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In 2021, about 13.9 percent of New York's population lived below the poverty line. This was an increase from the previous year, when about 13.6 percent of New York residents lived below the poverty line. The poverty rate of the United States can be found here.

Poverty rate in the state of New York from 2000 to 2021

Characteristic	Percentage of population
2021	13.9%
2020	13.6%
2019	13%
2018	13.6%
2017	14.1%
2016	14.7%
2015	15.4%
2014	15.9%
2013	16%
2012	15.9%
2011	16%
2010	14.9%
2009	14.2%
2008	13.6%
2007	13.7%
2006	14.2%
2005	13.8%
2004	14.2%
2003	13.5%
2002	13.1%
2001	13.4%
2000	13.1%

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2000 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Poverty status was determined for all people except institutionalized people, people in military group quarters, people in college dormitories, and unrelated individuals under 15 years old. These groups were excluded from the numerator and denominator when calculating poverty rates.

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