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 (2000 ACS). This list covers the 62 counties in New York that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RELATEDHighest median household income Lowest median household income Highest per-capita income Highest poverty rate Most residents in poverty Most six-figure households

YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOVERTY RATEVS 1990

01Putnam County, NYNY99,0284.4%+0.7 pts

02Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.2%+1.5 pts

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3435.7%−0.2 pts

04Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0906.0%+1.2 pts

05Ontario County, NYNY113,1307.3%−0.1 pts

06Dutchess County, NYNY300,7087.5%+2.2 pts

07Genesee County, NYNY58,4167.6%+0.3 pts

08Wyoming County, NYNY39,7418.4%−0.2 pts

09Tioga County, NYNY47,4538.4%−0.9 pts

10Wayne County, NYNY91,2508.6%+0.3 pts

11Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.8%+1.9 pts

12Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.0%−0.6 pts

13Washington County, NYNY59,3539.4%−0.2 pts

14Rensselaer County, NYNY160,5109.5%+0.2 pts

15Rockland County, NYNY357,3979.5%+3.1 pts

16Warren County, NYNY65,0209.7%+0.6 pts

17Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0.6 pts

18Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.0%+2.2 pts

19Livingston County, NYNY61,43810.4%+1.9 pts

20Hamilton County, NYNY5,00610.4%+1.7 pts

21Orange County, NYNY417,66910.5%+1.2 pts

22Niagara County, NYNY208,91210.6%−0.2 pts

23Albany County, NYNY321,22510.6%+1.0 pts

24Orleans County, NYNY39,82510.8%+1.1 pts

25Schenectady County, NYNY162,58110.9%+2.6 pts

26Cayuga County, NYNY74,36511.1%+0.8 pts

27Monroe County, NYNY750,50611.2%+0.8 pts

28Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%−0.2 pts

29Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.4%+2.9 pts

30Seneca County, NYNY32,88311.5%+1.1 pts

31Essex County, NYNY36,43811.6%−0.7 pts

32Schuyler County, NYNY16,92411.8%+0.6 pts

33Montgomery County, NYNY50,04612.0%+0.2 pts

34Onondaga County, NYNY466,58412.2%+1.9 pts

35Erie County, NYNY946,74112.2%−0.1 pts

36Greene County, NYNY47,23812.2%+2.5 pts

37Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.5%−0.6 pts

38Fulton County, NYNY52,21612.5%−0.4 pts

39Broome County, NYNY195,73612.8%+2.3 pts

40Delaware County, NYNY44,30512.9%+0.1 pts

41Chemung County, NYNY80,41513.0%+1.6 pts

42Oneida County, NYNY226,39213.0%+1.1 pts

43Yates County, NYNY24,54713.1%−0.2 pts

44Lewis County, NYNY26,47913.2%−0.1 pts

45Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.2%−0.3 pts

46Jefferson County, NYNY111,54013.3%+1.5 pts

47Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39013.7%−0.3 pts

48Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12613.8%+0.1 pts

49Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.9%+0.7 pts

50Oswego County, NYNY118,56914.0%+2.3 pts

51Chenango County, NYNY45,71514.4%+2.6 pts

52Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.6%−2.6 pts

53Queens County, NYNY2,358,18214.6%+3.7 pts

54Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%+1.0 pts

55Cortland County, NYNY45,85015.5%+2.7 pts

56Allegany County, NYNY46,80015.5%+0.7 pts

57Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.3%+2.9 pts

58St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%−0.4 pts

59Tompkins County, NYNY104,04717.6%−1.3 pts

60New York County, NYNY1,664,86220.0%−0.5 pts

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96325.1%+2.4 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33230.7%+2.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS