The study analyzed poverty status and coping strategies among small-scale Irish potato farmers in Plateau State, Nigeria. A sample size of 301 respondents was randomly selected from three Local Government Areas for the study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data for the study. Descriptive and inferential statistical tools were employed to achieve the study’s objectives. The study revealed that in Irish potato farmers in the study location, according to the poverty line, a larger percentage (36.5%) of the Irish potato farming households were poor, with a 2.7% poverty gap. Different coping strategies adopted by the Irish potato farmer show a significant impact on the farmer’s poverty status, such as planting Irish potatoes with other crops (β= -0.144), farmers engaged in any form of irrigation farming (β= -.269), member of household migrate to a different location (β= -0.134), adjust food intake due to the risks encountered (β= – 0.206), Irish potato farmers borrow money to cope with the challenges faced (β= -0.165). However, based on the poverty line, a significant percentage of the Irish potato farming households were poor, and different coping strategies adopted by the farmers have yielded a tangible improvement in the poverty status of the farmers whose primary sources of income are from Irish potato farming. Therefore, to improve the coping strategy of the Irish potato farmers further, there would be a need for programs that strengthen them with practices that reduce their risk exposure.