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 (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

01Nassau County, NYNY1,398,9395.0%−5%

02Suffolk County, NYNY1,546,0905.7%−4%

03Saratoga County, NYNY241,3436.4%+11%

04Putnam County, NYNY99,0287.0%+60%

05Westchester County, NYNY1,015,7438.2%−6%

06Schuyler County, NYNY16,9248.3%−30%

07Dutchess County, NYNY300,7088.4%+11%

08Ontario County, NYNY113,1308.7%+19%

09Hamilton County, NYNY5,0069.5%−9%

10Columbia County, NYNY60,1689.5%+5%

11Tioga County, NYNY47,4539.6%+15%

12Madison County, NYNY67,1209.8%+0%

13Warren County, NYNY65,02010.0%+3%

14Richmond County, NYNY501,29010.3%+3%

15Wyoming County, NYNY39,74110.9%+30%

16Wayne County, NYNY91,25011.1%+28%

17Orange County, NYNY417,66911.1%+5%

18Schenectady County, NYNY162,58111.1%+2%

19Ulster County, NYNY183,33011.3%−1%

20Rockland County, NYNY357,39711.3%+18%

21Schoharie County, NYNY30,17611.4%+0%

22Washington County, NYNY59,35311.5%+22%

23Rensselaer County, NYNY160,51011.7%+23%

24Genesee County, NYNY58,41611.7%+54%

25Livingston County, NYNY61,43811.9%+14%

26Orleans County, NYNY39,82512.1%+12%

27Cayuga County, NYNY74,36512.1%+10%

28Albany County, NYNY321,22512.6%+18%

29Niagara County, NYNY208,91212.8%+20%

30Herkimer County, NYNY59,21912.8%+2%

31Essex County, NYNY36,43812.9%+12%

32Queens County, NYNY2,358,18213.0%−11%

33Greene County, NYNY47,23813.2%+8%

34Delaware County, NYNY44,30513.3%+3%

35Clinton County, NYNY78,13813.3%−4%

36Steuben County, NYNY91,85513.5%+2%

37Chenango County, NYNY45,71513.6%−5%

38Onondaga County, NYNY466,58413.6%+12%

39Monroe County, NYNY750,50613.7%+23%

40Seneca County, NYNY32,88313.9%+21%

41Erie County, NYNY946,74114.0%+15%

42Cortland County, NYNY45,85014.1%−9%

43Franklin County, NYNY46,50014.4%−1%

44Jefferson County, NYNY111,54014.4%+8%

45Lewis County, NYNY26,47914.6%+11%

46Yates County, NYNY24,54714.7%+12%

47Montgomery County, NYNY50,04614.9%+23%

48Otsego County, NYNY60,58914.9%−1%

49Oneida County, NYNY226,39214.9%+14%

50Chemung County, NYNY80,41515.2%+18%

51Oswego County, NYNY118,56915.3%+9%

52Broome County, NYNY195,73615.5%+21%

53Cattaraugus County, NYNY75,39016.0%+16%

54Allegany County, NYNY46,80016.5%+6%

55Sullivan County, NYNY80,58616.6%+2%

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

57Chautauqua County, NYNY124,12617.1%+24%

58Fulton County, NYNY52,21617.2%+37%

59New York County, NYNY1,664,86217.8%−11%

60Tompkins County, NYNY104,04718.8%+7%

61Kings County, NYNY2,653,96322.0%−12%

62Bronx County, NYNY1,406,33228.4%−8%

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