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Highest poverty rate, New York counties

New York counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−9%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.1%−24%

03Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.1%+39%

04Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+44%

05Franklin County, NYNY46,50018.2%+25%

06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.4%+26%

07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

08New York County, NYNY1,664,86216.5%−17%

09Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−7%

10Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+17%

11Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+26%

12Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+71%

13Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+4%

14Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−3%

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+19%

16Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+25%

17Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+28%

18Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+21%

19Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+12%

20Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+14%

21Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+13%

22Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+4%

23Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−2%

24Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+3%

25Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+22%

26Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+28%

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+22%

28Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+17%

29Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+7%

30Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+59%

31Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+21%

32Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+5%

33Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+23%

34Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−11%

35Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−18%

36Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+18%

37Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−3%

38Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+20%

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−16%

40Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−6%

41Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+34%

42Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+24%

43Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−18%

44Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+3%

45Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+14%

46Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+33%

47Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−3%

48Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+33%

49Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+7%

50Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+14%

51Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+40%

52Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+2%

53Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+8%

54Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+2%

55Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−19%

56Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+23%

57Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+3%

58Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+12%

59Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+63%

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+23%

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+8%

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+4%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES