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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. The median across all 62 is 13.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Tioga County, NY, up 21 places to #30.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−2.9 pts
02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.1%−5.9 pts
03▲6Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.1%+5.4 pts
04▼1Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+5.7 pts
05Franklin County, NYNY46,50018.2%+3.7 pts
06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.4%+3.6 pts
07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%0.0 pts
08▲5New York County, NYNY1,664,86216.5%−3.5 pts
09▼1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−1.3 pts
10Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+2.3 pts
11▲5Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+3.4 pts
12▲5Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+6.7 pts
13▼2Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+0.7 pts
14▲15Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−0.5 pts
15▲5Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+2.4 pts
16▼1Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+3.0 pts
17▲8Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+3.2 pts
18▼14Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+2.5 pts
19▼7Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+1.6 pts
20▲4Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+1.7 pts
21▲1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.6 pts
22▲10Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts
23▲12Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts
24▼5Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts
25▼4Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+2.5 pts
26▲8Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+2.9 pts
27▲9Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts
28▲10Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts
29▼3Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+0.9 pts
30▲21Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+5.0 pts
31▲11Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+2.3 pts
32▼18Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+0.6 pts
33▲4Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+2.4 pts
34▲6Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−1.7 pts
35▼17Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−2.7 pts
36▼13Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+2.0 pts
37▼10Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−0.4 pts
38▲5Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+2.1 pts
39▼11Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−2.4 pts
40▼10Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−0.8 pts
41▲8Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+3.1 pts
42▲5Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+2.3 pts
43▼12Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−2.6 pts
44▼5Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+0.3 pts
45▲1Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+1.4 pts
46▼2Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+2.8 pts
47▲3Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−0.4 pts
48▲6Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+2.7 pts
49▼16Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+0.7 pts
50▼5Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+1.3 pts
51▼3Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+3.0 pts
52▲3Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+0.2 pts
53▲3Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+0.7 pts
54▲3Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+0.2 pts
55▼14Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−2.3 pts
56▼4Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts
57▲1Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+0.3 pts
58▼5Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts
59▲2Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+2.7 pts
60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+1.3 pts
61▼2Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+0.5 pts
62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES