RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest poverty rate, New York counties · 2010

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, NYNY1,406,33228.4%−8%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.0%−12%

03Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.8%+7%

04New York County, NYNY1,664,86217.8%−11%

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21617.2%+37%

06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.1%+24%

07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

08Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.6%+2%

09Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.5%+6%

10Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.0%+16%

11Broome County, NYNY195,73615.5%+21%

12Oswego County, NYNY118,56915.3%+9%

13Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.2%+18%

14Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.9%+14%

15Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%−1%

16Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.9%+23%

17Yates County, NYNY24,54714.7%+12%

18Lewis County, NYNY26,47914.6%+11%

19Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+8%

20Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.4%−1%

21Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.1%−9%

22Erie County, NYNY946,74114.0%+15%

23Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.9%+21%

24Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.7%+23%

25Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.6%+12%

26Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.6%−5%

27Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+2%

28Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.3%−4%

29Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.3%+3%

30Greene County, NYNY47,23813.2%+8%

31Queens County, NYNY2,358,18213.0%−11%

32Essex County, NYNY36,43812.9%+12%

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.8%+2%

34Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.8%+20%

35Albany County, NYNY321,22512.6%+18%

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.1%+10%

37Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.1%+12%

38Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.9%+14%

39Genesee County, NYNY58,41611.7%+54%

40Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.7%+23%

41Washington County, NYNY59,35311.5%+22%

42Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0%

43Rockland County, NYNY357,39711.3%+18%

44Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.3%−1%

45Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.1%+2%

46Orange County, NYNY417,66911.1%+5%

47Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.1%+28%

48Wyoming County, NYNY39,74110.9%+30%

49Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.3%+3%

50Warren County, NYNY65,02010.0%+3%

51Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0%

52Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.6%+15%

53Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.5%+5%

54Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.5%−9%

55Ontario County, NYNY113,1308.7%+19%

56Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+11%

57Schuyler County, NYNY16,9248.3%−30%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.2%−6%

59Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.0%+60%

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3436.4%+11%

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.7%−4%

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.0%−5%

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