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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.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 2000

01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.4%+0.2 pts

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+0.5 pts

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+1.3 pts

04Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+2.7 pts

05Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+0.3 pts

07Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+1.7 pts

08Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−2.3 pts

09Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+0.2 pts

10Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+0.7 pts

11Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+0.2 pts

12Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+3.0 pts

13Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+1.3 pts

14Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+0.7 pts

15Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+2.7 pts

16Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−0.4 pts

17Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+2.8 pts

18Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+1.4 pts

19Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+0.3 pts

20Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−2.6 pts

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+2.3 pts

22Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+3.1 pts

23Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−0.8 pts

24Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−2.4 pts

25Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+2.1 pts

26Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−0.4 pts

27Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+2.0 pts

28Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−2.7 pts

29Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−1.7 pts

30Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+2.4 pts

31Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+0.6 pts

32Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+2.3 pts

33Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+5.0 pts

34Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+0.9 pts

35Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+2.0 pts

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+2.4 pts

37Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+2.9 pts

38Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+2.5 pts

39Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+0.4 pts

40Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−0.2 pts

41Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+0.5 pts

42Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+1.6 pts

43Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+1.7 pts

44Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+1.6 pts

45Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+2.5 pts

46Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+3.2 pts

47Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+3.0 pts

48Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+2.4 pts

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−0.5 pts

50Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+0.7 pts

51Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+6.7 pts

52Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+3.4 pts

53Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+2.3 pts

54Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−1.3 pts

55New 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

59Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+5.7 pts

60Cattaraugus 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 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES