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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%−2.9 pts

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.1%−5.9 pts

03Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.1%+5.4 pts

04Broome 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

08New York County, NYNY1,664,86216.5%−3.5 pts

09Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−1.3 pts

10Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+2.3 pts

11Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+3.4 pts

12Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+6.7 pts

13Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+0.7 pts

14Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−0.5 pts

15Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+2.4 pts

16Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+3.0 pts

17Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+3.2 pts

18Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+2.5 pts

19Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+1.6 pts

20Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+1.7 pts

21Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.6 pts

22Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts

23Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts

24Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts

25Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+2.5 pts

26Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+2.9 pts

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts

28Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts

29Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+0.9 pts

30Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+5.0 pts

31Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+2.3 pts

32Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+0.6 pts

33Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+2.4 pts

34Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−1.7 pts

35Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−2.7 pts

36Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+2.0 pts

37Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−0.4 pts

38Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+2.1 pts

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−2.4 pts

40Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−0.8 pts

41Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+3.1 pts

42Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+2.3 pts

43Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−2.6 pts

44Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+0.3 pts

45Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+1.4 pts

46Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+2.8 pts

47Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−0.4 pts

48Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+2.7 pts

49Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+0.7 pts

50Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+1.3 pts

51Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+3.0 pts

52Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+0.2 pts

53Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+0.7 pts

54Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+0.2 pts

55Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−2.3 pts

56Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts

57Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+0.3 pts

58Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts

59Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+2.7 pts

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+1.3 pts

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+0.5 pts

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES