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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%+4%

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.4%+8%

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3437.1%+23%

04Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.1%+63%

05Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+12%

06Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7439.0%+3%

07Ontario County, NYNY113,1309.0%+23%

08Greene County, NYNY47,2389.9%−19%

09Madison County, NYNY67,12010.0%+2%

10Warren County, NYNY65,02010.5%+8%

11Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.6%+2%

12Genesee County, NYNY58,41610.6%+40%

13Washington County, NYNY59,35310.7%+14%

14Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.1%+7%

15Wyoming County, NYNY39,74111.1%+33%

16Essex County, NYNY36,43811.2%−3%

17Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.4%+33%

18Richmond County, NYNY501,29011.5%+14%

19Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.7%+3%

20Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.8%−18%

21Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.8%+24%

22Columbia County, NYNY60,16812.1%+34%

23Lewis County, NYNY26,47912.3%−6%

24Otsego County, NYNY60,58912.5%−16%

25Orange County, NYNY417,66912.6%+20%

26Yates County, NYNY24,54712.7%−3%

27Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.7%+18%

28Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.8%−18%

29Queens County, NYNY2,358,18212.9%−11%

30Albany County, NYNY321,22513.0%+23%

31Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.1%+5%

32Schenectady County, NYNY162,58113.3%+21%

33Tioga County, NYNY47,45313.4%+59%

34Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.4%+7%

35Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.5%+17%

36Cayuga County, NYNY74,36513.5%+22%

37Niagara County, NYNY208,91213.5%+28%

38Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.6%+22%

39Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.7%+3%

40Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.7%−2%

41Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.8%+4%

42Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.8%+13%

43Erie County, NYNY946,74113.9%+14%

44Delaware County, NYNY44,30514.4%+12%

45Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.6%+21%

46Ulster County, NYNY183,33014.6%+28%

47Schuyler County, NYNY16,92414.8%+25%

48Oneida County, NYNY226,39215.5%+19%

49Sullivan County, NYNY80,58615.9%−3%

50Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.2%+4%

51Rockland County, NYNY357,39716.2%+71%

52Chemung County, NYNY80,41516.3%+26%

53Oswego County, NYNY118,56916.3%+17%

54Tompkins County, NYNY104,04716.4%−7%

55New York County, NYNY1,664,86216.5%−17%

56St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.4%+26%

58Franklin County, NYNY46,50018.2%+25%

59Broome County, NYNY195,73618.5%+44%

60Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39019.1%+39%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96319.1%−24%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33227.8%−9%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES