RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Highest renter share, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the highest share of renter-occupied housing units (1990 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRENTER-OCCUPIEDVS –

01New York County, NYNY1,664,86282.1%–

02Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33282.1%–

03Kings County, NYNY2,653,96373.9%–

04Queens County, NYNY2,358,18257.5%–

05Tompkins County, NYNY104,04744.7%–

06Albany County, NYNY321,22543.0%–

07Jefferson County, NYNY111,54040.7%–

08Westchester County, NYNY1,015,74340.3%–

09Onondaga County, NYNY466,58436.5%–

10Richmond County, NYNY501,29036.3%–

11Erie County, NYNY946,74136.3%–

12Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51036.1%–

13Clinton County, NYNY78,13836.1%–

14Cortland County, NYNY45,85035.6%–

15Monroe County, NYNY750,50634.9%–

16Oneida County, NYNY226,39234.7%–

17Broome County, NYNY195,73634.6%–

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,58134.3%–

19Montgomery County, NYNY50,04633.7%–

20Orange County, NYNY417,66932.5%–

21Niagara County, NYNY208,91231.9%–

22Chemung County, NYNY80,41531.7%–

23Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12631.4%–

24St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48831.2%–

25Sullivan County, NYNY80,58631.0%–

26Dutchess County, NYNY300,70830.9%–

27Franklin County, NYNY46,50030.8%–

28Ulster County, NYNY183,33030.8%–

29Warren County, NYNY65,02030.7%–

30Columbia County, NYNY60,16830.5%–

31Cayuga County, NYNY74,36529.1%–

32Herkimer County, NYNY59,21928.6%–

33Fulton County, NYNY52,21628.6%–

34Essex County, NYNY36,43827.9%–

35Rockland County, NYNY357,39727.9%–

36Saratoga County, NYNY241,34327.7%–

37Genesee County, NYNY58,41627.2%–

38Greene County, NYNY47,23827.1%–

39Otsego County, NYNY60,58927.0%–

40Oswego County, NYNY118,56927.0%–

41Allegany County, NYNY46,80026.9%–

42Steuben County, NYNY91,85526.9%–

43Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39026.8%–

44Ontario County, NYNY113,13026.7%–

45Livingston County, NYNY61,43826.7%–

46Washington County, NYNY59,35326.2%–

47Schoharie County, NYNY30,17625.9%–

48Delaware County, NYNY44,30525.9%–

49Seneca County, NYNY32,88325.7%–

50Madison County, NYNY67,12025.7%–

51Orleans County, NYNY39,82525.6%–

52Chenango County, NYNY45,71525.6%–

53Wyoming County, NYNY39,74124.9%–

54Lewis County, NYNY26,47923.7%–

55Yates County, NYNY24,54723.5%–

56Wayne County, NYNY91,25023.3%–

57Schuyler County, NYNY16,92422.7%–

58Hamilton County, NYNY5,00622.5%–

59Tioga County, NYNY47,45321.2%–

60Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,09019.9%–

61Nassau County, NYNY1,398,93919.5%–

62Putnam County, NYNY99,02818.1%–

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