RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest poverty rate, New York counties · 2000

New York counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2000 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 1990

01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33230.7%+2.0 pts

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96325.1%+2.4 pts

03New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.0%−0.5 pts

04Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.6%−1.3 pts

05St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%−0.4 pts

06Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.3%+2.9 pts

07Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.5%+0.7 pts

08Cortland County, NYNY45,85015.5%+2.7 pts

09Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%+1.0 pts

10Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.6%+3.7 pts

11Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.6%−2.6 pts

12Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+2.6 pts

13Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.0%+2.3 pts

14Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.9%+0.7 pts

15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%+0.1 pts

16Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39013.7%−0.3 pts

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.3%+1.5 pts

18Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.2%−0.3 pts

19Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.2%−0.1 pts

20Yates County, NYNY24,54713.1%−0.2 pts

21Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.0%+1.1 pts

22Chemung County, NYNY80,41513.0%+1.6 pts

23Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.9%+0.1 pts

24Broome County, NYNY195,73612.8%+2.3 pts

25Fulton County, NYNY52,21612.5%−0.4 pts

26Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.5%−0.6 pts

27Greene County, NYNY47,23812.2%+2.5 pts

28Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%−0.1 pts

29Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412.2%+1.9 pts

30Montgomery County, NYNY50,04612.0%+0.2 pts

31Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.8%+0.6 pts

32Essex County, NYNY36,43811.6%−0.7 pts

33Seneca County, NYNY32,88311.5%+1.1 pts

34Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.4%+2.9 pts

35Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%−0.2 pts

36Monroe County, NYNY750,50611.2%+0.8 pts

37Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.1%+0.8 pts

38Schenectady County, NYNY162,58110.9%+2.6 pts

39Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.8%+1.1 pts

40Albany County, NYNY321,22510.6%+1.0 pts

41Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.6%−0.2 pts

42Orange County, NYNY417,66910.5%+1.2 pts

43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.4%+1.7 pts

44Livingston County, NYNY61,43810.4%+1.9 pts

45Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.0%+2.2 pts

46Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0.6 pts

47Warren County, NYNY65,0209.7%+0.6 pts

48Rockland County, NYNY357,3979.5%+3.1 pts

49Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.5%+0.2 pts

50Washington County, NYNY59,3539.4%−0.2 pts

51Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.0%−0.6 pts

52Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.8%+1.9 pts

53Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.6%+0.3 pts

54Tioga County, NYNY47,4538.4%−0.9 pts

55Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.4%−0.2 pts

56Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.6%+0.3 pts

57Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087.5%+2.2 pts

58Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.3%−0.1 pts

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.0%+1.2 pts

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.7%−0.2 pts

61Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+1.5 pts

62Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%+0.7 pts

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