Ranking of New York Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on December 13, 2023.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the Poverty Rate for the Black or African American Alone racial group in New York was 20.16%. Among all New York cities and places with a population of at least 10K, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the highest poverty rate in Lancaster village (100%), followed by Massena village (88%), and Sayville CDP (73.33%). On the other hand, the Black or African American Alone racial group had the lowest poverty rate in the following 3 cities: Fairmount CDP (0%), Floral Park village (0%), and Garden City village (0%).

The chart below shows the top 10 New York cities and places with a population of 10K+, where the Black or African American Alone racial group had high poverty rate, and the table below shows all New York cities and places with a population of 10K+.

You can see similar ranking for other racial and ethnicity groups in New York.

You can also see similar ranking of cities and places for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of New York Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
Lancaster village
Massena village
Sayville CDP
Dunkirk city
Oswego city
Ithaca city
Plattsburgh city
Corning city
East Northport CDP
Gloversville city
Ranking of New York Cities and Places By the Poverty Rate of the Black or African American Alone Racial Group in 2021
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Rank City Poverty Rate (%)
1 Lancaster village 100.00
2 Massena village 88.00
3 Sayville CDP 73.33
4 Dunkirk city 64.16
5 Oswego city 59.60
6 Ithaca city 57.63
7 Plattsburgh city 56.67
8 Corning city 55.65
9 East Northport CDP 54.62
10 Gloversville city 52.78
11 North New Hyde Park CDP 52.63
12 Mastic Beach CDP 51.13
13 Utica city 49.99
14 Fulton city 47.79
15 Binghamton city 47.77
16 Jamestown city 46.74
17 Miller Place CDP 46.43
18 Amsterdam city 45.33
19 Great Neck village 44.60
20 Mastic CDP 43.11
21 New Hyde Park village 42.42
22 Endicott village 42.34
23 Syracuse city 40.36
24 Riverhead CDP 38.45
25 Bethpage CDP 38.10
26 Niagara Falls city 36.29
27 Rochester city 36.26
28 Rome city 36.18
29 North Tonawanda city 35.81
30 Ogdensburg city 35.00
31 Schenectady city 32.96
32 Watertown city 31.41
33 Harrison village 31.28
34 Buffalo city 30.97
35 Hampton Bays CDP 30.72
36 Plainview CDP 30.56
37 Lake Ronkonkoma CDP 30.22
38 Stony Brook CDP 30.21
39 Troy city 30.06
40 Johnson City village 29.93
41 Lackawanna city 29.35
42 Albany city 29.07
43 Port Washington CDP 28.65
44 Poughkeepsie city 27.81
45 Elmira city 27.47
46 Cohoes city 27.09
47 Ridge CDP 26.56
48 Oneida city 26.19
49 Wyandanch CDP 25.38
50 Melville CDP 25.20
51 Kenmore village 24.79
52 Patchogue village 23.85
53 Newburgh city 23.50
54 Mount Kisco village 23.48
55 Smithtown CDP 23.16
56 Ossining village 22.90
57 Geneva city 22.15
58 Copiague CDP 22.06
59 Olean city 21.91
60 South Farmingdale CDP 21.83
61 Watervliet city 21.78
62 Tarrytown village 21.54
63 New York city 20.33
64 De Witt CDP 20.12
65 Kiryas Joel village 20.00
66 Auburn city 19.71
67 Middletown city 19.52
68 Brighton CDP 19.14
69 Port Chester village 18.92
70 Batavia city 18.68
71 Long Beach city 18.23
72 East Patchogue CDP 18.18
73 Irondequoit CDP 18.00
74 North Bellport CDP 17.95
75 Kingston city 17.88
76 Middle Island CDP 17.75
77 Greece CDP 17.73
78 Oneonta city 17.68
79 Endwell CDP 17.65
80 Yonkers city 17.59
81 Huntington Station CDP 17.05
82 North Bay Shore CDP 15.99
83 Orange Lake CDP 15.61
84 New Rochelle city 15.57
85 Cortland city 15.55
86 Scotchtown CDP 15.36
87 South Huntington CDP 14.66
88 Depew village 14.49
89 Hempstead village 14.48
90 Rockville Centre village 14.33
91 New Cassel CDP 13.89
92 Canandaigua city 13.67
92 Mount Vernon city 13.67
93 Jefferson Valley-Yorktown CDP 13.62
94 Ronkonkoma CDP 13.47
95 Spring Valley village 13.41
96 Cheektowaga CDP 13.25
97 Beacon city 13.22
97 Sleepy Hollow village 13.22
98 Huntington CDP 13.03
99 Rye city 12.84
100 Fort Drum CDP 12.72
101 Brentwood CDP 12.17
102 Pearl River CDP 12.04
103 West Haverstraw village 11.83
104 Peekskill city 11.76
105 Deer Park CDP 11.74
106 Latham CDP 11.73
107 White Plains city 11.44
108 Islip CDP 11.05
109 Woodbury village 10.89
110 Holbrook CDP 10.55
111 Bay Shore CDP 10.24
112 Loudonville CDP 10.18
113 Nanuet CDP 9.53
114 Manorville CDP 9.40
115 North Massapequa CDP 9.30
116 Elwood CDP 9.01
117 Glen Cove city 8.95
118 Merrick CDP 8.76
119 Franklin Square CDP 8.50
120 Shirley CDP 8.45
121 Roessleville CDP 8.21
122 Nesconset CDP 8.18
123 Tonawanda Town CDP 7.96
124 Myers Corner CDP 7.80
125 Uniondale CDP 7.47
126 Levittown CDP 7.39
127 Glens Falls city 7.27
128 Greenlawn CDP 7.11
129 Inwood CDP 7.01
129 Saratoga Springs city 7.01
130 Jericho CDP 6.97
131 North Amityville CDP 6.94
132 Central Islip CDP 6.60
133 East Glenville CDP 6.48
134 Tonawanda city 6.45
135 North Lindenhurst CDP 6.16
136 Bellmore CDP 6.13
137 Syosset CDP 6.02
138 Centereach CDP 5.59
138 West Seneca CDP 5.59
139 North Babylon CDP 5.50
140 Lockport city 5.47
141 West Hempstead CDP 5.40
142 Lindenhurst village 5.38
143 Rotterdam CDP 5.24
144 North Valley Stream CDP 5.19
145 Lynbrook village 5.16
146 Freeport village 5.10
147 Selden CDP 4.77
148 Fredonia village 4.69
149 East Massapequa CDP 4.53
150 Massapequa Park village 4.49
151 North Wantagh CDP 4.46
152 Mamaroneck village 3.99
153 Suffern village 3.92
154 Baldwin CDP 3.75
155 West Babylon CDP 3.65
156 Roosevelt CDP 3.62
157 Hicksville CDP 3.53
158 New City CDP 3.41
159 East Meadow CDP 3.28
160 Oceanside CDP 3.04
161 Coram CDP 3.03
162 Farmingville CDP 2.89
163 Babylon village 2.86
164 Commack CDP 2.52
164 Valley Stream village 2.52
165 Medford CDP 2.51
166 Westbury village 2.46
167 Elmont CDP 2.38
168 Haverstraw village 2.09
169 Mount Sinai CDP 1.91
170 Dix Hills CDP 1.68
171 Hauppauge CDP 1.44
172 Niskayuna CDP 1.38
173 East Rockaway village 1.31
174 Eastchester CDP 1.27
175 North Bellmore CDP 1.13
176 Massapequa CDP 0.91
177 Monsey CDP 0.90
178 Wantagh CDP 0.85
179 Seaford CDP 0.71
180 Holtsville CDP 0.63
181 Rocky Point CDP 0.62
181 St. James CDP 0.62
182 Chestnut Ridge village 0.44
183 Stony Point CDP 0.36
184 Dobbs Ferry village 0.31
185 North Merrick CDP 0.30
185 Woodmere CDP 0.30
186 East Islip CDP 0.21
187 Eggertsville CDP 0.11
188 Fairmount CDP 0.00
188 Floral Park village 0.00
188 Garden City village 0.00
188 Kings Park CDP 0.00
188 Lake Grove village 0.00
188 Mineola village 0.00
188 Salisbury CDP 0.00
188 Scarsdale village 0.00
188 Terryville CDP 0.00
188 West Islip CDP 0.00