Economic Security

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Senior Women Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-21
AsianBlack or African AmericanLatino or HispanicWhite
NYS20%18%27%10%
NYS (excluding NYC)7%16%16%8%
Region5%***18%*37%8%
Monroe5%***18%*40%8%
Surrounding Counties7%***19%***21%***9%
Rochester MSA5%***18%*38%8%
Genesee64%***0%***0%***10%*
LivingstonN/A***10%***0%***6%*
Ontario0%***24%***12%***7%
Orleans16%***27%***15%***9%*
Seneca0%***7%***4%***11%*
Wayne8%***24%***30%***12%*
WyomingN/A***N/A***53%***7%*
Yates0%***0%***0%***13%***
Monroe County Suburbs5%***10%***27%***7%
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester4%***21%*47%*17%
Brighton0%***11%***0%***9%***
Chili0%***0%***0%***5%***
Clarkson0%***N/A***100%***11%***
East Rochester100%***N/A***N/A***6%***
Gates0%***2%***55%***7%***
Greece12%***25%***14%***6%*
HamlinN/A***0%***0%***7%***
Henrietta5%***0%***0%***7%**
Irondequoit0%***22%***28%***8%*
Mendon0%***N/A***100%***8%***
Ogden0%***0%***40%***8%***
Parma100%***0%***100%***4%***
Penfield6%***0%***32%***8%**
Perinton0%***3%***0%***4%**
Pittsford0%***0%***N/A***5%**
RigaN/A***0%***0%***10%***
Rush0%***0%***N/A***2%***
Sweden0%***0%***100%***10%***
Webster0%***0%***0%***10%*
Wheatland0%***0%***N/A***4%***
Brockport (V)0%***N/A***N/A***7%***
Churchville (V)N/A***0%***0%***6%***
Fairport (V)N/A***N/A***N/A***6%***
Hilton (V)N/A***N/A***N/A***6%***
Honeoye Falls (V)0%***N/A***N/A***4%***
Pittsford (V)N/A***N/A***N/A***3%***
Scottsville (V)0%***0%***N/A***2%***
Spencerport (V)N/A***N/A***N/A***3%***
Webster (V)N/A***N/A***0%***34%***
Regional Cities
BataviaN/A***0%***0%***16%**
CanandaiguaN/A***0%***0%***8%***
Geneva0%***75%***20%***8%***

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African




Number of Senior Women Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-21
AsianBlack or African AmericanLatino or HispanicWhite
NYS24,15442,76158,811130,852
NYS (excluding NYC)1,97110,0028,32776,707
Region82***1,271*1,1048,870
Monroe65***1,174*1,0294,897
Surrounding Counties17***97***75***3,973
Rochester MSA75***1,270*1,0807,699
Genesee7***0***0***576*
Livingston0***4***0***323*
Ontario0***24***18***851
Orleans3***28***3***321*
Seneca0***1***1***350*
Wayne7***40***30***976*
Wyoming0***0***23***245*
Yates0***0***0***331***
Monroe County Suburbs57***177***262***3,685
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester8***997*767*1,212
Brighton0***12***0***341***
Chili0***0***0***148***
Clarkson0***0***15***72***
East Rochester4***0***0***33***
Gates0***5***32***221***
Greece17***72***37***536*
Hamlin0***0***0***55***
Henrietta17***0***0***225**
Irondequoit0***87***66***447*
Mendon0***0***18***60***
Ogden0***0***12***151***
Parma13***0***13***59***
Penfield6***0***18***311**
Perinton0***1***0***248**
Pittsford0***0***0***161**
Riga0***0***0***47***
Rush0***0***0***7***
Sweden0***0***51***81***
Webster0***0***0***466*
Wheatland0***0***0***16***
Brockport (V)0***0***0***25***
Churchville (V)0***0***0***13***
Fairport (V)0***0***0***37***
Hilton (V)0***0***0***35***
Honeoye Falls (V)0***0***0***12***
Pittsford (V)0***0***0***4***
Scottsville (V)0***0***0***4***
Spencerport (V)0***0***0***11***
Webster (V)0***0***0***222***
Regional Cities
Batavia0***0***0***225**
Canandaigua0***0***0***111***
Geneva0***24***12***68***

Source: U.S. Census Bureau




Senior Women Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity, 2000
AsianBlack or African AmericanLatino or HispanicWhite
NYS22%24%31%11%
NYS (excluding NYC)9%20%18%8%
Region6%23%30%8%
Monroe6%23%31%8%
Surrounding Counties8%23%20%8%
Rochester MSA6%23%30%8%
Genesee100%65%0%7%
Livingston0%17%35%7%
Ontario0%17%0%8%
Orleans0%38%0%5%
SenecaN/A0%N/A11%
Wayne0%13%8%11%
Wyoming0%100%100%6%
YatesN/A0%100%9%
Monroe County Suburbs5%12%16%7%
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester9%25%39%13%
Brighton0%13%0%8%
ChiliN/A0%N/A3%
ClarksonN/AN/AN/A9%
East Rochester0%N/AN/A7%
Gates0%9%0%8%
Greece0%11%0%8%
HamlinN/AN/AN/A3%
Henrietta36%0%0%4%
Irondequoit0%54%49%9%
MendonN/A0%N/A8%
OgdenN/A0%N/A3%
ParmaN/AN/AN/A6%
Penfield0%0%0%7%
Perinton0%0%0%4%
Pittsford0%0%0%10%
RigaN/A43%N/A12%
Rush0%N/AN/A0%
SwedenN/A44%100%9%
Webster0%0%0%6%
Wheatland0%0%N/A4%
Brockport (V)N/AN/AN/A6%
Churchville (V)N/AN/AN/A12%
Fairport (V)N/A0%0%6%
Hilton (V)N/AN/AN/A9%
Honeoye Falls (V)N/A0%N/A6%
Pittsford (V)0%N/AN/A4%
Scottsville (V)N/A0%N/A2%
Spencerport (V)N/AN/AN/A8%
Webster (V)N/AN/A0%8%
Regional Cities
Batavia100%100%N/A6%
Canandaigua0%N/A0%12%
Geneva0%9%0%9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau
Notes: Multiyear results are from rolling American Community Survey. * Margin of error between 20% & 35% of estimate; ** margin of error between 35% & 50%; *** margin of error greater than 50%. The Census Bureau asks people to identify their race (white, African




Number of Senior Women Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity, 2000
AsianBlack or African AmericanLatino or HispanicWhite
NYS8,57638,91231,832120,089
NYS (excluding NYC)6417,5002,86564,191
Region308003226,616
Monroe277033044,022
Surrounding Counties397182,594
Rochester MSA277843175,826
Genesee3110336
Livingston0137262
Ontario0150559
Orleans0360129
Seneca000283
Wayne0172678
Wyoming055171
Yates004176
Monroe County Suburbs1858522,880
Monroe County Local Areas
Rochester96452521,142
Brighton030281
Chili00060
Clarkson00032
East Rochester00040
Gates080235
Greece080615
Hamlin00010
Henrietta180080
Irondequoit02945616
Mendon00042
Ogden00028
Parma00049
Penfield000189
Perinton000104
Pittsford000219
Riga06036
Rush0000
Sweden04758
Webster000174
Wheatland00012
Brockport (V)00014
Churchville (V)00015
Fairport (V)00021
Hilton (V)00033
Honeoye Falls (V)00019
Pittsford (V)0006
Scottsville (V)0003
Spencerport (V)00021
Webster (V)00033
Regional Cities
Batavia390102
Canandaigua000132
Geneva06099

Source: U.S. Census Bureau







Worse than NYS by 10% or more
Up to 10% worse than NYS
Equal to or better than NYS


INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic REGIONAL VALUE YEAR NYS COMPARISON TREND | REGION
*No or multiple regional values for this indicator


Worse than NYS by 10% or more
Up to 10% worse than NYS
Equal to or better than NYS





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