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

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.

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