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Originally Posted by James1202
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Good link. Something to keep in mind is who is included in poverty rates. For instance, Tompkins County has one of the highest poverty rates in the state, but due to Ithaca being a college town, it has a lot to do with the city's and county's high poverty rate. Something similar could be said for cities/parts of cities with a strong college presence as well.
Off campus students are included in the rate due skewing the median household income, in which they are included in. So, a student that is overwhelmingly likely to have minimal income and lives in an apartment in the Collegetown neighborhood is included in such economic statistics.
Also, take note of counties that get refugees/immigrants, migrant/seasonal farm workers and that may have a prison presence, as all may bring people that don't have a middle class or higher income.
On the other hand, places with/near a current military presence seem to have lower poverty rates. Hudson Valley counties close enough to NYC up to almost Albany seem to do generally well and could be partially aided by rail access into the City for employment.
I also noticed places that buck the trend/stereotype like Queens, Rockland and Jefferson counties, as well as the city of Hudson.
It appears that the most populated Upstate counties have rates below the state and national rate at the time. Some are slightly over, but not by much.