New York city, New York Poverty Rate By Race and Ethnicity in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 12, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for New York city, NY was 16.95%.

By Race: The Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in New York city, NY (32.94%), followed by Some Other Race Alone (24.37%), and American Indian & Alaska Native Alone (23.48%). The racial group with the lowest poverty rate was White Alone (12.66%).

By Ethnicity: The poverty rate of the Hispanic or Latino of All Races ethnicity group was (22.77%), and that of the Non-Hispanic White Alone ethnicity group was (10.84%).

The charts and tables below shows the poverty rate by race and ethnicity in New York city, New York.

Note: Missing racial or ethnicity groups means there was not enough information for an estimate.

You can also see similar information for other New York cities and places, New York counties, and for New York.

New York city, NY Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone
Some Other Race Alone
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone
Black Alone
Two or More Races
Asian Alone
White Alone
New York city, NY Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
Hispanic or Latino of All Races
Non-Hispanic White Alone
New York city, NY Poverty Rate By Race in 2021
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Race Poverty Rate (%)
Native Hawaiian & Pac. Islander Alone 32.94
Some Other Race Alone 24.37
American Indian & Alaska Native Alone 23.48
Black Alone 20.33
Two or More Races 16.94
Asian Alone 15.28
White Alone 12.66
New York city, NY Poverty Rate By Ethnicity in 2021
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Ethnicity Poverty Rate (%)
Hispanic or Latino of All Races 22.77
Non-Hispanic White Alone 10.84