RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest poverty rate, New York counties · 2020

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, NYNY1,406,33227.0%−12%

02Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.2%−23%

03Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+44%

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,04617.8%+48%

05Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.8%+22%

06Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.8%+28%

07St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.6%+4%

08Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.5%−1%

09Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.9%+23%

10Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.8%+20%

11Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.7%+8%

12Delaware County, NYNY44,30516.2%+26%

13New York County, NYNY1,664,86215.6%−22%

14Fulton County, NYNY52,21614.8%+18%

15Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.7%+24%

16Chemung County, NYNY80,41514.7%+13%

17Rockland County, NYNY357,39714.5%+53%

18Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.4%−7%

19Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+8%

20Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.2%+9%

21Monroe County, NYNY750,50614.1%+26%

22Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.9%+14%

23Orleans County, NYNY39,82513.8%+28%

24Erie County, NYNY946,74113.7%+13%

25Ulster County, NYNY183,33013.7%+20%

26Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.6%+9%

27Yates County, NYNY24,54713.5%+3%

28Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.4%−11%

29Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.3%−18%

30Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+1%

31Chenango County, NYNY45,71512.9%−10%

32Steuben County, NYNY91,85512.7%−4%

33Livingston County, NYNY61,43812.6%+21%

34Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.4%+17%

35Clinton County, NYNY78,13812.3%−11%

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.3%+11%

37Albany County, NYNY321,22512.1%+14%

38Seneca County, NYNY32,88312.0%+5%

39Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.6%+2%

40Queens County, NYNY2,358,18211.6%−20%

41Greene County, NYNY47,23811.5%−5%

42Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.4%+4%

43Orange County, NYNY417,66911.4%+8%

44Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.2%+30%

45Washington County, NYNY59,35310.9%+16%

46Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.8%+8%

47Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51010.8%+14%

48Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.8%+41%

49Columbia County, NYNY60,16810.2%+13%

50Essex County, NYNY36,43810.1%−12%

51Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.9%+18%

52Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+24%

53Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.8%+17%

54Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.7%+4%

55Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.6%−17%

56Warren County, NYNY65,0208.5%−13%

57Madison County, NYNY67,1208.5%−14%

58Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.4%−4%

59Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.5%+8%

60Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+4%

61Putnam County, NYNY99,0285.6%+28%

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+4%

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