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Highest uninsured rate, New York counties

New York counties ranked by the share of residents without health insurance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 4.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Essex County, NY, up 28 places to #21.

Highest uninsured rate by state
RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNINSUREDVS 2020
01Yates County, NYNY24,54719.7%+3.0 pts
02▲1Seneca County, NYNY32,8839.0%+0.6 pts
03▼1Queens County, NYNY2,358,1828.2%−0.7 pts
04▲8Montgomery County, NYNY50,0467.2%+1.5 pts
05▼1Bronx County, NYNY1,406,3327.1%−0.9 pts
06▲11Ulster County, NYNY183,3306.9%+1.5 pts
07▲14Wayne County, NYNY91,2506.8%+1.9 pts
08▲11Orleans County, NYNY39,8256.4%+1.4 pts
09▼1Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,3906.1%−0.2 pts
10St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,4886.0%+0.2 pts
11▼5Kings County, NYNY2,653,9635.8%−0.9 pts
12▼5Franklin County, NYNY46,5005.7%−0.8 pts
13▲14Lewis County, NYNY26,4795.7%+1.1 pts
14▲8Jefferson County, NYNY111,5405.5%+0.7 pts
15▼2Sullivan County, NYNY80,5865.5%−0.2 pts
16▼1Chautauqua County, NYNY124,1265.3%−0.1 pts
17▼8Allegany County, NYNY46,8005.2%−0.9 pts
18Otsego County, NYNY60,5895.2%0.0 pts
19▼5Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7435.1%−0.4 pts
20▼9Delaware County, NYNY44,3055.0%−0.7 pts
21▲28Essex County, NYNY36,4385.0%+1.5 pts
22▼2Washington County, NYNY59,3534.9%0.0 pts
23▲7Herkimer County, NYNY59,2194.9%+0.5 pts
24▼8Steuben County, NYNY91,8554.8%−0.6 pts
25▼2Orange County, NYNY417,6694.7%−0.1 pts
26▲9Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%+0.5 pts
27▲7Schoharie County, NYNY30,1764.6%+0.4 pts
28▲3Cayuga County, NYNY74,3654.5%+0.2 pts
29▲24Cortland County, NYNY45,8504.5%+1.1 pts
30▲18Tompkins County, NYNY104,0474.4%+0.8 pts
31▼7New York County, NYNY1,664,8624.2%−0.5 pts
32▲1Oswego County, NYNY118,5694.2%0.0 pts
33▼5Chemung County, NYNY80,4154.1%−0.4 pts
34▲4Richmond County, NYNY501,2904.1%0.0 pts
35▼10Rockland County, NYNY357,3974.1%−0.6 pts
36▼7Dutchess County, NYNY300,7083.9%−0.6 pts
37▲21Livingston County, NYNY61,4383.9%+0.8 pts
38▼6Schuyler County, NYNY16,9243.9%−0.4 pts
39▲4Fulton County, NYNY52,2163.8%−0.1 pts
40▲1Madison County, NYNY67,1203.8%−0.2 pts
41▼2Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.8%−0.3 pts
42▲13Genesee County, NYNY58,4163.7%+0.5 pts
43▲3Greene County, NYNY47,2383.7%0.0 pts
44▼8Warren County, NYNY65,0203.7%−0.5 pts
45▼8Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6%−0.5 pts
46▼6Wyoming County, NYNY39,7413.6%−0.5 pts
47▼42Hamilton County, NYNY5,0063.5%−3.4 pts
48▼6Broome County, NYNY195,7363.4%−0.5 pts
49▲2Chenango County, NYNY45,7153.4%0.0 pts
50▼24Columbia County, NYNY60,1683.4%−1.2 pts
51▼4Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5103.4%−0.3 pts
52▼8Oneida County, NYNY226,3923.3%−0.5 pts
53▼3Onondaga County, NYNY466,5843.3%−0.2 pts
54Ontario County, NYNY113,1303.3%0.0 pts
55▲6Albany County, NYNY321,2253.2%+0.2 pts
56▼4Clinton County, NYNY78,1383.1%−0.3 pts
57▼1Monroe County, NYNY750,5063.1%−0.1 pts
58▼13Schenectady County, NYNY162,5813.1%−0.7 pts
59▼2Erie County, NYNY946,7412.9%−0.2 pts
60▼1Niagara County, NYNY208,9122.9%−0.2 pts
61▼1Tioga County, NYNY47,4532.8%−0.3 pts
62Saratoga County, NYNY241,3432.6%−0.2 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES