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Lowest poverty rate, New York counties

New York counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2024 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 62 is 13.3%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Fulton County, NY, up 18 places to #31.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000
01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts
02▲2Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+0.5 pts
03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+1.3 pts
04▼2Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+2.7 pts
05▲5Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts
06▼1Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+0.3 pts
07▲4Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts
08▲14Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−2.3 pts
09▼3Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+0.2 pts
10▼3Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+0.7 pts
11▼3Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+0.2 pts
12▲3Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+3.0 pts
13▲5Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+1.3 pts
14▲16Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+0.7 pts
15▼6Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+2.7 pts
16▼3Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−0.4 pts
17▲2Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+2.8 pts
18▼1Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+1.4 pts
19▲5Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+0.3 pts
20▲12Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−2.6 pts
21▼5Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+2.3 pts
22▼8Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+3.1 pts
23▲10Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−0.8 pts
24▲11Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−2.4 pts
25▼5Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+2.1 pts
26▲10Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−0.4 pts
27▲13Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+2.0 pts
28▲17Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−2.7 pts
29▼6Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−1.7 pts
30▼4Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+2.4 pts
31▲18Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+0.6 pts
32▼11Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+2.3 pts
33▼21Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+5.0 pts
34▲3Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+0.9 pts
35▼10Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts
36▼9Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts
37▼8Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+2.9 pts
38▲4Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+2.5 pts
39▲5Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts
40▼12Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts
41▼10Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts
42▼1Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.6 pts
43▼4Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+1.7 pts
44▲7Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+1.6 pts
45▲14Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+2.5 pts
46▼8Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+3.2 pts
47▲1Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+3.0 pts
48▼5Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+2.4 pts
49▼15Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−0.5 pts
50▲2Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+0.7 pts
51▼5Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+6.7 pts
52▼5Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+3.4 pts
53Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+2.3 pts
54▲1Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−1.3 pts
55▼5New York County, NYNY1,664,86216.5%−3.5 pts
56St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%0.0 pts
57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.4%+3.6 pts
58Franklin County, NYNY46,50018.2%+3.7 pts
59▲1Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+5.7 pts
60▼6Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.1%+5.4 pts
61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.1%−5.9 pts
62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES