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May 16, 2024 · The report revealed that Rochester was ranked number five on the list of cities with the highest poverty rankings in the U.S. Statistics showed between 40% to 46% of children in Syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo were living in poverty in 2022.
This infographic displays a stacked column chart representing the number of children living in poverty in the 8-county region, broken down by Race/Ethnicity, covering the years 2010 to 2022. Pro Tip: If you hover over the Census racial/ethnic group in the legend, it highlights the relevant section.
Mar 28, 2022 · ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Nearly half of all children in Rochester live in poverty according to the U.S Census Bureau. That ranks second highest in the nation of areas with a population of 100,000 or more. Only Syracuse has a higher childhood poverty rate than Rochester among mid-to-large-size cities.
Among all the localities in our 8-county region, the City of Rochester stands out with the highest count of residents living below the poverty line, totaling 56,000+ individuals as of 2022.
Rochester’s poverty rate for adults is 28.9%, placing it second among the comparably sized cities (Chart C), while the 15.4% poverty rate for seniors ranks fifth (Chart D). There are more than 25,000 children (under age 18) living in poverty in Rochester (Table 4, next page). However, this reality needs context.
Jan 8, 2015 · An analysis of recently released U.S. Census data for a five-year period shows that the City of Rochester’s poverty has gotten worse. The report, released by Rochester Area Community Foundation and ACT Rochester, compares Rochester to 17 other principal cities in similarly sized metro areas.
Mar 3, 2020 · This layer contains the 2018 release of data from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) about poverty status by age group. These are 5-year estimates shown by tract, county, and state boundaries.
