RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest Medicaid coverage, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicaid or other means-tested public insurance, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33248.4%–

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96336.5%–

03Montgomery County, NYNY50,04630.4%–

04Rockland County, NYNY357,39730.3%–

05Queens County, NYNY2,358,18229.4%–

06Fulton County, NYNY52,21628.5%–

07Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12627.7%–

08Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39027.6%–

09Jefferson County, NYNY111,54027.4%–

10Oswego County, NYNY118,56927.4%–

11Herkimer County, NYNY59,21927.4%–

12Chemung County, NYNY80,41527.3%–

13Orleans County, NYNY39,82527.3%–

14Chenango County, NYNY45,71527.2%–

15Schuyler County, NYNY16,92426.8%–

16Delaware County, NYNY44,30526.7%–

17Broome County, NYNY195,73626.6%–

18Washington County, NYNY59,35326.5%–

19Oneida County, NYNY226,39226.3%–

20Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.1%–

21Franklin County, NYNY46,50025.9%–

22Sullivan County, NYNY80,58625.6%–

23Hamilton County, NYNY5,00624.9%–

24St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48824.9%–

25Schenectady County, NYNY162,58124.9%–

26Niagara County, NYNY208,91224.3%–

27Tioga County, NYNY47,45324.3%–

28Allegany County, NYNY46,80024.0%–

29Lewis County, NYNY26,47923.7%–

30Orange County, NYNY417,66923.5%–

31Erie County, NYNY946,74123.4%–

32Clinton County, NYNY78,13823.3%–

33Cayuga County, NYNY74,36523.2%–

34Monroe County, NYNY750,50623.2%–

35Schoharie County, NYNY30,17622.7%–

36Seneca County, NYNY32,88322.5%–

37New York County, NYNY1,664,86222.4%–

38Greene County, NYNY47,23822.3%–

39Onondaga County, NYNY466,58422.3%–

40Ulster County, NYNY183,33022.2%–

41Wayne County, NYNY91,25022.2%–

42Essex County, NYNY36,43821.7%–

43Genesee County, NYNY58,41621.7%–

44Cortland County, NYNY45,85021.2%–

45Wyoming County, NYNY39,74121.1%–

46Madison County, NYNY67,12020.4%–

47Columbia County, NYNY60,16820.3%–

48Richmond County, NYNY501,29020.1%–

49Otsego County, NYNY60,58920.0%–

50Warren County, NYNY65,02019.7%–

51Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.3%–

52Albany County, NYNY321,22519.0%–

53Yates County, NYNY24,54719.0%–

54Ontario County, NYNY113,13018.7%–

55Livingston County, NYNY61,43818.5%–

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74317.2%–

57Dutchess County, NYNY300,70816.9%–

58Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.5%–

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09014.9%–

60Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93913.0%–

61Putnam County, NYNY99,02812.9%–

62Saratoga County, NYNY241,34312.9%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS