Rifton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States.

In 1861, Jeremiah W. Dimick bought the mill in Arnoldton and renamed the community Rifton Glen.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2), all land.

There were 235 housing units at an average density of 197.9 per square mile (76.4/km2).

26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Sojourner Truth was given the name Isabella Baumfree when she was born to slaves on the Hardenbergh farm in Rifton, in what was then Swartekill hamlet.