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 2021, the threshold for one person was $13,788.

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 2017-21, 4% of veterans, or about 2,200 individuals, had incomes below the poverty line. That was slightly lower than the rates at the statewide (excluding NYC) and national level, at 6% and 7%, respectively. 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
2012-162017-21
Region6%4%
Columbia County5%**5%***
Dutchess County4%*4%**
Greene County9%*5%***
Orange County5%*4%*
Putnam County5%***2%***
Sullivan County9%*6%**
Ulster County6%*5%*
NYS (excluding NYC)6%6%
U.S.7%7%
Columbia Cities
Hudson7%***23%***
Columbia Towns
Ancram5%***15%***
Austerlitz0%***0%***
Canaan0%***0%***
Chatham0%***2%***
Claverack9%***4%***
Clermont4%***0%***
Copake4%***17%***
Gallatin4%***0%***
Germantown7%***6%***
Ghent2%***0%***
Greenport8%***0%***
Hillsdale16%***0%***
Kinderhook2%***11%***
Livingston5%***4%***
New Lebanon12%***6%***
Stockport0%***0%***
Stuyvesant0%***3%***
Taghkanic4%***2%***
Columbia Villages
Chatham14%***2%***
Kinderhook4%***0%***
Philmont25%***7%***
Valatie9%***0%***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon11%***2%***
Poughkeepsie7%***7%***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia3%***20%***
Beekman4%***0%***
Clinton0%***2%***
Dover4%***2%***
East Fishkill2%***3%***
Fishkill7%***2%***
Hyde Park6%***2%***
La Grange0%***2%***
Milan0%***4%***
North East5%***0%***
Pawling1%***1%***
Pine Plains0%***6%***
Pleasant Valley2%***9%***
Poughkeepsie5%***7%***
Red Hook1%***2%***
Rhinebeck3%***3%***
Stanford1%***0%***
Union Vale0%***0%***
Wappinger4%***2%***
Washington1%***0%***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill35%***0%***
Millbrook3%***0%***
Millerton0%***0%***
Pawling0%***0%***
Red Hook4%***0%***
Rhinebeck0%***7%***
Tivoli0%***0%***
Wappingers Falls0%***0%***
Greene Towns
Ashland11%***0%***
Athens31%***3%***
Cairo6%***4%***
Catskill7%***6%***
Coxsackie10%***15%***
Durham9%***0%***
Greenville0%***0%***
Halcott0%***0%***
Hunter0%***0%***
Jewett0%***0%***
Lexington20%***6%***
New Baltimore6%***11%***
Prattsville12%***0%***
Windham12%***0%***
Greene Villages
Athens10%***0%***
Catskill11%***1%***
Coxsackie6%***17%***
Hunter0%***0%***
Tannersville0%***0%***
Orange Cities
Middletown6%***7%***
Newburgh14%***8%***
Port Jervis3%***22%***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove4%***0%***
Chester10%***0%***
Cornwall1%***2%***
Crawford9%***0%***
Deerpark7%***4%***
Goshen1%***0%***
Greenville0%***8%***
Hamptonburgh10%***0%***
Highlands0%***6%***
Minisink2%***0%***
Monroe5%***0%***
Montgomery7%***2%***
Mount Hope17%***1%***
New Windsor6%***4%***
Newburgh5%***2%***
Tuxedo0%***11%***
Wallkill4%***5%***
Warwick5%***3%***
Wawayanda5%***3%***
Woodbury7%***0%***
Orange Villages
Chester15%***0%***
Cornwall-on-Hudson0%***0%***
Florida4%***18%***
Goshen4%***0%***
Greenwood Lake0%***0%***
Harriman4%***0%***
Highland Falls0%***0%***
Kiryas Joel0%***47%***
Maybrook0%***0%***
Monroe10%***0%***
Montgomery4%***0%***
Otisville0%***6%***
South Blooming Grove4%***0%***
Tuxedo Park0%***0%***
Unionville15%***0%***
Walden2%***0%***
Warwick2%***0%***
Washingtonville7%***0%***
Woodbury7%***0%***
Putnam Towns
Carmel5%***4%***
Kent7%***1%***
Patterson7%***3%***
Philipstown4%***2%***
Putnam Valley8%***0%***
Southeast1%***1%***
Putnam Villages
Brewster0%***6%***
Cold Spring0%***0%***
Nelsonville8%***0%***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel4%***10%***
Callicoon0%***0%***
Cochecton9%***4%***
Delaware13%***0%***
Fallsburg8%***16%***
Forestburgh3%***5%***
Fremont14%***7%***
Highland0%***3%***
Liberty10%***10%***
Lumberland0%***9%***
Mamakating5%***4%***
Neversink4%***2%***
Rockland25%***0%***
Thompson16%***5%***
Tusten7%***4%***
Sullivan Villages
Bloomingburg0%***9%***
Jeffersonville0%***0%***
Liberty19%***0%***
Monticello27%***0%***
Woodridge35%***82%***
Wurtsboro9%***7%***
Ulster Cities
Kingston11%***6%***
Ulster Towns
Denning0%***0%***
Esopus16%***0%***
Gardiner7%***0%***
Hardenburgh0%***0%***
Hurley2%***3%***
Kingston8%***4%***
Lloyd0%***4%***
Marbletown0%***12%***
Marlborough16%***0%***
New Paltz5%***0%***
Olive7%***14%***
Plattekill1%***8%***
Rochester12%***6%***
Rosendale10%***9%***
Saugerties3%***5%***
Shandaken8%***0%***
Shawangunk5%***3%***
Ulster2%***6%***
Wawarsing10%***9%***
Woodstock4%***14%***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville4%***0%***
New Paltz0%***0%***
Saugerties4%***3%***

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
2012-162017-21
Region3,5132,184
Columbia County207**167***
Dutchess County666*487**
Greene County303*150***
Orange County1,074*669*
Putnam County222***78***
Sullivan County437*225**
Ulster County604*408*
NYS (excluding NYC)35,87332,148
U.S.1,358,5011,175,255
Columbia Cities
Hudson10***24***
Columbia Towns
Ancram6***11***
Austerlitz0***0***
Canaan0***0***
Chatham0***3***
Claverack49***16***
Clermont7***0***
Copake7***29***
Gallatin7***0***
Germantown12***6***
Ghent8***0***
Greenport26***0***
Hillsdale21***0***
Kinderhook12***53***
Livingston12***8***
New Lebanon27***10***
Stockport0***0***
Stuyvesant0***5***
Taghkanic3***2***
Columbia Villages
Chatham8***3***
Kinderhook4***0***
Philmont16***8***
Valatie8***0***
Dutchess Cities
Beacon105***13***
Poughkeepsie90***87***
Dutchess Towns
Amenia7***50***
Beekman26***0***
Clinton0***3***
Dover17***7***
East Fishkill28***44***
Fishkill91***14***
Hyde Park80***18***
La Grange2***14***
Milan0***5***
North East11***0***
Pawling4***2***
Pine Plains0***10***
Pleasant Valley12***40***
Poughkeepsie110***146***
Red Hook5***4***
Rhinebeck14***8***
Stanford2***0***
Union Vale0***0***
Wappinger59***22***
Washington3***0***
Dutchess Villages
Fishkill35***0***
Millbrook3***0***
Millerton0***0***
Pawling0***0***
Red Hook5***0***
Rhinebeck0***8***
Tivoli0***0***
Wappingers Falls0***0***
Greene Towns
Ashland10***0***
Athens80***9***
Cairo24***19***
Catskill52***48***
Coxsackie46***33***
Durham16***0***
Greenville0***0***
Halcott0***0***
Hunter0***0***
Jewett0***0***
Lexington20***2***
New Baltimore19***39***
Prattsville6***0***
Windham30***0***
Greene Villages
Athens9***0***
Catskill29***1***
Coxsackie14***25***
Hunter0***0***
Tannersville0***0***
Orange Cities
Middletown61***109***
Newburgh115***52***
Port Jervis16***115***
Orange Towns
Blooming Grove32***0***
Chester57***0***
Cornwall14***15***
Crawford44***0***
Deerpark46***19***
Goshen11***1***
Greenville0***26***
Hamptonburgh41***0***
Highlands0***46***
Minisink7***0***
Monroe47***0***
Montgomery109***21***
Mount Hope44***6***
New Windsor106***45***
Newburgh90***42***
Tuxedo0***19***
Wallkill56***70***
Warwick117***49***
Wawayanda22***11***
Woodbury39***0***
Orange Villages
Chester35***0***
Cornwall-on-Hudson0***0***
Florida8***27***
Goshen11***0***
Greenwood Lake0***0***
Harriman4***0***
Highland Falls0***0***
Kiryas Joel0***23***
Maybrook0***0***
Monroe47***0***
Montgomery12***0***
Otisville0***6***
South Blooming Grove7***0***
Tuxedo Park0***0***
Unionville7***0***
Walden9***0***
Warwick13***0***
Washingtonville22***0***
Woodbury35***0***
Putnam Towns
Carmel64***41***
Kent53***8***
Patterson34***18***
Philipstown24***5***
Putnam Valley40***0***
Southeast7***6***
Putnam Villages
Brewster0***6***
Cold Spring0***0***
Nelsonville2***0***
Sullivan Towns
Bethel15***25***
Callicoon0***0***
Cochecton11***5***
Delaware35***0***
Fallsburg52***69***
Forestburgh3***3***
Fremont14***7***
Highland0***4***
Liberty50***32***
Lumberland0***7***
Mamakating45***28***
Neversink12***5***
Rockland74***0***
Thompson118***36***
Tusten8***4***
Sullivan Villages
Bloomingburg0***1***
Jeffersonville0***0***
Liberty36***0***
Monticello75***0***
Woodridge8***9***
Wurtsboro7***5***
Ulster Cities
Kingston109***49***
Ulster Towns
Denning0***0***
Esopus78***0***
Gardiner15***0***
Hardenburgh0***0***
Hurley9***12***
Kingston6***2***
Lloyd0***18***
Marbletown0***25***
Marlborough88***0***
New Paltz21***0***
Olive20***34***
Plattekill7***35***
Rochester51***19***
Rosendale36***25***
Saugerties31***45***
Shandaken18***0***
Shawangunk35***18***
Ulster17***36***
Wawarsing48***51***
Woodstock15***39***
Ulster Villages
Ellenville6***0***
New Paltz0***0***
Saugerties9***6***

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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