RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest Medicare coverage, New York counties · 2020

New York counties ranked by the share of people covered by Medicare, alone or in combination with other coverage (2020 ACS). A close proxy for retirement geography. This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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01Hamilton County, NYNY5,00634.5%–

02Delaware County, NYNY44,30527.4%–

03Essex County, NYNY36,43827.2%–

04Yates County, NYNY24,54725.4%–

05Columbia County, NYNY60,16825.1%–

06Greene County, NYNY47,23825.1%–

07Warren County, NYNY65,02025.1%–

08Fulton County, NYNY52,21624.8%–

09Schoharie County, NYNY30,17624.4%–

10Schuyler County, NYNY16,92424.4%–

11Washington County, NYNY59,35323.8%–

12Niagara County, NYNY208,91223.6%–

13Otsego County, NYNY60,58923.6%–

14Chenango County, NYNY45,71523.5%–

15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12623.4%–

16Seneca County, NYNY32,88323.4%–

17Herkimer County, NYNY59,21923.2%–

18Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39022.4%–

19Franklin County, NYNY46,50022.4%–

20Steuben County, NYNY91,85522.1%–

21Chemung County, NYNY80,41522.0%–

22Sullivan County, NYNY80,58622.0%–

23Tioga County, NYNY47,45322.0%–

24Lewis County, NYNY26,47921.9%–

25Ulster County, NYNY183,33021.9%–

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36521.8%–

27Ontario County, NYNY113,13021.8%–

28Allegany County, NYNY46,80021.6%–

29Broome County, NYNY195,73621.6%–

30Oneida County, NYNY226,39221.4%–

31Wayne County, NYNY91,25021.4%–

32Wyoming County, NYNY39,74121.4%–

33Genesee County, NYNY58,41621.2%–

34Orleans County, NYNY39,82521.2%–

35Livingston County, NYNY61,43820.7%–

36St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48820.6%–

37Montgomery County, NYNY50,04620.5%–

38Clinton County, NYNY78,13820.4%–

39Madison County, NYNY67,12020.2%–

40Erie County, NYNY946,74119.8%–

41Saratoga County, NYNY241,34319.4%–

42Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51019.3%–

43Monroe County, NYNY750,50619.2%–

44Oswego County, NYNY118,56919.2%–

45Onondaga County, NYNY466,58419.1%–

46Schenectady County, NYNY162,58119.0%–

47Dutchess County, NYNY300,70818.9%–

48Putnam County, NYNY99,02818.7%–

49Albany County, NYNY321,22518.2%–

50Cortland County, NYNY45,85018.0%–

51Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09018.0%–

52Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93918.0%–

53Jefferson County, NYNY111,54017.3%–

54Richmond County, NYNY501,29017.3%–

55Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74317.3%–

56New York County, NYNY1,664,86217.1%–

57Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%–

58Queens County, NYNY2,358,18216.0%–

59Orange County, NYNY417,66915.6%–

60Tompkins County, NYNY104,04715.1%–

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96314.5%–

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33214.4%–

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