattsville town, Greene County3***6***3***
Windham town, Greene County28***17***0***
Greene Villages
Athens village, Greene County10***10***10***
Catskill village, Greene County10***28***0***
Coxsackie village, Greene County37***31***0***
Hunter village, Greene County10***0***0***
Tannersville village, Greene County4***0***0***
Orange Cities
Middletown city, Orange County78***78***105***
Newburgh city, Orange County158***29***131***
Port Jervis city, Orange County102***11***89***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove town, Orange County79***23***6***
Chester town, Orange County22***57***24***
Cornwall town, Orange County6***3***38***
Crawford town, Orange County0***56***0***
Deerpark town, Orange County4***25***17***
Goshen town, Orange County53***10***2***
Greenville town, Orange County0***5***19***
Hamptonburgh town, Orange County15***47***0***
Highlands town, Orange County33***0***64***
Minisink town, Orange County39***0***0***
Monroe town, Orange County40***0***44***
Montgomery town, Orange County122***72***22***
Mount Hope town, Orange County27***30***17***
New Windsor town, Orange County79***86***50***
Newburgh town, Orange County64***93***31***
Tuxedo town, Orange County0***5***0***
Wallkill town, Orange County63***37***69***
Warwick town, Orange County106***68***68***
Wawayanda town, Orange County0***23***15***
Woodbury town, Orange County18***45***0***
Orange Villages
Chester village, Orange County0***34***0***
Cornwall-on-Hudson village, Orange County0***0***0***
Florida village, Orange County5***0***27***
Goshen village, Orange County29***10***0***
Greenwood Lake village, Orange County14***0***0***
Harriman village, Orange County1***5***0***
Highland Falls village, Orange County28***0***0***
Kiryas Joel village, Orange County1***0***22***
Maybrook village, Orange County15***0***0***
Monroe village, Orange County38***0***32***
Montgomery village, Orange County0***9***0***
Otisville village, Orange County3***3***0***
South Blooming Grove village, Orange County0***7***0***
Tuxedo Park village, Orange County0***0***0***
Unionville village, Orange County16***0***0***
Walden village, Orange County11***9***0***
Warwick village, Orange County45***18***0***
Washingtonville village, Orange County79***12***0***
Woodbury village, Orange County18***40***0***
Putnam Towns
Carmel town, Putnam County44***80***34***
Kent town, Putnam County9***37***9***
Patterson town, Putnam County11***34***21***
Philipstown town, Putnam County49***10***6***
Putnam Valley town, Putnam County6***31***9***
Southeast town, Putnam County12***0***28***
Putnam Villages
Brewster village, Putnam County0***0***28***
Cold Spring village, Putnam County5***0***0***
Nelsonville village, Putnam County6***0***0***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel town, Sullivan County0***16***27***
Callicoon town, Sullivan County0***0***0***
Cochecton town, Sullivan County11***11***7***
Delaware town, Sullivan County10***36***0***
Fallsburg town, Sullivan County52***78***40***
Forestburgh town, Sullivan County0***3***3***
Fremont town, Sullivan County3***20***0***
Highland town, Sullivan County0***0***12***
Liberty town, Sullivan County94***74***34***
Lumberland town, Sullivan County19***0***14***
Mamakating town, Sullivan County41***7***26***
Neversink town, Sullivan County17***5***10***
Rockland town, Sullivan County18***71***0***
Thompson town, Sullivan County186***89***53***
Tusten town, Sullivan County13***10***4***
Sullivan School Districts
Bloomingburg village, Sullivan County1***0***1***
Jeffersonville village, Sullivan County0***0***0***
Liberty village, Sullivan County61***49***0***
Monticello village, Sullivan County160***34***0***
Woodridge village, Sullivan County0***10***9***
Wurtsboro village, Sullivan County8***7***5***
Ulster Cities
Kingston city, Ulster County64***101***25***
Ulster Towns
Denning town, Ulster County3***0***0***
Esopus town, Ulster County46***47***0***
Gardiner town, Ulster County0***13***0***
Hardenburgh town, Ulster County0***0***0***
Hurley town, Ulster County38***10***13***
Kingston town, Ulster County6***5***3***
Lloyd town, Ulster County59***10***76***
Marbletown town, Ulster County22***0***21***
Marlborough town, Ulster County32***68***43***
New Paltz town, Ulster County17***21***0***
Olive town, Ulster County59***23***14***
Plattekill town, Ulster County34***41***21***
Rochester town, Ulster County40***10***21***
Rosendale town, Ulster County13***32***23***
Saugerties town, Ulster County91***24***40***
Shandaken town, Ulster County3***27***0***
Shawangunk town, Ulster County19***21***17***
Ulster town, Ulster County88***30***0***
Wawarsing town, Ulster County49***86***44***
Woodstock town, Ulster County33***27***23***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville village, Ulster County0***5***0***
New Paltz village, Ulster County10***0***0***
Saugerties village, Ulster County22***20***0***

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 Increasing
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 Maintaining
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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