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Lowest median household income, New York counties · 2020

New York counties with the lowest median household income in the 2023 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOMEVS 2000

01Bronx County, NYNY1,406,332$41,895+52%

02Chautauqua County, NYNY124,126$48,315+44%

03Delaware County, NYNY44,305$49,945+54%

04Montgomery County, NYNY50,046$50,146+56%

05Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,390$50,700+52%

06Allegany County, NYNY46,800$51,227+60%

07Fulton County, NYNY52,216$51,663+53%

08Chenango County, NYNY45,715$51,756+54%

09St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,488$52,071+61%

10Broome County, NYNY195,736$52,237+48%

11Franklin County, NYNY46,500$52,905+68%

12Orleans County, NYNY39,825$52,958+39%

13Schuyler County, NYNY16,924$53,291+48%

14Jefferson County, NYNY111,540$54,726+61%

15Seneca County, NYNY32,883$54,865+48%

16Chemung County, NYNY80,415$54,883+51%

17Yates County, NYNY24,547$55,307+60%

18Steuben County, NYNY91,855$55,349+56%

19Otsego County, NYNY60,589$56,171+68%

20Lewis County, NYNY26,479$56,192+64%

21Greene County, NYNY47,238$56,681+55%

22Niagara County, NYNY208,912$57,252+50%

23Cayuga County, NYNY74,365$57,985+55%

24Essex County, NYNY36,438$58,109+67%

25Herkimer County, NYNY59,219$58,438+77%

26Wyoming County, NYNY39,741$58,746+47%

27Schoharie County, NYNY30,176$58,926+61%

28Oswego County, NYNY118,569$59,070+61%

29Oneida County, NYNY226,392$59,113+65%

30Cortland County, NYNY45,850$59,194+72%

31Erie County, NYNY946,741$59,464+54%

32Clinton County, NYNY78,138$59,510+61%

33Washington County, NYNY59,353$59,613+58%

34Livingston County, NYNY61,438$60,248+43%

35Sullivan County, NYNY80,586$60,433+63%

36Hamilton County, NYNY5,006$60,625+88%

37Genesee County, NYNY58,416$60,635+50%

38Madison County, NYNY67,120$61,176+52%

39Tompkins County, NYNY104,047$61,361+65%

40Tioga County, NYNY47,453$61,965+54%

41Wayne County, NYNY91,250$62,003+40%

42Monroe County, NYNY750,506$62,087+38%

43Onondaga County, NYNY466,584$62,668+53%

44Kings County, NYNY2,653,963$63,973+99%

45Warren County, NYNY65,020$64,658+65%

46Ontario County, NYNY113,130$64,795+45%

47Ulster County, NYNY183,330$65,306+53%

48Schenectady County, NYNY162,581$66,488+59%

49Albany County, NYNY321,225$68,327+59%

50Columbia County, NYNY60,168$68,750+64%

51Queens County, NYNY2,358,182$72,028+70%

52Rensselaer County, NYNY160,510$72,510+69%

53Orange County, NYNY417,669$80,816+55%

54Dutchess County, NYNY300,708$81,842+54%

55Saratoga County, NYNY241,343$85,224+72%

56Richmond County, NYNY501,290$85,381+55%

57New York County, NYNY1,664,862$89,812+91%

58Rockland County, NYNY357,397$94,840+40%

59Westchester County, NYNY1,015,743$99,489+56%

60Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,090$105,362+61%

61Putnam County, NYNY99,028$107,246+48%

62Nassau County, NYNY1,398,939$120,036+67%

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