RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest poverty rate, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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, NYNY1,406,33228.7%−6%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.7%−10%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.5%+3%

04Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.9%+7%

05St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.2%+2%

06Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.1%+18%

07Allegany County, NYNY46,80014.8%−5%

08Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.0%+2%

09Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.9%−7%

10Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%−0%

11Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+2%

12Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.4%−18%

13Yates County, NYNY24,54713.4%+2%

14Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+1%

15Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.2%−5%

16Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.1%+5%

17Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.0%+3%

18Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.8%−0%

19Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.7%−18%

20Essex County, NYNY36,43812.3%+6%

21Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%+0%

22Oneida County, NYNY226,39211.9%−8%

23Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.8%−11%

24Montgomery County, NYNY50,04611.8%−2%

25Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.7%−18%

26Oswego County, NYNY118,56911.7%−16%

27Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.5%+1%

28Chemung County, NYNY80,41511.4%−12%

29Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.2%−5%

30Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.9%−25%

31Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.7%+1%

32Broome County, NYNY195,73610.5%−18%

33Seneca County, NYNY32,88310.4%−9%

34Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.4%−7%

35Onondaga County, NYNY466,58410.3%−16%

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36510.2%−8%

37Greene County, NYNY47,2389.7%−20%

38Orleans County, NYNY39,8259.7%−10%

39Albany County, NYNY321,2259.7%−9%

40Washington County, NYNY59,3539.6%+2%

41Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.6%+6%

42Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.3%+11%

43Orange County, NYNY417,6699.3%−12%

44Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.3%−2%

45Madison County, NYNY67,1209.2%−6%

46Warren County, NYNY65,0209.2%−6%

47Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.7%−17%

48Ulster County, NYNY183,3308.6%−25%

49Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.5%+2%

50Livingston County, NYNY61,4388.5%−18%

51Schenectady County, NYNY162,5818.3%−24%

52Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.3%−4%

53Richmond County, NYNY501,2907.8%−22%

54Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.4%+1%

55Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.3%−4%

56Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.8%−22%

57Rockland County, NYNY357,3976.4%−33%

58Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+4%

59Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.4%−29%

60Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%−20%

61Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.7%−29%

62Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6%−17%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES