RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest poverty rate, New York counties · 2000

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, NYNY99,0284.4%+0%

02Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+0%

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.7%+0%

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.0%+0%

05Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.3%+0%

06Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087.5%+0%

07Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.6%+0%

08Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.4%+0%

09Tioga County, NYNY47,4538.4%+0%

10Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.6%+0%

11Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.8%+0%

12Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.0%+0%

13Washington County, NYNY59,3539.4%+0%

14Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.5%+0%

15Rockland County, NYNY357,3979.5%+0%

16Warren County, NYNY65,0209.7%+0%

17Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0%

18Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.0%+0%

19Livingston County, NYNY61,43810.4%+0%

20Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.4%+0%

21Orange County, NYNY417,66910.5%+0%

22Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.6%+0%

23Albany County, NYNY321,22510.6%+0%

24Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.8%+0%

25Schenectady County, NYNY162,58110.9%+0%

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.1%+0%

27Monroe County, NYNY750,50611.2%+0%

28Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0%

29Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.4%+0%

30Seneca County, NYNY32,88311.5%+0%

31Essex County, NYNY36,43811.6%+0%

32Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.8%+0%

33Montgomery County, NYNY50,04612.0%+0%

34Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412.2%+0%

35Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%+0%

36Greene County, NYNY47,23812.2%+0%

37Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.5%+0%

38Fulton County, NYNY52,21612.5%+0%

39Broome County, NYNY195,73612.8%+0%

40Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.9%+0%

41Chemung County, NYNY80,41513.0%+0%

42Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.0%+0%

43Yates County, NYNY24,54713.1%+0%

44Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.2%+0%

45Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.2%+0%

46Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.3%+0%

47Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39013.7%+0%

48Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%+0%

49Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.9%+0%

50Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.0%+0%

51Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+0%

52Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.6%+0%

53Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.6%+0%

54Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%+0%

55Cortland County, NYNY45,85015.5%+0%

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.5%+0%

57Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.3%+0%

58St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0%

59Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.6%+0%

60New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.0%+0%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96325.1%+0%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33230.7%+0%

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