Addressing Poverty

An update to Lifespan’s Poverty in Later Life report, the Poverty Among Older Adults in the City of Rochester report shows that between 2019 and 2024 both the scale and severity of economic vulnerability among older residents have intensified.

Additional highlights include:

One in five City of Rochester Residents lives below 100% of the Official Poverty Measure

The number of poor older adults in the city is increasing.

The poverty rate is highest for Latinx elders, nearly twice the rate of Black elders.

Poverty Among Older Adults in the City of Rochester

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Monroe County Aging Alliance is a joint initiative of Rochester Area Community Foundation and United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes.

Monroe County Aging Alliance
c/o United Way of Greater Rochester and the Finger Lakes
75 College Ave
Rochester NY 14607
(585) 240-2890