RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest poverty rate, New York counties · 1990

New York counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2023 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

01Putnam County, NYNY99,0283.6%−17%

02Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9393.7%−29%

03Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0904.7%−20%

04Dutchess County, NYNY300,7085.4%−29%

05Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.9%+4%

06Rockland County, NYNY357,3976.4%−33%

07Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7436.8%−22%

08Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.3%−4%

09Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.4%+1%

10Richmond County, NYNY501,2907.8%−22%

11Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.3%−4%

12Schenectady County, NYNY162,5818.3%−24%

13Livingston County, NYNY61,4388.5%−18%

14Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.5%+2%

15Ulster County, NYNY183,3308.6%−25%

16Hamilton County, NYNY5,0068.7%−17%

17Warren County, NYNY65,0209.2%−6%

18Madison County, NYNY67,1209.2%−6%

19Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.3%−2%

20Orange County, NYNY417,6699.3%−12%

21Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.3%+11%

22Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.6%+6%

23Washington County, NYNY59,3539.6%+2%

24Albany County, NYNY321,2259.7%−9%

25Orleans County, NYNY39,8259.7%−10%

26Greene County, NYNY47,2389.7%−20%

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36510.2%−8%

28Onondaga County, NYNY466,58410.3%−16%

29Monroe County, NYNY750,50610.4%−7%

30Seneca County, NYNY32,88310.4%−9%

31Broome County, NYNY195,73610.5%−18%

32Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.7%+1%

33Queens County, NYNY2,358,18210.9%−25%

34Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.2%−5%

35Chemung County, NYNY80,41511.4%−12%

36Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.5%+1%

37Oswego County, NYNY118,56911.7%−16%

38Chenango County, NYNY45,71511.7%−18%

39Montgomery County, NYNY50,04611.8%−2%

40Jefferson County, NYNY111,54011.8%−11%

41Oneida County, NYNY226,39211.9%−8%

42Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%+0%

43Essex County, NYNY36,43812.3%+6%

44Cortland County, NYNY45,85012.7%−18%

45Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.8%−0%

46Fulton County, NYNY52,21613.0%+3%

47Herkimer County, NYNY59,21913.1%+5%

48Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.2%−5%

49Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.3%+1%

50Yates County, NYNY24,54713.4%+2%

51Sullivan County, NYNY80,58613.4%−18%

52Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+2%

53Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%−0%

54Otsego County, NYNY60,58913.9%−7%

55Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39014.0%+2%

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80014.8%−5%

57Franklin County, NYNY46,50017.1%+18%

58St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48817.2%+2%

59Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.9%+7%

60New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.5%+3%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.7%−10%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33228.7%−6%

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