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Highest poverty rate, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the highest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2020 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, NYNY1,406,33227.0%−3.7 pts

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.2%−5.8 pts

03Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+5.7 pts

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.8%+5.8 pts

05Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.8%+3.2 pts

06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.8%+3.9 pts

07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.6%+0.7 pts

08Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.5%−0.2 pts

09Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.9%+3.2 pts

10Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.8%+2.8 pts

11Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.7%+1.2 pts

12Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.2%+3.3 pts

13New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.6%−4.4 pts

14Fulton County, NYNY52,21614.8%+2.3 pts

15Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.7%+2.9 pts

16Chemung County, NYNY80,41514.7%+1.7 pts

17Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.5%+5.0 pts

18Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.4%−1.0 pts

19Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+1.1 pts

20Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.2%+1.2 pts

21Monroe County, NYNY750,50614.1%+2.9 pts

22Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.9%+1.7 pts

23Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.8%+3.0 pts

24Erie County, NYNY946,74113.7%+1.5 pts

25Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.7%+2.3 pts

26Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.6%+1.1 pts

27Yates County, NYNY24,54713.5%+0.4 pts

28Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.4%−1.6 pts

29Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.3%−3.0 pts

30Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+0.1 pts

31Chenango County, NYNY45,71512.9%−1.5 pts

32Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.7%−0.5 pts

33Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.6%+2.2 pts

34Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.4%+1.8 pts

35Clinton County, NYNY78,13812.3%−1.6 pts

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.3%+1.3 pts

37Albany County, NYNY321,22512.1%+1.5 pts

38Seneca County, NYNY32,88312.0%+0.5 pts

39Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.6%+0.2 pts

40Queens County, NYNY2,358,18211.6%−3.0 pts

41Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%−0.7 pts

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.4%+0.5 pts

43Orange County, NYNY417,66911.4%+0.8 pts

44Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.2%+2.6 pts

45Washington County, NYNY59,35310.9%+1.5 pts

46Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.8%+0.8 pts

47Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.8%+1.3 pts

48Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.8%+3.2 pts

49Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.2%+1.1 pts

50Essex County, NYNY36,43810.1%−1.4 pts

51Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.9%+1.5 pts

52Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts

53Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.8%+1.3 pts

54Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.7%+0.3 pts

55Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.6%−1.8 pts

56Warren County, NYNY65,0208.5%−1.3 pts

57Madison County, NYNY67,1208.5%−1.3 pts

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.4%−0.4 pts

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.5%+0.5 pts

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+0.2 pts

61Putnam County, NYNY99,0285.6%+1.2 pts

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts

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