RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 62 SHOWN OF 62

Lowest poverty rate, New York counties · 2010

New York counties with the lowest share of residents below the federal poverty line (2010 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 2000

01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.0%−0.3 pts

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.7%−0.2 pts

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3436.4%+0.6 pts

04Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.0%+2.6 pts

05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.2%−0.5 pts

06Schuyler County, NYNY16,9248.3%−3.5 pts

07Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+0.9 pts

08Ontario County, NYNY113,1308.7%+1.4 pts

09Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.5%−0.9 pts

10Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.5%+0.5 pts

11Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.6%+1.2 pts

12Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0.0 pts

13Warren County, NYNY65,02010.0%+0.3 pts

14Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.3%+0.3 pts

15Wyoming County, NYNY39,74110.9%+2.5 pts

16Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.1%+2.4 pts

17Orange County, NYNY417,66911.1%+0.6 pts

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.1%+0.2 pts

19Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.3%−0.2 pts

20Rockland County, NYNY357,39711.3%+1.8 pts

21Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0.0 pts

22Washington County, NYNY59,35311.5%+2.1 pts

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.7%+2.2 pts

24Genesee County, NYNY58,41611.7%+4.1 pts

25Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.9%+1.4 pts

26Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.1%+1.3 pts

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.1%+1.1 pts

28Albany County, NYNY321,22512.6%+1.9 pts

29Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.8%+2.2 pts

30Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.8%+0.3 pts

31Essex County, NYNY36,43812.9%+1.3 pts

32Queens County, NYNY2,358,18213.0%−1.6 pts

33Greene County, NYNY47,23813.2%+1.0 pts

34Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.3%+0.4 pts

35Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.3%−0.6 pts

36Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+0.3 pts

37Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.6%−0.8 pts

38Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.6%+1.4 pts

39Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.7%+2.6 pts

40Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.9%+2.4 pts

41Erie County, NYNY946,74114.0%+1.8 pts

42Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.1%−1.3 pts

43Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.4%−0.2 pts

44Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+1.1 pts

45Lewis County, NYNY26,47914.6%+1.4 pts

46Yates County, NYNY24,54714.7%+1.6 pts

47Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.9%+2.8 pts

48Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%−0.1 pts

49Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.9%+1.9 pts

50Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.2%+2.3 pts

51Oswego County, NYNY118,56915.3%+1.3 pts

52Broome County, NYNY195,73615.5%+2.6 pts

53Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.0%+2.2 pts

54Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.5%+1.0 pts

55Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.6%+0.3 pts

56St. Lawrence County, NYNY105,48816.9%+0.1 pts

57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.1%+3.3 pts

58Fulton County, NYNY52,21617.2%+4.6 pts

59New York County, NYNY1,664,86217.8%−2.2 pts

60Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.8%+1.2 pts

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.0%−3.1 pts

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33228.4%−2.3 pts

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