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 (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, NYNY1,406,33230.7%+0%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96325.1%+0%

03New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.0%+0%

04Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.6%+0%

05St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

06Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.3%+0%

07Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.5%+0%

08Cortland County, NYNY45,85015.5%+0%

09Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%+0%

10Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.6%+0%

11Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.6%+0%

12Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+0%

13Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.0%+0%

14Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.9%+0%

15Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%+0%

16Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39013.7%+0%

17Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.3%+0%

18Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.2%+0%

19Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.2%+0%

20Yates County, NYNY24,54713.1%+0%

21Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.0%+0%

22Chemung County, NYNY80,41513.0%+0%

23Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.9%+0%

24Broome County, NYNY195,73612.8%+0%

25Fulton County, NYNY52,21612.5%+0%

26Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.5%+0%

27Greene County, NYNY47,23812.2%+0%

28Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%+0%

29Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412.2%+0%

30Montgomery County, NYNY50,04612.0%+0%

31Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.8%+0%

32Essex County, NYNY36,43811.6%+0%

33Seneca County, NYNY32,88311.5%+0%

34Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.4%+0%

35Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0%

36Monroe County, NYNY750,50611.2%+0%

37Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.1%+0%

38Schenectady County, NYNY162,58110.9%+0%

39Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.8%+0%

40Albany County, NYNY321,22510.6%+0%

41Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.6%+0%

42Orange County, NYNY417,66910.5%+0%

43Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.4%+0%

44Livingston County, NYNY61,43810.4%+0%

45Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.0%+0%

46Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0%

47Warren County, NYNY65,0209.7%+0%

48Rockland County, NYNY357,3979.5%+0%

49Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.5%+0%

50Washington County, NYNY59,3539.4%+0%

51Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.0%+0%

52Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.8%+0%

53Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.6%+0%

54Tioga County, NYNY47,4538.4%+0%

55Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.4%+0%

56Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.6%+0%

57Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087.5%+0%

58Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.3%+0%

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.0%+0%

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.7%+0%

61Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+0%

62Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%+0%

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