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 (2010 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%−2.3 pts

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.0%−3.1 pts

03Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.8%+1.2 pts

04New York County, NYNY1,664,86217.8%−2.2 pts

05Fulton County, NYNY52,21617.2%+4.6 pts

06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.1%+3.3 pts

07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0.1 pts

08Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.6%+0.3 pts

09Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.5%+1.0 pts

10Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.0%+2.2 pts

11Broome County, NYNY195,73615.5%+2.6 pts

12Oswego County, NYNY118,56915.3%+1.3 pts

13Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.2%+2.3 pts

14Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.9%+1.9 pts

15Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%−0.1 pts

16Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.9%+2.8 pts

17Yates County, NYNY24,54714.7%+1.6 pts

18Lewis County, NYNY26,47914.6%+1.4 pts

19Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+1.1 pts

20Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.4%−0.2 pts

21Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.1%−1.3 pts

22Erie County, NYNY946,74114.0%+1.8 pts

23Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.9%+2.4 pts

24Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.7%+2.6 pts

25Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.6%+1.4 pts

26Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.6%−0.8 pts

27Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+0.3 pts

28Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.3%−0.6 pts

29Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.3%+0.4 pts

30Greene County, NYNY47,23813.2%+1.0 pts

31Queens County, NYNY2,358,18213.0%−1.6 pts

32Essex County, NYNY36,43812.9%+1.3 pts

33Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.8%+0.3 pts

34Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.8%+2.2 pts

35Albany County, NYNY321,22512.6%+1.9 pts

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.1%+1.1 pts

37Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.1%+1.3 pts

38Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.9%+1.4 pts

39Genesee County, NYNY58,41611.7%+4.1 pts

40Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.7%+2.2 pts

41Washington County, NYNY59,35311.5%+2.1 pts

42Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0.0 pts

43Rockland County, NYNY357,39711.3%+1.8 pts

44Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.3%−0.2 pts

45Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.1%+0.2 pts

46Orange County, NYNY417,66911.1%+0.6 pts

47Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.1%+2.4 pts

48Wyoming County, NYNY39,74110.9%+2.5 pts

49Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.3%+0.3 pts

50Warren County, NYNY65,02010.0%+0.3 pts

51Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0.0 pts

52Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.6%+1.2 pts

53Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.5%+0.5 pts

54Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.5%−0.9 pts

55Ontario County, NYNY113,1308.7%+1.4 pts

56Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts

57Schuyler County, NYNY16,9248.3%−3.5 pts

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.2%−0.5 pts

59Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.0%+2.6 pts

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3436.4%+0.6 pts

61Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.7%−0.2 pts

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.0%−0.3 pts

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