Rate of COVID-19 cases in New York City by neighborhood poverty U.S. 2020

From February 29 to June 1, 2020, there were 2,706 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population in high poverty neighborhoods in New York City, compared to a rate of around 1,787 cases per 100,000 population in low poverty neighborhoods. This statistic illustrates the rate of COVID-19 cases in New York City from February 29 to June 1, 2020, by neighborhood poverty.

Rate of COVID-19 cases in New York City from February 29 to June 1, 2020, by neighborhood poverty (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Rate of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population
Low	1,787
Medium	2,169
High	2,315
Very high	2,706

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Release date

November 2020

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Region

United States (New York)

Survey time period

February 29 to June 1, 2020

Supplementary notes

Neighborhood-level poverty was defined as the percentage of residents in a ZIP code with household incomes <100% of the federal poverty level, per the American Community Survey 2013–2017. Low poverty: <10%; medium poverty: 10%–19.9%; high poverty: 20%–29.9%; very high poverty: ≥30%.

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